Portrait of William Talman

Acting

William Talman

Career

Active from 1949 to 1967, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Perry Mason
Perry Mason
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Talman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7
  • Family Dynamics
    3.5, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • 1950s 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Small Town 2
  • Classic Western 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 56
The Ballad of Josie
The Ballad of Josie (1967)
GoodWatch score 57

as Charlie

The Invaders
The Invaders (1967)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show ยท as Colonel Griffith

The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Sheriff

1950s

29 titles ยท average score 64
Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Hamilton Burger

Joe Dakota
Joe Dakota (1957)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

Hell on Devil's Island
Hell on Devil's Island (1957)

as Bayard

Uranium Boom
Uranium Boom (1956)

as Grady Mathews

The Man Is Armed
The Man Is Armed (1956)

as Hackett

I've Lived Before
I've Lived Before (1956)

Writer

Two-Gun Lady
Two-Gun Lady (1955)

as Marshal Dan Corbin

The Hitch-Hiker
The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
GoodWatch score 80

as Emmett Myers

City That Never Sleeps
City That Never Sleeps (1953)
GoodWatch score 54

as Hayes Stewart

One Minute to Zero
One Minute to Zero (1952)
GoodWatch score 46

as Col. John Parker

The Racket
The Racket (1951)
GoodWatch score 44

as Johnson

Armored Car Robbery
Armored Car Robbery (1950)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dave Purvis / Martin Bell

1940s

1 title ยท average score 60
Red, Hot and Blue
Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
GoodWatch score 60

as Bunny Harris