William Tannen

William Tannen
William Tannen
	Tannen (seated) with his father Julius
Born	November 17, 1911; New York City, U.S.
Died	December 2, 1976 (aged 65); Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1934–1970
Television	The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Spouse	Donrue Leighton (m. 1935; div. 1936)
Parent	Julius Tannen (father);

William Tannen (November 17, 1911 – December 2, 1976)^[1] 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. During the 1930s and 1940s, he was a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player.

Personal life

Tannen was the son of actor Julius Tannen.^[2] He became active in drama — both acting and writing — while a student at Lawrenceville School.^[3]

Stage

Tannen made his stage debut in a production of The Honor of the Family with the National Theatre troupe in Washington, D.C.^[4]

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)
The High Chaparral (1967) -Shadows on the Land, Bartender
Panic in the City (1968) - Bill Rawlins
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) - Man in Saloon (uncredited)

References

^ "John Willis' Screen World: Volume 28", Indiana University, Crown Publishers, p. 237, 1977
^ "William Tannen Signed for Role in 'Sitting Bull'". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. May 30, 1954. p. 25. Retrieved November 7, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "William Ran Away To Become Actor". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. June 22, 1930. p. 26. Retrieved November 7, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Julius' William Following Dad". Daily News. New York, New York City. June 8, 1930. p. 57. Retrieved November 7, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

William Tannen at IMDb
William Tannen at the Internet Broadway Database
William Tannen at AllMovie
William Tannen at Find a Grave

[1] "John Willis' Screen World: Volume 28", Indiana University, Crown Publishers, p. 237, 1977

[2] "William Tannen Signed for Role in 'Sitting Bull'". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. May 30, 1954. p. 25. Retrieved November 7, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "William Ran Away To Become Actor". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. June 22, 1930. p. 26. Retrieved November 7, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Julius' William Following Dad". Daily News. New York, New York City. June 8, 1930. p. 57. Retrieved November 7, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

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