William Whitney Talman Jr. (February 4, 1915 – August 30, 1968) was an American television and movie actor, best known for playing Los Angeles District Attorney Hamilton Berger in the television series Perry Mason.

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 (1957). 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 ...

2023年9月15日 · William Talman died of cardiac arrest due to complications from lung cancer at West Valley Community Hospital in Encino, California, on August 30, 1968, at the age of 53. He was survived by his wife Margaret and six children from his previous marriages.

2021年9月25日 · "Perry Mason" was an American hit show in the years it aired, but one of its main characters, William Talman, left a valuable lesson to his fans before his death to cancer a few weeks after.

Actor Bill Talman Dies at 53. ENCINO, Calif. (UPl)—Actor William Talman, who played the no-win district attorney on the Perry Mason television Show, died Friday of lung cancer. He was 53.

2012年2月9日 · As fictional prosecutor Hamilton Burger, Detroit-born actor William Talman had lost case after case to defense attorney Raymond Burr during nine seasons of Perry Mason. Now, Talman was reaching from beyond the grave to issue a startling firsthand warning about the lethal effects of smoking.

In July 1968, her husband, 53-year-old William Talman, taped a landmark antismoking public service announcement that warned of the hazards of cigarettes. Talman, the actor who played the...

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2025年2月4日 · Talman is an American actor who is best known for his work in the movies. He was born in Los Angeles, California, and began his career in the entertainment industry in the early 1940s. Some of his most notable roles include appearances in “The Hitch-Hiker” (1953), “Perry Mason” (1957-1966), and “The Twilight Zone” (1959).

2025年1月17日 · William Talman, an iconic American actor, is best known for his role as the formidable District Attorney Hamilton Burger in the long-running television series, Perry Mason.