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William Tannen
Actor 1911 - 1976

William Tannen

New York City, New York, USA

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... Read full bio →

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18 roles
Hero and the Terror No snapshots yet
Character Civil Engineer
Title screen of Batman: The Movie No snapshots yet
Character American Delegate (uncredited)
Title screen of The Return of Dracula No snapshots yet
Character Mack Bryant - Dept. of Immigration (uncredited)
Title screen of Touch of Evil No snapshots yet
Character Marcia Linnekar's Attorney (uncredited)
Title screen of A Hatful of Rain No snapshots yet
Character Celia's Supervisor (uncredited)
Title screen of Friendly Persuasion No snapshots yet
Character Supply Sergeant (uncredited)
Devil Goddess No snapshots yet
Character Nels Comstock
Title screen of Dial Red O No snapshots yet
Character Devon

Dial Red O

1955

Top Gun No snapshots yet
Character Torchy (uncredited)

Top Gun

1955

The Golden Idol No snapshots yet
Character Sergeant Reed
99 River Street No snapshots yet
Character Director
Title screen of Dangerous Crossing No snapshots yet
Character Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Best snapshot from Kiss Me Kate No snapshots yet
Character Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Title screen of Law and Order No snapshots yet
Character Stranger (uncredited)
Flat Top No snapshots yet
Character Commander (uncredited)

Flat Top

1952

Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land No snapshots yet
Character 'Doc' Edwards
Talk About a Stranger No snapshots yet
Character Driggs
Title screen of The Bad and the Beautiful No snapshots yet
Character Reporter (uncredited)

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

51 titles
Hero and the Terror
Hero and the Terror 1988
Batman: The Movie
Batman: The Movie 1966
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil 1958
The Return of Dracula
The Return of Dracula 1958
A Hatful of Rain
A Hatful of Rain 1957
Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion 1956
Top Gun
Top Gun 1955
Dial Red O
Dial Red O 1955
Devil Goddess
Devil Goddess 1955
The Golden Idol
The Golden Idol 1954
Law and Order
Law and Order 1953
Kiss Me Kate
Kiss Me Kate 1953
Dangerous Crossing
Dangerous Crossing 1953
99 River Street
99 River Street 1953
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful 1952
Talk About a Stranger
Talk About a Stranger 1952
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land 1952
Flat Top
Flat Top 1952
Pygmy Island
Pygmy Island 1950
Convicted
Convicted 1950
Armored Car Robbery
Armored Car Robbery 1950
Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun 1950
All the King's Men
All the King's Men 1949
Abandoned
Abandoned 1949
Walk a Crooked Mile
Walk a Crooked Mile 1948
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers 1948
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood 1945
Presenting Lily Mars
Presenting Lily Mars 1943
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year 1942
Tarzan's New York Adventure
Tarzan's New York Adventure 1942
For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal 1942
Fingers at the Window
Fingers at the Window 1942
Cairo
Cairo 1942
Two-Faced Woman
Two-Faced Woman 1941
The Corsican Brothers
The Corsican Brothers 1941
The Big Store
The Big Store 1941
Love Crazy
Love Crazy 1941
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1941
1-2-3-Go!
1-2-3-Go! 1941
The Mortal Storm
The Mortal Storm 1940
I Love You Again
I Love You Again 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940 1940
Boom Town
Boom Town 1940
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante 1940
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
The Secret of Dr. Kildare 1939
The Hardys Ride High
The Hardys Ride High 1939
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
The Mad Miss Manton
The Mad Miss Manton 1938
Fury
Fury 1936

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