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Name
Franklin Pangborn

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1889-01-23

Deathday
1958-07-20 (69 years old)

Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA

Biography

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Franklin Pangborn (January 23, 1889 – July 20, 1958) was an American comedic character actor famous for playing small but memorable roles with comic flair. He appeared in scores of feature films playing essentially the same character: prissy, polite, elegant, highly energetic, often officious, fastidious, somewhat nervous, prone to becoming flustered but essentially upbeat, and with immediately recognizable high-speed, patter-type speech. He typically played an officious desk clerk in a hotel, a self-important musician, a fastidious headwaiter, an enthusiastic birdwatcher, and the like, and was usually put in a situation of frustration or flustered by the antics of others. Pangborn was an effective foil for many major comedians.

Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

1940 The Bank Dick as J. Pinkerton Snoopington
1930 Reno or Bust
1947 The Sin of Harold Diddlebock as Formfit Franklin
1934 King Kelly of the U.S.A. as J. Ashton Brockton
1949 My Dream Is Yours as Sourpuss Manager
1937 A Star Is Born as Billy Moon (uncredited)
1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as The Tailor (uncredited)
1938 Bluebeard's 8th Wife as Assistant Hotel Manager
1942 The Palm Beach Story as Manager
1942 Now, Voyager as Mr. Thompson
1940 Christmas in July as Don Hartman - Radio Announcer
1941 Never Give a Sucker an Even Break as The Producer
1942 George Washington Slept Here as Mr. Gibney
1944 Hail the Conquering Hero as Reception Committee Chairman
1944 The Great Moment as Dr. Heywood
1938 Carefree as Roland Hunter
1941 Tillie the Toiler as Perry Tweedale
1957 The Story of Mankind as Marquis de Varennes
1938 Just Around the Corner as Waters
1941 The Flame of New Orleans as Bellows
1948 Romance on the High Seas as Rio Hotel Clerk
1937 Stage Door as Harcourt
1939 Fifth Avenue Girl as Higgins
1941 Sullivan's Travels as Mr. Casalsis
1938 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm as Hamilton Montmarcy
1936 The Mandarin Mystery as Mellish
1945 The Horn Blows at Midnight as Radio Engineer / Sloan
1938 Four's a Crowd as Preston
1937 Easy Living as Van Buren
1938 Topper Takes a Trip as Louis - Hotel Manager
1933 Trying Out Torchy as Office manager
1945 Hollywood and Vine as Reggie
1933 Design for Living as Mr. Douglas
1932 The Half-Naked Truth as Hotel Clerk
1943 Reveille with Beverly as Vernon Lewis (uncredited)
1937 Swing High, Swing Low as Henri
1934 Cockeyed Cavaliers as Town Crier
1947 I'll Be Yours as Barber
1931 Blue of the Night as Gilbert Sinclair
1939 Broadway Serenade as Gene, Collier's Composer
1932 A Fool's Advice as Egbert - Hotel Clerk
1930 Her Man as Sport
1937 Danger – Love at Work as Train dining car headwaiter
1947 Calendar Girl as Dilly Dillingsworth
1937 It Happened in Hollywood as Mr. Forsythe
1942 Obliging Young Lady as Professor Gibney
1943 Holy Matrimony as Duncan Farll
1933 Art in the Raw
1928 A Blonde for a Night as Hector
1934 Manhattan Love Song as Garrett Wetherby
1933 Menu as John Xavier Omsk (uncredited)
1934 Tomorrow's Youth as Thornton
1945 Tell It to a Star as Horace Lovelace
1937 All Over Town as The Costumer
1933 Sweepings as Photographer (Uncredited)
1933 Dream Stuff as Gordon
1927 My Friend from India as William / Tommy Valentine
1932 The Loud Mouth
1941 A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob as Pet Shop Owner
1927 Cradle Snatchers as Howard Drake
1938 The Girl Downstairs as Adolf Pumpfel
1936 Hats Off as Mr. Churchill
1930 Not So Dumb as Leach
1936 Tango as Oscar, the Photographer
1930 The Chumps as Eddie Gray
1932 Jimmy's New Yacht as Everett
1931 Torchy Passes the Buck as Office Manager
1932 Torchy Turns the Trick as Office Manager
1931 Torchy as Office Manager
1932 Torchy's Night Cap as Office Manager
1932 Torchy's Two Toots as Office Manager
1932 Torchy Raises the Auntie as Office Manager
1932 Torchy Rolls His Own as Office Manager
1932 Torchy's Busy Day as Office Manager
1933 Torchy's Kitty Coup as Office Manager
1933 Torchy's Loud Spooker as Office Manager
1933 Torchy Turns Turtle as Office Manager
1933 Professional Sweetheart as Herbert
1937 High Hat as Renaldo Breton
1946 Lover Come Back as Hotel desk clerk
1934 Flirtation as Veterinarian
1941 Weekend for Three as Number Seven, Old Field Inn Waiter
1932 Tee for Two as Henry
1937 Dangerous Holiday as Doffle
1937 She's Dangerous as Fashion Designer
1937 Rich Relations as Mr. Dwight
1932 Doctor's Orders
1938 Doctor Rhythm as Mr. Stenchfield (Store Clerk)
1937 It's All Yours as Schultz
1938 Always Goodbye as Bicycle Salesman
1930 Cheer Up and Smile as Professor
1938 Three Blind Mice as Clerk
1930 Breakfast in Bed as John
1940 Spring Parade as Wiedlemeyer
1930 A Lady Surrenders as Lawton
1932 Over the Counter as Drake's Assistant
1945 You Came Along as Hotel Clerk
1933 The Important Witness as Groom
1938 Joy of Living as Orchestra Leader
1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s as (archive footage)
1927 Getting Gertie's Garter as Algy Brooks
1945 Hollywood Victory Caravan as Railroad Agent
1932 What Price Taxi as Taxi Boy
1942 Call Out the Marines as Wilbur
1935 The Captain Hits the Ceiling as Jimmy Martin
1938 Vivacious Lady as Apartment Manager
1933 Easy on the Eyes as Franklyn Pierce
1937 She Married an Artist as Paul
1931 A Woman of Experience as Hans
1936 Doughnuts and Society as Benson
1937 The Life of the Party as Beggs
1933 Bed of Roses as Floorwalker
1937 Dangerous Number as Hotel Desk Clerk
1937 Living on Love as Ogilvie O. Oglethorpe
1929 The Sap as Ed Mason
1934 Young and Beautiful as Radio Announcer
1937 We Have Our Moments as Joe (uncredited)
1937 I'll Take Romance as Kane's Secretary
1940 Turnabout as Mr. Pingboom
1935 Eight Bells as Finch
1941 Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case as Charley Towne
1937 The Lady Escapes as Pierre
1936 Three Smart Girls as Jeweler
1940 Hit Parade of 1941 as Carter
1942 Moonlight Masquerade as Fairchild
1944 My Best Gal as Mr. Porter
1935 She Married Her Boss as Window Dresser (uncredited)
1933 Parachute Jumper as Man in Private Office (uncredited)
1936 Give Us This Night as Forcellini's Secretary
1942 What's Cookin'? as Professor Bistell
1937 Love on Toast as Finley
1943 Stage Door Canteen as Franklin Pangborn
1935 $1,000 a Minute as Reville
1937 When Love Is Young as John Dorman
1941 Where Did You Get That Girl? as Digby
1944 Allergic to Love as Stewart Ives III
1943 Never a Dull Moment as Sylvester
1943 Honeymoon Lodge as Cathcart
1934 My Grandfather's Clock as Dr. Watkins
1949 The Eternal Melody as The Cat Lover
1933 International House as Hotel Manager
1936 To Mary - with Love as Guest
1931 Next Door Neighbors as Landlord
1946 Two Guys from Milwaukee as Theatre Manager
1933 Flying Down to Rio as Hammerstein (uncredited)
1926 Exit Smiling as Cecil Lovelace
1930 Sunny as Party Guest (uncredited)
1934 Unknown Blonde as Male Co-Respondent
1936 Don't Gamble with Love as Salesman
1930 Poor Aubrey as Aubrey Piper
1958 The Unchained Goddess as the Cloud Painter (voice)
1935 Hollywood Trouble as Tailor
1933 Wild Poses as Otto Phocus
1933 Headline Shooter as Adolphus G. Crocker
1928 On Trial as Turnbull
1937 Thrill of a Lifetime as Sam Williams
1934 College Rhythm as Peabody
1936 Swing Banditry as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1932 The Giddy Age as George
1940 Public Deb No. 1 as Bartender
1943 Two Weeks to Live as Mr. Pinkney
1936 My Man Godfrey as Guthrie (uncredited)
1933 Sing, Bing, Sing as Herbert
1937 Bad Housekeeping as Piano Tuner
1927 The Girl in the Pullman as Hector Brooks
1945 See My Lawyer as B.J. Wagonhorn
1937 She Had to Eat as Mr. Phoecian-Wylie
1941 Bachelor Daddy as Williams
1943 Crazy House as Hotel Clerk
1944 Reckless Age as Mr. Thurtle
1935 She Couldn't Take It as Spot's Secretary
1927 Finger Prints as The Bandoline Kid
1933 Only Yesterday as Tom (Uncredited)
1932 Lighthouse Love as Pvt. Jerry Stone
1934 Imitation of Life as Mr. Carven (uncredited)
1937 Step Lively, Jeeves! as Head Waiter
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 as Franklin Pangborn
1934 Many Happy Returns as Allen's Secretary
1934 Strictly Dynamite as Mr. Bailey
1942 Strictly in the Groove as Cathcart
1929 Lady of the Pavements as M'sieu Dubrey, Dance Master
1940 The Villain Still Pursued Her as Bartender (uncredited)
1935 The Headline Woman as Hamilton
1949 Down Memory Lane as Gilbert Sinclair
1931 Hollywood Halfbacks
1936 The Luckiest Girl in the World as Cashier
1935 She Married Her Boss as Window Dresser
1934 That's Gratitude as Photographer
1932 The Candid Camera as Jack Townes
1927 The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary as Melville
1933 Divorce Sweets as Uncle Jeremiah
1976 Bob Hope's World of Comedy as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
1937 Turn Off the Moon as Mr. Perkins

1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour ( 2 episodes ) as Self
1952 This Is Your Life ( 1 episode ) as Self
1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar ( 5 episodes ) as Self - Announcer
1952 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Canfield (uncredited)
1954 Hey Mulligan ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Bean
1953 Revlon Mirror Theatre ( 1 episode )

Name
Franklin Pangborn

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1889-01-23

Deathday
1958-07-20 (69 years old)

Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA

Biography

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Known For Acting

Birthday 1889-01-23

Deathday 1958-07-20 (69 years old)

Place of Birth Newark, New Jersey, USA

Biography

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Name
Franklin Pangborn

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1889-01-23

Deathday
1958-07-20 (69 years old)

Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA