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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

193 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.9

Known For

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