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