Acting
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.
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · TV
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952 · TV
This Is Your Life
1952 · TV
Doctor Rhythm
1938 · Movie
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938 · Movie
Now, Voyager
1942 · Movie
Cradle Snatchers
1927 · Movie
Sullivan's Travels
1941 · Movie
Broadway Serenade
1939 · Movie
A Star Is Born
1937 · Movie
Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953 · TV
My Man Godfrey
1936 · Movie
Turnabout
1940 · Movie
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 · Movie
Stage Door
1937 · Movie
Vivacious Lady
1938 · Movie
Imitation of Life
1934 · Movie
Romance on the High Seas
1948 · Movie
Crazy House
1943 · Movie
The Palm Beach Story
1942 · Movie
A Lady Surrenders
1930 · Movie
Easy Living
1937 · Movie
Design for Living
1933 · Movie
Holy Matrimony
1943 · Movie
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944 · Movie
Eight Bells
1935 · Movie
It Happened in Hollywood
1937 · Movie
Finger Prints
1927 · Movie
Christmas in July
1940 · Movie
Flying Down to Rio
1933 · Movie
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947 · Movie
High Hat
1937 · Movie
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1938 · Movie
Sweepings
1933 · Movie
The Story of Mankind
1957 · Movie
Stage Door Canteen
1943 · Movie
Always Goodbye
1938 · Movie
The Flame of New Orleans
1941 · Movie
My Dream Is Yours
1949 · Movie
Only Yesterday
1933 · Movie
The Bank Dick
1940 · Movie
Hollywood Victory Caravan
1945 · Movie
College Rhythm
1934 · Movie
The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945 · Movie
We Have Our Moments
1937 · Movie
Bachelor Daddy
1941 · Movie
Fifth Avenue Girl
1939 · Movie
Reveille with Beverly
1943 · Movie
Lighthouse Love
1932 · Movie
Parachute Jumper
1933 · Movie
Lover Come Back
1946 · Movie
Professional Sweetheart
1933 · Movie
Tomorrow's Youth
1934 · Movie
All Over Town
1937 · Movie
Danger – Love at Work
1937 · Movie
Unknown Blonde
1934 · Movie
The Mandarin Mystery
1936 · Movie
The Lady Escapes
1937 · Movie
Spring Parade
1940 · Movie
Menu
1933 · Movie
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
1941 · Movie
You Came Along
1945 · Movie
Her Man
1930 · Movie
She Couldn't Take It
1935 · Movie
The Luckiest Girl in the World
1936 · Movie
Public Deb No. 1
1940 · Movie
Calendar Girl
1947 · Movie
A Woman of Experience
1931 · Movie
Carefree
1938 · Movie
Obliging Young Lady
1942 · Movie
Three Smart Girls
1936 · Movie
Strictly Dynamite
1934 · Movie
Swing High, Swing Low
1937 · Movie
See My Lawyer
1945 · Movie
Joy of Living
1938 · Movie
Three Blind Mice
1938 · Movie
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939 · Movie
Honeymoon Lodge
1943 · Movie
The Great Moment
1944 · Movie
Bed of Roses
1933 · Movie
Cheer Up and Smile
1930 · Movie
Don't Gamble with Love
1936 · Movie
Where Did You Get That Girl?
1941 · Movie
She's Dangerous
1937 · Movie
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940 · Movie
Hit Parade of 1941
1940 · Movie
Reckless Age
1944 · Movie
Over the Counter
1932 · Movie
Doughnuts and Society
1936 · Movie
Hats Off
1936 · Movie
Flirtation
1934 · Movie
The Girl Downstairs
1938 · Movie
Headline Shooter
1933 · Movie
The Loud Mouth
1932 · Movie
Four's a Crowd
1938 · Movie
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
1934 · Movie
George Washington Slept Here
1942 · Movie
Dangerous Number
1937 · Movie
Two Guys from Milwaukee
1946 · Movie
She Married an Artist
1937 · Movie
Call Out the Marines
1942 · Movie
What's Cookin'?
1942 · Movie
Weekend for Three
1941 · Movie
Lady of the Pavements
1929 · Movie
What Price Taxi
1932 · Movie
The Life of the Party
1937 · Movie
The Headline Woman
1935 · Movie
Two Weeks to Live
1943 · Movie
Cockeyed Cavaliers
1934 · Movie
She Married Her Boss
1935 · Movie
International House
1933 · Movie
My Friend from India
1927 · Movie
Hollywood and Vine
1945 · Movie
Topper Takes a Trip
1938 · Movie
Thrill of a Lifetime
1937 · Movie
Sing, Bing, Sing
1933 · Movie
On Trial
1928 · Movie
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984 · Movie
Tell It to a Star
1945 · Movie
Down Memory Lane
1949 · Movie
Not So Dumb
1930 · Movie
Strictly in the Groove
1942 · Movie
Lighthouse Love
1932 · Movie
Sunny
1930 · Movie
Exit Smiling
1926 · Movie
I'll Take Romance
1937 · Movie
My Best Gal
1944 · Movie
The Half-Naked Truth
1932 · Movie
Young and Beautiful
1934 · Movie
Just Around the Corner
1938 · Movie
To Mary - with Love
1936 · Movie
Turn Off the Moon
1937 · Movie
A Blonde for a Night
1928 · Movie
Dangerous Holiday
1937 · Movie
$1,000 a Minute
1935 · Movie
It's All Yours
1937 · Movie
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
1927 · Movie
Wild Poses
1933 · Movie
Love on Toast
1937 · Movie
Give Us This Night
1936 · Movie
Many Happy Returns
1934 · Movie
Next Door Neighbors
1931 · Movie
The Girl in the Pullman
1927 · Movie
When Love Is Young
1937 · Movie
The Sap
1929 · Movie
A Fool's Advice
1932 · Movie
The Important Witness
1933 · Movie
Never a Dull Moment
1943 · Movie
She Had to Eat
1937 · Movie
Blue of the Night
1931 · Movie
Getting Gertie's Garter
1927 · Movie
Tillie the Toiler
1941 · Movie
Step Lively, Jeeves!
1937 · Movie
Rich Relations
1937 · Movie
Living on Love
1937 · Movie
Manhattan Love Song
1934 · Movie
Moonlight Masquerade
1942 · Movie
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
1941 · Movie
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941 · Movie
Swing Banditry
1936 · Movie
I'll Be Yours
1947 · Movie
Poor Aubrey
1930 · Movie
Jimmy's New Yacht
1932 · Movie
