
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1882-05-16
Deathday
1965-01-03
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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
as Man in Talking Pictures Demonstration (uncredited)

The Lady Eve
as Lawyer (uncredited)

House of Frankenstein
as Hertz (uncredited)

The Ghost of Frankenstein
as Sektal (uncredited)

Clash by Night
as Waiter (uncredited)

Unfaithfully Yours
as Tailor

Remember the Night
as Jury Member (uncredited)

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
as Mr. Rafferty

The Mortal Storm
as 3rd Colleague

Christmas in July
as Mr. Zimmerman