Franklin Pangborn
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1889-01-23
Day of Death
1958-07-20 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Franklin 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.
Known For
Acting
(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
(1949)
My Dream Is Yours
as Sourpuss Manager
(1949)
Down Memory Lane
as (archive footage)
(1949)
The Eternal Melody
as The Cat Lover
(1948)
Romance on the High Seas
as Rio Hotel Clerk
(1947)
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
as Formfit Franklin
(1947)
Calendar Girl
as Dilly Dillingsworth
(1947)
I'll Be Yours
as Barber
(1946)
Lover Come Back
as Hotel desk clerk
(1946)
Two Guys from Milwaukee
as Theatre Manager
(1945)
You Came Along
as Hotel Clerk
(1945)
Hollywood and Vine
as Reggie
(1945)
The Horn Blows at Midnight
as Radio Engineer / Sloan
(1945)
Hollywood Victory Caravan
as Railroad Agent
(1945)
See My Lawyer
as B.J. Wagonhorn
(1945)
Tell It to a Star
as Horace Lovelace
(1944)
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Reception Committee Chairman
(1944)
The Great Moment
as Dr. Heywood
(1944)
Reckless Age
as Mr. Thurtle
(1944)
My Best Gal
as Mr. Porter
(1944)
Allergic to Love
as Stewart Ives III
(1943)
Stage Door Canteen
as Franklin Pangborn
(1943)
Two Weeks to Live
as Mr. Pinkney
(1943)
Holy Matrimony
as Duncan Farll
(1943)
Crazy House
as Hotel Clerk
(1943)
Reveille with Beverly
as Vernon Lewis (uncredited)
(1943)
Honeymoon Lodge
as Cathcart
(1943)
Never a Dull Moment
as Sylvester
(1942)
Now, Voyager
as Mr. Thompson
(1942)
The Palm Beach Story
as Manager
(1942)
Obliging Young Lady
as Professor Gibney
(1942)
George Washington Slept Here
as Mr. Gibney
(1942)
What's Cookin'?
as Professor Bistell
(1942)
Strictly in the Groove
as Cathcart
(1942)
Call Out the Marines
as Wilbur
(1942)
Moonlight Masquerade
as Fairchild
(1941)
Sullivan's Travels
as Mr. Casalsis
(1941)
Bachelor Daddy
as Williams, Club Manager
(1941)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Pet Shop Owner
(1941)
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
as The Producer
(1941)
The Flame of New Orleans
as Bellows
(1941)
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
as Charley Towne
(1941)
Weekend for Three
as Number Seven, Old Field Inn Waiter
(1941)
Tillie the Toiler
as Perry Tweedale
(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)
Turnabout
as Mr. Pingboom
(1940)
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1940)
Spring Parade
as Wiedlemeyer
(1940)
Public Deb No. 1
as Bartender
(1940)
Hit Parade of 1941
as Carter
(1939)
Fifth Avenue Girl
as Higgins
(1939)
Broadway Serenade
as Gene, Collier's Composer
(1939)
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
as Franklin Pangborn
(1938)
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
as Assistant Hotel Manager
(1938)
Carefree
as Roland Hunter
(1938)
Vivacious Lady
as Apartment Manager
(1938)
Joy of Living
as Orchestra Leader
(1938)
The Girl Downstairs
as Adolf Pumpfel
(1938)
Topper Takes a Trip
as Louis - Hotel Manager
(1938)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
as Hamilton Montmarcy
(1938)
Always Goodbye
as Bicycle Salesman
(1938)
Just Around the Corner
as Waters
(1938)
Four's a Crowd
as Preston
(1938)
Three Blind Mice
as Clerk
(1938)
Doctor Rhythm
as Mr. Stenchfield (Store Clerk)
(1937)
A Star Is Born
as Billy Moon (uncredited)
(1937)
Stage Door
as Harcourt
(1937)
Swing High, Swing Low
as Henri
(1937)
Easy Living
as Van Buren
(1937)
We Have Our Moments
as Joe
(1937)
Dangerous Number
as Hotel Desk Clerk
(1937)
Love on Toast
as Finley
(1937)
It's All Yours
as Schultz
(1937)
All Over Town
as The Costumer
(1937)
Dangerous Holiday
as Doffle
(1937)
Thrill of a Lifetime
as Sam Williams
(1937)
Danger – Love at Work
as Train dining car headwaiter
(1937)
It Happened in Hollywood
as Mr. Forsythe
(1937)
When Love Is Young
as John Dorman
(1937)
She Had to Eat
as Mr. Phoecian-Wylie
(1937)
She's Dangerous
as Fashion Designer
(1937)
The Lady Escapes
as Pierre
(1937)
High Hat
as Renaldo Breton
(1937)
She Married an Artist
as Paul
(1937)
The Life of the Party
as Beggs
(1937)
I'll Take Romance
as Kane's Secretary
(1937)
Rich Relations
as Mr. Dwight
(1937)
Step Lively, Jeeves!
as Head Waiter
(1937)
Living on Love
as Ogilvie O. Oglethorpe
(1937)
Bad Housekeeping
as Piano Tuner
(1936)
My Man Godfrey
as Guthrie (uncredited)
(1936)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as The Tailor (uncredited)
(1936)
Tango
as Oscar, the Photographer
(1936)
Doughnuts and Society
as Benson
(1936)
Three Smart Girls
as Jeweler
(1936)
The Mandarin Mystery
as Mellish
(1936)
To Mary - with Love
as Guest
(1936)
The Luckiest Girl in the World
as Cashier
(1936)
Give Us This Night
as Forcellini's Secretary
(1936)
Hats Off
as Mr. Churchill
(1936)
Don't Gamble with Love
as Salesman
(1936)
Swing Banditry
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
(1935)
The Headline Woman
as Hamilton
(1935)
$1,000 a Minute
as Reville
(1935)
She Married Her Boss
as Window Dresser (uncredited)
(1935)
She Married Her Boss
as Window Dresser
(1935)
She Couldn't Take It
as Spot's Secretary
(1935)
Eight Bells
as Finch
(1935)
Hollywood Trouble
as Tailor
(1935)
The Captain Hits the Ceiling
as Jimmy Martin
(1934)
Imitation of Life
as Mr. Carven (uncredited)
(1934)
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
as J. Ashton Brockton
(1934)
Strictly Dynamite
as Mr. Bailey
(1934)
Many Happy Returns
as Allen's Secretary
(1934)
Young and Beautiful
as Radio Announcer
(1934)
Cockeyed Cavaliers
as Town Crier
(1934)
Flirtation
as Veterinarian
(1934)
College Rhythm
as Peabody
(1934)
That's Gratitude
as Photographer
(1934)
My Grandfather's Clock
as Dr. Watkins
(1934)
Manhattan Love Song
as Garrett Wetherby
(1934)
Unknown Blonde
as Male Co-Respondent
(1934)
Tomorrow's Youth
as Thornton
(1933)
Design for Living
as Mr. Douglas
(1933)
Flying Down to Rio
as Hammerstein (uncredited)
(1933)
Only Yesterday
as Tom (Uncredited)
(1933)
Parachute Jumper
as Man in Private Office (uncredited)
(1933)
Menu
as John Xavier Omsk (uncredited)
(1933)
International House
as Hotel Manager
(1933)
Professional Sweetheart
as Herbert Childress
(1933)
Headline Shooter
as Adolphus G. Crocker
(1933)
Wild Poses
as Otto Phocus
(1933)
Sweepings
as Photographer (Uncredited)
(1933)
Sing, Bing, Sing
as Herbert
(1933)
Bed of Roses
as Floorwalker
(1933)
The Important Witness
as Groom
(1933)
Easy on the Eyes
as Franklyn Pierce
(1933)
Dream Stuff
as Gordon
(1933)
(1933)
Torchy's Kitty Coup
as Office Manager
(1933)
Trying Out Torchy
as Office manager
(1933)
Torchy Turns Turtle
as Office Manager
(1933)
Torchy's Loud Spooker
as Office Manager
(1932)
The Half-Naked Truth
as Hotel Clerk
(1932)
A Fool's Advice
as Egbert - Hotel Clerk
(1932)
Jimmy's New Yacht
as Everett
(1932)
Over the Counter
as Drake's Assistant
(1932)
The Giddy Age
as George
(1932)
(1932)
Lighthouse Love
as Pvt. Jerry Stone
(1932)
What Price Taxi
as Taxi Boy
(1932)
Lighthouse Love
as Pvt. Jerry Stone
(1932)
Torchy Turns the Trick
as Office Manager
(1932)
Torchy's Night Cap
as Office Manager
(1932)
Torchy Raises the Auntie
as Office Manager
(1932)
(1932)
Torchy's Two Toots
as Office Manager
(1932)
Tee for Two
as Henry
(1932)
Torchy Rolls His Own
as Office Manager
(1932)
Torchy's Busy Day
as Office Manager
(1931)
A Woman of Experience
as Hans
(1931)
Blue of the Night
as Gilbert Sinclair
(1931)
Next Door Neighbors
as Landlord
(1931)
(1931)
Torchy
as Office Manager
(1931)
Torchy Passes the Buck
as Office Manager
(1930)
Sunny
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1930)
Her Man
as Sport
(1930)
Cheer Up and Smile
as Professor
(1930)
Not So Dumb
as Leach
(1930)
A Lady Surrenders
as Lawton
(1930)
The Chumps
as Eddie Gray
(1930)
Poor Aubrey
as Aubrey Piper
(1930)
(1930)
Breakfast in Bed
as John
(1929)
Lady of the Pavements
as M'sieu Dubrey, Dance Master
(1929)
The Sap
as Ed Mason
(1928)
On Trial
as Turnbull
(1928)
A Blonde for a Night
as Hector
(1927)
Cradle Snatchers
as Howard Drake
(1927)
Finger Prints
as The Bandoline Kid
(1927)
The Girl in the Pullman
as Hector Brooks
(1927)
My Friend from India
as William / Tommy Valentine
(1927)
Getting Gertie's Garter
as Algy Brooks
(1926)
Exit Smiling
as Cecil Lovelace