William Tannen

Acting · 0.6 popularity

Age

114

Movies

137

Born: November 17, 1911 – December 2, 1976
From: New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Works

137 films

Touch of Evil

19587.7

Batman

19666.4

The Three Musketeers

19486.8

Law and Order

19535.7

Friendly Persuasion

19566.6

All the King's Men

19497.0

The Bad and the Beautiful

19527.3

It's a Wonderful World

19396.6

Kiss Me Kate

19536.5

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

19416.5

Fury

19367.5

Another Thin Man

19397.1

Best of the Badmen

19516.5

Air Raid Wardens

19437.1

Hero and the Terror

19885.3

The Wild Man of Borneo

19416.7

Boom Town

19406.9

The Big Store

19416.2

Dangerous Crossing

19536.3

The Mortal Storm

19407.3

Woman of the Year

19426.9

Tarzan's New York Adventure

19426.4

Annie Get Your Gun

19506.7

Flight Command

19405.9

I Love You Again

19407.2

Three Secrets

19506.5

Raiders of the Seven Seas

19536.1

The Quick Gun

19646.4

Love Crazy

19416.8

Fingers at the Window

19425.7

I, the Jury

19535.9

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

19455.8

The Mad Miss Manton

19386.4

Devil Goddess

19556.7

Presenting Lily Mars

19436.4

Florian

19404.5

A Hatful of Rain

19576.8

Maisie Goes to Reno

19446.6

The Corsican Brothers

19417.0

Two-Faced Woman

19416.4

Grand Central Murder

19425.7

Speed

19365.8

Broadway Melody of 1940

19406.8

Main Street After Dark

19454.5

Blackjack Ketchum Desperado

19567.3

99 River Street

19536.8

An Innocent Affair

19484.8

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

19405.7

The Return of Dracula

19585.6

New Moon

19406.9

The Canterville Ghost

19446.9

Stand Up and Fight

19396.0

Convicted

19506.2

Stand by for Action

19427.0

Exclusive Story

19367.2

I'll Wait for You

19416.8

Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl

19545.7

For Me and My Gal

19426.5

Four Girls in White

19397.2

Crash Donovan

19368.0

Gun Duel in Durango

19575.6

Sitting Bull

19545.3

Jesse James vs. the Daltons

19545.9

The Ice Follies of 1939

19395.7

Nazi Agent

19426.6

Whistling in the Dark

19415.9

Within the Law

19396.5

Walk a Crooked Mile

19486.2

Pal, Canine Detective

195010.0

Flat Top

19524.6

She Couldn't Take It

19355.3

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

19396.1

Armored Car Robbery

19506.5

A Thrill for Thelma

19356.1

Broadway Serenade

19396.6

Abandoned

19496.2

Week-End at the Waldorf

19456.4

Gallant Sons

19407.4

Joe Smith, American

19426.5

Cynthia

19476.2

The Flying Missile

19505.3

Top Gun

19556.6

Fast and Furious

19395.2

The Affairs of Martha

19426.6

Murder in the Fleet

19356.6

Noose for a Gunman

19606.0

Ship Ahoy

19426.3

Phantom Raiders

19406.1

Jack McCall, Desperado

19536.0

The First Texan

19566.7

Main Street Today

19446.3

Sporting Blood

19404.2

Down in San Diego

19416.7

Dial Red O

19555.2

The Law vs. Billy the Kid

19545.0

Sky Murder

19406.8

Our Old Car

19467.0

The Hardys Ride High

19396.5

Wyoming

19406.7

Insurance Investigator

19515.7

Eyes of the Jungle

19538.0

High Barbaree

19475.6

The Tijuana Story

19574.5

The Great Morgan

19456.0

Alaska Patrol

194910.0

A Gun in His Hand

19456.1

Miracles for Sale

19396.5

Cairo

19426.3

Riders of the Range

19506.3

The Golden Idol

19544.8

Pacific Rendezvous

19427.5

The Perfect Set-Up

19366.5

I Was an American Spy

19516.6

Roaring City

19515.1

Maisie Gets Her Man

19426.7

Sunset in the West

19507.4

Chain Gang

19507.5

For God and Country

19438.0

Pound Foolish

19408.0

El Paso Stampede

19537.0

The Lady or the Tiger?

19427.0

When Love Is Young

193710.0

My Grandfather's Clock

19348.0

Blue Blood

195110.0

Pygmy Island

19504.8

Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land

19526.0

Women Are Trouble

19367.0

1-2-3-Go!

19416.6

The Band Plays On

19348.3

The Mysterious Desperado

19496.7

Men of the Timberland

19418.0

A Yank in Korea

19517.0

The Spectacle Maker

19346.3

Talk About a Stranger

19526.2

The Story of Dr. Jenner

19398.0

Road Agent

19527.0

Dark Shadows

19448.9