William Tannen
Known for Acting · 152 credits
- Born
- 1911-11-17
- Died
- 1976-12-02
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Bill Tannan · Billy Tannen · Bill Tannen · William J. Tannen · Bill Tanmen
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.
Known For
TV Shows (16)
Perry Mason
1957
as Police Sergeant / Frank - Studio Guard / Lt. Cmdr. Matt Stewart
Wagon Train
1957
as Ralph Jessup / Slater
Get Smart
1965
as Admiral
The Virginian
1962
as Bartender
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Deputy Hal Norton
Gunsmoke
1955
as John Hirschbeck / Townsman
Here's Lucy
1968
as Workman #2
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
as Keenan
The Cisco Kid
1950
as Bix Douglas
Tombstone Territory
1957
as Dr. Buell
MGM Parade
1955
as Self
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
as Spade Bineham
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Paul Revere
Dangerous Assignment
1952
Gunslinger
1961
as Ben Tracy
The Adventures of Champion
1955
as Rustler / Logan
Movies (136)
Batman
1966
as American Delegate (uncredited)
Touch of Evil
1958
as Marcia Linnekar's Attorney (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
1948
as Traveler (uncredited)
Sitting Bull
1954
as O'Connor
Fury
1936
as Governor's Aide (uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion
1956
as Supply Sergeant (uncredited)
Ship Ahoy
1942
as Agent Flammer
Cynthia
1947
as Dingle Clerk (Uncredited)
Law and Order
1953
as Stranger (uncredited)
Raiders of the Seven Seas
1953
as Ramon
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941
as Intern Fenwick
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
as Reporter (uncredited)
Best of the Badmen
1951
as Bill - Adjutant (uncredited)
All the King's Men
1949
as Man in City Bar (uncredited)
Woman of the Year
1942
as Ellis
Alaska Patrol
1949
as Dajek
Another Thin Man
1939
as State Trooper (uncredited)
Hero and the Terror
1988
as Civil Engineer
High Barbaree
1947
as Officer of the Deck (uncredited)
Broadway Serenade
1939
as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
Roaring City
1951
as Ed Gannon
Dark Shadows
1944
as McKay's Assistant (uncredited)
Whistling in the Dark
1941
as Robert Graves
Boom Town
1940
as Hotel Desk Clerk #1 (uncredited)
Kiss Me Kate
1953
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Dangerous Crossing
1953
as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Flight Command
1940
as Lieut. Freddy Townsend
Main Street Today
1944
as Department of Transportation Representative (uncredited)
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as Drunk Who Trips in Las Palmas Club (uncredited)
Stand by for Action
1942
as Flag Lt. Dudley
Three Secrets
1950
as Bobby Lynch (uncredited)
I Love You Again
1940
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as Casting Director / Dr. Caswell Snide (uncredited)
Fast and Furious
1939
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
New Moon
1940
as Pierre
Annie Get Your Gun
1950
as Barker (uncredited)
Exclusive Story
1936
as Kent (uncredited)
The Corsican Brothers
1941
as One of Lucien's Men (Uncredited)
Insurance Investigator
1951
as 1st Hood
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940
as Mr. Franklin (voice) (uncredited)
Florian
1940
as Sergeant
Devil Goddess
1955
as Nels Comstock
Nazi Agent
1942
as Ludwig
Convicted
1950
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Love Crazy
1941
as Sanitarium Attendant (uncredited)
The Quick Gun
1964
Gun Duel in Durango
1957
as Larkin - Man Stealing Guns (uncredited)
The Big Store
1941
as Fred Sutton
Pacific Rendezvous
1942
as Jasper Dean
Sporting Blood
1940
as Ted Milner
The Mortal Storm
1940
as Nazi Clerk
A Hatful of Rain
1957
as Celia's Supervisor (uncredited)
Flat Top
1952
as Commander (uncredited)
Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942
as Mike, an Airport Clerk (uncredited)
Fingers at the Window
1942
as Devlan
The Canterville Ghost
1944
as Jordan
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
1954
as Emmett Dalton
Abandoned
1949
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Two-Faced Woman
1941
as Missing Couple-Skier Searcher (uncredited)
For Me and My Gal
1942
as France Soldier-Driver (uncredited)
99 River Street
1953
as Director
Dial Red O
1955
as Devon
Armored Car Robbery
1950
as Officer Johnson (uncredited)
The Band Plays On
1934
as Rosy Rosenberg
It's a Wonderful World
1939
as Actor as 'Soldier' (uncredited)
The Affairs of Martha
1942
as Mechanic (uncredited)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
as Bates - Intern (uncredited)
The First Texan
1956
as President Jackson's Aide (uncredited)
Within the Law
1939
as Green's Clerk
Phantom Raiders
1940
as Sailor
Talk About a Stranger
1952
as Driggs
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944
as Lead Man (Uncredited)
Speed
1936
as Intern Attending Terry
The Flying Missile
1950
as Lieutenant
The Wild Man of Borneo
1941
as Actor in Film Scene (uncredited)
Main Street After Dark
1945
as Wallet-Preparer (uncredited)
The Spectacle Maker
1934
as The Grand Duke as Seen thru the Magic Spectacle
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
as Photographer (uncredited)
The Return of Dracula
1958
as Mack Bryant - Dept. of Immigration (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940
as Harmon (uncredited)
A Gun in His Hand
1945
as Police Lab Technician Wilson (uncredited)
Cairo
1942
as Mechanic at the pyramid (uncredited)
Crash Donovan
1936
as Tony
Walk a Crooked Mile
1948
as FBI Chemist
The Tijuana Story
1957
Blackjack Ketchum Desperado
1956
as Dee Havalik
Miracles for Sale
1939
as Spectator in Theatre Box
Joe Smith, American
1942
as Eddie
She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Cesar
Grand Central Murder
1942
as Second Railroad Yardman (uncredited)
Stand Up and Fight
1939
as Lewis, Arnold's Henchman
I, the Jury
1953
An Innocent Affair
1948
as Gaylord
Wyoming
1940
as Sgt. Reynolds
Gallant Sons
1940
as Spath, a Gangster (uncredited)
Pound Foolish
1940
as Marshall-Agent in Antwerp
Chain Gang
1950
as Harry Cleaver
The Law vs. Billy the Kid
1954
as Dave Rudabaugh
Jack McCall, Desperado
1953
as Spargo
The Hardys Ride High
1939
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Murder in the Fleet
1935
as Pee Wee Adams (Uncredited)
Down in San Diego
1941
as Matt Herman
Air Raid Wardens
1943
as Joseph
The Story of Dr. Jenner
1939
as Sarah's Sweetheart (uncredited)
Pal, Canine Detective
1950
When Love Is Young
1937
as Norman Crocker
Riders of the Range
1950
as Trump Dixon
1-2-3-Go!
1941
as Taxi Driver
I Was an American Spy
1951
as American Captain (uncredited)
Four Girls in White
1939
as Doctor at Accident
My Grandfather's Clock
1934
as Ronny Belvedere
Presenting Lily Mars
1943
as Eugene Shepherd
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942
as Army Stage Manager (Uncredited)
The Ice Follies of 1939
1939
as Assistant Doorman (uncredited)
The Golden Idol
1954
as Sergeant Reed
Blue Blood
1951
as Sparks
Pygmy Island
1950
as Kruger
Sky Murder
1940
as Gus
For God and Country
1943
as Captain
The Lady or the Tiger?
1942
as Frank R. Stockton
About William Tannen
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 seri… With 152 credits spanning from 1934 to 1988, William Tannen has appeared in 136 films and 16 TV shows.
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- Batman (1966) — as American Delegate (uncredited)
- Touch of Evil (1958) — as Marcia Linnekar's Attorney (uncredited)
- The Three Musketeers (1948) — as Traveler (uncredited)
- Sitting Bull (1954) — as O'Connor
- Fury (1936) — as Governor's Aide (uncredited)
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