
Charles Tannen
Known for Acting ยท 102 credits
- Born
- 1915-10-22
- Died
- 1980-12-28
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, New York, USA
Known For
TV Shows (13)

Perry Mason
1957
as Cabby / Night Clerk

The Rifleman
1958
as Josh Moore

Lassie
1954
as Dispatcher

Bonanza
1959
as Jake the Clerk

Father Knows Best
1954
as Hal Berdahl

Petticoat Junction
1963
as Mr. Haley

Maverick
1957
as Jeff

Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Dick Bannister

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Ben

MGM Parade
1955

Black Saddle
1959
as Andy Benson

Gunslinger
1961
as Royce
Jefferson Drum
1958
as Dandy Case
Movies (89)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
as Ed, Malone's Contact (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Joe

Thunder Birds
1942
as American Flyer / Opening Off-Screen Narrator (voice)

The Fly
1958
as Doctor (uncredited)

The Return of Frank James
1940
as Charlie Ford

The Harder They Fall
1956
as Reporter (uncredited)

Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
as Dr. Robert Johnson

Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950
as Police Radio Dispatcher #79 (voice) (uncredited)

Remember the Day
1941
as Slicker

Careful, Soft Shoulders
1942
as Joe

A Letter to Three Wives
1949
as Radio Announcer for 'Confessions of Brenda' (voice) (uncredited)

Dangerous Crossing
1953
as Wine Steward (uncredited)

Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
as Ninian Edwards (uncredited)

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961
as CPO Mack Gleason

Jesse James
1939
as Charles Ford

Young People
1940
as Assistant Manager (uncredited)

The Proud Ones
1956
as 2nd Foreman (uncredited)

Cry of the City
1948
as Intern

The Country Girl
1954
as Photographer (uncredited)

The Street with No Name
1948
as Cab Driver (Uncredited)

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939
as Court Clerk
Eyes Aloft
1943
as Civil Aeronautics operative

I Married a Woman
1958
as Young Cop (uncredited)

The Dark Corner
1946
as Cab Driver #2 (uncredited)

Sitting Pretty
1948
as Newsreel Director (uncredited)

Johnny Apollo
1940
as Reporter (uncredited)

You're in the Navy Now
1951
as Houlihan

Sundown Jim
1942
as Dan Barr

Red Skies of Montana
1952
as Charlie (uncredited)

Vice Squad
1953
as Dutch (uncredited)

Shock
1946
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

A Blueprint for Murder
1953
as Detective (uncredited)

Crash Dive
1943
as Seaman Hammond

Dancing in the Dark
1949
as Jack

Love and Hisses
1937
as Hotel Desk Clerk

Swanee River
1939
as Morrison Foster

When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Love Is News
1937
as Reporter (uncredited)

December 7th
1943
as Mike - Landing Field Officer (uncredited)

Leave Her to Heaven
1945
as Man (uncredited)

Moontide
1942
as Radio Broadcaster (Voice) (uncredited)

Night Without Sleep
1952
as Steve Brooks (Uncredited)

Sleepers West
1941
as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)

The Monster That Challenged the World
1957
as Seaman Wyatt (Radioman)

Ma Barker's Killer Brood
1960
as Sheriff #1

Second Fiddle
1939
as Assistant Director

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939
as Plane Passenger

Rose of Washington Square
1939
as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
1962
as Sheriff

Walking Down Broadway
1938
as Hotel Clerk

Lillian Russell
1940
as Reporter

Love Before Breakfast
1936
as Clerk (uncredited)

Submarine Patrol
1938
as Undetermined Part (script name, Kelly)

Doll Face
1945
as Flo's Aide

Green Grass of Wyoming
1948
as Dr. Kimgrough - Veterinarian

Blue, White and Perfect
1942
as Ship's Ticket Agent

Behind Green Lights
1946
as Ames

Inferno
1953
as Police Radio Broadcaster (uncredited)

Kentucky Moonshine
1938
as Engineer (uncredited)

You're My Everything
1949
as Director (uncredited)

Murder Over New York
1940
as Airport Announcer Voice

Public Deb No. 1
1940
as Reporter

Lucky Cisco Kid
1940
as Minor Role (uncredited)

Don't You Believe It
1943
as Politician

I'll Give a Million
1938
as Radio Operator (uncredited)

Gateway
1938
as Reporter

Footlight Serenade
1942
as Charlie

Bloodhounds of Broadway
1952
as Bookie on Phone (uncredited)

Dead Men Tell
1941
as Sailor with Girl (Uncredited)

Manila Calling
1942
as Fillmore

The Lady Escapes
1937
as Usher (uncredited)

Cadet Girl
1941
as Jimmy, a Cadet

The Jones Family in Hollywood
1939
as Legion Member (uncredited)

The Perfect Snob
1941
as Chauffer (uncredited)

Big Town Girl
1937
as Radio Station Attendant

The Spider
1945
as Detective Tonti

Quiet Please, Murder
1943
as Hollis

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940
as Reporter

Barricade
1939
as Opening Narrator (voice)

Don't Be a Sucker!
1943

Without Warning!
1952
as Wolf

Educating Father
1936
as Jim Courtney

Johnny Comes Flying Home
1946
as Harry

Fair Warning
1937
as Bellhop

Sins of Man
1936
as Steamship Clerk

Land and Live in the Jungle
1944
as Charley Tannen

Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation
1943
as FIU captain

Sing, Baby, Sing
1936
as Reporter / Radio Station Messenger
Your Next Job
1945
as T-5 Joe Dailey
About Charles Tannen
Charles Tannen is a notable figure in cinema and television, best known for contributions to Acting. With 102 credits spanning from 1936 to 1963, Charles Tannen has appeared in 89 films and 13 TV shows.
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Most Popular Charles Tannen Movies
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) โ as Ed, Malone's Contact (uncredited)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) โ as Joe
- Thunder Birds (1942) โ as American Flyer / Opening Off-Screen Narrator (voice)
- The Fly (1958) โ as Doctor (uncredited)
- The Return of Frank James (1940) โ as Charlie Ford
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