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