Franklin Pangborn
191 movies · 3 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 23, 1889
- Died
- Jul 20, 1958 (age 69)
- Place of birth
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Joseph Franklin Pangborn · Franklyn Pangborn · Frank Pangborn
Biography
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Franklin Pangborn: movies and TV shows
Acting (194)
- 1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
- 1958 The Unchained Goddess
as the Cloud Painter (voice)
- 1957 The Story of Mankind
as Marquis de Varennes
- 1954
- 1953
- 1952
- 1949 The Eternal Melody
as The Cat Lover
- 1949 Down Memory Lane
as Gilbert Sinclair
- 1949 My Dream Is Yours
as Sourpuss Manager
- 1948 Romance on the High Seas
as Rio Hotel Clerk
- 1947 The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
as Formfit Franklin
- 1947 I'll Be Yours
as Barber
- 1947 Calendar Girl
as Dilly Dillingsworth
- 1946 Two Guys from Milwaukee
as Theatre Manager
- 1946 Lover Come Back
as Hotel desk clerk
- 1945 Hollywood Victory Caravan
as Railroad Agent
- 1945 Tell It to a Star
as Horace Lovelace
- 1945 You Came Along
as Hotel Clerk
- 1945 The Horn Blows at Midnight
as Radio Engineer / Sloan
- 1945 Hollywood and Vine
as Reggie
- 1945 See My Lawyer
as B.J. Wagonhorn
- 1944 Hail the Conquering Hero
as Reception Committee Chairman
- 1944 Reckless Age
as Mr. Thurtle
- 1944 Allergic to Love
as Stewart Ives III
- 1944 The Great Moment
as Dr. Heywood
- 1944 My Best Gal
as Mr. Porter
- 1943 Never a Dull Moment
as Sylvester
- 1943 Crazy House
as Hotel Clerk
- 1943 Holy Matrimony
as Duncan Farll
- 1943 Honeymoon Lodge
as Cathcart
- 1943 Stage Door Canteen
as Franklin Pangborn
- 1943 Two Weeks to Live
as Mr. Pinkney
- 1943 Reveille with Beverly
as Vernon Lewis (uncredited)
- 1942 Strictly in the Groove
as Cathcart
- 1942 George Washington Slept Here
as Mr. Gibney
- 1942 Now, Voyager
as Mr. Thompson
- 1942 The Palm Beach Story
as Manager
- 1942 Moonlight Masquerade
as Fairchild
- 1942 Obliging Young Lady
as Professor Gibney
- 1942 What's Cookin'?
as Professor Bistell
- 1942 Call Out the Marines
as Wilbur
- 1941 Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
as Charley Towne
- 1941 Weekend for Three
as Number Seven, Old Field Inn Waiter
- 1941 Sullivan's Travels
as Mr. Casalsis
- 1941 Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
as The Producer
- 1941 Tillie the Toiler
as Perry Tweedale
- 1941 The Flame of New Orleans
as Bellows
- 1941 Bachelor Daddy
as Williams
- 1941 A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Pet Shop Owner
- 1941 Where Did You Get That Girl?
as Digby
- 1940 The Bank Dick
as J. Pinkerton Snoopington
- 1940 Christmas in July
as Don Hartman - Radio Announcer
- 1940 Hit Parade of 1941
as Carter
- 1940 The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1940 Spring Parade
as Wiedlemeyer
- 1940 Public Deb No. 1
as Bartender
- 1940 Turnabout
as Mr. Pingboom
- 1939 Fifth Avenue Girl
as Higgins
- 1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
as Franklin Pangborn
- 1939 Broadway Serenade
as Gene, Collier's Composer
- 1938 Topper Takes a Trip
as Louis - Hotel Manager
- 1938 The Girl Downstairs
as Adolf Pumpfel
- 1938 Just Around the Corner
as Waters
- 1938 Carefree
as Roland Hunter
- 1938 Four's a Crowd
as Preston
- 1938 Always Goodbye
as Bicycle Salesman
- 1938 Three Blind Mice
as Clerk
- 1938 Vivacious Lady
as Apartment Manager
- 1938 Doctor Rhythm
as Mr. Stenchfield (Store Clerk)
- 1938 Joy of Living
as Orchestra Leader
- 1938 Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
as Assistant Hotel Manager
- 1938 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
as Hamilton Montmarcy
- 1937 Love on Toast
as Finley
- 1937 Thrill of a Lifetime
as Sam Williams
- 1937 She Married an Artist
as Paul
- 1937 I'll Take Romance
as Kane's Secretary
- 1937 Living on Love
as Ogilvie O. Oglethorpe
- 1937 Stage Door
as Harcourt
- 1937 Danger – Love at Work
as Train dining car headwaiter
- 1937 It Happened in Hollywood
as Mr. Forsythe
- 1937 The Life of the Party
as Beggs
- 1937 It's All Yours
as Schultz
- 1937 All Over Town
as The Costumer
- 1937 The Lady Escapes
as Pierre
- 1937 Easy Living
as Van Buren
- 1937 She Had to Eat
as Mr. Phoecian-Wylie
- 1937 Step Lively, Jeeves!
as Head Waiter
- 1937 Dangerous Holiday
as Doffle
- 1937 Turn Off the Moon
as Mr. Perkins
- 1937 A Star Is Born
as Billy Moon (uncredited)
- 1937 We Have Our Moments
as Joe (uncredited)
- 1937 When Love Is Young
as John Dorman
- 1937 Swing High, Swing Low
as Henri
- 1937 Bad Housekeeping
as Piano Tuner
- 1937 Rich Relations
as Mr. Dwight
- 1937 She's Dangerous
as Fashion Designer
- 1937 Dangerous Number
as Hotel Desk Clerk
- 1937 High Hat
as Renaldo Breton
- 1936 The Mandarin Mystery
as Mellish
- 1936 Three Smart Girls
as Jeweler
- 1936 Hats Off
as Mr. Churchill
- 1936 The Luckiest Girl in the World
as Cashier
- 1936 Swing Banditry
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
- 1936 My Man Godfrey
as Guthrie (uncredited)
- 1936 To Mary - with Love
as Guest
- 1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as The Tailor (uncredited)
- 1936 Doughnuts and Society
as Benson
- 1936 Give Us This Night
as Forcellini's Secretary
- 1936 Don't Gamble with Love
as Salesman
- 1936 Tango
as Oscar, the Photographer
- 1935 $1,000 a Minute
as Reville
- 1935 She Couldn't Take It
as Spot's Secretary
- 1935 She Married Her Boss
as Window Dresser (uncredited) / Window Dresser
- 1935 The Captain Hits the Ceiling
as Jimmy Martin
- 1935 The Headline Woman
as Hamilton
- 1935 Eight Bells
as Finch
- 1935 Hollywood Trouble
as Tailor
- 1934 College Rhythm
as Peabody
- 1934 Imitation of Life
as Mr. Carven (uncredited)
- 1934 Flirtation
as Veterinarian
- 1934 My Grandfather's Clock
as Dr. Watkins
- 1934 Tomorrow's Youth
as Thornton
- 1934 That's Gratitude
as Photographer
- 1934 Young and Beautiful
as Radio Announcer
- 1934 King Kelly of the U.S.A.
as J. Ashton Brockton
- 1934 Cockeyed Cavaliers
as Town Crier
- 1934 Many Happy Returns
as Allen's Secretary
- 1934 Strictly Dynamite
as Mr. Bailey
- 1934 Manhattan Love Song
as Garrett Wetherby
- 1934 Unknown Blonde
as Male Co-Respondent
- 1933 Design for Living
as Mr. Douglas
- 1933 Flying Down to Rio
as Hammerstein (uncredited)
- 1933 Divorce Sweets
as Uncle Jeremiah
- 1933 Only Yesterday
as Tom (Uncredited)
- 1933 Wild Poses
as Otto Phocus
- 1933 Menu
as John Xavier Omsk (uncredited)
- 1933 Trying Out Torchy
as Office manager
- 1933 Headline Shooter
as Adolphus G. Crocker
- 1933 The Important Witness
as Groom
- 1933 Bed of Roses
as Floorwalker
- 1933 Torchy's Loud Spooker
as Office Manager
- 1933 Professional Sweetheart
as Herbert
- 1933 International House
as Hotel Manager
- 1933 Dream Stuff
as Gordon
- 1933 Torchy Turns Turtle
as Office Manager
- 1933 Sweepings
as Photographer (Uncredited)
- 1933 Sing, Bing, Sing
as Herbert
- 1933
- 1933 Easy on the Eyes
as Franklyn Pierce
- 1933 Parachute Jumper
as Man in Private Office (uncredited)
- 1933 Torchy's Kitty Coup
as Office Manager
- 1932 The Half-Naked Truth
as Hotel Clerk
- 1932 Torchy Rolls His Own
as Office Manager
- 1932 Over the Counter
as Drake's Assistant
- 1932 Tee for Two
as Henry
- 1932 Torchy's Busy Day
as Office Manager
- 1932 The Giddy Age
as George
- 1932 What Price Taxi
as Taxi Boy
- 1932 The Candid Camera
as Jack Townes
- 1932
- 1932
- 1932 Torchy's Two Toots
as Office Manager
- 1932 Jimmy's New Yacht
as Everett
- 1932 Lighthouse Love
as Pvt. Jerry Stone
- 1932 Torchy Raises the Auntie
as Office Manager
- 1932 Torchy's Night Cap
as Office Manager
- 1932 A Fool's Advice
as Egbert - Hotel Clerk
- 1932 Torchy Turns the Trick
as Office Manager
- 1931
- 1931 Torchy Passes the Buck
as Office Manager
- 1931 Torchy
as Office Manager
- 1931 Blue of the Night
as Gilbert Sinclair
- 1931 A Woman of Experience
as Hans
- 1931 Next Door Neighbors
as Landlord
- 1930 Breakfast in Bed
as John
- 1930 Sunny
as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1930 A Lady Surrenders
as Lawton
- 1930 Her Man
as Sport
- 1930 The Chumps
as Eddie Gray
- 1930 Cheer Up and Smile
as Professor
- 1930
- 1930 Not So Dumb
as Leach
- 1930 Poor Aubrey
as Aubrey Piper
- 1929 The Sap
as Ed Mason
- 1929 Lady of the Pavements
as M'sieu Dubrey, Dance Master
- 1928 On Trial
as Turnbull
- 1928 A Blonde for a Night
as Hector
- 1927 My Friend from India
as William / Tommy Valentine
- 1927 The Girl in the Pullman
as Hector Brooks
- 1927 The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
as Melville
- 1927 Cradle Snatchers
as Howard Drake
- 1927 Getting Gertie's Garter
as Algy Brooks
- 1927 Finger Prints
as The Bandoline Kid
- 1926 Exit Smiling
as Cecil Lovelace
Talk shows and appearances (3)
- 1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar
5 episodes
- 1952 This Is Your Life
1 episode
- 1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour
2 episodes