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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.
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Going Hollywood: The '30s
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1984

The Unchained Goddess
Character:the Cloud Painter (voice)
Release Date:12/02/1958

The Story of Mankind
Character:Marquis de Varennes
Release Date:08/11/1957

The Eternal Melody
Character:The Cat Lover
Release Date:02/12/1949

Down Memory Lane
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/08/1949

My Dream Is Yours
Character:Sourpuss Manager
Release Date:15/04/1949

Romance on the High Seas
Character:Rio Hotel Clerk
Release Date:25/06/1948

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Character:Formfit Franklin
Release Date:04/04/1947

I'll Be Yours
Character:Barber
Release Date:02/02/1947

Calendar Girl
Character:Dilly Dillingsworth
Release Date:31/01/1947

Two Guys from Milwaukee
Character:Theatre Manager
Release Date:26/07/1946

Lover Come Back
Character:Hotel desk clerk
Release Date:21/06/1946

Hollywood Victory Caravan
Character:Railroad Agent
Release Date:30/09/1945

Tell It to a Star
Character:Horace Lovelace
Release Date:16/08/1945

You Came Along
Character:Hotel Clerk
Release Date:04/07/1945

The Horn Blows at Midnight
Character:Radio Engineer / Sloan
Release Date:28/04/1945

Hollywood and Vine
Character:Reggie
Release Date:25/04/1945

See My Lawyer
Character:B.J. Wagonhorn
Release Date:09/03/1945

Hail the Conquering Hero
Character:Reception Committee Chairman
Release Date:09/08/1944

Reckless Age
Character:Mr. Thurtle
Release Date:01/08/1944

Allergic to Love
Character:Stewart Ives III
Release Date:21/07/1944

The Great Moment
Character:Dr. Heywood
Release Date:18/07/1944

My Best Gal
Character:Mr. Porter
Release Date:28/03/1944

Never a Dull Moment
Character:Sylvester
Release Date:19/11/1943

Crazy House
Character:Hotel Clerk
Release Date:08/10/1943

Holy Matrimony
Character:Duncan Farll
Release Date:24/08/1943

Honeymoon Lodge
Character:Cathcart
Release Date:23/07/1943

Stage Door Canteen
Character:Franklin Pangborn
Release Date:24/06/1943

Two Weeks to Live
Character:Mr. Pinkney
Release Date:26/02/1943

Reveille with Beverly
Character:Vernon Lewis (uncredited)
Release Date:04/02/1943

Strictly in the Groove
Character:Cathcart
Release Date:20/11/1942

George Washington Slept Here
Character:Mr. Gibney
Release Date:30/10/1942

Now, Voyager
Character:Mr. Thompson
Release Date:22/10/1942

The Palm Beach Story
Character:Manager
Release Date:28/08/1942

Moonlight Masquerade
Character:Fairchild
Release Date:10/06/1942

Obliging Young Lady
Character:Professor Gibney
Release Date:01/04/1942

What's Cookin'?
Character:Professor Bistell
Release Date:20/02/1942

Call Out the Marines
Character:Wilbur
Release Date:13/02/1942

Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
Character:Charley Towne
Release Date:18/12/1941

Weekend for Three
Character:Number Seven, Old Field Inn Waiter
Release Date:12/12/1941

Sullivan's Travels
Character:Mr. Casalsis
Release Date:30/11/1941

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
Character:The Producer
Release Date:10/10/1941

Tillie the Toiler
Character:Perry Tweedale
Release Date:07/08/1941

The Flame of New Orleans
Character:Bellows
Release Date:07/07/1941

Bachelor Daddy
Character:Williams, Club Manager
Release Date:04/06/1941

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Character:Pet Shop Owner
Release Date:14/03/1941

Where Did You Get That Girl?
Character:Digby
Release Date:03/01/1941

The Bank Dick
Character:J. Pinkerton Snoopington
Release Date:29/11/1940

Christmas in July
Character:Don Hartman - Radio Announcer
Release Date:25/10/1940

Hit Parade of 1941
Character:Carter
Release Date:14/10/1940

The Villain Still Pursued Her
Character:Bartender (uncredited)
Release Date:11/10/1940

Spring Parade
Character:Wiedlemeyer
Release Date:27/09/1940

Public Deb No. 1
Character:Bartender
Release Date:13/09/1940

Turnabout
Character:Mr. Pingboom
Release Date:17/05/1940

Fifth Avenue Girl
Character:Higgins
Release Date:22/09/1939

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Character:Franklin Pangborn
Release Date:08/04/1939

Broadway Serenade
Character:Gene, Collier's Composer
Release Date:07/04/1939

Topper Takes a Trip
Character:Louis - Hotel Manager
Release Date:29/12/1938

The Girl Downstairs
Character:Adolf Pumpfel
Release Date:23/12/1938

Just Around the Corner
Character:Waters
Release Date:11/11/1938

Carefree
Character:Roland Hunter
Release Date:02/09/1938

Four's a Crowd
Character:Preston
Release Date:04/08/1938

Always Goodbye
Character:Bicycle Salesman
Release Date:24/06/1938

Three Blind Mice
Character:Clerk
Release Date:18/06/1938

Vivacious Lady
Character:Apartment Manager
Release Date:13/05/1938

Doctor Rhythm
Character:Mr. Stenchfield (Store Clerk)
Release Date:06/05/1938

Joy of Living
Character:Orchestra Leader
Release Date:06/05/1938

Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Character:Assistant Hotel Manager
Release Date:25/03/1938

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Character:Hamilton Montmarcy
Release Date:18/03/1938

Love on Toast
Character:Finley
Release Date:03/12/1937

Thrill of a Lifetime
Character:Sam Williams
Release Date:03/12/1937

She Married an Artist
Character:Paul
Release Date:27/11/1937

I'll Take Romance
Character:Kane's Secretary
Release Date:17/11/1937

Living on Love
Character:Ogilvie O. Oglethorpe
Release Date:12/11/1937

Stage Door
Character:Harcourt
Release Date:08/10/1937

Danger – Love at Work
Character:Train dining car headwaiter
Release Date:30/09/1937

It Happened in Hollywood
Character:Mr. Forsythe
Release Date:07/09/1937

The Life of the Party
Character:Beggs
Release Date:03/09/1937

It's All Yours
Character:Schultz
Release Date:01/09/1937

All Over Town
Character:The Costumer
Release Date:09/08/1937

The Lady Escapes
Character:Pierre
Release Date:22/07/1937

Easy Living
Character:Van Buren
Release Date:16/07/1937

She Had to Eat
Character:Mr. Phoecian-Wylie
Release Date:02/07/1937

Step Lively, Jeeves!
Character:Head Waiter
Release Date:30/06/1937

Dangerous Holiday
Character:Doffle
Release Date:06/06/1937

A Star Is Born
Character:Billy Moon (uncredited)
Release Date:20/04/1937

We Have Our Moments
Character:Joe
Release Date:28/03/1937

When Love Is Young
Character:John Dorman
Release Date:26/03/1937

Swing High, Swing Low
Character:Henri
Release Date:12/03/1937

Bad Housekeeping
Character:Piano Tuner
Release Date:05/03/1937

Rich Relations
Character:Mr. Dwight
Release Date:01/02/1937

She's Dangerous
Character:Fashion Designer
Release Date:24/01/1937

Dangerous Number
Character:Hotel Desk Clerk
Release Date:22/01/1937

High Hat
Character:Renaldo Breton
Release Date:01/01/1937

The Mandarin Mystery
Character:Mellish
Release Date:23/12/1936

Three Smart Girls
Character:Jeweler
Release Date:20/12/1936

Hats Off
Character:Mr. Churchill
Release Date:05/12/1936

The Luckiest Girl in the World
Character:Cashier
Release Date:01/10/1936

Swing Banditry
Character:Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Release Date:09/09/1936

My Man Godfrey
Character:Guthrie (uncredited)
Release Date:02/09/1936

To Mary - with Love
Character:Guest
Release Date:01/08/1936

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Character:The Tailor (uncredited)
Release Date:09/04/1936

Doughnuts and Society
Character:Benson
Release Date:27/03/1936

Give Us This Night
Character:Forcellini's Secretary
Release Date:06/03/1936

Don't Gamble with Love
Character:Salesman
Release Date:28/02/1936

Tango
Character:Oscar, the Photographer
Release Date:13/02/1936

$1,000 a Minute
Character:Reville
Release Date:21/10/1935

She Couldn't Take It
Character:Spot's Secretary
Release Date:08/10/1935

She Married Her Boss
Character:Window Dresser (uncredited)
Release Date:19/09/1935

She Married Her Boss
Character:Window Dresser
Release Date:19/09/1935

The Captain Hits the Ceiling
Character:Jimmy Martin
Release Date:09/07/1935

The Headline Woman
Character:Hamilton
Release Date:14/05/1935

Eight Bells
Character:Finch
Release Date:10/04/1935

Hollywood Trouble
Character:Tailor
Release Date:01/01/1935

College Rhythm
Character:Peabody
Release Date:23/11/1934

Imitation of Life
Character:Mr. Carven (uncredited)
Release Date:23/11/1934

Flirtation
Character:Veterinarian
Release Date:09/11/1934

My Grandfather's Clock
Character:Dr. Watkins
Release Date:27/10/1934

Tomorrow's Youth
Character:Thornton
Release Date:14/10/1934

That's Gratitude
Character:Photographer
Release Date:08/10/1934

Young and Beautiful
Character:Radio Announcer
Release Date:16/09/1934

King Kelly of the U.S.A.
Character:J. Ashton Brockton
Release Date:15/09/1934

Cockeyed Cavaliers
Character:Town Crier
Release Date:29/06/1934

Many Happy Returns
Character:Allen's Secretary
Release Date:08/06/1934

Strictly Dynamite
Character:Mr. Bailey
Release Date:11/05/1934

Manhattan Love Song
Character:Garrett Wetherby
Release Date:29/04/1934

Unknown Blonde
Character:Male Co-Respondent
Release Date:23/04/1934

Design for Living
Character:Mr. Douglas
Release Date:29/12/1933

Flying Down to Rio
Character:Hammerstein (uncredited)
Release Date:22/12/1933

Only Yesterday
Character:Tom (Uncredited)
Release Date:01/11/1933

Wild Poses
Character:Otto Phocus
Release Date:28/10/1933

Menu
Character:John Xavier Omsk (uncredited)
Release Date:23/09/1933

Trying Out Torchy
Character:Office manager
Release Date:25/08/1933

Headline Shooter
Character:Adolphus G. Crocker
Release Date:28/07/1933

The Important Witness
Character:Groom
Release Date:15/07/1933

Bed of Roses
Character:Floorwalker
Release Date:29/06/1933

Torchy's Loud Spooker
Character:Office Manager
Release Date:25/06/1933

Professional Sweetheart
Character:Herbert
Release Date:09/06/1933

International House
Character:Hotel Manager
Release Date:27/05/1933

Dream Stuff
Character:Gordon
Release Date:11/05/1933

Torchy Turns Turtle
Character:Office Manager
Release Date:23/04/1933

Sweepings
Character:Photographer (Uncredited)
Release Date:14/04/1933

Sing, Bing, Sing
Character:Herbert
Release Date:23/03/1933

Art in the Raw
Character:
Release Date:23/02/1933

Easy on the Eyes
Character:Franklyn Pierce
Release Date:17/02/1933

Parachute Jumper
Character:Man in Private Office (uncredited)
Release Date:28/01/1933

Torchy's Kitty Coup
Character:Office Manager
Release Date:22/01/1933

The Half-Naked Truth
Character:Hotel Clerk
Release Date:16/12/1932

Torchy Rolls His Own
Character:Office Manager
Release Date:20/10/1932

Over the Counter
Character:Drake's Assistant
Release Date:15/10/1932

Tee for Two
Character:Henry
Release Date:08/10/1932

Torchy's Busy Day
Character:Office Manager
Release Date:02/10/1932

The Giddy Age
Character:George
Release Date:25/09/1932

What Price Taxi
Character:Taxi Boy
Release Date:13/08/1932

The Candid Camera
Character:Jack Townes
Release Date:19/06/1932

The Loud Mouth
Character:
Release Date:16/06/1932

Doctor's Orders
Character:
Release Date:08/06/1932

Torchy's Two Toots
Character:Office Manager
Release Date:06/06/1932

Jimmy's New Yacht
Character:Everett
Release Date:03/06/1932

Lighthouse Love
Character:Pvt. Jerry Stone
Release Date:06/05/1932

Lighthouse Love
Character:Pvt. Jerry Stone
Release Date:06/05/1932

Torchy Raises the Auntie
Character:Office Manager
Release Date:01/05/1932

Torchy's Night Cap
Character:Office Manager
Release Date:03/04/1932

A Fool's Advice
Character:Egbert - Hotel Clerk
Release Date:20/02/1932

Torchy Turns the Trick
Character:Office Manager
Release Date:07/02/1932

Hollywood Halfbacks
Character:
Release Date:23/12/1931

Torchy Passes the Buck
Character:Office Manager
Release Date:06/12/1931

Torchy
Character:Office Manager
Release Date:04/10/1931

Blue of the Night
Character:Gilbert Sinclair
Release Date:13/09/1931

A Woman of Experience
Character:Hans
Release Date:08/07/1931

Next Door Neighbors
Character:Landlord
Release Date:28/01/1931

Breakfast in Bed
Character:John
Release Date:16/11/1930

Sunny
Character:Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:09/11/1930

A Lady Surrenders
Character:Lawton
Release Date:06/10/1930

Her Man
Character:Sport
Release Date:21/09/1930

The Chumps
Character:Eddie Gray
Release Date:16/07/1930

Cheer Up and Smile
Character:Professor
Release Date:22/06/1930

Reno or Bust
Character:
Release Date:07/04/1930

Not So Dumb
Character:Leach
Release Date:02/02/1930

Poor Aubrey
Character:Aubrey Piper
Release Date:30/01/1930

The Sap
Character:Ed Mason
Release Date:09/11/1929

Lady of the Pavements
Character:M'sieu Dubrey, Dance Master
Release Date:22/01/1929

On Trial
Character:Turnbull
Release Date:01/12/1928

A Blonde for a Night
Character:Hector
Release Date:25/02/1928

My Friend from India
Character:William / Tommy Valentine
Release Date:18/12/1927

The Girl in the Pullman
Character:Hector Brooks
Release Date:31/10/1927

The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
Character:Melville
Release Date:08/08/1927

Cradle Snatchers
Character:Howard Drake
Release Date:28/05/1927

Getting Gertie's Garter
Character:Algy Brooks
Release Date:28/02/1927

Finger Prints
Character:The Bandoline Kid
Release Date:08/01/1927

Exit Smiling
Character:Cecil Lovelace
Release Date:06/11/1926