Franklin Pangborn
Acting
1889-01-23 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
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(200)
movieGoing Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage) · 1984 · 9.0
movieBob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage) · 1976 · 0.0
movieThe Unchained Goddess
as the Cloud Painter (voice) · 1958 · 7.0
movieThe Story of Mankind
as Marquis de Varennes · 1957 · 4.4
tvTonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self - Announcer · 1957 · 7.5
tvHey Mulligan
as Mr. Bean · 1954 · 6.8
tvRevlon Mirror Theatre
as · 1953 · 0.0
tvThe Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
as Mr. Canfield (uncredited) · 1952 · 6.2
tvThis Is Your Life
as Self · 1952 · 6.5
tvThe Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self · 1950 · 6.9
movieThe Eternal Melody
as The Cat Lover · 1949 · 7.0
movieDown Memory Lane
as Gilbert Sinclair · 1949 · 7.0
movieMy Dream Is Yours
as Sourpuss Manager · 1949 · 6.5
movieRomance on the High Seas
as Rio Hotel Clerk · 1948 · 6.7
movieThe Sin of Harold Diddlebock
as Formfit Franklin · 1947 · 6.4
movieI'll Be Yours
as Barber · 1947 · 6.2
movieCalendar Girl
as Dilly Dillingsworth · 1947 · 5.6
movieTwo Guys from Milwaukee
as Theatre Manager · 1946 · 4.9
movieLover Come Back
as Hotel desk clerk · 1946 · 7.1
movieHollywood Victory Caravan
as Railroad Agent · 1945 · 5.6
movieTell It to a Star
as Horace Lovelace · 1945 · 10.0
movieYou Came Along
as Hotel Clerk · 1945 · 7.3
movieThe Horn Blows at Midnight
as Radio Engineer / Sloan · 1945 · 5.8
movieHollywood and Vine
as Reggie · 1945 · 4.4