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)

Cast

The Mortal Storm

(3rd Colleague)

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

(Nearsighted Banker)

Dimples

(Hawkins)

Stowaway

(First Mate)

Christmas in July

(Mr. Zimmerman)

The Great Moment

(Dr. Charles T. Jackson)

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

(Mr. Rafferty)

Singin' in the Rain

(Man in Talking Pictures Demonstration (uncredited))

36 Hours to Kill

(Dr. Borden)

Pigskin Parade

(Dr. Burke)

Mama Runs Wild

(C. Preston Simms)

King of Burlesque

(Auctioneer (uncredited))

Clash by Night

(Waiter (uncredited))

Love Is a Headache

(Mr. Hillier)

Half Angel

(City Editor)

A Man to Remember

(Hospital Administrator (uncredited))

The Lady and the Mob

(Train Conductor)

Danger Flight

(Dawson)

The Road to Glory

(Lieutenant Tannen)

The Ghost of Frankenstein

(Sektal (uncredited))

House of Frankenstein

(Hertz (uncredited))

The Lone Wolf Strikes

(Hotel Manager)

The Last Hurrah

(Mr. Kowalsky (uncredited))

Sins of Man

(Advertising Man)

Remember the Night

(Jury Member (uncredited))

The Lady Eve

(Lawyer (uncredited))

I Married a Woman

(Tim Smith (uncredited))

Unfaithfully Yours

(Tailor)

Love Is News

(Logan)

A Scandal in Paris

(Bank of Paris Manager)

Bitter Sweet

(Schlick's Companion (uncredited))

No, No, Nanette

(Disturbed Airline Passenger)

The Lady in Question

(Judge of the Court (uncredited))

Sing, Baby, Sing

(Kansas City Radio Station Manager)

Fair Warning

(Mr. Taylor)

Harvard Here I Come

(Professor Anthony)

Stranded

(Man at Train Terminal (uncredited))

One in a Million

(Chapelle)

Collegiate

(Detective Browning)

The Big Street

(Judge Bamberger (Uncredited))

The George Gobel Show

(Self)