Julius Tannen
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1882-05-16 (83 years old)
Deathday
1965-01-03
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
Julian Tannen
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 "Unfa...
Acting
1940
as 3rd Colleague
1947
as Nearsighted Banker
1936
as Hawkins
1936
as First Mate
1940
as Mr. Zimmerman
1944
as Dr. Charles T. Jackson
1944
as Mr. Rafferty
1952
as Man in Talking Pictures Demonstration (uncredited)
1936
as Dr. Borden
1936
as Dr. Burke
1937
as C. Preston Simms
1936
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
1952
as Waiter (uncredited)
1938
as Mr. Hillier
1936
as City Editor
1938
as Hospital Administrator (uncredited)
1939
as Train Conductor
1939
as Dawson
1936
as Lieutenant Tannen
1942
as Sektal (uncredited)
1944
as Hertz (uncredited)
1940
as Hotel Manager
1958
as Mr. Kowalsky (uncredited)
1936
as Advertising Man
1940
as Jury Member (uncredited)
1941
as Lawyer (uncredited)
1958
as Tim Smith (uncredited)
1948
as Tailor
1937
as Logan
1946
as Bank of Paris Manager
1940
as Schlick's Companion (uncredited)
1940
as Disturbed Airline Passenger
1940
as Judge of the Court (uncredited)
1936
as Kansas City Radio Station Manager
1937
as Mr. Taylor
1941
as Professor Anthony
1935
as Man at Train Terminal (uncredited)
1937
as Chapelle
1936
as Detective Browning
1942
as Judge Bamberger (Uncredited)
1942
as Doctor (uncredited)
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