Cast
Franklin Pangborn
Acting
Cast
Franklin Pangborn
Known for
Acting
Born
1889-01-23
From
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Died
1958-07-20
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.
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
as Assistant Hotel Manager
Now, Voyager
as Mr. Thompson
Professional Sweetheart
as Herbert
Stage Door
as Harcourt
College Rhythm
as Peabody
My Man Godfrey
as Guthrie (uncredited)
Sullivan's Travels
as Mr. Casalsis
Sweepings
as Photographer (Uncredited)
Holy Matrimony
as Duncan Farll
A Star Is Born
as Billy Moon (uncredited)
Tango
as Oscar, the Photographer
Vivacious Lady
as Apartment Manager
Doctor Rhythm
as Mr. Stenchfield (Store Clerk)
Unknown Blonde
as Male Co-Respondent
Crazy House
as Hotel Clerk
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as The Tailor (uncredited)
A Lady Surrenders
as Lawton
Christmas in July
as Don Hartman - Radio Announcer
Cradle Snatchers
as Howard Drake
Turnabout
as Mr. Pingboom
Imitation of Life
as Mr. Carven (uncredited)
Honeymoon Lodge
as Cathcart
Broadway Serenade
as Gene, Collier's Composer
Parachute Jumper
as Man in Private Office (uncredited)
Lighthouse Love
as Pvt. Jerry Stone
Doughnuts and Society
as Benson
The Palm Beach Story
as Manager
Bachelor Daddy
as Williams, Club Manager
Only Yesterday
as Tom (Uncredited)
Flying Down to Rio
as Hammerstein (uncredited)
Easy Living
as Van Buren
Eight Bells
as Finch
Sunny
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Reception Committee Chairman
Carefree
as Roland Hunter
The Lady Escapes
as Pierre
The Flame of New Orleans
as Bellows
Finger Prints
as The Bandoline Kid
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
as Hamilton Montmarcy
Stage Door Canteen
as Franklin Pangborn
Spring Parade
as Wiedlemeyer
Romance on the High Seas
as Rio Hotel Clerk
Headline Shooter
as Adolphus G. Crocker
We Have Our Moments
as Joe
The Story of Mankind
as Marquis de Varennes
Design for Living
as Mr. Douglas
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
as Franklin Pangborn
High Hat
as Renaldo Breton
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
Danger – Love at Work
as Train dining car headwaiter
She's Dangerous
as Fashion Designer
My Dream Is Yours
as Sourpuss Manager
Torchy Turns the Trick
as Office Manager
Joy of Living
as Orchestra Leader
Hollywood Halfbacks
Reveille with Beverly
as Vernon Lewis (uncredited)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
The Girl Downstairs
as Adolf Pumpfel
Obliging Young Lady
as Professor Gibney
International House
as Hotel Manager
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
as Formfit Franklin
The Horn Blows at Midnight
as Radio Engineer / Sloan
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
as The Producer
The Bank Dick
as J. Pinkerton Snoopington
Public Deb No. 1
as Bartender
When Love Is Young
as John Dorman
Fifth Avenue Girl
as Higgins
She Couldn't Take It
as Spot's Secretary
Hit Parade of 1941
as Carter
Hollywood Victory Caravan
as Railroad Agent
Cheer Up and Smile
as Professor
You Came Along
as Hotel Clerk
Lover Come Back
as Hotel desk clerk
The Headline Woman
as Hamilton
Allergic to Love
as Stewart Ives III
Four's a Crowd
as Preston
Topper Takes a Trip
as Louis - Hotel Manager
The Great Moment
as Dr. Heywood
Two Guys from Milwaukee
as Theatre Manager
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
as J. Ashton Brockton
The Important Witness
as Groom
My Grandfather's Clock
as Dr. Watkins
$1,000 a Minute
as Reville
Always Goodbye
as Bicycle Salesman
The Half-Naked Truth
as Hotel Clerk
Three Smart Girls
as Jeweler
She Married Her Boss
as Window Dresser (uncredited)
She Married Her Boss
as Window Dresser
Three Blind Mice
as Clerk
Calendar Girl
as Dilly Dillingsworth
Strictly Dynamite
as Mr. Bailey
Tomorrow's Youth
as Thornton
Bed of Roses
as Floorwalker
Her Man
as Sport
All Over Town
as The Costumer
Weekend for Three
as Number Seven, Old Field Inn Waiter
George Washington Slept Here
as Mr. Gibney
Dangerous Holiday
as Doffle
The Candid Camera
as Jack Townes
Dangerous Number
as Hotel Desk Clerk
It Happened in Hollywood
as Mr. Forsythe
The Life of the Party
as Beggs
Swing High, Swing Low
as Henri
Call Out the Marines
as Wilbur
Reckless Age
as Mr. Thurtle
On Trial
as Turnbull
The Luckiest Girl in the World
as Cashier
I'll Take Romance
as Kane's Secretary
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
as Charley Towne
Tell It to a Star
as Horace Lovelace
The Captain Hits the Ceiling
as Jimmy Martin
The Eternal Melody
as The Cat Lover
Turn Off the Moon
as Mr. Perkins
Just Around the Corner
as Waters
Living on Love
as Ogilvie O. Oglethorpe
Not So Dumb
as Leach
What's Cookin'?
as Professor Bistell
A Woman of Experience
as Hans
Where Did You Get That Girl?
as Digby
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Bartender (uncredited)
Thrill of a Lifetime
as Sam Williams
Wild Poses
as Otto Phocus
The Chumps
as Eddie Gray
The Mandarin Mystery
as Mellish
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Pet Shop Owner
See My Lawyer
as B.J. Wagonhorn
Cockeyed Cavaliers
as Town Crier
Hollywood and Vine
as Reggie
My Best Gal
as Mr. Porter
Lady of the Pavements
as M'sieu Dubrey, Dance Master
Getting Gertie's Garter
as Algy Brooks
Give Us This Night
as Forcellini's Secretary
Step Lively, Jeeves!
as Head Waiter
Two Weeks to Live
as Mr. Pinkney
She Married an Artist
as Paul
Hollywood Trouble
as Tailor
Many Happy Returns
as Allen's Secretary
Down Memory Lane
as Gilbert Sinclair
A Fool's Advice
as Egbert - Hotel Clerk
Menu
as John Xavier Omsk (uncredited)
Over the Counter
as Drake's Assistant
Don't Gamble with Love
as Salesman
Next Door Neighbors
as Landlord
The Loud Mouth
Flirtation
as Veterinarian
Young and Beautiful
as Radio Announcer
Torchy's Kitty Coup
as Office Manager
Lighthouse Love
as Pvt. Jerry Stone
Tillie the Toiler
as Perry Tweedale
My Friend from India
as William / Tommy Valentine
The Unchained Goddess
as the Cloud Painter (voice)
Hats Off
as Mr. Churchill
Exit Smiling
as Cecil Lovelace
Rich Relations
as Mr. Dwight
Torchy Raises the Auntie
as Office Manager
A Blonde for a Night
as Hector
She Had to Eat
as Mr. Phoecian-Wylie
Moonlight Masquerade
as Fairchild
Torchy Turns Turtle
as Office Manager
It's All Yours
as Schultz
The Girl in the Pullman
as Hector Brooks
Love on Toast
as Finley
The Sap
as Ed Mason
To Mary - with Love
as Guest
Torchy's Two Toots
as Office Manager
Dream Stuff
as Gordon
Blue of the Night
as Gilbert Sinclair
Torchy's Busy Day
as Office Manager
Divorce Sweets
as Uncle Jeremiah
Never a Dull Moment
as Sylvester
Doctor's Orders
What Price Taxi
as Taxi Boy
Bad Housekeeping
as Piano Tuner
Torchy's Loud Spooker
as Office Manager
Poor Aubrey
as Aubrey Piper
Breakfast in Bed
as John
Torchy Passes the Buck
as Office Manager
The Giddy Age
as George
Tee for Two
as Henry
Swing Banditry
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Jimmy's New Yacht
as Everett
That's Gratitude
as Photographer
I'll Be Yours
as Barber
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
as Melville
Manhattan Love Song
as Garrett Wetherby
Reno or Bust
Torchy Rolls His Own
as Office Manager
Strictly in the Groove
as Cathcart
Torchy
as Office Manager
Torchy's Night Cap
as Office Manager
Sing, Bing, Sing
as Herbert
Art in the Raw
Easy on the Eyes
as Franklyn Pierce
Trying Out Torchy
as Office manager