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