William Tannen

William Tannen

Date of Birth:

Nov 17, 1911

Place of Birth:

New York City, New York, USA

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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.

filmography:

The Flying Missile The Flying Missile

1950

Road Agent Road Agent

1952

Chain Gang Chain Gang

1950

Riders of the Range Riders of the Range

1950

Jesse James vs. the Daltons Jesse James vs. the Daltons

1954

Sporting Blood Sporting Blood

1940

Sunset in the West Sunset in the West

1950

Down in San Diego Down in San Diego

1941

El Paso Stampede El Paso Stampede

1953

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

1940

The Affairs of Martha The Affairs of Martha

1942

For God and Country For God and Country

1943

Roaring City Roaring City

1951

Jack McCall, Desperado Jack McCall, Desperado

1953

Noose for a Gunman Noose for a Gunman

1960

Phantom Raiders Phantom Raiders

1940

Sky Murder Sky Murder

1940

The Law vs. Billy the Kid The Law vs. Billy the Kid

1954

Boom Town Boom Town

1940

Devil Goddess Devil Goddess

1955

The Mysterious Desperado The Mysterious Desperado

1949

The Lady or the Tiger? The Lady or the Tiger?

1942

My Grandfather's Clock My Grandfather's Clock

1934

Wyoming Wyoming

1940

Pound Foolish Pound Foolish

1940

Cairo Cairo

1942

I Love You Again I Love You Again

1940

Florian Florian

1940

New Moon New Moon

1940

The Mortal Storm The Mortal Storm

1940

Friendly Persuasion Friendly Persuasion

1956

Gallant Sons Gallant Sons

1940

Our Old Car Our Old Car

1946

The Great Morgan The Great Morgan

1945

Annie Get Your Gun Annie Get Your Gun

1950

Ship Ahoy Ship Ahoy

1942

The Mad Miss Manton The Mad Miss Manton

1938

Pacific Rendezvous Pacific Rendezvous

1942

Blue Blood Blue Blood

1951

Talk About a Stranger Talk About a Stranger

1952

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945

Cynthia Cynthia

1947

A Hatful of Rain A Hatful of Rain

1957

Maisie Goes to Reno Maisie Goes to Reno

1944

1-2-3-Go! 1-2-3-Go!

1941

Maisie Gets Her Man Maisie Gets Her Man

1942

For Me and My Gal For Me and My Gal

1942

The Story of Dr. Jenner The Story of Dr. Jenner

1939

Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl

1954

Armored Car Robbery Armored Car Robbery

1950

Convicted Convicted

1950

The Perfect Set-Up The Perfect Set-Up

1936

A Thrill for Thelma A Thrill for Thelma

1935

Walk a Crooked Mile Walk a Crooked Mile

1948

Joe Smith, American Joe Smith, American

1942

Batman Batman

1966

Stand by for Action Stand by for Action

1942

A Gun in His Hand A Gun in His Hand

1945

Main Street Today Main Street Today

1944

Crash Donovan Crash Donovan

1936

Three Secrets Three Secrets

1950

Grand Central Murder Grand Central Murder

1942

The Corsican Brothers The Corsican Brothers

1941

Presenting Lily Mars Presenting Lily Mars

1943

The Spectacle Maker The Spectacle Maker

1934

When Love Is Young When Love Is Young

1937

Broadway Melody of 1940 Broadway Melody of 1940

1940

Best of the Badmen Best of the Badmen

1951

The Three Musketeers The Three Musketeers

1948

Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land

1952

Week-End at the Waldorf Week-End at the Waldorf

1945

Exclusive Story Exclusive Story

1936

The Return of Dracula The Return of Dracula

1958

Eyes of the Jungle Eyes of the Jungle

1953

Insurance Investigator Insurance Investigator

1951

The Quick Gun The Quick Gun

1964

An Innocent Affair An Innocent Affair

1948

She Couldn't Take It She Couldn't Take It

1935

The Golden Idol The Golden Idol

1954

A Yank in Korea A Yank in Korea

1951

Pygmy Island Pygmy Island

1950

I'll Wait for You I'll Wait for You

1941

Sitting Bull Sitting Bull

1954

The First Texan The First Texan

1956

Nazi Agent Nazi Agent

1942

Fingers at the Window Fingers at the Window

1942

The Canterville Ghost The Canterville Ghost

1944

Air Raid Wardens Air Raid Wardens

1943

99 River Street 99 River Street

1953

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1941

Woman of the Year Woman of the Year

1942

Whistling in the Dark Whistling in the Dark

1941

Tarzan's New York Adventure Tarzan's New York Adventure

1942

Flat Top Flat Top

1952

I Was an American Spy I Was an American Spy

1951

Law and Order Law and Order

1953

Raiders of the Seven Seas Raiders of the Seven Seas

1953

Flight Command Flight Command

1940

Men of the Timberland Men of the Timberland

1941

Blackjack Ketchum Desperado Blackjack Ketchum Desperado

1956

Abandoned Abandoned

1949

The Secret of Dr. Kildare The Secret of Dr. Kildare

1939

Fast and Furious Fast and Furious

1939

Murder in the Fleet Murder in the Fleet

1935

Dark Shadows Dark Shadows

1944

Miracles for Sale Miracles for Sale

1939

It's a Wonderful World It's a Wonderful World

1939

Another Thin Man Another Thin Man

1939

Fury Fury

1936

Main Street After Dark Main Street After Dark

1945

Touch of Evil Touch of Evil

1958

Pal, Canine Detective Pal, Canine Detective

1950

Alaska Patrol Alaska Patrol

1949

Love Crazy Love Crazy

1941

All the King's Men All the King's Men

1949

Gun Duel In Durango Gun Duel In Durango

1957

The Hardys Ride High The Hardys Ride High

1939

Broadway Serenade Broadway Serenade

1939

The Bad and the Beautiful The Bad and the Beautiful

1952

Two-Faced Woman Two-Faced Woman

1941

Hero and the Terror Hero and the Terror

1988

Dangerous Crossing Dangerous Crossing

1953

Dial Red O Dial Red O

1955

Speed Speed

1936

The Bands Plays On The Bands Plays On

1934

Four Girls in White Four Girls in White

1939

The Ice Follies of 1939 The Ice Follies of 1939

1939

Within the Law Within the Law

1939

Women Are Trouble Women Are Trouble

1936

Stand Up and Fight Stand Up and Fight

1939

The Big Store The Big Store

1941

The Tijuana Story The Tijuana Story

1957

I, the Jury I, the Jury

1953

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