Charles David Tannen (October 22, 1915 â€" December 28, 1980) was an
American actor and screenwriter. A general purpose actor who worked
primarily at 20th Century Fox, he had mostly bit and/or supporting
parts in movies, appearing in more than two hundred films, including
Jesse James (1939), The Return of Frank James (1940), Gentlemen Prefer
Blondes (1953) with Marilyn Monroe, There's No Business Like Show
Business (1954), The Fly (1958), and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
(1961).Director Preston Sturges once praised Tannen for his acting
ability, being quoted as saying,Tannen also made many appearances on
such television series as Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, Lassie, The
Twilight Zone, Rawhide, The Rifleman and Jefferson Drum. In 1957
Tannen appeared as "Lonnie the Conductor" in the TV westernCheyenne in
the episode titled "The Iron Trail."As a television screenwriter,
Tannen wrote episodes for Petticoat Junction, I Dream Of Jeannie,
Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch, All In The Family and Maude.
American actor and screenwriter. A general purpose actor who worked
primarily at 20th Century Fox, he had mostly bit and/or supporting
parts in movies, appearing in more than two hundred films, including
Jesse James (1939), The Return of Frank James (1940), Gentlemen Prefer
Blondes (1953) with Marilyn Monroe, There's No Business Like Show
Business (1954), The Fly (1958), and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
(1961).Director Preston Sturges once praised Tannen for his acting
ability, being quoted as saying,Tannen also made many appearances on
such television series as Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, Lassie, The
Twilight Zone, Rawhide, The Rifleman and Jefferson Drum. In 1957
Tannen appeared as "Lonnie the Conductor" in the TV westernCheyenne in
the episode titled "The Iron Trail."As a television screenwriter,
Tannen wrote episodes for Petticoat Junction, I Dream Of Jeannie,
Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch, All In The Family and Maude.
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