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Big House, U.S.A. (1955) -- A tough and realistic crime drama unfolds as merciless kidnapper Jerry Barker (Ralph Meeker) demands ransom paid against a young runaway whose fate lands Barker in Casabel Island Prison.
"Perry Mason" (1957): Season 1: Episode 6 -- The owner of a lucrative orchid business is charged with murder after her husband loses shares in the company to sleazy ex-con in a poker game.
"Perry Mason" (1957): Season 1: Episode 4 -- Perry Mason, Della Street and Paul Drake head to a small town to defend a young man who is charged with poisoning a blackmailer.
"Perry Mason" (1957): Season 1: Episode 3 -- A wealthy woman hires Mason to buy stock in her husband's land company, hoping to force his mistress out.  But her plan goes awry when she is charged with murder.
"Perry Mason" (1957): Season 1: Episode 2 -- When his stepbrother is found dead, a man is charged with murder and is accused of using his sleepwalking as a cover-up.

Overview

Date of Death:
30 August 1968, Encino, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
William Talman is best known for his role as Hamilton Burger, the district... more
Trivia:
In an interview Talman recalled an incident that happened shortly after... more
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Filmography

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Actor:
  1. "The Invaders" .... Colonel Frank Griffith (1 episode, 1967)
        - Quantity: Unknown (1967) TV episode .... Colonel Frank Griffith
  2. The Ballad of Josie (1967) .... District Attorney Charlie Lord
  3. "The Wild Wild West" .... Sheriff (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Night of the Man-Eating House (1966) TV episode .... Sheriff
  4. "Perry Mason" .... Hamilton Burger / ... (208 episodes, 1957-1966)
        - The Case of the Final Fadeout (1966) TV episode .... Hamilton Burger
        - The Case of the Crafty Kidnapper (1966) TV episode .... Hamilton Burger
        - The Case of the Positive Negative (1966) TV episode .... Hamilton Burger
        - The Case of the Misguided Model (1966) TV episode .... Hamilton Burger
        - The Case of the Dead Ringer (1966) TV episode .... Hamilton Burger
          (203 more)
  5. "Gunsmoke" .... Race Fallon (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - Legends Don't Sleep (1963) TV episode .... Race Fallon
  6. "Have Gun - Will Travel" .... George Jondill / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
        - Long Way Home (1961) TV episode .... Sheriff
        - The Shooting of Jesse May (1960) TV episode .... George Jondill

  7. "Cimarron City" .... Mr. Conway (1 episode, 1958)
        - To Become a Man (1958) TV episode .... Mr. Conway
  8. "Goodyear Theatre" .... Lieutenant Herman Brule (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Award Theatre (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Golden Years of Television (USA: cable TV title)
        - Disappearance (1958) TV episode .... Lieutenant Herman Brule
  9. "Alcoa Theatre" .... Lt. Herman Brule (1 episode, 1958)
        - Disappearance (1958) TV episode .... Lt. Herman Brule
  10. "Wagon Train" .... Walt Archer (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
        - The Sarah Drummond Story (1958) TV episode .... Walt Archer
  11. "Tombstone Territory" .... Logan Beatty (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Return of the Outlaw (1958) TV episode .... Logan Beatty
  12. "Climax!" .... Gene / ... (4 episodes, 1956-1958)
    ... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
        - Scream in Silence (1958) TV episode .... Gene
        - Dark Wall (1956) TV episode .... Stan
        - Sit Down with Death (1956) TV episode .... Joe MacKenzie
        - The Louella Parsons Story (1956) TV episode
  13. "Trackdown" .... Blaine Sand (1 episode, 1957)
        - Like Father (1957) TV episode .... Blaine Sand
  14. Hell on Devil's Island (1957) .... Bayard
  15. The Persuader (1957) .... Matt Bonham/Mark Bonham
  16. "Telephone Time" .... Lew Reese / ... (2 episodes, 1956)
        - The Sergeant Boyd Story (1956) TV episode (uncredited) (unconfirmed) .... Undetermined Role
        - Scio, Ohio (????) TV episode .... Lew Reese
  17. The Man Is Armed (1956) .... Hackett
  18. Uranium Boom (1956) .... Grady Mathews
  19. "Screen Directors Playhouse" .... Barney (1 episode, 1956)
        - Number Five Checked Out (1956) TV episode .... Barney
  20. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Jock McLain (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
        - South of Selangor (1955) TV episode .... Jock McLain
  21. "Science Fiction Theatre" .... Norman Conway (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Water Maker (1955) TV episode .... Norman Conway
  22. "TV Reader's Digest" (1 episode, 1955)
        - Old Master Detective (1955) TV episode
  23. Two-Gun Lady (1955) .... Marshal Dan Corbin
  24. "Cavalier Theatre" (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Texas Rangers (1955) TV episode
  25. "Cavalcade of America" .... Wes Hardin (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka DuPont Presents the Cavalcade Theatre (USA: fourth season title)
    ... aka DuPont Theater (USA: fifth season title)
        - The Texas Rangers (1955) TV episode .... Wes Hardin
  26. Crashout (1955) .... Luther Remsen alias Swanee Rawlins aka Reverend Remington
  27. Smoke Signal (1955) .... Capt. Harper
  28. "Four Star Playhouse" .... Eddie (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Best in Mystery (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Four Star Theatre (UK: new title)
    ... aka Singer Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Star Performance (USA: rerun title)
        - Eddie's Place (1955) TV episode .... Eddie
  29. Big House, U.S.A. (1955) .... William 'Machine Gun' Mason
  30. "Lux Video Theatre" .... Brad Ringer (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Pick of the Litter (1954) TV episode .... Brad Ringer
  31. City That Never Sleeps (1953) .... Hayes Stewart
  32. The Hitch-Hiker (1953) .... Emmett Myers
  33. One Minute to Zero (1952) .... Col. Joe Parker
  34. The Racket (1951) .... Officer Bob Johnson
  35. Armored Car Robbery (1950) .... Dave Purvis/Martin Bell
    ... aka Armoured Car Robbery (UK)
  36. The Kid from Texas (1950) .... Minninger
    ... aka Texas Kid, Outlaw (UK)

  37. The Woman on Pier 13 (1949) .... Bailey, younger henchman
    ... aka The Woman on Pier 13 (UK)
  38. Red, Hot and Blue (1949) .... Bunny Harris
Writer:
  1. "The Virginian" (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - A Welcoming Town (1967) TV episode (story)

  2. Joe Dakota (1957) (writer)
  3. I've Lived Before (1956) (writer)
Self:
  1. "Pantomime Quiz" .... Himself - Guest Panelist (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka Mike Stokey's Pantomime Quiz (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Stump the Stars (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 8 July 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Panelist

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Acted on Broadway in the following productions: more
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