
Charles Tannen
Highest Rated: 100% You're in the Navy Now (1951)
Lowest Rated: 76% Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
Birthday: Oct 22, 1915
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Charles Tannen was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, Tannen landed roles in various films, including "Educating Father" (1936), "Blazing Justice" (1936) and the Richard Greene action flick "Submarine Patrol" (1938). He also appeared in the Sonja Henie musical comedy "My Lucky Star" (1938), the Henry Fonda western "Drums Along the Mohawk" (1939) and the musical drama "Swanee River" (1939) with Don Ameche. His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like the romance "Crash Dive" (1943) with Tyrone Power, the mystery adaptation "The Spider" (1945) with Richard Conte and "Doll Face" (1946). He also appeared in "Behind Green Lights" (1946). Toward the end of his career, he tackled roles in "Angel Face" (1953), "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953) with Jane Russell and the crime picture "Gorilla at Large" (1954) with Cameron Mitchell. He also appeared in the dramatic adaptation "The Country Girl" (1954) with Bing Crosby and the William Holden dramatic adaptation "The Bridges at Toko-Ri" (1955). Tannen more recently acted in "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1961) with Walter Pidgeon. Tannen passed away in December 1980 at the age of 65.






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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | 14% | Terror Out of the Sky | Unknown (Character) | - | 1978 |
76% | 39% | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | CPO Gleason (Character) | - | 1961 |
95% | 71% | The Fly | Doctor (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Proud Ones | 2nd Foreman (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | 28% | Gorilla at Large | Unknown (Character) | - | 1954 |
80% | 60% | The Bridges at Toko-Ri | Military Police Major (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1954 |
88% | 83% | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | Malone's Contact Man at Wharf (Character) | - | 1953 |
100% | 38% | You're in the Navy Now | Houlihan (Character) | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Green Grass of Wyoming | Dr. Kimgrough (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | 25% | Doll Face | Flo's Aide (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Don't You Believe It | Narrator | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Manila Calling | Fillmore (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Little Tokyo, U.S.A. | Marsten (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sundown Jim | Dan Barr (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | 60% | The Great American Broadcast | Usher (Character) | - | 1941 |
83% | 47% | The Return of Frank James | Charlie Ford (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Love and Hisses | Hotel Desk Clerk (Character) | - | 1937 |
TV
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90% | 65% | Gilligan's Island | Writer | 1964-1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Petticoat Junction |
Unknown (Guest Star), Writer |
1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Grindl |
Unknown (Guest Star), Writer |
1963-1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 77 Sunset Strip | Howie (Guest Star) | 1959 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Timmy & Lassie | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lassie | Mr. Shulman (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cheyenne | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1957 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Laramie | Bartender (Guest Star) | 1959 1961 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Bonanza | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960-1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bronco | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rifleman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. Lucky | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Thin Man | Tom Roberts (Guest Star) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Perry Mason | Jasper Horn (Guest Star) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wagon Train | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Restless Gun | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Have Gun -- Will Travel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Al de Graff (Guest Star) | 1958 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Gunsmoke | Cashier (Guest Star) | 1958 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Father Knows Best | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1955 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Unknown (Character) | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Roy Rogers Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1954 |