William Tannen
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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.
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Movies (138)
Hero and the Terror
1988 · Civil Engineer
Batman
1966 · American Delegate (uncredited)
The Quick Gun
1964
Noose for a Gunman
1960 · Willetts
The Return of Dracula
1958 · Mack Bryant - Dept. of Immigration (uncredited)
Touch of Evil
1958 · Marcia Linnekar's Attorney (uncredited)
The Tijuana Story
1957
A Hatful of Rain
1957 · Celia's Supervisor (uncredited)
Gun Duel in Durango
1957 · Larkin - Man Stealing Guns (uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion
1956 · Supply Sergeant (uncredited)
The First Texan
1956 · President Jackson's Aide (uncredited)
Blackjack Ketchum Desperado
1956 · Dee Havalik
Top Gun
1955 · Torchy (uncredited)
Devil Goddess
1955 · Nels Comstock
Dial Red O
1955 · Devon
Sitting Bull
1954 · O'Connor
The Law vs. Billy the Kid
1954 · Dave Rudabaugh
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
1954 · Steve Castle (as Bill Tannen)
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
1954 · Emmett Dalton
The Golden Idol
1954 · Sergeant Reed
Kiss Me Kate
1953 · Taxi Driver (uncredited)
El Paso Stampede
1953 · Henchman Joe
99 River Street
1953 · Director
I, the Jury
1953
Dangerous Crossing
1953 · Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Eyes of the Jungle
1953 · Jeff Roper
Raiders of the Seven Seas
1953 · Ramon
Law and Order
1953 · Stranger (uncredited)
Jack McCall, Desperado
1953 · Spargo
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952 · Reporter (uncredited)
Flat Top
1952 · Commander (uncredited)
Talk About a Stranger
1952 · Driggs
Road Agent
1952 · Toll Gate Guard
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
1952 · 'Doc' Edwards
Best of the Badmen
1951 · Bill - Adjutant (uncredited)
Roaring City
1951 · Ed Gannon
I Was an American Spy
1951 · American Captain (uncredited)
Insurance Investigator
1951 · 1st Hood
A Yank in Korea
1951 · Lt. Lewis
Blue Blood
1951 · Sparks
The Flying Missile
1950 · Lieutenant
Pygmy Island
1950 · Kruger
Chain Gang
1950 · Harry Cleaver
Three Secrets
1950 · Bobby Lynch (uncredited)
Sunset in the West
1950 · John Kimball (as William J. Tannen)
Pal, Canine Detective
1950
Convicted
1950 · Prison Guard (uncredited)
Armored Car Robbery
1950 · Officer Johnson (uncredited)
Annie Get Your Gun
1950 · Barker (uncredited)
Riders of the Range
1950 · Trump Dixon
All the King's Men
1949 · Man in City Bar (uncredited)
Abandoned
1949 · Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Mysterious Desperado
1949 · Bart Barton
Alaska Patrol
1949 · Dajek
The Three Musketeers
1948 · Traveler (uncredited)
An Innocent Affair
1948 · Gaylord
Walk a Crooked Mile
1948 · FBI Chemist
Cynthia
1947 · Dingle Clerk (Uncredited)
High Barbaree
1947 · Officer of the Deck (uncredited)
Gallant Bess
1946 · Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Our Old Car
1946 · Officer Donahue (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945 · Casting Director / Dr. Caswell Snide (uncredited)
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945 · Photographer (uncredited)
A Gun in His Hand
1945 · Police Lab Technician Wilson (uncredited)
Main Street After Dark
1945 · Wallet-Preparer (uncredited)
The Great Morgan
1945 · Officer Donohue (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dark Shadows
1944 · McKay's Assistant (uncredited)
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944 · Lead Man (Uncredited)
The Canterville Ghost
1944 · Jordan
Main Street Today
1944 · Department of Transportation Representative (uncredited)
For God and Country
1943 · Captain
Presenting Lily Mars
1943 · Eugene Shepherd
Air Raid Wardens
1943 · Joseph
Stand by for Action
1942 · Flag Lt. Dudley
For Me and My Gal
1942 · France Soldier-Driver (uncredited)
Cairo
1942 · Mechanic at Pyramid (uncredited)
The Affairs of Martha
1942 · Mechanic (uncredited)
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942 · Army Stage Manager (Uncredited)
Pacific Rendezvous
1942 · Jasper Dean
Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942 · Mike, an Airport Clerk (uncredited)
Grand Central Murder
1942 · Second Railroad Yardman (uncredited)
Fingers at the Window
1942 · Devlan
Ship Ahoy
1942 · Agent Flammer
The Lady or the Tiger?
1942 · Frank R. Stockton
Nazi Agent
1942 · Ludwig
Woman of the Year
1942 · Ellis
Joe Smith, American
1942 · Eddie
The Corsican Brothers
1942 · One of Lucien's Men (Uncredited)
Two-Faced Woman
1941 · Missing Couple-Skier Searcher (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941 · Intern Fenwick
Whistling in the Dark
1941 · Robert Graves
Down in San Diego
1941 · Matt Herman
The Big Store
1941 · Fred Sutton
Love Crazy
1941 · Sanitarium Attendant (uncredited)
I'll Wait for You
1941 · Driver
Men of the Timberland
1941 · Cafe Patron (uncredited)
1-2-3-Go!
1941 · Taxi Driver
The Wild Man of Borneo
1941 · Actor in Film Scene (uncredited)
Flight Command
1940 · Lieut. Freddy Townsend
Gallant Sons
1940 · Spath, a Gangster (uncredited)
Sky Murder
1940 · Gus
Wyoming
1940 · Sgt. Reynolds
Boom Town
1940 · Hotel Desk Clerk #1 (uncredited)
I Love You Again
1940 · Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Sporting Blood
1940 · Ted Milner
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940 · Mr. Franklin (voice) (uncredited)
New Moon
1940 · Pierre
The Mortal Storm
1940 · Nazi Clerk
Phantom Raiders
1940 · Sailor
Florian
1940 · Sergeant
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940 · Harmon (uncredited)
Pound Foolish
1940 · Marshall-Agent in Antwerp
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939 · Bates (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
1939 · State Trooper (uncredited)
Fast and Furious
1939 · Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Miracles for Sale
1939 · Spectator in Theatre Box
It's a Wonderful World
1939 · Actor as 'Soldier' (uncredited)
The Hardys Ride High
1939 · Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Broadway Serenade
1939 · Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Story of Dr. Jenner
1939 · Sarah's Sweetheart (uncredited)
Within the Law
1939 · Green's Clerk
The Ice Follies of 1939
1939 · Assistant Doorman (uncredited)
Four Girls in White
1939 · Doctor at Accident
Stand Up and Fight
1939 · Lewis, Arnold's Henchman
The Mad Miss Manton
1938 · Drunk Who Trips in Las Palmas Club (uncredited)
When Love Is Young
1937 · Norman Crocker
Crash Donovan
1936 · Tony
Women Are Trouble
1936 · Reporter
Fury
1936 · Governor's Aide (uncredited)
Speed
1936 · Intern Attending Terry
The Perfect Set-Up
1936 · MGM Crime Reporter Jim (uncredited)
Exclusive Story
1936 · Kent (uncredited)
A Thrill for Thelma
1935 · MGM Reporter
She Couldn't Take It
1935 · Cesar
Murder in the Fleet
1935 · Pee Wee Adams (Uncredited)
The Band Plays On
1934 · Rosy Rosenberg
My Grandfather's Clock
1934 · Ronny Belvedere
The Spectacle Maker
1934 · The Grand Duke as Seen thru the Magic Spectacle
TV shows (17)
Here's Lucy
1968 · Workman #2
Get Smart
1965 · Admiral
Arrest and Trial
1963 · Mack
The Virginian
1962 · Bartender
Gunslinger
1961 · Ben Tracy
Tombstone Territory
1957 · Dr. Buell
Perry Mason
1957 · Police Sergeant, Frank - Studio Guard, Lt. Cmdr. Matt Stewart
Wagon Train
1957 · Ralph Jessup, Slater
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957 · Keenan
Hey, Jeannie!
1956 · Paul Revere
The Adventures of Champion
1955 · Rustler, Logan
MGM Parade
1955 · Self
Gunsmoke
1955 · John Hirschbeck, Townsman
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955 · Deputy Hal Norton
Dangerous Assignment
1952
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951 · Spade Bineham
The Cisco Kid
1950 · Bix Douglas