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William Talman (1915–1968)

William Talman is best known for his role as Hamilton Burger, the district attorney who perpetually lost to Perry Mason in the long-running series Perry Mason. Talman was an accomplished screenwriter and stage and screen actor, and appeared in numerous roles on television as a character actor from the mid-'50s until his death from lung cancer in August of 1968... See full bio »

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1967 The Invaders (TV series)
Colonel Frank Griffith
Quantity: Unknown (1967) … Colonel Frank Griffith
 
1967 The Ballad of Josie
District Attorney Charlie Lord
 
1966 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Sheriff
The Night of the Man-Eating House (1966) … Sheriff
 
1957-1966 Perry Mason (TV series)
Hamilton Burger / D.A. Hamilton Burger / District Attorney Hamilton Burger / …
 
1963 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Race
Legends Don't Sleep (1963) … Race
 
1960-1961 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
George Jondill / Sheriff
Long Way Home (1961) … Sheriff
The Shooting of Jessie May (1960) … George Jondill
 
1958 Cimarron City (TV series)
Jeff Conway
To Become a Man (1958) … Jeff Conway
 
1958 Goodyear Theatre (TV series)
Lieutenant Herman Brule
Disappearance (1958) … Lieutenant Herman Brule
 
1958 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
Lt. Herman Brule
Disappearance (1958) … Lt. Herman Brule
 
1958 Wagon Train (TV series)
Walt Archer
The Sarah Drummond Story (1958) … Walt Archer
 
1958 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
Logan Beatty
The Return of the Outlaw (1958) … Logan Beatty
 
1956-1958 Climax! (TV series)
Gene / Joe MacKenzie / Stan
Scream in Silence (1958) … Gene
Dark Wall (1956) … Stan
Sit Down with Death (1956) … Joe MacKenzie
 
1957 Trackdown (TV series)
Blaine Sand
Like Father (1957) … Blaine Sand
 
1957 Hell on Devil's Island
Bayard
 
1957 The Persuader
Matt Bonham/Mark Bonham
 
1956 Telephone Time (TV series)
Lew Reese / Undetermined Role
The Sergeant Boyd Story (1956) … Undetermined Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Scio, Ohio (1956) … Lew Reese
 
1956 The Man Is Armed
Hackett
 
1956 Uranium Boom
Grady Mathews
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Barney
No. 5 Checked Out (1956) … Barney
 
1955 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Jock McLain
South of Selangor (1955) … Jock McLain
 
1955 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Norman Conway
The Water Maker (1955) … Norman Conway
 
1955 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
Insurance Investigator
Old Master Detective (1955) … Insurance Investigator
 
1955 Two-Gun Lady
Marshal Dan Corbin
 
1955 Cavalier Theatre (TV series)
Wes Hardin
The Texas Rangers (1955) … Wes Hardin
 
1955 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Wes Hardin
The Texas Rangers (1955) … Wes Hardin
 
1955 Smoke Signal
Capt. Harper
 
1955 Crashout
Luther Remsen/Swanee Rawlins/Reverend Remington
 
1955 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Eddie
Eddie's Place (1955) … Eddie
 
1955 Big House, U.S.A.
William 'Machine Gun' Mason
 
1954 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Brad Ringer
Pick of the Litter (1954) … Brad Ringer
 
1953 City That Never Sleeps
Hayes Stewart
 
1953 The Hitch-Hiker
Emmett Myers
 
1952 One Minute to Zero
Col. John Parker
 
1950 Armored Car Robbery
Dave Purvis
 
1950 The Kid from Texas
Minninger
 
1949 The Woman on Pier 13
Bailey
 
1949 Red, Hot and Blue
Bunny Harris
 
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1967 The Virginian (TV series)
A Welcoming Town (1967) (story)
 
1957 Joe Dakota
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1963 Stump the Stars (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode dated 8 July 1963 (1963) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1940) Stage: Appeared (as "Ted Farlow") in "Beverly Hills" on Broadway. Written by Lynn Starling and Howard J. Green. Directed by Otto Preminger (who co-produced with Laurence Schwab). Fulton Theatre: 7 Nov 1940-30 Nov 1940 (28 performances). Cast: Effie Afton (as "Mrs. Burnside")... See more »
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Interred at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California - Plot: Court of Liberty, Lot 833. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius