Julius Tannen
Born: 1882-05-16 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1965-01-03
Known For: Acting
Biography
Julius Tannen was one of the first vaudeville stand-up comedians. He never used props, sets, costumes or stooges. He just put on his hat, walked on stage, took it off, and did his monologue, then put his hat on again and walked off. This was rather revolutionary in his day and Tannen paved the way for many stand-ups to come, such as Bob Hope, Milton Berle, Frank Faye and Jack Benny. Julius Tannen later had a long career as a character actor in Hollywood, and became an invaluable member of the Preston Sturges stock company, giving memorable performances in such Sturges classics as "Christmas in July," "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek," and "Unfaithfully Yours." Date of Birth 16 May 1880, New York City, New York Date of Death 3 January 1965 , Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California (stroke)
Filmography
1958
- The Last Hurrah as Mr. Kowalsky (uncredited)
- I Married a Woman as Tim Smith (uncredited)
1954
- The George Gobel Show as Self
1952
- Singin' in the Rain as Man in Talking Pictures Demonstration (uncredited)
- Clash by Night as Waiter (uncredited)
1948
- Unfaithfully Yours as Tailor
1947
- The Sin of Harold Diddlebock as Nearsighted Banker
1946
- A Scandal in Paris as Bank of Paris Manager
1944
- House of Frankenstein as Hertz (uncredited)
- The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek as Mr. Rafferty
- The Great Moment as Dr. Charles T. Jackson
1942
- The Big Street as Judge Bamberger (Uncredited)
- The Ghost of Frankenstein as Sektal (uncredited)
- Two Yanks in Trinidad as Doctor (uncredited)
1941
- The Lady Eve as Lawyer (uncredited)
- Harvard Here I Come as Professor Anthony
1940
- Bitter Sweet as Schlick's Companion (uncredited)
- The Mortal Storm as 3rd Colleague
- The Lady in Question as Judge of the Court (uncredited)
- Christmas in July as Mr. Zimmerman
- The Lone Wolf Strikes as Hotel Manager
- No, No, Nanette as Disturbed Airline Passenger
- Remember the Night as Jury Member (uncredited)
1939
- The Lady and the Mob as Train Conductor
- Danger Flight as Dawson
1938
- A Man to Remember as Hospital Administrator (uncredited)
- Love Is a Headache as Mr. Hillier
1937
- Fair Warning as Mr. Taylor
- One in a Million as Chapelle
- Love Is News as Logan
- Mama Runs Wild as C. Preston Simms
1936
- Stowaway as First Mate
- Collegiate as Detective Browning
- Dimples as Hawkins
- Half Angel as City Editor
- Pigskin Parade as Dr. Burke
- King of Burlesque as Auctioneer (uncredited)
- 36 Hours to Kill as Dr. Borden
- The Road to Glory as Lieutenant Tannen
- Sins of Man as Advertising Man
- Sing, Baby, Sing as Kansas City Radio Station Manager
1935
- Stranded as Man at Train Terminal (uncredited)