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William Tannen

William Tannen

Acting November 17, 1911 (65 years old) December 2, 1976 New York City, New York, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Tannen (November 17, 1911 – December 2, 1976) was an American actor originally from New York City, who was best known for his role of Deputy Hal Norton in fifty-six episodes from 1956 to 1958 of the ABC/Desilu western television series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, with Hugh O'Brian as Deputy Marshal Wyatt Earp. Tannen was also cast as Gyp Clements in the 1955 episode "The Buntline Special" of The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. Beginning on September 11, 1956, in the second season of the series, with the setting moved from Wichita to Dodge City, Kansas, Tannen filled the Hal Norton role. His earliest episodes were "Fight or Run", "The Double Life of Dora Hand" and "Clay Allison", the latter two based on historical figures, the saloon singer and actor Dora Hand and the gunfighter Clay Allison. Some of his appearances were uncredited. His last credited role was "Doc Holliday Rewrites History" (May 6, 1958), with Myron Healey as the frontier gunfighter and dentist Doc Holliday. His last uncredited roles aired thereafter in May and June 1958, "Dig a Grave for Ben Thompson", based on the historical figure Ben Thompson played by Denver Pyle, "Frame-up", and "My Husband". He was cast as Ike Clanton, not on The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, but in the 1964 episode "After the OK Corral" of the syndicated western anthology series, Death Valley Days. Jim Davis portrayed Wyatt Earp in this particular episode. Tannen appeared twice, one role uncredited in Davis' earlier syndicated western series, Stories of the Century, including the role of Dutch Charlie in "Milt Sharp", the story of the stagecoach robber Milt Sharp.

Movies 138

Touch of Evil 7.7

Touch of Evil

as Marcia Linnekar's Attorney (uncredited)

1958
Batman 6.4

Batman

as American Delegate (uncredited)

1966
All the King's Men 7.0

All the King's Men

as Man in City Bar (uncredited)

1949
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 6.5

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Intern Fenwick

1941
The Three Musketeers 6.8

The Three Musketeers

as Traveler (uncredited)

1948
The Bad and the Beautiful 7.3

The Bad and the Beautiful

as Reporter (uncredited)

1952
Hero and the Terror 5.4

Hero and the Terror

as Civil Engineer

1988
Woman of the Year 7.0

Woman of the Year

as Ellis

1942
Another Thin Man 7.1

Another Thin Man

as State Trooper (uncredited)

1939
Tarzan's New York Adventure 6.4

Tarzan's New York Adventure

as Mike, an Airport Clerk (uncredited)

1942
Fury 7.5

Fury

as Governor's Aide (uncredited)

1936
Friendly Persuasion 6.7

Friendly Persuasion

as Supply Sergeant (uncredited)

1956
Best of the Badmen 6.5

Best of the Badmen

as Bill - Adjutant (uncredited)

1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood 5.9

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

as Casting Director / Dr. Caswell Snide (uncredited)

1945
Annie Get Your Gun 6.7

Annie Get Your Gun

as Barker (uncredited)

1950
Broadway Melody of 1940 6.9

Broadway Melody of 1940

as Harmon (uncredited)

1940
I, the Jury 5.9

I, the Jury

1953
It's a Wonderful World 6.6

It's a Wonderful World

as Actor as 'Soldier' (uncredited)

1939
I Love You Again 7.2

I Love You Again

as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

1940
Boom Town 7.0

Boom Town

as Hotel Desk Clerk #1 (uncredited)

1940
Week-End at the Waldorf 6.5

Week-End at the Waldorf

as Photographer (uncredited)

1945
Law and Order 5.7

Law and Order

as Stranger (uncredited)

1953
The Mad Miss Manton 6.4

The Mad Miss Manton

as Drunk Who Trips in Las Palmas Club (uncredited)

1938
For Me and My Gal 6.5

For Me and My Gal

as France Soldier-Driver (uncredited)

1942
Kiss Me Kate 6.6

Kiss Me Kate

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

1953
Murder in the Fleet 6.6

Murder in the Fleet

as Pee Wee Adams (Uncredited)

1935
I'll Wait for You 6.8

I'll Wait for You

as Driver

1941
Convicted 6.2

Convicted

as Prison Guard (uncredited)

1950
The Return of Dracula 5.6

The Return of Dracula

as Mack Bryant - Dept. of Immigration (uncredited)

1958
The Quick Gun 6.4

The Quick Gun

1964
Gun Duel in Durango 5.6

Gun Duel in Durango

as Larkin - Man Stealing Guns (uncredited)

1957
Cairo 6.3

Cairo

as Mechanic at Pyramid (uncredited)

1942
Presenting Lily Mars 6.4

Presenting Lily Mars

as Eugene Shepherd

1943
The Wild Man of Borneo 6.7

The Wild Man of Borneo

as Actor in Film Scene (uncredited)

1941
Speed 5.9

Speed

as Intern (uncredited)

1936
Main Street After Dark 4.5

Main Street After Dark

as Wallet-Preparer (uncredited)

1945
Stand Up and Fight 6.0

Stand Up and Fight

as Lewis, Arnold's Henchman

1939
The Ice Follies of 1939 5.6

The Ice Follies of 1939

as Assistant Doorman (uncredited)

1939
The Big Store 6.3

The Big Store

as Fred Sutton

1941
Raiders of the Seven Seas 6.1

Raiders of the Seven Seas

as Ramon

1953
Jesse James vs. the Daltons 5.9

Jesse James vs. the Daltons

as Emmett Dalton

1954
She Couldn't Take It 5.3

She Couldn't Take It

as Cesar

1935
The Affairs of Martha 6.6

The Affairs of Martha

as Mechanic (uncredited)

1942
Fingers at the Window 5.7

Fingers at the Window

as Devlan

1942
The Canterville Ghost 6.9

The Canterville Ghost

as Jordan

1944
Three Secrets 6.5

Three Secrets

as Bobby Lynch (uncredited)

1950
Air Raid Wardens 7.1

Air Raid Wardens

as Joseph

1943
Armored Car Robbery 6.5

Armored Car Robbery

as Officer Johnson (uncredited)

1950
The Band Plays On 8.3

The Band Plays On

as Rosy Rosenberg

1934
Maisie Goes to Reno 6.6

Maisie Goes to Reno

as Lead Man (Uncredited)

1944
The Secret of Dr. Kildare 6.1

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

as Bates (uncredited)

1939
The Mortal Storm 7.4

The Mortal Storm

as Nazi Clerk

1940
Nazi Agent 6.6

Nazi Agent

as Ludwig

1942
The Flying Missile 5.3

The Flying Missile

as Lieutenant

1950
99 River Street 6.8

99 River Street

as Director

1953
The Perfect Set-Up 6.5

The Perfect Set-Up

as MGM Crime Reporter Jim (uncredited)

1936
Whistling in the Dark 6.0

Whistling in the Dark

as Robert Graves

1941
Sitting Bull 5.3

Sitting Bull

as O'Connor

1954
New Moon 6.9

New Moon

as Pierre

1940
The Corsican Brothers 7.0

The Corsican Brothers

as One of Lucien's Men (Uncredited)

1942
Maisie Gets Her Man 6.7

Maisie Gets Her Man

as Army Stage Manager (Uncredited)

1942
Love Crazy 6.8

Love Crazy

as Sanitarium Attendant (uncredited)

1941
Walk a Crooked Mile 6.2

Walk a Crooked Mile

as FBI Chemist

1948
Grand Central Murder 5.7

Grand Central Murder

as Second Railroad Yardman (uncredited)

1942
Fast and Furious 5.2

Fast and Furious

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

1939
A Hatful of Rain 6.8

A Hatful of Rain

as Celia's Supervisor (uncredited)

1957
A Thrill for Thelma 6.1

A Thrill for Thelma

as MGM Reporter

1935
Dangerous Crossing 6.4

Dangerous Crossing

as Ship's Officer (uncredited)

1953
Top Gun 6.6

Top Gun

as Torchy (uncredited)

1955
Four Girls in White 7.2

Four Girls in White

as Doctor at Accident

1939
The Law vs. Billy the Kid 5.0

The Law vs. Billy the Kid

as Dave Rudabaugh

1954
Sky Murder 6.8

Sky Murder

as Gus

1940
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl 5.7

Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl

as Steve Castle (as Bill Tannen)

1954
1-2-3-Go! 6.6

1-2-3-Go!

as Taxi Driver

1941
Flat Top 4.6

Flat Top

as Commander (uncredited)

1952
The First Texan 7.0

The First Texan

as President Jackson's Aide (uncredited)

1956
Two-Faced Woman 6.4

Two-Faced Woman

as Missing Couple-Skier Searcher (uncredited)

1941
Down in San Diego 6.7

Down in San Diego

as Matt Herman

1941
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante 5.8

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

as Mr. Franklin (voice) (uncredited)

1940
The Hardys Ride High 6.5

The Hardys Ride High

as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

1939
An Innocent Affair 4.8

An Innocent Affair

as Gaylord

1948
Riders of the Range 6.3

Riders of the Range

as Trump Dixon

1950
Talk About a Stranger 6.2

Talk About a Stranger

as Driggs

1952
Stand by for Action 7.0

Stand by for Action

as Flag Lt. Dudley

1942
Road Agent 7.0

Road Agent

as Toll Gate Guard

1952
Abandoned 6.2

Abandoned

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

1949
Wyoming 6.7

Wyoming

as Sgt. Reynolds

1940
High Barbaree 5.6

High Barbaree

as Officer of the Deck (uncredited)

1947
Exclusive Story 7.2

Exclusive Story

as Kent (uncredited)

1936
The Story of Dr. Jenner 8.0

The Story of Dr. Jenner

as Sarah's Sweetheart (uncredited)

1939
Devil Goddess 6.7

Devil Goddess

as Nels Comstock

1955
Sunset in the West 7.4

Sunset in the West

as John Kimball (as William J. Tannen)

1950
Noose for a Gunman 6.0

Noose for a Gunman

as Willetts

1960
Pygmy Island 4.8

Pygmy Island

as Kruger

1950
Cynthia 6.2

Cynthia

as Dingle Clerk (Uncredited)

1947
Florian 4.5

Florian

as Sergeant

1940
Pacific Rendezvous 7.5

Pacific Rendezvous

as Jasper Dean

1942
Men of the Timberland 8.0

Men of the Timberland

as Cafe Patron (uncredited)

1941
When Love Is Young 10.0

When Love Is Young

as Norman Crocker

1937
A Yank in Korea 7.0

A Yank in Korea

as Lt. Lewis

1951
Blackjack Ketchum Desperado 7.3

Blackjack Ketchum Desperado

as Dee Havalik

1956
Ship Ahoy 6.4

Ship Ahoy

as Agent Flammer

1942
My Grandfather's Clock 8.0

My Grandfather's Clock

as Ronny Belvedere

1934
I Was an American Spy 6.6

I Was an American Spy

as American Captain (uncredited)

1951
Eyes of the Jungle 8.0

Eyes of the Jungle

as Jeff Roper

1953
Dark Shadows 8.9

Dark Shadows

as McKay's Assistant (uncredited)

1944
Broadway Serenade 6.6

Broadway Serenade

as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)

1939
Pal, Canine Detective 10.0

Pal, Canine Detective

1950
Jack McCall, Desperado 6.0

Jack McCall, Desperado

as Spargo

1953
For God and Country 8.0

For God and Country

as Captain

1943
The Tijuana Story 4.5

The Tijuana Story

1957
Women Are Trouble 7.0

Women Are Trouble

as Reporter

1936
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land 6.0

Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land

as 'Doc' Edwards

1952
Gallant Bess 7.0

Gallant Bess

as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)

1946
Phantom Raiders 6.1

Phantom Raiders

as Sailor

1940
Within the Law 6.5

Within the Law

as Green's Clerk

1939
Blue Blood 10.0

Blue Blood

as Sparks

1951
Pound Foolish 8.0

Pound Foolish

as Marshall-Agent in Antwerp

1940
The Lady or the Tiger? 7.0

The Lady or the Tiger?

as Frank R. Stockton

1942
The Mysterious Desperado 6.7

The Mysterious Desperado

as Bart Barton

1949
Dial Red O 5.2

Dial Red O

as Devon

1955
Joe Smith, American 6.5

Joe Smith, American

as Eddie

1942
Main Street Today 6.3

Main Street Today

as Department of Transportation Representative (uncredited)

1944
Gallant Sons 7.4

Gallant Sons

as Spath, a Gangster (uncredited)

1940
Insurance Investigator 5.7

Insurance Investigator

as 1st Hood

1951
Chain Gang 7.5

Chain Gang

as Harry Cleaver

1950
Flight Command 5.9

Flight Command

as Lieut. Freddy Townsend

1940
Miracles for Sale 6.4

Miracles for Sale

as Spectator in Theatre Box

1939
A Gun in His Hand 6.1

A Gun in His Hand

as Police Lab Technician Wilson (uncredited)

1945
Sporting Blood 4.2

Sporting Blood

as Ted Milner

1940
The Golden Idol 4.8

The Golden Idol

as Sergeant Reed

1954
The Great Morgan 6.0

The Great Morgan

as Officer Donohue (archive footage) (uncredited)

1945
The Spectacle Maker 6.2

The Spectacle Maker

as The Grand Duke as Seen thru the Magic Spectacle

1934
El Paso Stampede 7.0

El Paso Stampede

as Henchman Joe

1953
Crash Donovan 8.0

Crash Donovan

as Tony

1936
Alaska Patrol 10.0

Alaska Patrol

as Dajek

1949
Roaring City 5.1

Roaring City

as Ed Gannon

1951
Our Old Car 7.0

Our Old Car

as Officer Donahue (uncredited)

1946

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