Franklin Pangborn
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self - Announcer
1957
Series
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950
Series
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Mr. Canfield (uncredited)
1952
Series
This Is Your Life
Self
1952
Hey Mulligan
Mr. Bean
1954
Film
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Assistant Hotel Manager
1938
Film
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
The Tailor (uncredited)
1936
Series
Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953
Film
Now, Voyager
Mr. Thompson
1942
Film
A Star Is Born
Billy Moon (uncredited)
1937
Film
Flying Down to Rio
Hammerstein (uncredited)
1933
Film
Sullivan's Travels
Mr. Casalsis
1941
Film
Vivacious Lady
Apartment Manager
1938
Film
Hollywood Victory Caravan
Railroad Agent
1945
Film
Professional Sweetheart
Herbert
1933
Film
My Man Godfrey
Guthrie (uncredited)
1936
Film
Romance on the High Seas
Rio Hotel Clerk
1948
Film
Bachelor Daddy
Williams
1941
Film
The Palm Beach Story
Manager
1942
Film
The Bank Dick
J. Pinkerton Snoopington
1940
Film
Stage Door
Harcourt
1937
Film
Cockeyed Cavaliers
Town Crier
1934
Film
The Flame of New Orleans
Bellows
1941
Film
Her Man
Sport
1930
Film
My Dream Is Yours
Sourpuss Manager
1949
Film
Design for Living
Mr. Douglas
1933
The Eternal Melody
The Cat Lover
1949
Film
Unknown Blonde
Male Co-Respondent
1934
Film
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Hamilton Montmarcy
1938
Film
Fifth Avenue Girl
Higgins
1939
Film
Obliging Young Lady
Professor Gibney
1942
Film
George Washington Slept Here
Mr. Gibney
1942
Film
We Have Our Moments
Joe (uncredited)
1937
Film
Imitation of Life
Mr. Carven (uncredited)
1934
Film
$1,000 a Minute
Reville
1935
Film
Three Smart Girls
Jeweler
1936
Film
She Married Her Boss
Window Dresser (uncredited)
1935
Film
She Married Her Boss
Window Dresser
1935
Film
Swing High, Swing Low
Henri
1937
Film
Moonlight Masquerade
Fairchild
1942
Film
Stage Door Canteen
Franklin Pangborn
1943
Film
Topper Takes a Trip
Louis - Hotel Manager
1938
Film
Lighthouse Love
Pvt. Jerry Stone
1932
Film
Hail the Conquering Hero
Reception Committee Chairman
1944
Film
Carefree
Roland Hunter
1938
Film
She's Dangerous
Fashion Designer
1937
Film
I'll Take Romance
Kane's Secretary
1937
Film
International House
Hotel Manager
1933
Film
Easy Living
Van Buren
1937
Tango
Oscar, the Photographer
1936
Film
Holy Matrimony
Duncan Farll
1943
Film
The Villain Still Pursued Her
Bartender (uncredited)
1940
Film
The Half-Naked Truth
Hotel Clerk
1932
The Giddy Age
George
1932
Film
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
Melville
1927
Film
Menu
John Xavier Omsk (uncredited)
1933
Film
Tell It to a Star
Horace Lovelace
1945
Film
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
1984
Film
A Lady Surrenders
Lawton
1930
Film
You Came Along
Hotel Clerk
1945
The Candid Camera
Jack Townes
1932
Film
The Story of Mankind
Marquis de Varennes
1957
Film
Hit Parade of 1941
Carter
1940
Film
Doughnuts and Society
Benson
1936
Film
See My Lawyer
B.J. Wagonhorn
1945
Film
It Happened in Hollywood
Mr. Forsythe
1937
Film
Getting Gertie's Garter
Algy Brooks
1927
Film
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Radio Engineer / Sloan
1945
Film
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Formfit Franklin
1947
Film
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Pet Shop Owner
1941
Film
Bed of Roses
Floorwalker
1933
Film
Where Did You Get That Girl?
Digby
1941
Film
Down Memory Lane
Gilbert Sinclair
1949
Film
Joy of Living
Orchestra Leader
1938
Film
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
J. Ashton Brockton
1934
Film
A Woman of Experience
Hans
1931
Film
Finger Prints
The Bandoline Kid
1927
Film
Cradle Snatchers
Howard Drake
1927
Film
Christmas in July
Don Hartman - Radio Announcer
1940
Film
A Fool's Advice
Egbert - Hotel Clerk
1932
Easy on the Eyes
Franklyn Pierce
1933
Film
I'll Be Yours
Barber
1947
Film
The Girl in the Pullman
Hector Brooks
1927
Film
Four's a Crowd
Preston
1938
Film
Turn Off the Moon
Mr. Perkins
1937
Film
Only Yesterday
Tom (Uncredited)
1933
Film
Poor Aubrey
Aubrey Piper
1930
Film
The Girl Downstairs
Adolf Pumpfel
1938
Film
Sing, Bing, Sing
Herbert
1933
Film
Danger – Love at Work
Train dining car headwaiter
1937
Film
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
The Producer
1941
Torchy Passes the Buck
Office Manager
1931
Film
Tomorrow's Youth
Thornton
1934
Tee for Two
Henry
1932
Film
The Loud Mouth
1932
Film
To Mary - with Love
Guest
1936
Film
Just Around the Corner
Waters
1938
Film
Public Deb No. 1
Bartender
1940
Film
The Lady Escapes
Pierre
1937
Film
She Couldn't Take It
Spot's Secretary
1935
That's Gratitude
Photographer
1934
Film
Reveille with Beverly
Vernon Lewis (uncredited)
1943
Film
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Franklin Pangborn
1939
Film
Always Goodbye
Bicycle Salesman
1938
Film
Parachute Jumper
Man in Private Office (uncredited)
1933
Film
Young and Beautiful
Radio Announcer
1934
Film
My Grandfather's Clock
Dr. Watkins
1934
Film
Eight Bells
Finch
1935
Film
She Married an Artist
Paul
1937
Film
My Friend from India
William / Tommy Valentine
1927
Torchy's Two Toots
Office Manager
1932
Film
Spring Parade
Wiedlemeyer
1940
Film
Two Guys from Milwaukee
Theatre Manager
1946
Film
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
Charley Towne
1941
Film
Weekend for Three
Number Seven, Old Field Inn Waiter
1941
Torchy's Loud Spooker
Office Manager
1933
Film
Dangerous Number
Hotel Desk Clerk
1937
Film
Call Out the Marines
Wilbur
1942
Film
Crazy House
Hotel Clerk
1943
Film
On Trial
Turnbull
1928
Torchy Raises the Auntie
Office Manager
1932
Film
Lady of the Pavements
M'sieu Dubrey, Dance Master
1929
Film
Broadway Serenade
Gene, Collier's Composer
1939
Film
When Love Is Young
John Dorman
1937
Torchy's Kitty Coup
Office Manager
1933
Film
She Had to Eat
Mr. Phoecian-Wylie
1937
Film
My Best Gal
Mr. Porter
1944
Reno or Bust
1930
Film
The Luckiest Girl in the World
Cashier
1936
Film
Turnabout
Mr. Pingboom
1940
Film
Thrill of a Lifetime
Sam Williams
1937
Film
It's All Yours
Schultz
1937
Film
Two Weeks to Live
Mr. Pinkney
1943
Torchy
Office Manager
1931
Film
The Great Moment
Dr. Heywood
1944
Film
Give Us This Night
Forcellini's Secretary
1936
Film
Blue of the Night
Gilbert Sinclair
1931
Film
Next Door Neighbors
Landlord
1931
Film
Don't Gamble with Love
Salesman
1936
Hollywood Halfbacks
1931
Film
Hats Off
Mr. Churchill
1936
Film
Hollywood and Vine
Reggie
1945
Film
Cheer Up and Smile
Professor
1930
Film
Wild Poses
Otto Phocus
1933
Film
Calendar Girl
Dilly Dillingsworth
1947
Film
Dangerous Holiday
Doffle
1937
Film
The Headline Woman
Hamilton
1935
Film
Never a Dull Moment
Sylvester
1943
Film
What Price Taxi
Taxi Boy
1932
Film
Strictly Dynamite
Mr. Bailey
1934
The Unchained Goddess
the Cloud Painter (voice)
1958
Breakfast in Bed
John
1930
Film
Three Blind Mice
Clerk
1938
The Captain Hits the Ceiling
Jimmy Martin
1935
Film
The Life of the Party
Beggs
1937
Film
Reckless Age
Mr. Thurtle
1944
Film
Lover Come Back
Hotel desk clerk
1946
Film
Living on Love
Ogilvie O. Oglethorpe
1937
Film
Honeymoon Lodge
Cathcart
1943
Film
A Blonde for a Night
Hector
1928
Film
Tillie the Toiler
Perry Tweedale
1941
Film
Doctor Rhythm
Mr. Stenchfield (Store Clerk)
1938
Film
Sweepings
Photographer (Uncredited)
1933
Film
High Hat
Renaldo Breton
1937
Doctor's Orders
1932
Trying Out Torchy
Office manager
1933
Allergic to Love
Stewart Ives III
1944
Film
Headline Shooter
Adolphus G. Crocker
1933
Film
The Sap
Ed Mason
1929
Film
Jimmy's New Yacht
Everett
1932
Film
Step Lively, Jeeves!
Head Waiter
1937
Film
Swing Banditry
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1936
Film
Love on Toast
Finley
1937
Film
All Over Town
The Costumer
1937
Film
Strictly in the Groove
Cathcart
1942
Film
Exit Smiling
Cecil Lovelace
1926
Dream Stuff
Gordon
1933
Hollywood Trouble
Tailor
1935
Film
Sunny
Party Guest (uncredited)
1930
Film
Manhattan Love Song
Garrett Wetherby
1934
Torchy's Night Cap
Office Manager
1932
Film
What's Cookin'?
Professor Bistell
1942
Torchy Turns the Trick
Office Manager
1932
Torchy Turns Turtle
Office Manager
1933
Film
Not So Dumb
Leach
1930
Divorce Sweets
Uncle Jeremiah
1933
Film
College Rhythm
Peabody
1934
Film
Flirtation
Veterinarian
1934
Film
The Mandarin Mystery
Mellish
1936
Torchy Rolls His Own
Office Manager
1932
Film
The Important Witness
Groom
1933
Art in the Raw
1933
Film
Many Happy Returns
Allen's Secretary
1934
The Chumps
Eddie Gray
1930
Film
Rich Relations
Mr. Dwight
1937
Bad Housekeeping
Piano Tuner
1937
Torchy's Busy Day
Office Manager
1932
Film
Over the Counter
Drake's Assistant
1932