Franklin Pangborn
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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
Credits
Lighthouse Love (1932)
as Pvt. Jerry Stone
The Eternal Melody (1949)
as The Cat Lover
Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934)
as Town Crier
Professional Sweetheart (1933)
as Herbert
Her Man (1930)
as Sport
Bachelor Daddy (1941)
as Williams
Three Smart Girls (1936)
as Jeweler
Poor Aubrey (1930)
as Aubrey Piper
Now, Voyager (1942)
as Mr. Thompson
Vivacious Lady (1938)
as Apartment Manager
Hollywood Victory Caravan (1945)
as Railroad Agent
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
as Mr. Casalsis
Unknown Blonde (1934)
as Male Co-Respondent
Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1938)
as Assistant Hotel Manager
Design for Living (1933)
as Mr. Douglas
Fifth Avenue Girl (1939)
as Higgins
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
A Star Is Born (1937)
as Billy Moon (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
as The Tailor (uncredited)
Menu (1933)
as John Xavier Omsk (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey (1936)
as Guthrie (uncredited)
Down Memory Lane (1949)
as Gilbert Sinclair
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
as Hamilton Montmarcy
Torchy (1931)
as Office Manager
Holy Matrimony (1943)
as Duncan Farll
George Washington Slept Here (1942)
as Mr. Gibney
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
as (archive footage)
She Married Her Boss (1935)
as Window Dresser (uncredited)
The Flame of New Orleans (1941)
as Bellows
Obliging Young Lady (1942)
as Professor Gibney
Romance on the High Seas (1948)
as Rio Hotel Clerk
Tango (1936)
as Oscar, the Photographer
The Half-Naked Truth (1932)
as Hotel Clerk
Flying Down to Rio (1933)
as Hammerstein (uncredited)
Stage Door (1937)
as Harcourt
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
as Manager
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
as Reception Committee Chairman
The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940)
as Bartender (uncredited)
We Have Our Moments (1937)
as Joe (uncredited)
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary (1927)
as Melville
I'll Take Romance (1937)
as Kane's Secretary
She's Dangerous (1937)
as Fashion Designer
Easy Living (1937)
as Van Buren
Sing, Bing, Sing (1933)
as Herbert
The Candid Camera (1932)
as Jack Townes
Torchy's Kitty Coup (1933)
as Office Manager
Only Yesterday (1933)
as Tom (Uncredited)
Danger – Love at Work (1937)
as Train dining car headwaiter
The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
as Radio Engineer / Sloan
The Bank Dick (1940)
as J. Pinkerton Snoopington
King Kelly of the U.S.A. (1934)
as J. Ashton Brockton
Imitation of Life (1934)
as Mr. Carven (uncredited)
Topper Takes a Trip (1938)
as Louis - Hotel Manager
A Lady Surrenders (1930)
as Lawton
The Girl Downstairs (1938)
as Adolf Pumpfel
Carefree (1938)
as Roland Hunter
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
as Franklin Pangborn
Christmas in July (1940)
as Don Hartman - Radio Announcer
Finger Prints (1927)
as The Bandoline Kid
She Had to Eat (1937)
as Mr. Phoecian-Wylie
Doughnuts and Society (1936)
as Benson
Crazy House (1943)
as Hotel Clerk
The Loud Mouth (1932)
Actor
Breakfast in Bed (1930)
as John
Torchy's Loud Spooker (1933)
as Office Manager
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947)
as Formfit Franklin
Getting Gertie's Garter (1927)
as Algy Brooks
Parachute Jumper (1933)
as Man in Private Office (uncredited)
Four's a Crowd (1938)
as Preston
Broadway Serenade (1939)
as Gene, Collier's Composer
Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946)
as Theatre Manager
Three Blind Mice (1938)
as Clerk
Swing High, Swing Low (1937)
as Henri
The Giddy Age (1932)
as George
Headline Shooter (1933)
as Adolphus G. Crocker
Easy on the Eyes (1933)
as Franklyn Pierce
The Story of Mankind (1957)
as Marquis de Varennes
A Woman of Experience (1931)
as Hans
Public Deb No. 1 (1940)
as Bartender
Tomorrow's Youth (1934)
as Thornton
Trying Out Torchy (1933)
as Office manager
Joy of Living (1938)
as Orchestra Leader
See My Lawyer (1945)
as B.J. Wagonhorn
Moonlight Masquerade (1942)
as Fairchild
My Dream Is Yours (1949)
as Sourpuss Manager
Reveille with Beverly (1943)
as Vernon Lewis (uncredited)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)
as Pet Shop Owner
That's Gratitude (1934)
as Photographer
Turnabout (1940)
as Mr. Pingboom
Bed of Roses (1933)
as Floorwalker
Young and Beautiful (1934)
as Radio Announcer
Hit Parade of 1941 (1940)
as Carter
Cheer Up and Smile (1930)
as Professor
My Grandfather's Clock (1934)
as Dr. Watkins
She Couldn't Take It (1935)
as Spot's Secretary
Torchy Passes the Buck (1931)
as Office Manager
Just Around the Corner (1938)
as Waters
The Great Moment (1944)
as Dr. Heywood
Lover Come Back (1946)
as Hotel desk clerk
Exit Smiling (1926)
as Cecil Lovelace
International House (1933)
as Hotel Manager
$1,000 a Minute (1935)
as Reville
Turn Off the Moon (1937)
as Mr. Perkins
The Unchained Goddess (1958)
as the Cloud Painter (voice)
Sweepings (1933)
as Photographer (Uncredited)
Don't Gamble with Love (1936)
as Salesman
College Rhythm (1934)
as Peabody
Doctor Rhythm (1938)
as Mr. Stenchfield (Store Clerk)
The Life of the Party (1937)
as Beggs
Tee for Two (1932)
as Henry
Two Weeks to Live (1943)
as Mr. Pinkney
Reno or Bust (1930)
Actor
It Happened in Hollywood (1937)
as Mr. Forsythe
What's Cookin'? (1942)
as Professor Bistell
Cradle Snatchers (1927)
as Howard Drake
Not So Dumb (1930)
as Leach
Torchy's Two Toots (1932)
as Office Manager
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)
as The Producer
You Came Along (1945)
as Hotel Clerk
The Headline Woman (1935)
as Hamilton
Reckless Age (1944)
as Mr. Thurtle
The Mandarin Mystery (1936)
as Mellish
Hollywood and Vine (1945)
as Reggie
Honeymoon Lodge (1943)
as Cathcart
Give Us This Night (1936)
as Forcellini's Secretary
Love on Toast (1937)
as Finley
Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937)
as Head Waiter
Hollywood Halfbacks (1931)
Actor
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939)
as Franklin Pangborn
Many Happy Returns (1934)
as Allen's Secretary
Tillie the Toiler (1941)
as Perry Tweedale
The Lady Escapes (1937)
as Pierre
Flirtation (1934)
as Veterinarian
Calendar Girl (1947)
as Dilly Dillingsworth
Blue of the Night (1931)
as Gilbert Sinclair
Strictly Dynamite (1934)
as Mr. Bailey
Lady of the Pavements (1929)
as M'sieu Dubrey, Dance Master
Tell It to a Star (1945)
as Horace Lovelace
To Mary - with Love (1936)
as Guest
Dangerous Holiday (1937)
as Doffle
The Captain Hits the Ceiling (1935)
as Jimmy Martin
Manhattan Love Song (1934)
as Garrett Wetherby
Wild Poses (1933)
as Otto Phocus
Spring Parade (1940)
as Wiedlemeyer
Eight Bells (1935)
as Finch
Hats Off (1936)
as Mr. Churchill
The Important Witness (1933)
as Groom
Sunny (1930)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
My Friend from India (1927)
as William / Tommy Valentine
It's All Yours (1937)
as Schultz
The Chumps (1930)
as Eddie Gray
Always Goodbye (1938)
as Bicycle Salesman
I'll Be Yours (1947)
as Barber
Next Door Neighbors (1931)
as Landlord
Strictly in the Groove (1942)
as Cathcart
She Married an Artist (1937)
as Paul
Call Out the Marines (1942)
as Wilbur
Living on Love (1937)
as Ogilvie O. Oglethorpe
The Luckiest Girl in the World (1936)
as Cashier
Dangerous Number (1937)
as Hotel Desk Clerk
My Best Gal (1944)
as Mr. Porter
Weekend for Three (1941)
as Number Seven, Old Field Inn Waiter
Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941)
as Digby
The Sap (1929)
as Ed Mason
Doctor's Orders (1932)
Actor
Thrill of a Lifetime (1937)
as Sam Williams
A Fool's Advice (1932)
as Egbert - Hotel Clerk
When Love Is Young (1937)
as John Dorman
All Over Town (1937)
as The Costumer
Allergic to Love (1944)
as Stewart Ives III
Dream Stuff (1933)
as Gordon
The Girl in the Pullman (1927)
as Hector Brooks
Hollywood Trouble (1935)
as Tailor
Never a Dull Moment (1943)
as Sylvester
Torchy Turns the Trick (1932)
as Office Manager
What Price Taxi (1932)
as Taxi Boy
Over the Counter (1932)
as Drake's Assistant
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case (1941)
as Charley Towne
Divorce Sweets (1933)
as Uncle Jeremiah
On Trial (1928)
as Turnbull
A Blonde for a Night (1928)
as Hector
Swing Banditry (1936)
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Bad Housekeeping (1937)
as Piano Tuner
Jimmy's New Yacht (1932)
as Everett
Torchy Rolls His Own (1932)
as Office Manager
Art in the Raw (1933)
Actor
Rich Relations (1937)
as Mr. Dwight
Torchy's Night Cap (1932)
as Office Manager
High Hat (1937)
as Renaldo Breton
Torchy Turns Turtle (1933)
as Office Manager
Torchy Raises the Auntie (1932)
as Office Manager
Torchy's Busy Day (1932)
as Office Manager