Do you remember character actor William Schallert?

If you’re an older jelly and never saw this longtime character actor’s face or heard his voice, you must have been living on the planet Pluto.

Perhaps best remembered as Patty Duke’s dad on TV from 1963–66 and in a reunion movie 33 years later), Bill Schallert began appearing in B-movies in the 40s, usually portraying a scientist or professorial type, and in the following seven decades worked in countless TV shows and movies, as well as provided his friendly voice for numerous commercials (I had the privilege of casting and directing him in one of those in the early 80s and liked him immensely).

I’m sad to see that Mr. Schallert has passed away at 93 but happy he had such a long, full life and successful career.