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