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