Former SAG president William Schallert, best known as TV dad Martin Lane on “The Patty Duke Show,” died Sunday in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
He also had roles in classic science fiction films of the 1950s including “The Man from Planet X” (1951), “Them!”
His most memorable role was as beloved TV dad Martin Lane on “The Patty Duke Show” (1963-66).
The strike’s failures were ascribed, fairly or not, to Schallert and other guild leaders, and Schallert responded by leading an effort to merge the union with AFTRA.