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.

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1988
Hero and the Terror
Movie Civil Engineer
1968
Here's Lucy
TV show Workman #2
1966
Batman
Movie American Delegate (uncredited)
1965
Get Smart
TV show Admiral
1964
The Quick Gun
Movie
1963
Arrest and Trial
TV show Mack
1962
The Virginian
TV show Bartender
1961
Gunslinger
TV show Ben Tracy
1960
Noose for a Gunman
Movie Willetts
1958
The Return of Dracula
Movie Mack Bryant - Dept. of Immigration (uncredited)
1958
Touch of Evil
Movie Marcia Linnekar's Attorney (uncredited)
1957
Tombstone Territory
TV show Dr. Buell
1957
The Tijuana Story
Movie
1957
Perry Mason
TV show Police Sergeant
1957
Wagon Train
TV show Ralph Jessup
1957
A Hatful of Rain
Movie Celia's Supervisor (uncredited)