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