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