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name: "William G. Schilling"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-g-schilling"
fi1m_id: "william-g-schilling"
imdb_id: "nm0771717"
tmdb_id: 544816
wikidata_id: "Q8009575"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 August 1939"
died: "28 February 2019"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T23:08:18.637869+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# William G. Schilling

## Identity

William G. Schilling

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/william-g-schilling
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** william-g-schilling
- **IMDb ID:** nm0771717
- **TMDB ID:** 544816
- **Wikidata ID:** Q8009575
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_G._Schilling, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8009575, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0771717/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/544816

Actor. Born 30 August 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 28 February 2019.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 August 1939, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 28 February 2019
- **Active:** 1986–1993
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 77 (1), 1990s 78 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_G._Schilling, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8009575, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0771717/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/544816

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Ruthless People*](https://film.one/film/ruthless-people.md) (77)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

William G. Schilling (1939–2019) was an American actor of film and television. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he appeared in supporting roles across several decades, including as Chief Henry Benton in the 1986 comedy *Ruthless People*, Sanford Riggs in *In the Line of Fire* (1993) and a golfer in *Space Jam* (1996).

On television, Schilling played Dr. Harold Samuels in the sitcom *Head of the Class* from 1986 to 1991. His other credits include appearances in series such as *Hill Street Blues*, *Remington Steele* and *St. Elsewhere*, as well as films including *Testament* (1983) and *The Best of Times* (1986). He served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *In the Line of Fire* (1993), Fi1m 78, as Sanford Riggs — [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-line-of-fire.md)
- *Ruthless People* (1986), Fi1m 77, as Chief Henry Benton — [page](https://film.one/film/ruthless-people.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Still Standing* (2002), series, as Ben
- *Thank Heaven* (2001), as Rex Brady
- *The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer* (1999), Actor
- *The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer* (1999), series, Actor
- *Brooklyn South* (1997), series, as Gus Steiger
- *The Prince* (1996), Actor
- *Space Jam* (1996), as Golfer
- *The Crazysitter* (1994), as Dr. Wiles
- *Tryst* (1994), as Captain Lee
- *Imaginary Crimes* (1994), as Mr. Garrity
- *Dave's World* (1993), series, as Ed Maxwell
- *In the Line of Fire* (1993), as Sanford Riggs — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-line-of-fire.md)
- *A Woman's Secret* (1992), as Henry
- *Pacific Station* (1991), series, as Dr. Collins
- *Jury Duty: The Comedy* (1990), as Harold Griffith
- *White of the Eye* (1987), as Harold Gideon
- *Head of the Class* (1986), series, as Dr. Harold Samuels
- *Ruthless People* (1986), as Chief Henry Benton — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/ruthless-people.md)
- *Fire with Fire* (1986), as Watley
- *The Best of Times* (1986), as Caribou #1
- *Hunter* (1984), series, as Mark Leland
- *E/R* (1984), series, Actor
- *Testament* (1983), as Pharmacist
- *One Shoe Makes it Murder* (1982), as Cab driver (as Bill Schilling)
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), series, as Mr. Bricker — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)
- *Remington Steele* (1982), series, as Frederico Radicchio
- *Family Ties* (1982), series, as Customer
- *Mae West* (1982), Actor
- *I, the Jury* (1982), as Lundee
- *Cassie & Co.* (1982), series, as Sam Rossen
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Pharmacist
- *Bill* (1981), as Prof. Rush
- *Portrait of a Teenage Shoplifter* (1981), as Police Sergeant
- *Rich and Famous* (1981), as Doorman / Waldorf-Astoria
- *The Gentleman Bandit* (1981), as Hospital Guard
- *The Mating Season* (1980), Actor
- *The Island* (1980), as Baxter

## Gallery

- ![William G. Schilling](https://film.one/media/person/3740435/gallery-93c37bf83e51.jpg) William G. Schilling — Image via TMDB
- ![William G. Schilling](https://film.one/media/person/3740435/gallery-c85fa40405ed.jpg) William G. Schilling — Image via TMDB

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