AKA William Whitney Talman, Jr.
Born: 4-Feb-1915Birthplace: Detroit, MIDied: 30-Aug-1968Location of death: Encino, CA [1]Cause of death: Cancer - LungRemains: Buried, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, CA
Gender: MaleRace or Ethnicity: WhiteSexual orientation: StraightOccupation: Actor
Nationality: United StatesExecutive summary: Hamilton Burger on Perry Mason
Military service: US Army (WWII)
Father: William Talman, Sr.Mother: Ada BarberWife: Lynne Carter (m. 1942, div. 1952, one daughter)Daughter: LyndaWife: Barbara Read (actress, div. 1959, one daughter, one son, d. 1963 suicide)Daughter: BarbieSon: BillyWife: Margaret Flannagan (m. 1963, until his death, two stepchildren)Son: Steve (stepson)Daughter: Debbie (stepdaughter)
High School: Cranbrook School University: Dartmouth College
Risk Factors: Smoking
TELEVISION Perry Mason DA Hamilton Burger (1957-66)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR The Ballad of Josie (1-Feb-1967) · Charlie The Man Is Armed (19-Oct-1956) Uranium Boom (2-Mar-1956) Two-Gun Lady (15-Oct-1955) Big House, U.S.A. (3-Mar-1955) · Machine Gun Mason Crashout (Mar-1955) Smoke Signal (1955) · Capt. Harper City That Never Sleeps (7-Aug-1953) The Hitch-Hiker (29-Apr-1953) · Emmett Myers One Minute to Zero (Aug-1952) · Col. Parker The Racket (12-Dec-1951) · Bailey Armored Car Robbery (8-Jun-1950) · Dave Purvis The Kid from Texas (1-Mar-1950) Red, Hot and Blue (19-Oct-1949) I Married a Communist (8-Oct-1949) · Bailey
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