WILLIAM SCHALLERT has passed on. Perhaps no actor has made as many marathon appearances as he. A truly talented character actor who was sturdy support in so many TV programs and films. Today's LA Times obit has a bittersweet story of how Schallert was once set to be the title character of his own TV show, but the execs decided he wasn't a big enough "name" to carry it. But, Schallert had the last laugh with hundreds of more acting gigs.
His Marathon appearances: MAN FROM PLANET X, THEM!, MONOLITH MONSTERS, INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN, COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT and GREMLINS. And, of course, several of those titles have been shown numerous times such as THEM! and its five Marathon showings. Am I missing any?
RIP