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