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