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William Tannen

Highest Rated: 100% 99 River Street (1953)

Lowest Rated: 58% Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)

Birthday: Nov 17, 1911

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

William Tannen was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Tannen kickstarted his acting career in various films such as "It's in the Air" (1935), "She Couldn't Take It" (1935) with George Raft and "Crash Donovan" (1936). He also appeared in "Flight Command" (1940), "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1941) and "The Big Store" (1941). His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like the spy thriller "Pacific Rendezvous" (1942) with Lee Bowman, "Stand By For Action" (1942) and the Robert Young thriller "Joe Smith, American" (1942). He also appeared in "Woman of the Year" (1942) with Spencer Tracy. In the latter part of his career, he tackled roles in the western "Law and Order" (1953) with Ronald Reagan, the Dale Robertson western "Sitting Bull" (1954) and the drama "Woman's World" (1954) with Clifton Webb. He also appeared in the comedic adaptation "Jupiter's Darling" (1955) with Esther Williams and the musical "Jailhouse Rock" (1957) with Elvis Presley. Tannen was most recently credited in the Chuck Norris action film "Hero and the Terror" (1988). Tannen passed away in December 1976 at the age of 65.

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Highest rated movies

100% 81% 99 River Street
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83% 80% Woman of the Year
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70% 52% The Big Store
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58% 61% Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Servant of the People: The Story of the Constitution of the United States
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My Grandfather's Clock
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High Barbaree
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She Couldn't Take It
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Maisie Goes to Reno
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Noose for a Gunman
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 25% The Great Sioux Massacre Miner (Character) - 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Noose for a Gunman Willetts (Character) - 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado Dee Havalik (Character) - 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet Devil Goddess Nels Comstock (Character) - 1955
No Score Yet 43% Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl Steve Castle (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jesse James vs. the Daltons Emmett Dalton (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet Raiders of the Seven Seas Ramon (Character) - 1953
100% 81% 99 River Street Director (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet No Score Yet Eyes of the Jungle Jeff Roper (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jack McCall, Desperado Spargo (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet 50% Flame of Araby Captain of Guards (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land "Doc" Edwards (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Yank in Korea Lt. Lewis (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet No Score Yet Riders of the Range Trump Dixon (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Mysterious Desperado Bart Barton (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet No Score Yet High Barbaree Officer of the Deck (uncredited) (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet Maisie Goes to Reno Lead Man (uncredited) (Character) - 1944
No Score Yet 11% Pilot No. 5 American Soldier (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet No Score Yet For God and Country Captain (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet No Score Yet Joe Smith, American Eddie (Character) - 1942
83% 80% Woman of the Year Ellis (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet 17% Stand by for Action Flag Lieut. Dudley (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet 29% Nazi Agent Ludwig (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet 17% Fingers at the Window Devlan (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet No Score Yet I'll Wait for You Driver (Character) - 1941
58% 61% Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Intern Fenwick (Character) - 1941
70% 52% The Big Store Fred Sutton (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet 63% Whistling in the Dark Robert Graves (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sporting Blood Ted Milner (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet 40% Flight Command Lieut. Freddy Townsend (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet Stand Up and Fight Lewis (Character) - 1939
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ash Can Fleet Submarine Navigator (Character) - 1939
No Score Yet No Score Yet Servant of the People: The Story of the Constitution of the United States Edmund Randolph of Virginia (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet 17% Speed Intern Attending Terry (Character) - 1936
No Score Yet No Score Yet She Couldn't Take It Cesar (Character) - 1935
No Score Yet No Score Yet My Grandfather's Clock Luther Butts (Character) - 1934

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Here's Lucy Unknown (Guest Star) 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bonanza Unknown (Guest Star) 1963-1965 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cimarron Strip Unknown (Guest Star) 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lassie Sheriff Hobbs (Guest Star) 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet Perry Mason Frank - Studio Guard (Guest Star) 1960 1966
No Score Yet 84% Get Smart Unknown (Guest Star) 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet My Three Sons Unknown (Guest Star) 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rawhide Unknown (Guest Star) 1960 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bat Masterson John Conant (Guest Star) 1958 1960-1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gunslinger Unknown (Guest Star) 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tales of Wells Fargo Outlaw (Guest Star) 1958-1959 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Laramie Laramie Sheriff (Guest Star) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wagon Train Unknown (Guest Star) 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Deputy Hal Norton (Guest Star) 1955-1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lone Ranger Major Halliday (Guest Star) 1950 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Adventures of Champion Logan (Guest Star) 1955
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Roy Rogers Show Tom Everett (Guest Star) 1952-1955
No Score Yet No Score Yet Climax! Unknown (Character) 1955