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Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

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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 pla

Born

Jan 23, 1889

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Died

Jul 20, 1958

Known For

Acting

Movies

194 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.6

Known For

Stage Door
Stage Door
1937 as Harcourt
★ 7.1
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
1937 as Billy Moon (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Now, Voyager
Now, Voyager
1942 as Mr. Thompson
★ 7.4
Sullivan's Travels
Sullivan's Travels
1941 as Mr. Casalsis
★ 7.4
My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey
1936 as Guthrie (uncredited)
★ 7.6
The Palm Beach Story
The Palm Beach Story
1942 as Manager
★ 7.0
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 as The Tailor (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life
1934 as Mr. Carven (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind
1957 as Marquis de Varennes
★ 4.4
Christmas in July
Christmas in July
1940 as Don Hartman - Radio Announcer
★ 7.0
Design for Living
Design for Living
1933 as Mr. Douglas
★ 7.1
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947 as Formfit Franklin
★ 6.4
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938 as Assistant Hotel Manager
★ 7.1
Hail the Conquering Hero
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944 as Reception Committee Chairman
★ 7.1
Romance on the High Seas
Romance on the High Seas
1948 as Rio Hotel Clerk
★ 6.7
Vivacious Lady
Vivacious Lady
1938 as Apartment Manager
★ 7.0
Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen
1943 as Franklin Pangborn
★ 6.3
Easy Living
Easy Living
1937 as Van Buren
★ 7.1
Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday
1933 as Tom (Uncredited)
★ 7.1
Carefree
Carefree
1938 as Roland Hunter
★ 6.7
Broadway Serenade
Broadway Serenade
1939 as Gene, Collier's Composer
★ 6.6
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1938 as Hamilton Montmarcy
★ 6.9
Parachute Jumper
Parachute Jumper
1933 as Man in Private Office (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Flying Down to Rio
Flying Down to Rio
1933 as Hammerstein (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Public Deb No. 1
Public Deb No. 1
1940 as Bartender
★ 4.9
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984 as (archive footage)
★ 9.0
Hollywood Victory Caravan
Hollywood Victory Caravan
1945 as Railroad Agent
★ 5.6
Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice
1938 as Clerk
★ 6.1
Finger Prints
Finger Prints
1927 as The Bandoline Kid
★ 7.0
International House
International House
1933 as Hotel Manager
★ 5.5
Fifth Avenue Girl
Fifth Avenue Girl
1939 as Higgins
★ 7.0
Reveille with Beverly
Reveille with Beverly
1943 as Vernon Lewis (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Sing, Bing, Sing
Sing, Bing, Sing
1933 as Herbert
★ 5.4
movie
Allergic to Love
1944 as Stewart Ives III
★ 8.0
Crazy House
Crazy House
1943 as Hotel Clerk
★ 6.0
My Dream Is Yours
My Dream Is Yours
1949 as Sourpuss Manager
★ 6.5
movie
Torchy Turns the Trick
1932 as Office Manager
★ 9.0
Joy of Living
Joy of Living
1938 as Orchestra Leader
★ 5.9
The Villain Still Pursued Her
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940 as Bartender (uncredited)
★ 5.2
The Bank Dick
The Bank Dick
1940 as J. Pinkerton Snoopington
★ 6.5
You Came Along
You Came Along
1945 as Hotel Clerk
★ 7.3
A Lady Surrenders
A Lady Surrenders
1930 as Lawton
★ 4.5
Three Smart Girls
Three Smart Girls
1936 as Jeweler
★ 6.5
Exit Smiling
Exit Smiling
1926 as Cecil Lovelace
★ 7.9
Cradle Snatchers
Cradle Snatchers
1927 as Howard Drake
★ 3.8
Holy Matrimony
Holy Matrimony
1943 as Duncan Farll
★ 6.8
She Had to Eat
She Had to Eat
1937 as Mr. Phoecian-Wylie
★ 5.6
Just Around the Corner
Just Around the Corner
1938 as Waters
★ 5.8
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
1934 as J. Ashton Brockton
★ 5.2
Bed of Roses
Bed of Roses
1933 as Floorwalker
★ 6.1
The Flame of New Orleans
The Flame of New Orleans
1941 as Bellows
★ 6.5
Sunny
Sunny
1930 as Party Guest (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Lighthouse Love
Lighthouse Love
1932 as Pvt. Jerry Stone
★ 6.7
movie
The Unchained Goddess
1958 as the Cloud Painter (voice)
★ 7.0
The Lady Escapes
The Lady Escapes
1937 as Pierre
★ 7.0
George Washington Slept Here
George Washington Slept Here
1942 as Mr. Gibney
★ 6.4
Topper Takes a Trip
Topper Takes a Trip
1938 as Louis - Hotel Manager
★ 6.6
Young and Beautiful
Young and Beautiful
1934 as Radio Announcer
★ 4.8
Her Man
Her Man
1930 as Sport
★ 5.2
Sweepings
Sweepings
1933 as Photographer (Uncredited)
★ 5.8
Eight Bells
Eight Bells
1935 as Finch
★ 6.5
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941 as Pet Shop Owner
★ 5.5
Headline Shooter
Headline Shooter
1933 as Adolphus G. Crocker
★ 6.3
Strictly Dynamite
Strictly Dynamite
1934 as Mr. Bailey
★ 6.5
Turnabout
Turnabout
1940 as Mr. Pingboom
★ 6.0
She Couldn't Take It
She Couldn't Take It
1935 as Spot's Secretary
★ 5.3
The Great Moment
The Great Moment
1944 as Dr. Heywood
★ 5.8
She's Dangerous
She's Dangerous
1937 as Fashion Designer
★ 7.0
The Horn Blows at Midnight
The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945 as Radio Engineer / Sloan
★ 5.8
Turn Off the Moon
Turn Off the Moon
1937 as Mr. Perkins
★ 8.0
Weekend for Three
Weekend for Three
1941 as Number Seven, Old Field Inn Waiter
★ 6.8
The Sap
The Sap
1929 as Ed Mason
★ 10.0
What's Cookin'?
What's Cookin'?
1942 as Professor Bistell
★ 7.0
All Over Town
All Over Town
1937 as The Costumer
★ 6.4
Reckless Age
Reckless Age
1944 as Mr. Thurtle
★ 9.0
Where Did You Get That Girl?
★ 6.0
Danger – Love at Work
Danger – Love at Work
1937 as Train dining car headwaiter
★ 7.0
Obliging Young Lady
Obliging Young Lady
1942 as Professor Gibney
★ 6.0
Honeymoon Lodge
Honeymoon Lodge
1943 as Cathcart
★ 8.0
Menu
Menu
1933 as John Xavier Omsk (uncredited)
★ 5.4
Four's a Crowd
Four's a Crowd
1938 as Preston
★ 5.5
I'll Take Romance
I'll Take Romance
1937 as Kane's Secretary
★ 6.3
movie
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
The Girl Downstairs
The Girl Downstairs
1938 as Adolf Pumpfel
★ 4.7
movie
That's Gratitude
1934 as Photographer
★ 8.0
See My Lawyer
See My Lawyer
1945 as B.J. Wagonhorn
★ 7.3
The Luckiest Girl in the World
★ 7.3
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939 as Franklin Pangborn
★ 4.0
Always Goodbye
Always Goodbye
1938 as Bicycle Salesman
★ 7.2
Lover Come Back
Lover Come Back
1946 as Hotel desk clerk
★ 7.1
Professional Sweetheart
Professional Sweetheart
1933 as Herbert
★ 6.0
movie
The Eternal Melody
1949 as The Cat Lover
★ 7.0
Hit Parade of 1941
Hit Parade of 1941
1940 as Carter
★ 6.2
Spring Parade
Spring Parade
1940 as Wiedlemeyer
★ 6.9
She Married an Artist
She Married an Artist
1937 as Paul
★ 10.0
Dangerous Holiday
Dangerous Holiday
1937 as Doffle
★ 5.3
Doctor Rhythm
Doctor Rhythm
1938 as Mr. Stenchfield (Store Clerk)
★ 7.5
When Love Is Young
When Love Is Young
1937 as John Dorman
★ 10.0
Two Guys from Milwaukee
Two Guys from Milwaukee
1946 as Theatre Manager
★ 4.9
She Married Her Boss
She Married Her Boss
1935 as Window Dresser (uncredited)
★ 7.5
She Married Her Boss
She Married Her Boss
1935 as Window Dresser
★ 7.5
Down Memory Lane
Down Memory Lane
1949 as Gilbert Sinclair
★ 7.0
$1,000 a Minute
$1,000 a Minute
1935 as Reville
★ 5.8
Love on Toast
Love on Toast
1937 as Finley
★ 5.8
movie
My Grandfather's Clock
1934 as Dr. Watkins
★ 7.0
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
1941 as The Producer
★ 7.0
It Happened in Hollywood
It Happened in Hollywood
1937 as Mr. Forsythe
★ 6.3
Strictly in the Groove
Strictly in the Groove
1942 as Cathcart
★ 9.0
movie
The Giddy Age
1932 as George
★ 8.0
Bachelor Daddy
Bachelor Daddy
1941 as Williams, Club Manager
★ 8.0
A Fool's Advice
A Fool's Advice
1932 as Egbert - Hotel Clerk
★ 6.7
Calendar Girl
Calendar Girl
1947 as Dilly Dillingsworth
★ 5.6
On Trial
On Trial
1928 as Turnbull
★ 7.0
The Mandarin Mystery
The Mandarin Mystery
1936 as Mellish
★ 5.0
It's All Yours
It's All Yours
1937 as Schultz
★ 5.4
The Headline Woman
The Headline Woman
1935 as Hamilton
★ 4.6
Over the Counter
Over the Counter
1932 as Drake's Assistant
★ 4.4
Cheer Up and Smile
Cheer Up and Smile
1930 as Professor
★ 10.0
I'll Be Yours
I'll Be Yours
1947 as Barber
★ 6.2
College Rhythm
College Rhythm
1934 as Peabody
★ 5.6
A Woman of Experience
A Woman of Experience
1931 as Hans
★ 6.2
The Important Witness
The Important Witness
1933 as Groom
★ 7.5
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
★ 7.5
Lady of the Pavements
Lady of the Pavements
1929 as M'sieu Dubrey, Dance Master
★ 5.2
My Friend from India
My Friend from India
1927 as William / Tommy Valentine
★ 7.5
movie
Tango
1936 as Oscar, the Photographer
★ 6.0
Swing High, Swing Low
Swing High, Swing Low
1937 as Henri
★ 5.4
To Mary - with Love
To Mary - with Love
1936 as Guest
★ 5.7
Living on Love
Living on Love
1937 as Ogilvie O. Oglethorpe
★ 6.3
The Half-Naked Truth
The Half-Naked Truth
1932 as Hotel Clerk
★ 5.1
Give Us This Night
Give Us This Night
1936 as Forcellini's Secretary
★ 7.0
Tillie the Toiler
Tillie the Toiler
1941 as Perry Tweedale
★ 8.0
movie
★ 9.0
My Best Gal
My Best Gal
1944 as Mr. Porter
★ 9.0
Unknown Blonde
Unknown Blonde
1934 as Male Co-Respondent
★ 3.2
movie
The Candid Camera
1932 as Jack Townes
★ 7.0
Call Out the Marines
Call Out the Marines
1942 as Wilbur
★ 6.0
Don't Gamble with Love
Don't Gamble with Love
1936 as Salesman
★ 10.0
What Price Taxi
What Price Taxi
1932 as Taxi Boy
★ 5.0
Lighthouse Love
Lighthouse Love
1932 as Pvt. Jerry Stone
Tomorrow's Youth
Tomorrow's Youth
1934 as Thornton
★ 10.0
Two Weeks to Live
Two Weeks to Live
1943 as Mr. Pinkney
★ 4.5
Getting Gertie's Garter
Getting Gertie's Garter
1927 as Algy Brooks
★ 8.0
The Loud Mouth
★ 6.8
Tell It to a Star
Tell It to a Star
1945 as Horace Lovelace
★ 10.0
Dangerous Number
Dangerous Number
1937 as Hotel Desk Clerk
★ 4.9
We Have Our Moments
We Have Our Moments
1937 as Joe
★ 7.2
Hats Off
Hats Off
1936 as Mr. Churchill
★ 5.0
movie
Bad Housekeeping
1937 as Piano Tuner
★ 8.0
Manhattan Love Song
Manhattan Love Song
1934 as Garrett Wetherby
★ 5.7
movie
Divorce Sweets
1933 as Uncle Jeremiah
Never a Dull Moment
Never a Dull Moment
1943 as Sylvester
★ 7.0
A Blonde for a Night
A Blonde for a Night
1928 as Hector
★ 5.7
High Hat
High Hat
1937 as Renaldo Breton
★ 5.8
Next Door Neighbors
Next Door Neighbors
1931 as Landlord
★ 10.0
movie
Torchy's Loud Spooker
1933 as Office Manager
★ 9.0
movie
Hollywood Trouble
1935 as Tailor
★ 10.0
movie
The Chumps
1930 as Eddie Gray
★ 3.7
Doughnuts and Society
Doughnuts and Society
1936 as Benson
★ 8.0
Hollywood and Vine
Hollywood and Vine
1945 as Reggie
★ 4.4
Step Lively, Jeeves!
Step Lively, Jeeves!
1937 as Head Waiter
★ 6.0
Thrill of a Lifetime
Thrill of a Lifetime
1937 as Sam Williams
★ 7.0
Cockeyed Cavaliers
Cockeyed Cavaliers
1934 as Town Crier
★ 6.0
movie
Tee for Two
1932 as Henry
★ 8.0
The Life of the Party
The Life of the Party
1937 as Beggs
★ 6.2
movie
Dream Stuff
1933 as Gordon
★ 6.0
Not So Dumb
Not So Dumb
1930 as Leach
★ 5.4
Many Happy Returns
Many Happy Returns
1934 as Allen's Secretary
★ 5.3
movie
The Captain Hits the Ceiling
1935 as Jimmy Martin
★ 7.0
movie
movie
Torchy's Two Toots
1932 as Office Manager
★ 7.0
Poor Aubrey
Poor Aubrey
1930 as Aubrey Piper
★ 6.0
Wild Poses
Wild Poses
1933 as Otto Phocus
★ 7.4
movie
Torchy Turns Turtle
1933 as Office Manager
★ 8.0
Blue of the Night
Blue of the Night
1931 as Gilbert Sinclair
★ 6.0
movie
Torchy Rolls His Own
1932 as Office Manager
★ 7.0
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
1927 as Melville
★ 9.0
Jimmy's New Yacht
Jimmy's New Yacht
1932 as Everett
★ 4.0
Rich Relations
Rich Relations
1937 as Mr. Dwight
★ 5.5
The Girl in the Pullman
The Girl in the Pullman
1927 as Hector Brooks
★ 10.0
movie
Torchy Passes the Buck
1931 as Office Manager
Flirtation
Flirtation
1934 as Veterinarian
★ 5.6
movie
Torchy's Kitty Coup
1933 as Office Manager
★ 8.0
movie
Trying Out Torchy
1933 as Office manager
Swing Banditry
Swing Banditry
1936 as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
★ 7.0
movie
★ 3.3
Moonlight Masquerade
Moonlight Masquerade
1942 as Fairchild
★ 6.3
movie
Torchy Raises the Auntie
1932 as Office Manager
★ 7.0
movie
Torchy's Busy Day
1932 as Office Manager
★ 10.0
movie
Breakfast in Bed
1930 as John
★ 10.0
movie
Torchy's Night Cap
1932 as Office Manager
★ 10.0
movie
★ 9.0
movie
Easy on the Eyes
1933 as Franklyn Pierce
★ 9.0
movie
Torchy
1931 as Office Manager