True Blood 's Mayor Norris: the quite amazing William Schallert.

I have been thinking about the actor who played Mayor Norris this past season in True Blood.
We see him most notably in episode 5 at the Descendants of the Glorious Dead meeting, the night that Bill Compton speaks to the group. I have been trying to remember in what movie that actor also played a mayor in another famous role.

Well, as you may know Mayor Norris is played by the amazing William Schallert who also played Mayor Webb Schubert in the 1967 movie, In the Heat of the Night. From his many famous film roles to an amazing television career it is just fascinating to look through Mr Schallert's body of work that has now spanned over 60 years.

From playing the young gas station attendant in 1947 in the film Mighty Joe Young, to starring in such television classics as: Commando Cody, Wonderful World of Disney, Wagon Train, Dobie Gillis, Gunsmoke, Patty Duke ,Get Smart and of course , he even was Nilz Baris in the Star Trek episode the Trouble with Tribbles.

How much fun it is to look through William Schallert's wonderful career, it's like strolling through the history of television.

You can see it here
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0769974/

More info here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Schallert

He is also the son of Edwin Schallert, drama editor of the "Los Angeles Times" and served as President of Screen Actors Guild (SAG) from 1979-1981

You can see William in one of his True Blood scenes below :