Julius Tannen
Biography
Julius Tannen was an American monologist and character actor who never set out to perform: he was a salesman whose patter drew offers to entertain at parties, and after his vaudeville debut at 21 he became a monologist, a forerunner of the stand-up comic. He made his Broadway debut in 1905 in the musical Lifting the Lid and played the Palace Theatre in New York City, the top venue in vaudeville, more often than nearly anyone else. Talking pictures drew him to Hollywood, where he started with an uncredited bit in Stranded (1935) and spent 25 years as a character man in more than 50 films. He joined Preston Sturges' unofficial stock company, and his most prominent role came at 72, demonstrating talking pictures in Singin' in the Rain (1952). He kept working in films until Last Train from Gun Hill (1959).
84years old at death
- Born New York City
- Died Woodland Hills
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 22 years1936 to 1958
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A change of course
Julius Tannen had no plan to become a performer. He worked as a salesman, and his pitch brought offers to entertain at parties, leading to a professional vaudeville debut at 21 and a career as a monologist.
A first
Tannen played the Palace Theatre in New York City, vaudeville's apex, more often than almost anyone else, a sign he stood at the top of his profession.
First role
Tannen's first film work came in 1935, an uncredited bit in Stranded, which launched a 25-year career as a character man whose work often went uncredited.
Julius Tannen movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Preston Sturges directed three of these films, William A. Seiter two. Al Bridge appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Al Bridge's page
John Carradine's page
William Demarest's page
Robert Young's page
Frank Morgan's page
Preston SturgesDirector, 3 films, 1940 to 1948
All films by Preston Sturges
William A. SeiterDirector, 2 films, 1936
Also two films together8 more actors
- Robert GreigUnfaithfully Yours (1948) and Stowaway (1936)
- Torben MeyerUnfaithfully Yours (1948) and Christmas in July (1940)
- William EdmundsHouse of Frankenstein (1944) and The Mortal Storm (1940)
- Helen WestleyDimples (1936) and Stowaway (1936)
- Paul McVeyLove Is News (1937) and Stowaway (1936)
- Astrid AllwynDimples (1936) and Stowaway (1936)
- Victor PotelThe Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1944) and Christmas in July (1940)
- Stepin FetchitLove Is News (1937) and Dimples (1936)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.