William Tannen
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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William Tannen
Filmography
Movies
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Woman of the Year | Ellis (Character) | - | 1942 |
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Stand by for Action | Flag Lieut. Dudley (Character) | - | 1942 |
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Nazi Agent | Ludwig (Character) | - | 1942 |
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Fingers at the Window | Devlan (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I'll Wait for You | Driver (Character) | - | 1941 |
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Intern Fenwick (Character) | - | 1941 |
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The Big Store | Fred Sutton (Character) | - | 1941 |
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Whistling in the Dark | Robert Graves (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sporting Blood | Ted Milner (Character) | - | 1940 |
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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 |
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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 |