List of the best William Schallert movies: Colossus: The Forbin Project(1969), The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes(1969), The Man From Planet X(1951), Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love(1991), The Incredible Shrinking Man(1957), Sam Whiskey(1969), Death Sentence(1974), In the Heat of the Night(1967), Lonely Are the Brave(1962), Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story(1991), Smoke Signal(1955), The Strongest Man in the World(1974) ... ...
Sci-Fi
USA
1969
100 Minutes
CIA Director Grauber
Eric Braeden Susan Clark Gordon Pinsent William Schallert Leonid Rostoff Georg Stanford Brown Willard Sage Alex Rodine Martin Brooks Marion Ross Dolph Sweet
scientist president computer russian politician tense bleak rocky mountains laboratory russia technology missiles man vs. machine cold war artificial intelligence nuclear attack discovery 1960s
Thinking this will prevent war, the US government gives an impenetrable supercomputer total control over launching nuclear missiles. But what the computer does with the power is unimaginable to its creators.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1969
91 Minutes
Professor Quigley
Kurt Russell Cesar Romero Joe Flynn William Schallert Frank Webb Michael McGreevey Jon Provost Frank Welker
student businessman friend dean professor amusing thrilling suspenseful outlandish university television studio gambling murder plot fame friendship accident metamorphosis adventure escape 1960s
At Medfield College, an accident with a donated computer gives Dexter Riley the ability to remember any knowledge learned instantly and perfectly.
Sci-Fi
USA
1951
70 Minutes
Dr. Mears
Robert Clarke Margaret Field Raymond Bond William Schallert Roy Engel Charles Davis Gilbert Fallman David Ormont
alien scientist professor doctor reporter eerie thrilling suspenseful scotland island observatory tower moor village saving the planet alien landing alien/human relationship mind control deception race against time
As a mysterious planet hurls itself toward Earth, an enigmatic extraterrestrial scout arrives on a remote Scottish island with unknown intentions.
Drama
1991
97 Minutes
Sheriff
Walter Matthau Ellen Burstyn Ryan Todd William Schallert Kathleen Garrett Sherry Hursey Richard Zobel Jeanne Reynolds Tom McGraw
grandmother widow grandson friend social worker moving somber touching united states car house custody battle alzheimer's disease aging grandparent/child relationship loss foster care escape pursuit adventure
An orphan (Ryan Todd) and his grandmother (Ellen Burstyn) must flee to stay together, with help from a fatherly friend (Walter Matthau).
Sci-Fi
USA
1957
81 Minutes
Doctor Arthur Bramson
Grant Williams Randy Stuart April Kent Paul Langton William Schallert Billy Curtis Diana Darrin Helene Marshall
husband wife doctor dwarf spider cat fascinating emotional campy dark boat house doctor's office circus dollhouse basement science radiation marriage mutation
When Scott Carey begins to shrink because of exposure to a combination of radiation and insecticide, medical science is powerless to help him.
Comedy, Western
USA
1969
96 Minutes
Mr. Perkins
Burt Reynolds Clint Walker Ossie Davis Angie Dickinson William Schallert Woodrow Parfrey Anthony James Del Reeves
gambler widow blacksmith inventor beautiful woman amusing madcap lighthearted wild west river heist gold seduction old west dangerous assignment adventure pursuit 1860s
A widow hires an ex-gambler to retrieve gold bars from a sunken river boat in Colorado and discreetly return them to the Federal Mint, from where they had been stolen by her dead husband.
Mystery & Thriller
1974
74 Minutes
Tanner
Cloris Leachman Laurence Luckinbill Nick Nolte Alan Oppenheimer William Schallert Yvonne Wilder Herb Voland Hope Summers Peter Hobbs Doreen Lang Murray MacLeod
juror killer thrilling courtroom death sentence murder trial underdog
A murder-trial juror (Cloris Leachman) slowly sees: the accused is innocent, and her own husband (Laurence Luckinbill) is guilty.
Crime, Drama
USA
1967
109 Minutes
Mayor Webb Schubert
Sidney Poitier Rod Steiger Warren Oates Quentin Dean James Patterson William Schallert Lee Grant Scott Wilson Matt Clark Anthony James Larry Gates
detective police officer wealthy man widow virgil tibbs cool tense sparta, miss. small town police station diner murder racism abortion mystery transformation 1960s
A black police detective is asked to investigate a murder in a racially hostile southern town.
Western
USA
1962
107 Minutes
Harry (soft-spoken radio operator)
Kirk Douglas Gena Rowlands Walter Matthau Michael Kane Carroll O'Connor William Schallert George Kennedy Karl Swenson William Mims Martin Garralaga Lalo Rios
cowboy sheriff wife deputy friend disheartening somber prison new mexico border highway bar american west illegal immigration law and order prison break manhunt underdog escape 1950s
A fiercely independent cowboy gets himself locked up in prison to escape with an old friend.
Drama
1991
95 Minutes
Landrum Bolling
Marlo Thomas David Dukes G.W. Bailey Michael Cavanaugh Robert Harper William Schallert Ed Prentiss Arnon Zadok Mohammad Bakri Terry Burns Avi Keidar
Lucille Levin (Marlo Thomas) works to free her husband (David Dukes), the CNN bureau chief abducted by fanatics in 1984 Beirut.
Western
USA
1955
88 Minutes
Pvt. Livingston
Dana Andrews Piper Laurie Rex Reason William Talman Gordon Jones Milburn Stone Douglas Spencer William Schallert Bill Phipps Robert Wilke Pat Hogan
A suspected cavalry deserter proves to be resourceful in helping the surviving members of a fort, flee Indians along a dangerous river.
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
1974
92 Minutes
Prof. Quigley
Kurt Russell Joe Flynn Eve Arden Cesar Romero Phil Silvers Dick Van Patten Harold Gould Michael McGreevey William Schallert
college student college dean criminal thug competitor playful amusing campy quirky medfield college chemistry class miracle product experiments science gone awry superhuman abilities business scheme rivalry discovery temptation rise
Dexter Riley and his friends accidently discover a new chemical mixed with a cereal seems to give anyone temporary superhuman strength
Crime, Drama
USA
1973
111 Minutes
San Miguel Sheriff Bill Horton
Walter Matthau Joe Don Baker Felicia Farr Andrew Robinson John Vernon Sheree North Norman Fell Benson Fong Woodrow Parfrey William Schallert Jacqueline Scott
bank robber criminal police officer killer tense gritty new mexico bank robbery survival showdown mob retribution escape pursuit revenge 1970s
A man, his wife and their friend stage a bloody bank robbery without realizing they are stealing from the Mob.
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
1987
119 Minutes
Dr. Greenbush
Dennis Quaid Martin Short Meg Ryan Kevin McCarthy Fiona Lewis Vernon Wells Robert Picardo Wendy Schaal Harold Sylvester William Schallert Henry Gibson
pilot clerk hypochondriac criminal scientist girlfriend hilarious thrilling human body supermarket laboratory journey survival crime experiments quest discovery rescue 1980s
A test pilot is miniaturized in a secret experiment, and accidentally injected into a hapless store clerk.
Western
USA
1956
77 Minutes
Marshal Scott Hood
John Ireland Beverly Garland Allison Hayes Martin Kingsley Jonathan Haze Chris Alcaide Dick Miller Bruno VeSota Margaret Campbell William Schallert Aaron Saxon
gunslinger hit man marshal madam widow henchman wild engaging thrilling wild west saloon brothel texas duty land grab attraction grudge new job unlikely hero rivalry
After her husband is gunned down, Rose Hood takes his place temporarily as Marshal of a small Western town.
Sci-Fi
USA
1954
94 Minutes
James Whitmore Edmund Gwenn Joan Weldon James Arness Onslow Stevens Sean McClory Chris Drake Sandy Descher Mary Alan Hokanson Fess Parker William Schallert
police officer partner fbi agent entomologist general young girl frightening gripping outlandish creepy new mexico desert los angeles monsters radiation uncontrollable experiment animals attacking rescue quest 1950s
The earliest atomic tests in New Mexico cause common ants to mutate into giant man-eating monsters that threaten civilization.
Drama
USA
1957
87 Minutes
Rock Hudson Robert Stack Dorothy Malone Jack Carson Robert Middleton Alan Reed Alexander Lockwood Chris Olsen Robert Wilke Troy Donahue William Schallert
journalist stunt pilot wife mechanic son showman melodramatic thrilling passionate striking new orleans carnival air show party family home airplane obsession aviation love triangle unhappy marriage
Story of a friendship between an eccentric journalist and a daredevil barnstorming pilot.
Sci-Fi
USA
1957
77 Minutes
Grant Williams Lola Albright Les Tremayne Trevor Bardette Phil Harvey William Flaherty Harry Jackson Richard Cutting Linda Scheley Dean Cromer Steve Darrell
Rocks from a meteor which grow when in contact with water threaten a sleepy Southwestern desert community.
Western
USA
1968
108 Minutes
Charlton Heston Joan Hackett Donald Pleasence Lee Majors Bruce Dern Ben Johnson Slim Pickens Clifton James Anthony Zerbe Roy Jenson G.D. Spradlin
cowboy farmer preacher son mother gritty wild west farmhouse cabin ranch aging rehabilitation loneliness love transformation revenge 1890s
Aging cowboy Will Penny gets a line camp job on a large cattle spread and finds his isolated cabin is already occupied by a husbandless woman and her young son.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1958
96 Minutes
James Mason Rod Steiger Inger Stevens Neville Brand Angie Dickinson Kenneth Tobey Jack Klugman Jack Kruschen Carleton Young Barney Phillips Harlan Warde
hostage terrorist wife daughter fbi agent expert thrilling frenetic creative subway new york city greenwich village airplane office terrorism bomb family kidnapping extortion deception
Duped by former army pal Paul Hoplin into building a time-bomb, New York shop owner Jim Molner and his family become hostages of Hoplin who uses bomb-threats to extort money from airlines.
Romance
USA
1959
103 Minutes
Rock Hudson Doris Day Tony Randall Thelma Ritter Nick Adams Julia Meade Allen Jenkins Marcel Dalio Lee Patrick Mary McCarty Alex Gerry
designer songwriter client doctor college student hilarious cheery lighthearted new york city nightclub cabin connecticut seduction jealousy romance impersonation revenge pursuit temptation rivalry
An interior decorator and a playboy songwriter share a telephone party line and size each other up.
Western
USA
1957
80 Minutes
Jeff Chandler Orson Welles Colleen Miller Ben Alexander Barbara Lawrence John Larch James Gleason Royal Dano Paul Fix Leo Gordon Martin Garralaga
Virgil Renchler owns most of the town providing a thriving economy. When his men go too far and kill one of his migrant workmen, the sheriff goes after him even if it means his job and everyone else's.
Western
USA
1956
76 Minutes
Rory Calhoun Yvonne De Carlo Mara Corday Rex Reason Neville Brand Emile Meyer Herbert Rudley Robert Wilke Gregg Barton Ed Fury Francis Macdonald
In 1842 lawless Oregon, a gunfighter seeks vengeance when his innocent brother is lynched and his beautiful Indian wife is claimed by the local tyrant.
Drama
USA
1958
137 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Shirley MacLaine Martha Hyer Arthur Kennedy Nancy Gates Leora Dana Betty Lou Keim Larry Gates Stephen Apostle Pec Connie Gilchrist
writer woman teacher gambler brother brooding sad indiana small town fair drinking love triangle marriage war fall wretched excess 1940s
A veteran returns home to deal with family secrets and small-town scandals.
Western
USA
1955
86 Minutes
Clayton Moore Jay Silverheels Lyle Bettger Bonita Granville Perry Lopez Robert Wilke John Pickard Beverly Washburn Michael Ansara Frank de Kova Charles Meredith
rancher governor indian sidekick cavalryman the lone ranger rousing thrilling patriotic texas range indian territory law and order land wars battle frontier life adventure pursuit quest 19th century
Wealthy rancher Reese Kilgore aims to grab silver-rich Indian land by skilfully pitting Indians against settlers but the suspicious territorial governor sends The Lone Ranger to investigate.
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
80 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Peter Graves Jean Parker Milburn Stone Warren Stevens Jack Kelly Sylvia Findley James Bell Victor Perrin Hal Baylor Harry Bartell
convict reporter girlfriend hostage police officer priest dark melodramatic gripping prison hideout warehouse cell prison break hostage situation crime money law and order escape revenge
Gangster Vincent Canelli and bank robber Peter Manning escape from Death Row minutes before their execution by electric chair.
Drama, Western
1967
100 Minutes
James Garner Jason Robards Robert Ryan Albert Salmi Charles Aidman Steve Ihnat Michael Tolan Frank Converse Sam Melville Austin Willis Richard Bull
marshal outlaw gambler sheriff wyatt earp thrilling fiery o.k. corral tombstone, ariz. mexico vengeance lawlessness murder old west revenge quest 1880s
Wyatt Earp (James Garner) deputizes Doc Holliday (Jason Robards) and forms a posse to hunt Ike Clanton (Robert Ryan) and his gang.
Comedy
USA
1993
99 Minutes
John Goodman Cathy Moriarty Simon Fenton Omri Katz Lisa Jakub Kellie Martin Jesse Lee Soffer Lucinda Jenney James Villemaire Robert Picardo Jesse White
producer actress girlfriend son friend daughter charming campy lighthearted amusing key west, fla. military base movie theater high school cuban missile crisis b-movies cold war paranoia filmmaking family
A small-time film promoter releases a kitschy horror film during the Cuban Missile Crisis.