Movies by William Schallert
As part of the cast:
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Bag of Bones (2011)
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Melissa George, Annabeth Gish …
Directed by: Mick Garris
Reeling from the sudden death of his wife, author Mike Noonan (Pierce Brosnan) moves into his backwoods writing retreat, only to be swept up in a supernatural conspiracy that involves a…
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Green Lantern: First Flight (2009)
Cast: Christopher Meloni, Victor Garber, Tricia Helfer …
Directed by: Lauren Montgomery
While under the tutelage of senior Green Lantern member Sinestro (voiced by Victor Garber), test pilot Hal Jordan (Christopher Meloni) learns that key members of the intergalactic police…
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Sweetzer (2007)
Cast: Wayne Reynolds, Bryan Callen, Jorge Garcia …
Directed by: Wayne Reynolds
Dumped by a vindictive girlfriend (Jen Dede), broke and in need of therapy, Cooper (Wayne Reynolds) joins a support group for sex addicts. With the help of Mitch (Bryan Callen), a group…
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Harvey (1999)
Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Jessica Hecht, Swoosie Kurtz …
Directed by: George Schaefer
Lovable lush Elwood Dowd (Harry Anderson) hits the pubs with his 6-foot invisible rabbit pal, Harvey, in this remake of the 1950 Jimmy Stewart film based on Mary Chase's play. Jovial…
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Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights (1999)
Cast: Patty Duke, William Schallert, Jean Byron …
Directed by: Christopher Leitch
When the Lane family reconvenes in New York to surprise Patty, fans of the original "Patty Duke Show" will be pleased to see that not a lot has changed in the 33 years since the end of the…
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The Second Civil War (1997)
Cast: Beau Bridges, Joanna Cassidy, Phil Hartman …
Directed by: Joe Dante
When a planeload of Pakistani orphans are shipped to his state for permanent relocation, the governor of Idaho (Beau Bridges, who won an Emmy) defies the president (Phil Hartman) and closes…
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Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love (1991)
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Ryan Todd, Walter Matthau …
Directed by: Charles Matthau
Sometimes, it takes the innocent perspective of youth to give a jaded senior a new lease on life. A 9-year-old boy who's about to be packed off to a foster home takes it on the lam --…
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The Incident (1990)
Cast: Walter Matthau, Susan Blakely, Robert Carradine …
Directed by: Joseph Sargent
In this drama set in 1944, small-town lawyer Harmon Cobb must defend the most hated man in town -- a man who represents pure evil -- when Cobb's friend Doc Hansen (Barnard Hughes) dies…
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War and Remembrance (1988)
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Seymour, Hart Bochner …
This Emmy-winning sequel to the miniseries The Winds of War continues to follow the emotional saga of two families: the Henrys, led by naval officer Victor Henry (Robert Mitchum), and the…
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Innerspace (1987)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan …
Directed by: Joe Dante
A hell-raising Navy test pilot (Dennis Quaid) is miniaturized for a top-secret exploratory journey inside a laboratory rabbit -- but is instead injected into the body of a high-strung nebbish…
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The Strongest Man in the World (1975)
Cast: Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn, Eve Arden …
Directed by: Vincent McEveety
Science geek Dexter Riley (Kurt Russell) is back in this sequel to The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes and Now You See Him, Now You Don't. Back at Medfield College, Dexter is trying to come…
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Death Sentence (1974)
Cast: Cloris Leachman, Laurence Luckinbill, Nick Nolte …
Directed by: E.W. Swackhamer
Based on a novel by Eric Roman, this made-for-television movie stars Cloris Leachman as a juror on a murder case who begins to believe that the man on trial is innocent. Evidence starts to…
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Classic Courtroom Movies: Mesmerized / Death Sentence / Dishonored Lady (1974)
Cast: Jodie Foster, John Lithgow, Michael Murphy …
Directed by: Michael Laughlin, E.W. Swackhamer, Robert Stevenson …
This collection includes three memorable courtroom dramas. In Mesmerized, an 18-year-old girl (Jodie Foster) trapped in an arranged marriage to a cruel middle-aged man (John Lithgow) is the…
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Charley Varrick (1973)
Cast: Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, Felicia Farr …
Directed by: Don Siegel
After burglarizing a small-town bank, petty crook Charley Varrick (Walter Matthau) and his motley crew become targets of the mob. Expecting a small score to divide among them, they're…
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Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
Cast: Eric Braeden, Susan Clark, Gordon Pinsent …
Directed by: Joseph Sargent
A Department of Defense supercomputer known as Colossus develops its own intelligence independent of the machine's programmers; starts sharing classified information with Guardian, its…
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The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)
Cast: Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn …
Directed by: Robert Butler
When an electrical snafu occurs in Medfield College's new computer system, dimwitted undergraduate Dexter Riley (Kurt Russell) receives a shock that turns him into a genius. Not only…
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Sam Whiskey (1969)
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Clint Walker, Ossie Davis …
Directed by: Arnold Laven
There's honor even among thieves, so when notorious Sam Whiskey (Burt Reynolds) starts to break conning conventions when he falls under the spell of a beguiling woman (Angie Dickinson),…
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Will Penny (1968)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Joan Hackett, Donald Pleasence …
Directed by: Tom Gries
Charlton Heston's the titular aging cowboy who's also a loner and an illiterate. When he meets the possible love of his life, it's a moment of truth. Will he take a chance on…
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Speedway (1968)
Cast: Elvis Presley, Nancy Sinatra, Bill Bixby …
Directed by: Norman Taurog
Singing race-car driver Steve Grayson (Elvis Presley) must win a race to keep his manager, Kenny (Bill Bixby) -- and himself -- out of jail in this upbeat film. After Kenny loses the money…
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In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates …
Directed by: Norman Jewison
Black Philadelphia detective Virgil Tibbs helps a redneck Southern sheriff solve a murder in this riveting study in racism that still strikes a chord. Rod Steiger won a Best Actor Oscar for…
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Hour of the Gun (1967)
Cast: James Garner, Jason Robards, Robert Ryan …
Directed by: John Sturges
Notorious Wild West gunslingers Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday hunt down the vengeful Clanton Brothers in John Sturges' sequel to Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. When the Clantons gun down…
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Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Walter Matthau …
Directed by: David Miller
In this modern-day Western, Jack Burns purposely lands in jail to spring a friend but discovers that he doesn't want to be sprung. Burns then busts out alone, with the town sheriff…
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One Step Beyond: Vol. 3 (1959)
Cast: John Newland, Julie Adams, Charles Aidman …
Based on actual stories of hauntings, visions and other unexplainable phenomena, this classic TV series hosted by John Newland delivers dramatized events to viewers at home and asks them to…
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The Incredible Shrinking Man / The Monolith Monsters (1957)
Cast: Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, April Kent …
Directed by: Jack Arnold, John Sherwood
This pair of campy classics from the 1950s features plenty of high-powered action and sci-fi special effects. After being exposed to radiation, Scott Carey (Grant Williams) becomes The…
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Gunslinger (1956)
Cast: John Ireland, Beverly Garland, Allison Hayes …
Directed by: Roger Corman
There's a new sheriff in town when Marshal Scott Hood (William Schallert) is gunned down, and his wife, Rose (Beverly Garland), takes over his duties. But Rose's new role…
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The Man Behind the Badge: Vol. 2 (1955)
Cast: Charles Bickford, Donald Murphy, Rhys Williams …
Directed by: Harold Daniels, Paul Landres, John Peyser …
Four more real-life crime mysteries culled from actual police case files and courtrooms come to life as they're reenacted in this classic television anthology series hosted by veteran…
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Sword of Venus (1953)
Cast: Dan O'Herlihy, Catherine McLeod, Robert Clarke …
Directed by: Harold Daniels
Handsome playboy Dantes (Robert Clarke), the Count of Monte Cristo's son, is framed for murder by his father's bitter enemy, Danglars (Dan O'Herlihy). Rather than giving in to…
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Flat Top (1952)
Cast: Sterling Hayden, Richard Carlson, William Phipps …
Directed by: Lesley Selander
Sterling Hayden stars as Dan Collier, a captain in charge of training pilots on U.S. Navy carriers, in this 1952 thriller that features actual newsreel footage from World War II. The stern…
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Mr. & Mrs. North: Vol. 5 (1952)
Cast: Richard Denning, Barbara Britton, Allen Jenkins …
Directed by: Ralph Murphy
Amateur gumshoes Pam (Barbara Britton) and Jerry (Richard Denning) try to make sense of several bizarre discoveries in this set of mystery episodes, including a baby left at their front door,…
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The Man from Planet X (1951)
Cast: Robert Clarke, Margaret Field, Raymond Bond …
Directed by: Edgar Ulmer
Planet X is on a collision course with Earth, and Prof. Elliott (Raymond Bond) is monitoring the action from his Scotland observatory. But when a spacecraft from the planet finally lands, the…
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Lost Crime Shows: Vol. 2 (1951)
Cast: Kent Taylor, Fred Waring, Coe Norton …
Directed by: Sobey Martin, William F. Claxton, Will Jason …
Featuring the likes of Lee Marvin, Edmund Lowe and Kent Taylor, this compilation of 1950s-era crime shows harkens back to the days of hardnosed detectives in fedora hats and floor-length…