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Julius Tannen

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)


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Born:
May 16, 1882 In New York City, New York USA
Movie/TV Credits:
39
First Appeared:
In the movie Stranded 1935-06-29
Latest Project:
Movie The Last Hurrah 1958-12-31
Known For
Poster of The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Poster of The Great Moment
Poster of The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
Poster of A Man to Remember
Filmography
Movie I Married a Woman Tim Smith (uncredited) 1958-03-01
Movie The Last Hurrah Mr. Kowalsky (uncredited) 1958-12-31
Movie Singin' in the Rain Man in Talking Pictures Demonstration (uncredited) 1952-04-09
Movie Clash by Night Waiter (uncredited) 1952-05-30
Movie Unfaithfully Yours Tailor 1948-12-10
Movie The Sin of Harold Diddlebock Nearsighted Banker 1947-04-04
Movie A Scandal in Paris Bank of Paris Manager 1946-07-19
Movie The Great Moment Dr. Charles T. Jackson 1944-07-18
Movie House of Frankenstein Hertz (uncredited) 1944-12-01
Movie The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek Mr. Rafferty 1943-12-12
Movie The Ghost of Frankenstein Sektal (uncredited) 1942-03-13
Movie The Big Street Judge Bamberger (Uncredited) 1942-08-13
Movie The Lady Eve Lawyer (uncredited) 1941-02-25
Movie Harvard Here I Come Professor Anthony 1941-12-18
Movie The Mortal Storm 3rd Colleague 1940-06-20
Movie The Lady in Question Judge of the Court (uncredited) 1940-08-07
Movie Remember the Night Jury Member (uncredited) 1940-01-19
Movie The Lone Wolf Strikes Hotel Manager 1940-01-26
Movie Christmas in July Mr. Zimmerman 1940-10-25
Movie No, No, Nanette Disturbed Airline Passenger 1940-12-19
Movie Bitter Sweet Schlick's Companion (uncredited) 1940-11-08
Movie The Lady and the Mob Train Conductor 1939-04-03
Movie Danger Flight Dawson 1939-11-01
Movie A Man to Remember Hospital Administrator (uncredited) 1938-10-14
Movie Love Is a Headache Mr. Hillier 1938-01-14
Movie One in a Million Chapelle 1937-01-01
Movie Fair Warning Mr. Taylor 1937-03-05
Movie Love Is News Logan 1937-02-26
Movie Sins of Man Advertising Man 1936-06-19
Movie Half Angel City Editor 1936-05-22
Movie King of Burlesque Auctioneer (uncredited) 1936-01-03
Movie 36 Hours to Kill Dr. Borden 1936-07-24
Movie Collegiate Detective Browning 1936-01-22
Movie Stowaway First Mate 1936-12-25
Movie Pigskin Parade Dr. Burke 1936-10-23
Movie Sing, Baby, Sing Kansas City Radio Station Manager 1936-08-21
Movie Dimples Hawkins 1936-10-09
Movie The Road to Glory Lieutenant Tannen 1936-09-04
Movie Stranded Man at Train Terminal (uncredited) 1935-06-29