William Tannen


Biography

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...

Biography

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.

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

Night of Terror (2006)
Director
The Cutter (2006)
Director
Hero And The Terror (1988)
Director

Cast (Feature Film)

Hero And The Terror (1988)
Civic Engineer
Panic in the City (1968)
The Great Sioux Massacre (1965)
Miner
Noose for a Gunman (1960)
Willetts
Badlands of Montana (1957)
Outlaw
A Hatful of Rain (1957)
Executive
The Tijuana Story (1957)
Miguel Fuentes
Jailhouse Rock (1957)
Record distributor
Last of the Bad Men (1957)
Deputy Harris
Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado (1956)
Dee Havalik
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
Supply sergeant
Three for Jamie Dawn (1956)
Mr. Douglas
The First Texan (1956)
Secretary
Jupiter's Darling (1955)
Roman courier
Devil Goddess (1955)
Nels Comstock
Dial Red O (1955)
Devlin, reporter
Bobby Ware Is Missing (1955)
Helicopter deputy
The Great Diamond Robbery (1954)
Intern
Jesse James vs. the Daltons (1954)
Emmett Dalton
Sitting Bull (1954)
O'Connor
The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954)
Dave Rudabaugh
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl (1954)
Steve Castle
The Human Jungle (1954)
Cab driver
Woman's World (1954)
Executive
Kiss Me Kate (1953)
Cab driver
Cruisin' Down the River (1953)
Code Two (1953)
Officer Kane
El Paso Stampede (1953)
Joe
Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953)
Ramon
Dangerous Crossing (1953)
Ship officer
Jack McCall, Desperado (1953)
Spargo
99 River Street (1953)
Director
The Bad and the Beautiful (1953)
Reporter
Law and Order (1953)
Stranger
Eyes of the Jungle (1953)
Scaramouche (1952)
Le Blanc
Flame of Araby (1952)
Captain of the guards
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land (1952)
Doc Edwards
Road Agent (1952)
Bill Collins
Jet Job (1952)
Col. Jamison
Talk About a Stranger (1952)
Bryant
Flat Top (1952)
Commander
Up Front (1951)
Doctor
Show Boat (1951)
Man with Julie
I Was an American Spy (1951)
U.S. Army captain
The Strip (1951)
Deputy
Santa Fe (1951)
Telegraph operator
New Mexico (1951)
Pvt. Cheever
Best of the Badmen (1951)
Adjutant
Insurance Investigator (1951)
Hood
The Flying Missile (1951)
Lieutenant
A Yank in Korea (1951)
Lieutenant Lewis
Roaring City (1951)
Gannon
Blue Blood (1951)
Sparks
All the King's Men (1950)
Man in city bar
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
Barker
Key to the City (1950)
Sgt. Foley
Three Little Words (1950)
Photographer
Chain Gang (1950)
Harry Cleaver
Tales of the West 1 (1950)
Buck Williams
Pygmy Island (1950)
Kruger
Armored Car Robbery (1950)
Johnson
Father Is a Bachelor (1950)
Willis
Dial 1119 (1950)
Announcer
The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)
Fuller Brush man
Convicted (1950)
Guard
Three Secrets (1950)
Bobby Lynch
David Harding, Counterspy (1950)
Radio operator
Sunset in the West (1950)
John Kimball
When You're Smiling (1950)
Technician
Command Decision (1949)
Officer
The Gal Who Took the West (1949)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
Photographer
Alaska Patrol (1949)
Dajek
Riders of the Range (1949)
Trump Dixon
The Mysterious Desperado (1949)
Elias P. Stevens
I Cheated the Law! (1949)
Jack
Abandoned (1949)
Taxi driver
Any Number Can Play (1949)
Gambler
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
Doorman at theatre
Scene of the Crime (1949)
Detectve
Lust for Gold (1949)
Eager fellow
B. F.'s Daughter (1948)
Warrant officer
Cass Timberlane (1948)
Chauffeur
Luxury Liner (1948)
Chief steward
A Southern Yankee (1948)
Secret Service man
An Innocent Affair (1948)
Gaylord
Homecoming (1948)
Attendant
Alias a Gentleman (1948)
Interne
The Three Musketeers (1948)
Traveler
High Barbaree (1947)
Officer of the deck
This Time for Keeps (1947)
Soldier
It Happened in Brooklyn (1947)
Captain
Little Mister Jim (1947)
Sergeant
Killer McCoy (1947)
Thorne's cameraman
Dark Delusion (1947)
Chauffeur Walters
Cynthia (1947)
Clerk
The Beginning or the End (1947)
Loudspeaker voice
Boys' Ranch (1946)
Larry Stewart
Three Wise Fools (1946)
Prosecutor
Two Smart People (1946)
Clerk
Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)
Photographer
This Man's Navy (1945)
Red
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)
Hard-boiled assistant/Dr. Snide's voice
Son of Lassie (1945)
German soldier
Meet the People (1944)
Mr. Quinn
The Seventh Cross (1944)
Guard
Thousands Cheer (1944)
Prison sergeant
Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)
Lead man
The Canterville Ghost (1944)
Jordan
An American Romance (1944)
Test driver
The Youngest Profession (1943)
Hotel clerk
Salute to the Marines (1943)
Adjutant
Air Raid Wardens (1943)
Joseph
Pilot #5 (1943)
American soldier
Stand by for Action (1943)
Flag Lieut. Dudley
Harrigan's Kid (1943)
Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
Eugene Shepherd
Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
Manager at Army post
Joe Smith, American (1942)
Eddie
Fingers at the Window (1942)
Devlan
Pacific Rendezvous (1942)
Jasper Dean
Woman of the Year (1942)
Ellis
Nazi Agent (1942)
Ludwig
Rio Rita (1942)
Pet store owner
Ship Ahoy (1942)
Grimes
Mr. & Mrs. North (1942)
Station master
Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
Mike
Grand Central Murder (1942)
Curly
Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
Morgan
Three Hearts for Julia (1942)
Reporter
The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942)
Soldier at War Department
For Me and My Gal (1942)
Driver
Cairo (1942)
Mechanic at the pyramid
Love Crazy (1941)
Attendant
Down in San Diego (1941)
Matt Herman
Two-Faced Woman (1941)
Skier
Whistling in the Dark (1941)
Robert Graves
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Interne Fenwick
The Big Store (1941)
Fred [Chris] Sutton
I'll Wait for You (1941)
Driver
The Get-Away (1941)
Driver
The Penalty (1941)
State trooper
The Trial of Mary Dugan (1941)
Driver
The Wild Man of Borneo (1941)
Actor in motion picture scene
Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
Bitter Sweet (1940)
Secretary at employment agency
Sporting Blood (1940)
Ted Milner
New Moon (1940)
Pierre
Flight Command (1940)
Lieut. Freddy Townsend
Sky Murder (1940)
Gus
Wyoming (1940)
Reynolds
Phantom Raiders (1940)
Sailor
I Love You Again (1940)
Clerk
Gallant Sons (1940)
Spath
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
Actor
Within the Law (1939)
Clerk
Judge Hardy and Son (1939)
Officer
Stand Up and Fight (1939)
Lewis
The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)
Bates
Broadway Serenade (1939)
Assistant stage manager
Dramatic School (1938)
Student
The Devil's Party (1938)
Master of ceremonies
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
When Love Is Young (1937)
Norman Crocker
Speed (1936)
Doctor
Tough Guy (1936)
Heming
Crash Donovan (1936)
Tony
Exclusive Story (1936)
Kent
Small Town Girl (1936)
Tom, one of Bob's friends
Biography of a Bachelor Girl (1935)
She Couldn't Take It (1935)
Cesar
It's in the Air (1935)
Pilot
Murder in the Fleet (1935)
Pee Wee Adams
The Band Plays On (1934)
[Julius] Rosy [Rosenberg]

Writer (Feature Film)

Inside Edge (1991)
Screenwriter
Cover-Up (1991)
Screenwriter

Producer (Feature Film)

Inside Edge (1991)
Producer

Cast (Short)

Our Old Car (1946)
Purity Squad (1945)
A Gun in His Hand (1945)
Easy Life (1944)
Main Street Today (1944)
Dark Shadows (1944)
Don't Talk (1942)
Mr. Blabbermouth! (1942)
Mighty Lak a Goat (1942)
Keep 'Em Sailing (1942)
More Trifles of Importance (1941)
1-2-3 Go! (1941)
Respect the Law (1941)
Main Street on the March! (1941)
Voice
Forbidden Passage (1941)
That Inferior Feeling (1940)
Jack Pot (1940)
Miracle at Lourdes (1939)
The Ash Can Fleet (1939)
Drunk Driving (1939)
The Story of Dr. Jenner (1939)
"Servant of the People" The Story of the Constitution of the United States (1937)
The Perfect Set-Up (1936)
Alibi Racket (1935)
Hit and Run Driver (1935)
A Thrill for Thelma (1935)
My Grandfather's Clock (1934)

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