Franklin Pangborn
Acting
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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…
Filmography
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Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
The Unchained Goddess
The Unchained Goddess
1958
The Story of Mankind
1957
Hey Mulligan
Hey Mulligan
1954
Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952
The Eternal Melody
The Eternal Melody
1949
Down Memory Lane
1949
My Dream Is Yours
1949
Romance on the High Seas
1948
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947
I'll Be Yours
1947
Calendar Girl
1947
Two Guys from Milwaukee
1946
Lover Come Back
1946
Hollywood Victory Caravan
1945
Tell It to a Star
1945
You Came Along
1945
The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945
Hollywood and Vine
1945
See My Lawyer
1945
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944
Reckless Age
1944
Allergic to Love
Allergic to Love
1944
The Great Moment
1944
My Best Gal
1944
Never a Dull Moment
1943
Crazy House
1943
Holy Matrimony
1943
Honeymoon Lodge
1943
Stage Door Canteen
1943
Two Weeks to Live
1943
Reveille with Beverly
1943
Strictly in the Groove
1942
George Washington Slept Here
1942
Now, Voyager
1942
The Palm Beach Story
1942
Moonlight Masquerade
1942
Obliging Young Lady
1942
What's Cookin'?
1942
Call Out the Marines
1942
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
1941
Weekend for Three
1941
Sullivan's Travels
1941
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
1941
Tillie the Toiler
1941
The Flame of New Orleans
1941
Bachelor Daddy
1941
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941
Where Did You Get That Girl?
1941
The Bank Dick
1940
Christmas in July
1940
Hit Parade of 1941
1940
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
Spring Parade
1940
Public Deb No. 1
1940
Turnabout
1940
Fifth Avenue Girl
1939
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939
Broadway Serenade
1939
Topper Takes a Trip
1938
The Girl Downstairs
1938
Just Around the Corner
1938
Carefree
1938
Four's a Crowd
1938
Always Goodbye
1938
Three Blind Mice
1938
Vivacious Lady
1938
Doctor Rhythm
1938
Joy of Living
1938
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1938
Love on Toast
1937
Thrill of a Lifetime
1937
She Married an Artist
1937
I'll Take Romance
1937
Living on Love
1937
Stage Door
1937
Danger – Love at Work
1937
It Happened in Hollywood
1937