Julius Tannen

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)

Known For

Singin' in the Rain

Man in Talking Pictures Demonstration (uncredited)

The Lady Eve

Lawyer (uncredited)

The Last Hurrah

Mr. Kowalsky (uncredited)

House of Frankenstein

Hertz (uncredited)

The Ghost of Frankenstein

Sektal (uncredited)

Clash by Night

Waiter (uncredited)

Remember the Night

Jury Member (uncredited)

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1958	The Last Hurrah	Mr. Kowalsky (uncredited)
1958	I Married a Woman	Tim Smith (uncredited)
1952	Singin' in the Rain	Man in Talking Pictures Demonstration (uncredited)
1952	Clash by Night	Waiter (uncredited)
1948	Unfaithfully Yours	Tailor
1947	The Sin of Harold Diddlebock	Nearsighted Banker
1946	A Scandal in Paris	Bank of Paris Manager
1944	The Great Moment	Dr. Charles T. Jackson
1944	The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek	Mr. Rafferty
1944	House of Frankenstein	Hertz (uncredited)
1942	The Ghost of Frankenstein	Sektal (uncredited)
1942	The Big Street	Judge Bamberger (Uncredited)
1942	Two Yanks in Trinidad	Doctor (uncredited)
1941	The Lady Eve	Lawyer (uncredited)
1941	Harvard Here I Come	Professor Anthony
1940	The Mortal Storm	3rd Colleague
1940	Christmas in July	Mr. Zimmerman
1940	The Lone Wolf Strikes	Hotel Manager
1940	Remember the Night	Jury Member (uncredited)
1940	Bitter Sweet	Schlick's Companion (uncredited)
1940	No, No, Nanette	Disturbed Airline Passenger
1940	The Lady in Question	Judge of the Court (uncredited)
1939	The Lady and the Mob	Train Conductor
1939	Danger Flight	Dawson
1938	Love Is a Headache	Mr. Hillier
1938	A Man to Remember	Hospital Administrator (uncredited)
1937	Mama Runs Wild	C. Preston Simms
1937	Love Is News	Logan
1937	Fair Warning	Mr. Taylor
1937	One in a Million	Chapelle
1936	Dimples	Hawkins
1936	Stowaway	First Mate
1936	36 Hours to Kill	Dr. Borden
1936	Pigskin Parade	Dr. Burke
1936	King of Burlesque	Auctioneer (uncredited)
1936	Half Angel	City Editor
1936	The Road to Glory	Lieutenant Tannen
1936	Sins of Man	Advertising Man
1936	Sing, Baby, Sing	Kansas City Radio Station Manager
1936	Collegiate	Detective Browning
1935	Stranded	Man at Train Terminal (uncredited)

Year	TV Show	Role
1954	The George Gobel Show	Self