Franklin Pangborn
Known for Acting · 199 credits
- Born
- 1889-01-23
- Died
- 1958-07-20
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (193)
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938
as Assistant Hotel Manager
Now, Voyager
1942
as Mr. Thompson
Professional Sweetheart
1933
as Herbert
Stage Door
1937
as Harcourt
College Rhythm
1934
as Peabody
My Man Godfrey
1936
as Guthrie (uncredited)
Sullivan's Travels
1941
as Mr. Casalsis
Sweepings
1933
as Photographer (Uncredited)
Holy Matrimony
1943
as Duncan Farll
A Star Is Born
1937
as Billy Moon (uncredited)
Tango
1936
as Oscar, the Photographer
Vivacious Lady
1938
as Apartment Manager
Doctor Rhythm
1938
as Mr. Stenchfield (Store Clerk)
Unknown Blonde
1934
as Male Co-Respondent
Crazy House
1943
as Hotel Clerk
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as The Tailor (uncredited)
A Lady Surrenders
1930
as Lawton
Christmas in July
1940
as Don Hartman - Radio Announcer
Cradle Snatchers
1927
as Howard Drake
Turnabout
1940
as Mr. Pingboom
Imitation of Life
1934
as Mr. Carven (uncredited)
Honeymoon Lodge
1943
as Cathcart
Broadway Serenade
1939
as Gene, Collier's Composer
Parachute Jumper
1933
as Man in Private Office (uncredited)
Lighthouse Love
1932
as Pvt. Jerry Stone
Doughnuts and Society
1936
as Benson
The Palm Beach Story
1942
as Manager
Bachelor Daddy
1941
as Williams, Club Manager
Only Yesterday
1933
as Tom (Uncredited)
Flying Down to Rio
1933
as Hammerstein (uncredited)
Easy Living
1937
as Van Buren
Eight Bells
1935
as Finch
Sunny
1930
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944
as Reception Committee Chairman
Carefree
1938
as Roland Hunter
The Lady Escapes
1937
as Pierre
The Flame of New Orleans
1941
as Bellows
Finger Prints
1927
as The Bandoline Kid
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1938
as Hamilton Montmarcy
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Franklin Pangborn
Spring Parade
1940
as Wiedlemeyer
Romance on the High Seas
1948
as Rio Hotel Clerk
Headline Shooter
1933
as Adolphus G. Crocker
We Have Our Moments
1937
as Joe
The Story of Mankind
1957
as Marquis de Varennes
Design for Living
1933
as Mr. Douglas
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939
as Franklin Pangborn
High Hat
1937
as Renaldo Breton
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
Danger – Love at Work
1937
as Train dining car headwaiter
She's Dangerous
1937
as Fashion Designer
My Dream Is Yours
1949
as Sourpuss Manager
Torchy Turns the Trick
1932
as Office Manager
Joy of Living
1938
as Orchestra Leader
Hollywood Halfbacks
1931
Reveille with Beverly
1943
as Vernon Lewis (uncredited)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
The Girl Downstairs
1938
as Adolf Pumpfel
Obliging Young Lady
1942
as Professor Gibney
International House
1933
as Hotel Manager
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947
as Formfit Franklin
The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945
as Radio Engineer / Sloan
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
1941
as The Producer
The Bank Dick
1940
as J. Pinkerton Snoopington
Public Deb No. 1
1940
as Bartender
When Love Is Young
1937
as John Dorman
Fifth Avenue Girl
1939
as Higgins
She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Spot's Secretary
Hit Parade of 1941
1940
as Carter
Hollywood Victory Caravan
1945
as Railroad Agent
Cheer Up and Smile
1930
as Professor
You Came Along
1945
as Hotel Clerk
Lover Come Back
1946
as Hotel desk clerk
The Headline Woman
1935
as Hamilton
Allergic to Love
1944
as Stewart Ives III
Four's a Crowd
1938
as Preston
Topper Takes a Trip
1938
as Louis - Hotel Manager
The Great Moment
1944
as Dr. Heywood
Two Guys from Milwaukee
1946
as Theatre Manager
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
1934
as J. Ashton Brockton
The Important Witness
1933
as Groom
My Grandfather's Clock
1934
as Dr. Watkins
$1,000 a Minute
1935
as Reville
Always Goodbye
1938
as Bicycle Salesman
The Half-Naked Truth
1932
as Hotel Clerk
Three Smart Girls
1936
as Jeweler
She Married Her Boss
1935
as Window Dresser (uncredited)
Three Blind Mice
1938
as Clerk
Calendar Girl
1947
as Dilly Dillingsworth
Strictly Dynamite
1934
as Mr. Bailey
Tomorrow's Youth
1934
as Thornton
Bed of Roses
1933
as Floorwalker
Her Man
1930
as Sport
All Over Town
1937
as The Costumer
Weekend for Three
1941
as Number Seven, Old Field Inn Waiter
George Washington Slept Here
1942
as Mr. Gibney
Dangerous Holiday
1937
as Doffle
The Candid Camera
1932
as Jack Townes
Dangerous Number
1937
as Hotel Desk Clerk
It Happened in Hollywood
1937
as Mr. Forsythe
The Life of the Party
1937
as Beggs
Swing High, Swing Low
1937
as Henri
Call Out the Marines
1942
as Wilbur
Reckless Age
1944
as Mr. Thurtle
On Trial
1928
as Turnbull
The Luckiest Girl in the World
1936
as Cashier
I'll Take Romance
1937
as Kane's Secretary
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
1941
as Charley Towne
Tell It to a Star
1945
as Horace Lovelace
The Captain Hits the Ceiling
1935
as Jimmy Martin
The Eternal Melody
1949
as The Cat Lover
Turn Off the Moon
1937
as Mr. Perkins
Just Around the Corner
1938
as Waters
Living on Love
1937
as Ogilvie O. Oglethorpe
Not So Dumb
1930
as Leach
What's Cookin'?
1942
as Professor Bistell
A Woman of Experience
1931
as Hans
Where Did You Get That Girl?
1941
as Digby
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
as Bartender (uncredited)
Thrill of a Lifetime
1937
as Sam Williams
About Franklin Pangborn
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-impor… With 199 credits spanning from 1926 to 1984, Franklin Pangborn has appeared in 193 films and 6 TV shows.
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- Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1938) — as Assistant Hotel Manager
- Now, Voyager (1942) — as Mr. Thompson
- Professional Sweetheart (1933) — as Herbert
- Stage Door (1937) — as Harcourt
- College Rhythm (1934) — as Peabody
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