Franklin Pangborn
Actor/Actriz
159
Movies
4
TV Shows
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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.
As Actor/Actress
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Mr. Canfield (uncredited)
This Is Your Life
Self
Revlon Mirror Theatre
Stage Door
Harcourt
A Star Is Born
Billy Moon (uncredited)
La extraña pasajera
Mr. Thompson
Los viajes de Sullivan
Mr. Casalsis
My Man Godfrey
Guthrie (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
Manager
El secreto de vivir
The Tailor (uncredited)
Imitación de la vida
Mr. Carven (uncredited)
The Story of Mankind
Marquis de Varennes
Christmas in July
Don Hartman - Radio Announcer
Design for Living
Mr. Douglas
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Formfit Franklin
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Assistant Hotel Manager
Hail the Conquering Hero
Reception Committee Chairman
Romance on the High Seas
Rio Hotel Clerk
Vivacious Lady
Apartment Manager
Stage Door Canteen
Franklin Pangborn
Easy Living
Van Buren
Only Yesterday
Tom (Uncredited)
Carefree
Roland Hunter
Broadway Serenade
Gene, Collier's Composer
Rebecca
Hamilton Montmarcy
Parachute Jumper
Man in Private Office (uncredited)
Flying Down to Rio
Hammerstein (uncredited)
Public Deb No. 1
Bartender
Going Hollywood: The '30s
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