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
La extraña pasajera
Mr. Thompson
My Man Godfrey
Guthrie (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
Billy Moon (uncredited)
Stage Door
Harcourt
El secreto de vivir
The Tailor (uncredited)
Los viajes de Sullivan
Mr. Casalsis
Christmas in July
Don Hartman - Radio Announcer
Doctor Rhythm
Mr. Stenchfield (Store Clerk)
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Assistant Hotel Manager
Design for Living
Mr. Douglas
Broadway Serenade
Gene, Collier's Composer
Turnabout
Mr. Pingboom
Cradle Snatchers
Howard Drake
Easy Living
Van Buren
The Palm Beach Story
Manager
Romance on the High Seas
Rio Hotel Clerk
Stage Door Canteen
Franklin Pangborn
Finger Prints
The Bandoline Kid
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Formfit Franklin
Flying Down to Rio
Hammerstein (uncredited)
Vivacious Lady
Apartment Manager
Rebecca
Hamilton Montmarcy
Imitación de la vida
Mr. Carven (uncredited)
Hail the Conquering Hero
Reception Committee Chairman
Public Deb No. 1
Bartender
Only Yesterday
Tom (Uncredited)