Clay Tanner (February 3, 1931, in Clay City,

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

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as Allen Honaker – December 22, 2002, in Hernando,

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, USA) was an American actor. He began his career with roles in various TV productions such as ''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 12, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 431 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running Western, the second-longest-running Western series on ...

'', '' The Fugitive'', ''

Get Smart ''Get Smart'' is an American comedy television series parodying the Spy fiction, secret agent genre that had become widely popular in the first half of the 1960s with the release of the ''James Bond'' films. It was created by Mel Brooks and Bu ...

'', ''

Perry Mason Perry Mason is a fictional character, an American criminal defense lawyer who is the main character in works of detective fiction written by Erle Stanley Gardner. Perry Mason features in 82 novels and four short stories, all of which involve a ...

'', ''

McHale's Navy ''McHale's Navy'' is an American sitcom starring Ernest Borgnine that aired 138 half-hour episodes over four seasons, from October 11, 1962, to April 12, 1966, on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television network. The series was filmed i ...

'', ''

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'', '' The Virginian'', and '' Stoney Burke''. Tanner also played the role of

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in the rape scene of '' Rosemary's Baby''.Castle, William ''Step Right Up! I'm Gonna Scare the Pants off America''

Partial filmography

* 1963 '' Stoney Burke'' (TV) as Russ * 1963 ''

The Nutty Professor The Nutty Professor may refer to: * ''The Nutty Professor'' (1963 film), directed by and starring Jerry Lewis * ''The Nutty Professor'' (1996 film), directed by Tom Shadyac and starring Eddie Murphy ** ''The Nutty Professor'' (soundtrack), sound ...

'' as Man (uncredited) * 1963 ''

A Gathering of Eagles ''A Gathering of Eagles'' is a 1963 SuperScope Eastmancolor film about the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War and the pressures of command. The plot is patterned after the World War II film '' Twelve O'Clock High'', which producer-screenwrite ...

'' as Patient (uncredited) * 1963 ''

'' (TV) as Second Hunter * 1963 ''

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon (; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip ...

'' (TV movie) as The Four Guardsmen * 1964-1965 '' Broadside'' (TV) as The Marine / The Chief / The Marine Sergeant * 1965 '' McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force'' as Lieutenant Wilson * 1965 ''

'' as Officer * 1966 ''

'' (TV) as KAOS Agent #3 * 1962-1966 ''

'' as The 1st MP / The Marine Guard / The 2nd Marine / The Guard * 1966 ''

Seconds The second (symbol: s) is a unit of time derived from the division of the day first into 24 hours, then to 60 minutes, and finally to 60 seconds each (24 × 60 × 60 = 86400). The current and formal definition in the International System of ...

'' as Father (uncredited) * 1964-1966 '' The Virginian'' (TV) as Station Agent / Frank / Baggage Man / Station Master / Freight Agent * 1964-1967 '' The Fugitive'' (TV) - Policeman Landers / Deputy / 2nd Officer * 1967 '' Laredo'' (TV) as Abe * 1967 ''

The Big Valley ''The Big Valley'' is an American Western television series that originally aired from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969 on ABC. The series is set on the fictional Barkley Ranch in Stockton, California, from 1884 to 1888. The one-hour epis ...

'' (TV) as Tanner * 1966-1967 ''

'' (TV) as DeWitt / "Tex" / Wiggins / Herb (six episodes) * 1968 '' Rosemary's Baby'' as The Devil (uncredited) * 1968 ''

The Shakiest Gun in the West ''The Shakiest Gun in the West'' is a 1968 American comedy Western film starring Don Knotts. It was directed by Alan Rafkin and written by Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum. The film is a remake of '' The Paleface'', a 1948 film starring Bob ...

'' as Deputy (uncredited) * 1969 '' Hello, Dolly!'' as Laborer (uncredited) * 1970 ''

The High Chaparral ''The High Chaparral'' is an American Western action-adventure drama television series that aired on NBC from 1967 to 1971, starring Leif Erickson and Cameron Mitchell. The series was made by Xanadu Productions in association with NBC Produc ...

'' (TV) as Jesse * 1970 ''Night Chase'' (TV movie) * 1971 ''

How to Frame a Figg ''How to Frame a Figg'' is a 1971 comedy film about a bookkeeper's bungling assistant, Hollis Alexander Figg (played by Don Knotts), in the Dalton city hall, who finds himself framed for embezzlement. Plot Hollis Figg is an earnest if not too b ...

'' as Motorcycle Officer * 1972 '' Lady Sings the Blues'' as The Detective #2 * 1972 ''

Hawaii Five-O Hawaii Five-O or Hawaii Five-0 may refer to: * ''Hawaii Five-0'' (2010 TV series), an American action police procedural television series * ''Hawaii Five-O'' (1968 TV series), an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productio ...

'' episode: "Journey out of Limbo" as Stark * 1973 ''

Cleopatra Jones ''Cleopatra Jones'' is a 1973 American blaxploitation film directed by Jack Starrett. Tamara Dobson stars as an undercover government agent who uses the day job of supermodel as her cover and an excuse to travel to exotic places. Bernie Casey, ...

'' as Cop in "Bust" (uncredited) * 1974 ''

She Lives! ''She Lives!'' is a 1973 made-for-television movie about a young couple, Andy and Pam (played by Desi Arnaz Jr. and Season Hubley). ''She Lives!'' is the title of a novel by Paul G. Neimark, published in 1972, on which the television drama is ...

'' (TV movie) as Police Officer * 1974 ''

The Gravy Train ''The Gravy Train'', also commonly known as ''The Dion Brothers'', is a 1974 American crime film, crime-comedy film directed by Jack Starrett, written by Terrence Malick (under the pseudonym David Whitney) and Bill Kerby, and starring Stacy Kea ...

'' as Bather * 1973-1974 ''

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'' (TV) as Sheriff Talley / Deputy Ty / Barr * 1975 '' Race with the Devil'' as Delbert * 1974-1975 ''

Harry O ''Harry O'', sometimes spelled ''Harry-O'', is an American private detective series that aired for two seasons on ABC from 1974 to 1976. The series starred David Janssen, and Jerry Thorpe was executive producer. ''Harry O'' followed the broad ...

'' (TV) as Deputy / Leon, the Bartender / Marshall Coffey * 1976 ''

Cannon A cannon is a large-caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant. Gunpowder ("black powder") was the primary propellant before the invention of smokeless powder during th ...

'' (TV) as Captain Middleman * 1976 ''

W.C. Fields and Me ''W. C. Fields and Me'' is a 1976 American biographical film directed by Arthur Hiller and starring Rod Steiger and Valerie Perrine. The screenplay by Bob Merrill is based on a memoir by Carlotta Monti, mistress of actor W. C. Fields during the l ...

'' as Assistant Director (uncredited) * 1976 ''

Zebra Force ''The Zebra Force'' (''Codename: Zebra'', USA title) is a 1976 American film directed by Joe Tornatore. The film is about a group of Vietnam War veterans who declare war on Los Angeles drug dealers and the Mafia. The film is also known as ''Code ...

'' as Lieutenant Claymore * 1976 ''

The Outlaw Josey Wales ''The Outlaw Josey Wales'' is a 1976 American revisionist Western film set during and after the American Civil War. It was directed by and starred Clint Eastwood (as Josey Wales), with Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke, Bill McKinney, and Joh ...

'' as First Texas Ranger * 1976 ''

A Small Town in Texas ''A Small Town in Texas'' is a 1976 action film directed by Jack Starrett and starring Bo Hopkins, Susan George, and Timothy Bottoms. It was filmed in Wimberley, Texas and Lockhart, Texas. Plot After serving a five-year prison sentence for ma ...

'' as Junior * 1976 ''

Drum The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a ...

'' as Mr. Holcomb * 1976 '' Hollywood Man'' as Dave * 1976-1977 ''

Starsky and Hutch ''Starsky & Hutch'' is an American action television series, which consisted of a 72-minute pilot movie (originally aired as a '' Movie of the Week'' entry) and 92 episodes of 50 minutes each. The show was created by William Blinn (inspired ...

'' (TV) as Fields / Conrad * 1977 ''Nowhere to Hide'' (TV movie) as Lee * 1977 '' Final Chapter: Walking Tall'' as O.Q. Teal * 1978 ''Thaddeus Rose and Eddie'' (TV movie) as Singer * 1978 ''Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus'' as Earl * 1979 ''

Mr. Horn ''Mr. Horn'' is a 1979 American Western miniseries based on Tom Horn's writings, starring David Carradine. It was directed by Jack Starrett from a screenplay by William Goldman. This version came out just prior to the 1980 feature film ''Tom H ...

'' (TV Movie) as Lieutenant Henry Lawton * 1985 '' Wildside'' (TV) as Grosset (final television appearance)

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* 1931 births 2002 deaths American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Indiana 20th-century American male actors {{US-screen-actor-1930s-stub