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