Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

Date of Birth:

Jan 23, 1889

Place of Birth:

Newark, New Jersey, USA 

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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 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:

Sunny Sunny

1930

Unknown Blonde Unknown Blonde

1934

Don't Gamble with Love Don't Gamble with Love

1936

Poor Aubrey Poor Aubrey

1930

Exit Smiling Exit Smiling

1926

Two Guys from Milwaukee Two Guys from Milwaukee

1946

To Mary - with Love To Mary - with Love

1936

Hollywood Trouble Hollywood Trouble

1935

Next Door Neighbors Next Door Neighbors

1931

Flying Down to Rio Flying Down to Rio

1933

The Unchained Goddess The Unchained Goddess

1958

Wild Poses Wild Poses

1933

Public Deb No. 1 Public Deb No. 1

1940

Two Weeks to Live Two Weeks to Live

1943

My Man Godfrey My Man Godfrey

1936

Sing, Bing, Sing Sing, Bing, Sing

1933

Swing Banditry Swing Banditry

1936

The Giddy Age The Giddy Age

1932

Headline Shooter Headline Shooter

1933

On Trial On Trial

1928

Thrill of a Lifetime Thrill of a Lifetime

1937

College Rhythm College Rhythm

1934

International House International House

1933

The Eternal Melody The Eternal Melody

1949

My Best Gal My Best Gal

1944

She Married Her Boss She Married Her Boss

1935

Parachute Jumper Parachute Jumper

1933

Give Us This Night Give Us This Night

1936

Moonlight Masquerade Moonlight Masquerade

1942

Hit Parade of 1941 Hit Parade of 1941

1940

Turnabout Turnabout

1940

Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case

1941

Eight Bells Eight Bells

1935

Three Smart Girls Three Smart Girls

1936

Love on Toast Love on Toast

1937

What's Cookin'? What's Cookin'?

1942

My Grandfather's Clock My Grandfather's Clock

1934

Where Did You Get That Girl? Where Did You Get That Girl?

1941

Honeymoon Lodge Honeymoon Lodge

1943

Never a Dull Moment Never a Dull Moment

1943

Allergic to Love Allergic to Love

1944

$1,000 a Minute $1,000 a Minute

1935

Menu Menu

1933

When Love Is Young When Love Is Young

1937

Stage Door Canteen Stage Door Canteen

1943

The Girl in the Pullman The Girl in the Pullman

1927

Bad Housekeeping Bad Housekeeping

1937

Torchy's Busy Day Torchy's Busy Day

1932

Torchy Rolls His Own Torchy Rolls His Own

1932

Torchy's Kitty Coup Torchy's Kitty Coup

1933

Torchy Turns Turtle Torchy Turns Turtle

1933

Torchy's Two Toots Torchy's Two Toots

1932

Torchy Raises the Auntie Torchy Raises the Auntie

1932

Torchy Torchy

1931

Torchy Passes the Buck Torchy Passes the Buck

1931

Torchy Turns the Trick Torchy Turns the Trick

1932

Torchy's Night Cap Torchy's Night Cap

1932

Torchy's Loud Spooker Torchy's Loud Spooker

1933

Tee for Two Tee for Two

1932

Trying Out Torchy Trying Out Torchy

1933

Easy on the Eyes Easy on the Eyes

1933

The Sap The Sap

1929

The Lady Escapes The Lady Escapes

1937

Reno or Bust Reno or Bust

1930

Hollywood Victory Caravan Hollywood Victory Caravan

1945

Doctor's Orders Doctor's Orders

1932

Breakfast in Bed Breakfast in Bed

1930

Going Hollywood: The '30s Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

The Chumps The Chumps

1930

Jimmy's New Yacht Jimmy's New Yacht

1932

Only Yesterday Only Yesterday

1933

Finger Prints Finger Prints

1927

Lighthouse Love Lighthouse Love

1932

Imitation of Life Imitation of Life

1934

She Couldn't Take It She Couldn't Take It

1935

Reckless Age Reckless Age

1944

See My Lawyer See My Lawyer

1945

She Had to Eat She Had to Eat

1937

Bachelor Daddy Bachelor Daddy

1941

Crazy House Crazy House

1943

Step Lively, Jeeves! Step Lively, Jeeves!

1937

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

1939

The Villain Still Pursued Her The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940

The Headline Woman The Headline Woman

1935

Down Memory Lane Down Memory Lane

1949

Tillie the Toiler Tillie the Toiler

1941

Lady of the Pavements Lady of the Pavements

1929

Strictly in the Groove Strictly in the Groove

1942

Lighthouse Love Lighthouse Love

1932

Many Happy Returns Many Happy Returns

1934

Strictly Dynamite Strictly Dynamite

1934

I'll Take Romance I'll Take Romance

1937

We Have Our Moments We Have Our Moments

1937

Reveille with Beverly Reveille with Beverly

1943

The Half-Naked Truth The Half-Naked Truth

1932

Cockeyed Cavaliers Cockeyed Cavaliers

1934

Always Goodbye Always Goodbye

1938

Design for Living Design for Living

1933

Hollywood and Vine Hollywood and Vine

1945

The Horn Blows at Midnight The Horn Blows at Midnight

1945

Four's a Crowd Four's a Crowd

1938

Easy Living Easy Living

1937

Topper Takes a Trip Topper Takes a Trip

1938

Swing High, Swing Low Swing High, Swing Low

1937

Blue of the Night Blue of the Night

1931

Holy Matrimony Holy Matrimony

1943

A Blonde for a Night A Blonde for a Night

1928

Art in the Raw Art in the Raw

1933

Manhattan Love Song Manhattan Love Song

1934

Calendar Girl Calendar Girl

1947

Danger – Love at Work Danger – Love at Work

1937

I'll Be Yours I'll Be Yours

1947

Broadway Serenade Broadway Serenade

1939

A Fool's Advice A Fool's Advice

1932

Her Man Her Man

1930

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1938

The Mandarin Mystery The Mandarin Mystery

1936

The Palm Beach Story The Palm Beach Story

1942

Now, Voyager Now, Voyager

1942

Christmas in July Christmas in July

1940

George Washington Slept Here George Washington Slept Here

1942

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

1938

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936

A Star Is Born A Star Is Born

1937

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

1947

King Kelly of the U.S.A. King Kelly of the U.S.A.

1934

My Dream Is Yours My Dream Is Yours

1949

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

1941

The Great Moment The Great Moment

1944

Romance on the High Seas Romance on the High Seas

1948

Stage Door Stage Door

1937

The Captain Hits the Ceiling The Captain Hits the Ceiling

1935

Sullivan's Travels Sullivan's Travels

1941

The Flame of New Orleans The Flame of New Orleans

1941

The Story of Mankind The Story of Mankind

1957

Hail the Conquering Hero Hail the Conquering Hero

1944

Carefree Carefree

1938

Just Around the Corner Just Around the Corner

1938

Tomorrow's Youth Tomorrow's Youth

1934

Tell It to a Star Tell It to a Star

1945

The Important Witness The Important Witness

1933

Getting Gertie's Garter Getting Gertie's Garter

1927

Obliging Young Lady Obliging Young Lady

1942

What Price Taxi What Price Taxi

1932

Joy of Living Joy of Living

1938

Over the Counter Over the Counter

1932

Spring Parade Spring Parade

1940

Call Out the Marines Call Out the Marines

1942

A Lady Surrenders A Lady Surrenders

1930

You Came Along You Came Along

1945

Vivacious Lady Vivacious Lady

1938

She Married an Artist She Married an Artist

1937

It Happened in Hollywood It Happened in Hollywood

1937

Dangerous Number Dangerous Number

1937

Living on Love Living on Love

1937

Young and Beautiful Young and Beautiful

1934

The Life of the Party The Life of the Party

1937

Doughnuts and Society Doughnuts and Society

1936

A Woman of Experience A Woman of Experience

1931

Cradle Snatchers Cradle Snatchers

1927

Bed of Roses Bed of Roses

1933

Cheer Up and Smile Cheer Up and Smile

1930

5th Ave Girl 5th Ave Girl

1939

The Girl Downstairs The Girl Downstairs

1938

Not So Dumb Not So Dumb

1930

Hats Off Hats Off

1936

Tango Tango

1936

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941

The Loud Mouth The Loud Mouth

1932

All Over Town All Over Town

1937

Dream Stuff Dream Stuff

1933

Sweepings Sweepings

1933

My Friend from India My Friend from India

1927

Professional Sweetheart Professional Sweetheart

1933

High Hat High Hat

1937

Doctor Rhythm Doctor Rhythm

1938

Weekend for Three Weekend for Three

1941

It's All Yours It's All Yours

1937

Three Blind Mice Three Blind Mice

1938

Dangerous Holiday Dangerous Holiday

1937

Flirtation Flirtation

1934

Lover Come Back Lover Come Back

1946

She's Dangerous She's Dangerous

1937

Rich Relations Rich Relations

1937

The Bank Dick The Bank Dick

1940

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