Franklin Pangborn

Acting

1889-01-23 · Newark, New Jersey, USA

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.

Filmography

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984 · Movie

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976 · Movie

The Unchained Goddess

1958 · Movie

The Story of Mankind

1957 · Movie

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957 · Series

Hey Mulligan

1954 · Series

Revlon Mirror Theatre

1953 · Series

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

1952 · Series

This Is Your Life

1952 · Series

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950 · Series

The Eternal Melody

1949 · Movie

Down Memory Lane

1949 · Movie

My Dream Is Yours

1949 · Movie

Romance on the High Seas

1948 · Movie

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

1947 · Movie

I'll Be Yours

1947 · Movie

Calendar Girl

1947 · Movie

Two Guys from Milwaukee

1946 · Movie

Lover Come Back

1946 · Movie

Hollywood Victory Caravan

1945 · Movie

Tell It to a Star

1945 · Movie

You Came Along

1945 · Movie

The Horn Blows at Midnight

1945 · Movie

Hollywood and Vine

1945 · Movie

See My Lawyer

1945 · Movie

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944 · Movie

Reckless Age

1944 · Movie

Allergic to Love

1944 · Movie

The Great Moment

1944 · Movie

My Best Gal

1944 · Movie

Never a Dull Moment

1943 · Movie

Crazy House

1943 · Movie

Holy Matrimony

1943 · Movie

Honeymoon Lodge

1943 · Movie

Stage Door Canteen

1943 · Movie

Two Weeks to Live

1943 · Movie

Reveille with Beverly

1943 · Movie

Strictly in the Groove

1942 · Movie

George Washington Slept Here

1942 · Movie

Now, Voyager

1942 · Movie

The Palm Beach Story

1942 · Movie

Moonlight Masquerade

1942 · Movie

Obliging Young Lady

1942 · Movie

What's Cookin'?

1942 · Movie

Call Out the Marines

1942 · Movie

Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case

1941 · Movie

Weekend for Three

1941 · Movie

Sullivan's Travels

1941 · Movie

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

1941 · Movie

Tillie the Toiler

1941 · Movie

The Flame of New Orleans

1941 · Movie

Bachelor Daddy

1941 · Movie

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941 · Movie

Where Did You Get That Girl?

1941 · Movie

The Bank Dick

1940 · Movie

Christmas in July

1940 · Movie

Hit Parade of 1941

1940 · Movie

The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940 · Movie

Spring Parade

1940 · Movie

Public Deb No. 1

1940 · Movie

Turnabout

1940 · Movie

Fifth Avenue Girl

1939 · Movie

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

1939 · Movie

Broadway Serenade

1939 · Movie

Topper Takes a Trip

1938 · Movie

The Girl Downstairs

1938 · Movie

Just Around the Corner

1938 · Movie

Carefree

1938 · Movie

Four's a Crowd

1938 · Movie

Always Goodbye

1938 · Movie

Three Blind Mice

1938 · Movie

Vivacious Lady

1938 · Movie

Joy of Living

1938 · Movie

Doctor Rhythm

1938 · Movie

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

1938 · Movie

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1938 · Movie

Thrill of a Lifetime

1937 · Movie

Love on Toast

1937 · Movie

She Married an Artist

1937 · Movie

I'll Take Romance

1937 · Movie

Living on Love

1937 · Movie

Stage Door

1937 · Movie

Danger – Love at Work

1937 · Movie

It Happened in Hollywood

1937 · Movie

The Life of the Party

1937 · Movie

It's All Yours

1937 · Movie

All Over Town

1937 · Movie

The Lady Escapes

1937 · Movie

Easy Living

1937 · Movie

She Had to Eat

1937 · Movie

Step Lively, Jeeves!

1937 · Movie

Dangerous Holiday

1937 · Movie

Turn Off the Moon

1937 · Movie

A Star Is Born

1937 · Movie

We Have Our Moments

1937 · Movie

When Love Is Young

1937 · Movie

Swing High, Swing Low

1937 · Movie

Bad Housekeeping

1937 · Movie

Rich Relations

1937 · Movie

She's Dangerous

1937 · Movie

Dangerous Number

1937 · Movie

High Hat

1937 · Movie

The Mandarin Mystery

1936 · Movie

Three Smart Girls

1936 · Movie

Hats Off

1936 · Movie

The Luckiest Girl in the World

1936 · Movie

Swing Banditry

1936 · Movie

My Man Godfrey

1936 · Movie

To Mary - with Love

1936 · Movie

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936 · Movie

Doughnuts and Society

1936 · Movie

Give Us This Night

1936 · Movie

Don't Gamble with Love

1936 · Movie

Tango

1936 · Movie

$1,000 a Minute

1935 · Movie

She Couldn't Take It

1935 · Movie

She Married Her Boss

1935 · Movie

The Captain Hits the Ceiling

1935 · Movie

The Headline Woman

1935 · Movie

Eight Bells

1935 · Movie

Hollywood Trouble

1935 · Movie

Imitation of Life

1934 · Movie

College Rhythm

1934 · Movie

Flirtation

1934 · Movie

My Grandfather's Clock

1934 · Movie

Tomorrow's Youth

1934 · Movie

That's Gratitude

1934 · Movie

Young and Beautiful

1934 · Movie

King Kelly of the U.S.A.

1934 · Movie

Cockeyed Cavaliers

1934 · Movie

Many Happy Returns

1934 · Movie

Strictly Dynamite

1934 · Movie

Manhattan Love Song

1934 · Movie

Unknown Blonde

1934 · Movie

Design for Living

1933 · Movie

Flying Down to Rio

1933 · Movie

Divorce Sweets

1933 · Movie

Only Yesterday

1933 · Movie

Wild Poses

1933 · Movie

Trying Out Torchy

1933 · Movie

Headline Shooter

1933 · Movie

The Important Witness

1933 · Movie

Bed of Roses

1933 · Movie

Torchy's Loud Spooker

1933 · Movie

Professional Sweetheart

1933 · Movie

International House

1933 · Movie

Dream Stuff

1933 · Movie

Torchy Turns Turtle

1933 · Movie

Sweepings

1933 · Movie

Sing, Bing, Sing

1933 · Movie

Art in the Raw

1933 · Movie

Easy on the Eyes

1933 · Movie

Parachute Jumper

1933 · Movie

Torchy's Kitty Coup

1933 · Movie

The Half-Naked Truth

1932 · Movie

Torchy Rolls His Own

1932 · Movie

Over the Counter

1932 · Movie

Tee for Two

1932 · Movie

Torchy's Busy Day

1932 · Movie

The Giddy Age

1932 · Movie

What Price Taxi

1932 · Movie

The Candid Camera

1932 · Movie

The Loud Mouth

1932 · Movie

Doctor's Orders

1932 · Movie

Torchy's Two Toots

1932 · Movie

Jimmy's New Yacht

1932 · Movie

Lighthouse Love

1932 · Movie

Torchy Raises the Auntie

1932 · Movie

Torchy's Night Cap

1932 · Movie

A Fool's Advice

1932 · Movie

Torchy Turns the Trick

1932 · Movie

Hollywood Halfbacks

1931 · Movie

Torchy Passes the Buck

1931 · Movie

Torchy

1931 · Movie

Blue of the Night

1931 · Movie

A Woman of Experience

1931 · Movie

Next Door Neighbors

1931 · Movie

Breakfast in Bed

1930 · Movie

Sunny

1930 · Movie

A Lady Surrenders

1930 · Movie

Her Man

1930 · Movie

The Chumps

1930 · Movie

Cheer Up and Smile

1930 · Movie

Reno or Bust

1930 · Movie

Not So Dumb

1930 · Movie

Poor Aubrey

1930 · Movie

The Sap

1929 · Movie

Lady of the Pavements

1929 · Movie

On Trial

1928 · Movie

A Blonde for a Night

1928 · Movie

My Friend from India

1927 · Movie

The Girl in the Pullman

1927 · Movie

The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary

1927 · Movie

Cradle Snatchers

1927 · Movie

Getting Gertie's Garter

1927 · Movie

Finger Prints

1927 · Movie

Exit Smiling

1926 · Movie