William Tannen (actor)
William Tannen | |
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Born |
New York City, New York, USA | November 17, 1911
Died |
December 2, 1976 65) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California | (aged
Residence | Los Angeles, California |
Occupation | Actor: The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp |
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".[1]
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.[1]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.[1]
Other roles
Tannen's first credited role was as Luther Botts in 1934 in the film short, "My Grandfather's Clock." Most of his early film roles were uncredited. In 1954, he played Emmett Dalton in the film, Jesse James vs. the Daltons. Brett King played the role of Joe Branch, reputed son of Jesse James in this historically inaccurate picture. That same year, Tannen played O'Connor in the film Sitting Bull, with J. Carrol Naish in the title role. and Iron Eyes Cody as Crazy Horse, and also starring Dale Robertson.[1]
Tannen appeared in many other westerns too, either as a guest star once or multiple times. He was cast eight times on The Roy Rogers Show and Daniel Boone, seven times on The Adventures of Kit Carson, six times on Annie Oakley, five times on Rawhide and Tales of Wells Fargo, four times on Bat Masterson, Bonanza, and The High Chaparral, three times on The Lone Ranger, The Cisco Kid, Wagon Train, and The Virginian, and twice on Gunsmoke, The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, and The Adventures of Champion.[1]
On May 1, 1960, Tannen portrayed Jim Ashbury in the episode "Backwater Swamp" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, Sugarfoot, starring Will Hutchins in the title role. James Coburn, Robert Colbert , and Kevin Hagen appeared in this episode as Rome Morgan, Ben Crain, and Sam Fields, respectively.[1]
While most of Tannen's work was in westerns he was cast as a colonel in an episode of the ABC situation comedy My Three Sons, starring Fred MacMurray, a newscaster in a 1962 episode of the short-lived NBC drama series, Saints and Sinners and in three episodes in 1960, 1964, and 1966 of CBS's Perry Mason, starring Raymond Burr in the title role. He also appeared with Mike Connors in the 1959 episode "The Cracking Point" of the CBS series Tightrope, in the ABC series, Target: The Corruptors!, and in two episodes of The Detectives, starring Robert Taylor.[1]
His last role was in 1969 as a minister in the episode "Little Darling of the Sierras" of the CBS western series, Lancer (TV series), starring Andrew Duggan, James Stacy, Wayne Maunder, and Paul Brinegar, who had appeared with him a decade earlier on episodes of The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp in the role of the historical figure, James H. "Dog" Kelley.[1]
Tannen's father, Julius Tannen, and his brother, Charles Tannen, were also actors.[2]
Filmography
- The Band Plays On (1934) - Rosy Rosenberg
- Murder in the Fleet (1935) - Pee Wee Adams (uncredited)
- She Couldn't Take It (1935) - Cesar
- It's in the Air (1935) - Pilot (scenes deleted)
- Exclusive Story (1936) - Kent (uncredited)
- Tough Guy (1936) - Heming (uncredited)
- Small Town Girl (1936) - Tom (uncredited)
- Speed (1936) - Intern Attending Terry (uncredited)
- Fury (1936) - Governor's Aide (uncredited)
- Women Are Trouble (1936) - Reporter (uncredited)
- Crash Donovan (1936) - Tony
- When Love Is Young (1937) - Norman Crocker
- Rosalie (1937) - West Point Cadet (uncredited)
- The Devil's Party (1938) - Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
- The Mad Miss Manton (1938) - Drunk Who Trips in Las Palmas Club (uncredited)
- Dramatic School (1938) - Student (uncredited)
- Stand Up and Fight (1939) - Lewis, Arnold's Henchman (uncredited)
- Four Girls in White (1939) - Doctor at Accident (uncredited)
- The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939) - Assistant Doorman (uncredited)
- Within the Law (1939) - Green's Clerk (uncredited)
- Broadway Serenade (1939) - Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
- The Hardys Ride High (1939) - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- It's a Wonderful World (1939) - Actor as 'Soldier' (uncredited)
- 6,000 Enemies (1939) - Warden's Secretary (uncredited)
- Miracles for Sale (1939) - Radio Announcer (uncredited)
- Fast and Furious (1939) - Radio Announcer (uncredited)
- Another Thin Man (1939) - State Trooper (uncredited)
- The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939) - Bates - Intern (uncredited)
- Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) - Harmon (uncredited)
- Florian (1940) - Sergeant (uncredited)
- Phantom Raiders (1940) - Sailor (uncredited)
- The Mortal Storm (1940) - Nazi Clerk (uncredited)
- New Moon (1940) - Pierre
- Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940) - Mr. Franklin - Radio M.C. (voice, uncredited)
- Sporting Blood (1940) - Ted Milner (uncredited)
- I Love You Again (1940) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- Boom Town (1940) - Hotel Desk Clerk #1 (uncredited)
- Wyoming (1940) - Sgt. Reynolds (uncredited)
- Sky Murder (1940) - Gus
- Gallant Sons (1940) - Spath, a Gangster (uncredited)
- Flight Command (1940) - Lieut. Freddy Townsend
- The Wild Man of Borneo (1941) - Actor in Film Scene (uncredited)
- The Trial of Mary Dugan (1941) - Driver (uncredited)
- The Penalty (1941) - State Trooper with Machine Gun (uncredited)
- Washington Melodrama (1941) - Airport Official (uncredited)
- Men of the Timberland (1941) - Cafe Patron (uncredited)
- I'll Wait for You (1941) - Driver
- Love Crazy (1941) - Sanitarium Attendant (uncredited)
- The Get-Away (1941) - Driver in Prison Break (uncredited)
- The Big Store (1941) - Fred Sutton
- Down in San Diego (1941) - Matt Herman
- Whistling in the Dark (1941) - Robert Graves
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) - Intern Fenwick
- Two-Faced Woman (1941) - Missing Couple-Searching Skier (uncredited)
- Woman of the Year (1942) - Ellis
- Nazi Agent (1942) - Ludwig
- Mr. and Mrs. North (1942) - Train Agent (uncredited)
- Joe Smith, American (1942) - Eddie
- Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942) - Intern Morgan (uncredited)
- Ship Ahoy (1942) - Agent Flammer (uncredited)
- Fingers at the Window (1942) - Devlan
- Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942) - Mike, an Airport Clerk (uncredited)
- Pacific Rendezvous (1942) - Jasper Dean
- Grand Central Murder (1942) - Second Railroad Yardman (uncredited)
- Maisie Gets Her Man (1942) - Army Stage Manager (uncredited)
- The Affairs of Martha (1942) - Mechanic (uncredited)
- Cairo (1942) - Mechanic at the Pyramid / Soldier on Boat (uncredited)
- The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942) - Corporal - War Department Guard (uncredited)
- For Me and My Gal (1942) - France Soldier-Driver (uncredited)
- Stand by for Action (1942) - Flag Lt. Dudley
- The Youngest Profession (1943) - Mr. Clark - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- Harrigan's Kid (1943) - Murphy's Aide (uncredited)
- Air Raid Wardens (1943) - Joseph
- Presenting Lily Mars (1943) - Eugene Shepherd (uncredited)
- Three Hearts for Julia (1943) - Reporter at Wharf (uncredited)
- Pilot No. 5 (1943) - American Soldier
- Salute to the Marines (1943) - Adjutant Reading Letter of Commendation (uncredited)
- Thousands Cheer (1943) - Prison Sergeant (uncredited)
- Meet the People (1944) - Mr. Quinn (uncredited)
- The Seventh Cross (1944) - Guard at Town Entrance (uncredited)
- The Canterville Ghost (1944) - Jordan
- Maisie Goes to Reno (1944) - Lead Man (uncredited)
- An American Romance (1944) - Auto Factory Driver (uncredited)
- This Man's Navy (1945) - Red (uncredited)
- Main Street After Dark (1945) - Wallet-Preparer (uncredited)
- Son of Lassie (1945) - German Soldier with Grenade (uncredited)
- Twice Blessed (1945) - Reporter at Airport (uncredited)
- Week-End at the Waldorf (1945) - Photographer (uncredited)
- Abbott and Costello in Hollywood (1945) - Casting Director / Dr. Caswell Snide (uncredited)
- Two Smart People (1946) - Clerk (uncredited)
- Boys' Ranch (1946) - Larry Stewart, Ranch Foreman (uncredited)
- Three Wise Fools (1946) - Prosecutor (uncredited)
- The Beginning or the End (1947) - Soldier at A-Bomb Test (uncredited)
- It Happened in Brooklyn (1947) - Captain (uncredited)
- Little Mister Jim (1947) - Sergeant (uncredited)
- High Barbaree (1947) - Officer of the Deck (uncredited)
- Dark Delusion (1947) - Walters the Chauffeur (uncredited)
- Cynthia (1947) - Dingle Clerk (uncredited)
- This Time for Keeps (1947) - Soldier (uncredited)
- Cass Timberlane (1947) - Chauffeur (uncredited)
- Killer McCoy (1947) - Thorne's Cameraman (uncredited)
- Alias a Gentleman (1948) - Interne (uncredited)
- B.F.'s Daughter (1948) - Warrant Officer Operating Radio (uncredited)
- Homecoming (1948) - Airline Attendant (uncredited)
- A Southern Yankee (1948) - Secret Service Agent (uncredited)
- Walk a Crooked Mile (1948) - FBI Chemist (uncredited)
- Luxury Liner (1948) - Ship Headwaiter (uncredited)
- An Innocent Affair (1948) - Gaylord
- The Three Musketeers (1948) - Traveler (uncredited)
- Command Decision (1948) - Officer (uncredited)
- Alaska Patrol (1949) - Dajek
- I Cheated the Law (1949) - Jack (uncredited)
- Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) - Reporter With Teddy Roosevelt (uncredited)
- The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) - Doorman at Theater (uncredited)
- Lust for Gold (1949) - Eager Fellow (uncredited)
- Any Number Can Play (1949) - Gambler (uncredited)
- Scene of the Crime (1949) - Detective (uncredited)
- The Gal Who Took the West (1949) - Lee Cowhand (uncredited)
- The Mysterious Desperado (1949) - Bart Barton
- Abandoned (1949) - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- All the King's Men (1949) - Man in City Bar (uncredited)
- Riders of the Range (1950) - Policeman (uncredited)
- Father Is a Bachelor (1950) - George Willis (uncredited)
- Annie Get Your Gun (1950) - Barker (uncredited)
- Armored Car Robbery (1950) - Officer Johnson (uncredited)
- Three Little Words (1950) - Photographer (uncredited)
- David Harding, Counterspy (1950) - Radio Operator (uncredited)
- Convicted (1950) - Prison Guard (uncredited)
- Sunset in the West (1950) - John Kimball
- Chain Gang (1950) - Harry Cleaver (uncredited)
- Three Secrets (1950) - Bobby Lynch (uncredited)
- Dial 1119 (1950) - WKYL Radio Announcer (uncredited)
- Pygmy Island (1950) - Kruger
- The Flying Missile (1950) - Lieutenant (uncredited)
- Blue Blood (1951) - Sparks
- A Yank in Korea (1951) - Lt. Lewis
- Up Front (1951) - Doctor (uncredited)
- Insurance Investigator (1951) - 1st Hood
- Santa Fe (1951) - Henry, the Telegrapher (uncredited)
- I Was An American Spy (1951) - American Captain (uncredited)
- Roaring City (1951) - Ed Gannon
- New Mexico (1951) - Private Cheever
- Show Boat (1951) - Man with Julie (uncredited)
- The Strip (1951) - Arresting Detective (uncredited)
- Best of the Badmen (1951) - Bill - Adjutant (uncredited)
- Flame of Araby (1951) - Captain of Guards (uncredited)
- Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land (1952) - 'Doc' Edwards
- Road Agent (1952) - Toll Gate Guard
- Jet Job (1952) - Col. Jamison
- Talk About a Stranger (1952) - Driggs (uncredited)
- Loan Shark (1952) - Rourke (uncredited)
- Scaramouche (1952) - Le Blanc (uncredited)
- Flat Top (1952) - Commander (uncredited)
- The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) - Reporter (uncredited)
- Jack McCall, Desperado (1953) - Spargo
- Man in the Dark (1953) - Slavin (uncredited)
- Code Two (1953) - Officer Kane (uncredited)
- Law and Order (1953) - Stranger (uncredited)
- Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953) - Ramon
- Run for the Hills (1953) - Charlie's Co-Worker (uncredited)
- Cruisin' Down the River (1953) - Poker Player (uncredited)
- I, the Jury (1953) - Johnny - Reporter (uncredited)
- Clipped Wings (1953) - FBI Agent Douglas (uncredited)
- 99 River Street (1953) - Director
- El Paso Stampede (1953) - Henchman Joe
- Dangerous Crossing (1953) - Ship's Officer (uncredited)
- Kiss Me Kate (1953) - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- The Great Diamond Robbery (1954) - Interne (uncredited)
- The Golden Idol (1954) - Sergeant Reed
- Jesse James vs. the Daltons (1954) - Emmett Dalton
- Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl (1954) - Steve Castle
- The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954) - Dave Rudabaugh
- Woman's World (1954) - Executive Reception Guest (uncredited)
- The Human Jungle (1954) - Cab driver-witness (uncredited)
- Sitting Bull (1954) - O'Connor
- The Bob Mathias Story (1954) - Olympics Reporter (uncredited)
- Jupiter's Darling (1955) - Roman Courier (uncredited)
- Dial Red O (1955) - Devon--Newspaper Reporter
- Devil Goddess (1955) - Nels Comstock
- Bobby Ware Is Missing (1955) - Helicopter Deputy (uncredited)
- Top Gun (1955) - Torchy - Henchman (uncredited)
- Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado (1956) - Dee Havalik
- The First Texan (1956) - President Jackson's Aide (uncredited)
- Three for Jamie Dawn (1956) - Mr. Douglas (uncredited)
- Gun Brothers (1956) - Rourke - Gang Member (uncredited)
- Friendly Persuasion (1956) - Supply Sergeant (uncredited)
- Last of the Badmen (1957) - Deputy (uncredited)
- Badlands of Montana (1957) - Second Outlaw (uncredited)
- Gun Duel in Durango (1957) - Larkin - Man Stealing Guns (uncredited)
- A Hatful of Rain (1957) - Celia's Supervisor (uncredited)
- The Hired Gun (1957) - Deputy-Guard (uncredited)
- The Tijuana Story (1957) - Miguel Fuentes (uncredited)
- Jailhouse Rock (1957) - Record Distributor (uncredited)
- Touch of Evil (1958) - Marcia Linnekar's Attorney (uncredited)
- Noose for a Gunman (1960) - Willetts
- The Quick Gun (1964) - Jake (uncredited)
- How to Murder Your Wife (1965) - Party Guest (uncredited)
- Fluffy (1965) - Professor (uncredited)
- The Great Sioux Massacre (1965) - Miner
- Batman (1966) - American Delegate (uncredited)
- Panic in the City (1968) - Bill Rawlins
- Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) - Man in Saloon (uncredited)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "William Tannen". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Charles Tannen". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved May 7, 2014.