William Frederick Zuckert Jr. (December 18, 1915 - January 23, 1997) was an American actor best known for Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994), and Star Trek: The Original Series (1968).
He was married to Margaret Lottie Wallace and Gladys Holland, and he had three children, two with Wallace and one with Holland.
Zuckert died in 1997 at the age of 81 from cancer and pneumonia.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1947: Kiss of Death as Sing Sing Guard (Uncredited Role)
- 1958: The Gift Of The Magi as Policeman
- 1959: Odds Against Tomorrow as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1961: The Million Dollar Incident as Morrison
- 1961: Ada as Harry Davers
- 1961: Bachelor In Paradise as W.P. Matthews
- 1962: Black Gold as Sheriff (uncredited)
- 1962: Kid Galahad as O'Grady (uncredited)
- 1963: Shock Corridor as 'Swanee' Swanson
- 1964: A Distant Trumpet as Aide to Secretary of War (uncredited)
- 1964: Robin and the 7 Hoods as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
- 1965: The Cincinnati Kid as Poker Player (uncredited)
- 1968: Hang 'Em High as Sheriff
- 1969: The Trouble with Girls as Mayor Gilchrist
- 1969: The Great Bank Robbery as Ranger Commander
- 1969: The Gypsy Moths as Magistrate (uncredited)
- 1969: The Comic as Prison Warden in Film (uncredited)
- 1969: Secrets Of The Pirates Inn as Sheriff Wiley
- 1970: The Challenge as Army Colonel
- 1970: Tora! Tora! Tora! as Adm. James O. Richardson (uncredited)
- 1971: How To Frame A Figg as Commissioner Henderson
- 1971: Hitched as Milgram
- 1971: Scandalous John as Abernathy
- 1971: The Strange Monster Of Strawberry Cove as Sheriff Wiley
- 1971: Ellery Queen Dont Look Behind You as Sgt. Velie
- 1972: Family Flight as Frank Gross
- 1972: The Crooked Hearts as Security Guard
- 1973: Trouble Comes To Town as DePaul
- 1973: The Marcus Nelson Murders as Judge Matthews
- 1973: The Girl Most Likely To as Minister
- 1974: Blazing Saddles as Official (uncredited)
- 1974: The FBI Story The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis Public Enemy Number One as Sheriff C.R. Kelly
- 1975: The Skys The Limit as Police Chief
- 1975: The Strongest Man in the World as Policeman
- 1976: WC Fields And Me as Studio Guard (uncredited)
- 1976: Lipstick as Apartment Manager
- 1977: Incredible Rocky Mountain Race as Mayor Calvin Mercer
- 1978: F.I.S.T. as Delegate Bob
- 1978: Coming Attractions as Hotel Detective
- 1978: Born Again as E. Howard Hunt
- 1978: Devil Dog The Hound Of Hell as Mr. Lomax
- 1978: Legend Of The Northwest as Frank Galt
- 1980: Hangar 18 as Ace Landon
- 1980: Seems Like Old Times as Gas Station Attendant
- 1981: Calfornia Gold Rush as Parson
- 1981: The Nashville Grab as Old Codger
- 1983: Secrets Of A Mother And Daughter as Clerk
- 1984: Chattanooga Choo Choo as Owen Meredith (uncredited)
- 1984: Snowballing as Sheriff Gilliam
- 1985: Little Treasure as Charlie Parker
- 1986: Killer In The Mirror as Mr. Wilkens
- 1988: Under The Gun as Guard
- 1991: Critters 3 as Mr. Menges
- 1993: Alien Intruder as Rudy
- 1993: There Was A Little Boy as Manager
- 1993: Bank Robber as Old Man
- 1994: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective as Mr. Finkle
- 1994: The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult as Old Man
Television Roles
- 1952: Gang Busters as Herbert Noble
- 1954: The Man Behind The Badge as Sheriff Ryan Clemens
- 1955: Tom Corbett Space Cadet as Brock
- 1956: The Honeymooners as Mr. Garrity
- 1956: Appointment With Adventure as Crockett
- 1956: The Kaiser Aluminum Hour as Chief Gregg
- 1956-1957: The Big Story as Tom Slaughter/Eddie Mahar/John Keyes/La Motta (4 episodes)
- 1957: Kraft Theatre as Mike
- 1957: The Alcoa Hour as Brophy
- 1957: Decoy as Lt. Sam Franklin
- 1958: Naked City as Sam Donahue
- 1959: Deadline as Eddie Mahar/Warden Collins
- 1961: The Witness as William 'Kid' Gleason
- 1961: Hawaiian Eye as Harper
- 1961: Lock Up as Al Bingham
- 1961: Target The Corrupters as Andy Gore
- 1961: Frontier Circus as Sheriff Barnett
- 1961: The Rifleman as Debo Lee
- 1961: Eighty Seventh Precinct as Donnegan
- 1961: Lawman as Luther
- 1961-1966: Hazel as Mr. Ryan/Frank Brown/Brewster/Jack/Johnny Manson (5 episodes)
- 1961-1972: Bonanza as Mack Fowler/Mr. Barker/Browning/Sen. Cal Prince/Gilbert (5 episodes)
- 1962: Hennesey as Spike O'Donnell
- 1962: The New Breed as Ira Garrity
- 1962: Saints And Sinners as Lou Chamales
- 1962: Cheyenne as Ed Parker
- 1962: Stoney Burke as Sheriff
- 1962: The Donna Reed Show as Jason Farnum
- 1962-1963: The Untouchables as Vic/Louis Tully (2 episodes)
- 1962-1965: Perry Mason as Judge Edward Simpson (4 episodes)
- 1962-1967: My Three Sons as Harry McCracken/Harry Barker (2 episodes)
- 1962-1970: The Virginian as Judge Conrad/Yaekima/Mayor Wilkins/George Kingston/Bernie (5 episodes)
- 1962-1971: Gunsmoke as Hotel Clerk/Mr. Jacobsen/Ned/Enoch/Asper (5 episodes)
- 1963: The Twilight Zone (1959) as Detective
- 1963: Dennis the Menace as Sen. Philbin
- 1963: Sam Benedict as Ben Weber
- 1963: GE True as Ferguson
- 1963: Combat! (1962) as Col. Veach
- 1963: The Eleventh Hour 1962 as Police Sergeant
- 1963: The Dakotas as Jim Clarke
- 1963: Our Man Higgins as Harry Barker
- 1963: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Lt. Raphael
- 1963: 77 Sunset Strip as Capt. Edward Brandmeier/Sgt. Steve Ripley/Sgt. Keough (3 episodes)
- 1963-1964: Grindl as Lt. Fitzroy/Detective #1 (2 episodes)
- 1963-1966: Dr. Kildare as Capt. Childs/Sam Crowley (2 episodes)
- 1963-1966: The Fugitive as Foreman Clark/Sergeant/Scales/Henry Mesta/Navigator (5 episodes)
- 1963-1970: Death Valley Days as Sheriff/Mr. Ruggedo/Herb Colvin/Henry Stone/Hugo Stillwell/Gross/Ed Billings/George Johnson/E.D. Boyle (11 episodes)
- 1964: My Favorite Martian as Dr. Rothman
- 1964: The Greatest Show On Earth as Anderson
- 1964: Suspense as Tugboat Captain
- 1964: The Farmer's Daughter as Sen. Layton
- 1964: The Bing Crosby Show as Fred Latham
- 1964: Lassie as Mayor Fred Rankin/Sam Caldwell (2 episodes)
- 1964-1965: Mr Novak as Mr. Arthur Bradwell (6 episodes)
- 1965: Slatterys People as Howard Roberts
- 1965: Get Smart as Admiral
- 1965: The Loner as Stinnet
- 1965: A Man Called Shenandoah as Williams
- 1965: Hank as Harry Wallace
- 1965: Please Dont Eat The Daisies as Rev. Dickinson/1st Policeman (3 episodes)
- 1965: The Wackiest Ship In The Army as Ge. Phillip Cross
- 1965: Ben Casey as Charlie Farmer
- 1965: Peyton Place as Mr. Devlin
- 1965-1966: Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre as Dan Gerringer (2 episodes)
- 1965-1972: The F.B.I. as Security Guard/Joe Darwin/Frank Poland/Sonny/Gen. Dean Cameron (6 episodes)
- 1966: Twelve O Clock High as Gen. Hardy
- 1966: Gidget as Policeman #1
- 1966-1969: The Wild Wild West as Sheriff/Police Inspector Bulvon (2 episodes)
- 1967: Captain Nice as Chief Segal
- 1967: The Road West as Shuler
- 1967: Iron Horse as Jess Pardew
- 1967: The Invaders (1967) as Sgt. Bert Wisnovsky
- 1967: The Big Valley as Rogers
- 1967: The Second Hundred Years as Capt. Hale
- 1967: Cimarron Strip as Josiah Cooke
- 1967-1968: Family Affair as Harold Heiger (2 episodes)
- 1968: Judd For The Defense as Judge
- 1968: Green Acres as Sheriff
- 1968: Batman (1966) as Prison Captain
- 1968: Star Trek: The Original Series as Johnny Behan
- 1968-1970: Here Come the Brides as Magistrate/Judge/Judge Weems/Judge Young (4 episodes)
- 1969: The Guns Of Will Sonnett as Ira Tucker (2 episodes)
- 1969: The Bill Cosby Show as Phil
- 1969: Lancer as Sheriff Sam Troup
- 1969: Hawaii Five-O as Judge H. Adamson/Gainham (3 episodes)
- 1969-1971: Room 222 as Mr. Yarnell/Mr. Varnell/E.Y. Yarnell (3 episodes)
- 1969-1972: The Mod Squad as Frank Morrissey/Official/Barney/Del Vecchio (4 episodes)
- 1969-1975: The Magical World Of Disney as Sheriff Wiley/Police Chief/Policeman (8 episodes)
- 1970: Brackens World as S.A.G. Man
- 1970: Nanny and the Professor as Officer Powell
- 1970: The Name Of The Game as Doorman
- 1970: The Bold Ones: The Senator as Gen. Daley
- 1970: Bewitched as Judge Ferguson
- 1970: Men At Law as Judge Conrad
- 1970-1985: Days of Our Lives as Judge Klein/Grandpa Jackson/Warden (7 episodes)
- 1971: To Rome With Love as Andres
- 1971: Love, American Style as Sergeant
- 1971: The Chicago Teddy Bears as Police Captain
- 1971: Monty Nash as Harry Thorpe
- 1971-1975: Ironside (1967) as Sgt. Wiley/Pete Wilson/Fred Cramer/John Porter Thompson (4 episodes)
- 1972-1973: The Partridge Family as The Captain/Dwight (2 episodes)
- 1972-1974: Owen Marhsall Counselor At Law as Sam Barret/Chief Evans (2 episodes)
- 1973: The Bold Ones: The New Doctors as Man
- 1973: The New Temperatures Rising Show as Dr. Spitzer
- 1973: The Brian Keith Show as Judge Martin
- 1973: Hec Ramsey as Hank
- 1973: The Magician as Matt Osborne
- 1973: Love Story as Al Perrin
- 1973: Adams Rib as Judge
- 1973-1975: Cannon as Fred Selberg/Dr. Hensley/Reverend (3 episodes)
- 1973-1976: Maude as Sgt. Wills/Fred (2 episodes)
- 1974: Griff as Kusak
- 1974: The Streets of San Francisco as Harry
- 1974: Rhoda as Nolan Arthur
- 1974: Chico and the Man as Mr. Dooley
- 1974: Little House on the Prairie as Tom Cassidy
- 1974: Run Joe Run as Guard
- 1974: Mannix as Car Dispatcher Eddie
- 1974-1975: The Rookies as Killy/Booking Officer (2 episodes)
- 1974-1980: Barnaby Jones as Lew/Sheriff/Guard (3 episodes)
- 1974-1990: Columbo as Father/Capt. August/Capt. Sampson (3 episodes)
- 1975: The Manhunter as George
- 1975: Karen as General Armor
- 1975: The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Bartender
- 1975: Mobile One as Howard
- 1975: The Rockford Files as Emmett Byrd
- 1975-1978: Emergency! as Jason Bennett/Bill Nelson/Charley (3 episodes)
- 1976: Doctors Hospital as Dennison
- 1976: Jigsaw John as Max Cooper
- 1976: The Blue Knight as Henry
- 1976: Family as Karl
- 1976: Police Story (1973) as Judge #2
- 1976: Gemini Man as Captain
- 1976-1979: How The West Was Won as Ship's Doctor/Caldwell (2 episodes)
- 1977: The New Mickey Mouse Club as Will
- 1977: Future Cop as Lt. Fisk
- 1977: Washington Behind Closed Doors as Doc Rice
- 1977: Man from Atlantis as Virgil
- 1977: CHiPs as Attila
- 1978: Switch as Kosky
- 1978: Lou Grant as National Editor
- 1978: The Bob Newhart Show as Mr. Kreever
- 1978: The Next Step Beyond as Bart Hudson
- 1978-1979: Charlie's Angels as Sheriff/Jake Meadows (2 episodes)
- 1979: Quincy, M.E. as Commissioner Parker
- 1979: Delta House as Building Inspector
- 1979: Shirley as Milt Baylor
- 1980: Condominium as Frank Branhammer
- 1981: Walking Tall as Orville Tooner
- 1982: Teachers Only as Doctor
- 1982: This Is The Life as Frank
- 1983: Dallas as Bill
- 1983: Small And Frye as Mailman
- 1983: Simon & Simon as Dooley
- 1984: One Day At A Time as Mr. Tuller
- 1985: The New Leave It To Beaver as Mr. Sloan
- 1986: The Colbys as Ranger
- 1987: St. Elsewhere as Len Druzwicki
- 1987: Sledge Hammer! as Guard
- 1991: In the Heat of the Night as Judge Clint
- 1992: Bob as Smitty
- 1992: On The Air as Crusty Old Stagehand
- 1993: Dream On as Mr. Zoldessy
- 1993: Delta as Bob
- 1994: Walker, Texas Ranger as Arden Student
- 1996: Diagnosis: Murder as Whit Sterling
Shorts
- 1973: Bachelor At Law as Mr. Woodward
Radio
- 1955: X Minus One as Truck Driver/McDoogle/Masters (4 episodes)
