Born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA — May 16 1882• Died Jan 03 1965

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 i…
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Man in Talking Pictures Demonstration (uncredited)

Mr. Kowalsky (uncredited)

Waiter (uncredited)

Jury Member (uncredited)

Sektal (uncredited)

Judge Bamberger (uncredited)

3rd Colleague

Lawyer (uncredited)

Logan

Lieutenant Tannen

Tailor

Advertising Man

Bank of Paris Manager

Hertz (uncredited)

Disturbed Airline Passenger

Tim Smith (uncredited)

Kansas City Radio Station Manager

Hotel Manager

Man at Train Terminal (uncredited)

Mr. Zimmerman

Auctioneer (uncredited)

First Mate

Train Conductor

Chapelle

Hospital Administrator (uncredited)

Nearsighted Banker

Mr. Rafferty

Judge of the Court (uncredited)

Dr. Charles T. Jackson

Schlick's Companion (uncredited)

Mr. Hillier

Doctor (uncredited)

City Editor

Dr. Borden

Dr. Burke

Hawkins

Mr. Taylor

Dawson

Professor Anthony

Detective Browning

C. Preston Simms