Julius Tannen

Julius Tannen (16 May 1880 – 3 January 1965) was a monologist in vaudeville.[1] He was known to stage audiences for his witty improvisations and creative word games. He had a successful career as a character actor in films, appearing in over 50 films in his 25-year film career.[2] He is best known to film audiences from the musical Singin' in the Rain, in which he appears as the man demonstrating a talking picture early in the film.