Portrait of Charles Tannen

Acting

Charles Tannen

Career

Active from 1942 to 1972, with a break from 1947 to 1961, busiest in 1943 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gilligan's Island
Gilligan's Island
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 61 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charles Tannen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.5
  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Iconic Theme Song 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

102
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 47
Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction (1963)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Mr. Haley

Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock
Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock (1962)

as Sheriff

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
GoodWatch score 51

as CPO Mack Gleason

Gunslinger
Gunslinger (1961)

TV show ยท as Royce

Ma Barker's Killer Brood
Ma Barker's Killer Brood (1960)
GoodWatch score 46

as Sheriff #1

1950s

30 titles ยท average score 66
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Jake the Clerk

The Rifleman
The Rifleman (1958)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Josh Moore

The Fly
The Fly (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

as Doctor (uncredited)

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Cabby / Night Clerk

Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Jeff

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Ben

The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

as Reporter (uncredited)

Cheyenne
Cheyenne (1955)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Conductor

Lassie
Lassie (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Dispatcher

Father Knows Best
Father Knows Best (1954)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Hal Berdahl

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
GoodWatch score 82

as Ed, Malone's Contact (uncredited)

Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Dick Bannister

1940s

43 titles ยท average score 64
A Letter to Three Wives
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
GoodWatch score 88

as Radio Announcer for 'Confessions of Brenda' (voice) (uncredited)

Cry of the City
Cry of the City (1948)
GoodWatch score 84

as Intern

Johnny Comes Flying Home
Johnny Comes Flying Home (1946)

as Harry

The Dark Corner
The Dark Corner (1946)
GoodWatch score 68

as Cab Driver #2 (uncredited)

Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
GoodWatch score 81

as Man (uncredited)

Don't You Believe It
Don't You Believe It (1943)

as Politician

Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation
Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation (1943)

as FIU captain

Careful, Soft Shoulders
Careful, Soft Shoulders (1942)

as Joe

Manila Calling
Manila Calling (1942)
GoodWatch score 73

as Fillmore

Thunder Birds
Thunder Birds (1942)
GoodWatch score 53

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

The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
GoodWatch score 90

as Joe

The Return of Frank James
The Return of Frank James (1940)
GoodWatch score 64

as Charlie Ford

1930s

24 titles ยท average score 66
Drums Along the Mohawk
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
GoodWatch score 74

as Dr. Robert Johnson

Young Mr. Lincoln
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
GoodWatch score 85

as Ninian Edwards (uncredited)

Jesse James
Jesse James (1939)
GoodWatch score 68

as Charles Ford

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as Plane Passenger

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

as Court Clerk

Rose of Washington Square
Rose of Washington Square (1939)
GoodWatch score 63

as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

Second Fiddle
Second Fiddle (1939)
GoodWatch score 56

as Assistant Director

I'll Give a Million
I'll Give a Million (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

as Radio Operator (uncredited)

Submarine Patrol
Submarine Patrol (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

as Undetermined Part (script name, Kelly)

Love Is News
Love Is News (1937)
GoodWatch score 69

as Reporter (uncredited)

Big Town Girl
Big Town Girl (1937)

as Radio Station Attendant

Love Before Breakfast
Love Before Breakfast (1936)
GoodWatch score 58

as Clerk (uncredited)