Franklin Pangborn
- Acting
- January 23, 1889 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
- July 20, 1958
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
Filmography
- Going Hollywood: The '30s · (archive footage)
- The Unchained Goddess · the Cloud Painter (Voice)
- The Story of Mankind · Marquis de Varennes
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar · Self
- Hey Mulligan · Mr. Bean
- Revlon Mirror Theatre
- The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet · Mr. Canfield (uncredited)
- This Is Your Life · Self
- The Colgate Comedy Hour · Self
- The Eternal Melody · The Cat Lover
- Down Memory Lane · Gilbert Sinclair
- My Dream Is Yours · Sourpuss Manager
- Romance on the High Seas · Rio Hotel Clerk
- The Sin of Harold Diddlebock · Formfit Franklin
- I'll Be Yours · Barber
- Calendar Girl · Dilly Dillingsworth
- Two Guys from Milwaukee · Theatre Manager
- Lover Come Back · Hotel desk clerk
- Hollywood Victory Caravan · Railroad Agent
- Tell It to a Star · Horace Lovelace
- You Came Along · Hotel Clerk
- The Horn Blows at Midnight · Radio Engineer / Sloan
- Hollywood and Vine · Reggie
- See My Lawyer · B.J. Wagonhorn
- Hail the Conquering Hero · Reception Committee Chairman
- Reckless Age · Mr. Thurtle
- Allergic to Love · Stewart Ives III
- The Great Moment · Dr. Heywood
- My Best Gal · Mr. Porter
- Never a Dull Moment · Sylvester
- Crazy House · Hotel Clerk
- Holy Matrimony · Duncan Farll
- Honeymoon Lodge · Cathcart
- Stage Door Canteen · Franklin Pangborn
- Two Weeks to Live · Mr. Pinkney
- Reveille with Beverly · Vernon Lewis (uncredited)
- Strictly in the Groove · Cathcart
- George Washington Slept Here · Mr. Gibney
- Now, Voyager · Mr. Thompson
- The Palm Beach Story · Manager
- Moonlight Masquerade · Fairchild
- Obliging Young Lady · Professor Gibney
- What's Cookin'? · Professor Bistell
- Call Out the Marines · Wilbur
- Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case · Charley Towne
- Weekend for Three · Number Seven, Old Field Inn Waiter
- Sullivan's Travels · Mr. Casalsis
- Never Give a Sucker an Even Break · The Producer
- Tillie the Toiler · Perry Tweedale
- The Flame of New Orleans · Bellows
- Bachelor Daddy · Williams
- A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob · Pet Shop Owner
- Where Did You Get That Girl? · Digby
- The Bank Dick · J. Pinkerton Snoopington
- Christmas in July · Don Hartman - Radio Announcer
- Hit Parade of 1941 · Carter
- The Villain Still Pursued Her · Bartender (uncredited)
- Spring Parade · Wiedlemeyer
- Public Deb No. 1 · Bartender
- Turnabout · Mr. Pingboom
- Fifth Avenue Girl · Higgins
- Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 · Franklin Pangborn
- Broadway Serenade · Gene, Collier's Composer
- Topper Takes a Trip · Louis - Hotel Manager
- The Girl Downstairs · Adolf Pumpfel
- Just Around the Corner · Waters
- Carefree · Roland Hunter
- Four's a Crowd · Preston
- Always Goodbye · Bicycle Salesman
- Three Blind Mice · Clerk
- Vivacious Lady · Apartment Manager
- Doctor Rhythm · Mr. Stenchfield (Store Clerk)
- Joy of Living · Orchestra Leader
- Bluebeard's Eighth Wife · Assistant Hotel Manager
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm · Hamilton Montmarcy
- Love on Toast · Finley
- Thrill of a Lifetime · Sam Williams
- She Married an Artist · Paul
- I'll Take Romance · Kane's Secretary
- Living on Love · Ogilvie O. Oglethorpe