
Franklin Pangborn
Born: 1889-01-23
Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Biography
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.
Known For

To Mary - with Love

The Great Moment

Reckless Age

Easy Living

My Friend from India

She Had to Eat

The Mandarin Mystery

Carefree

Parachute Jumper

Living on Love

Cradle Snatchers

What Price Taxi

College Rhythm

Bachelor Daddy

Moonlight Masquerade

The Sap

Doughnuts and Society

Three Blind Mice

Cockeyed Cavaliers

Strictly Dynamite

Professional Sweetheart

Spring Parade

Vivacious Lady

Only Yesterday

Two Guys from Milwaukee

Rich Relations

Sweepings

Sullivan's Travels

Her Man

Sunny

Danger – Love at Work

Honeymoon Lodge

A Lady Surrenders

Three Smart Girls

Unknown Blonde

The Lady Escapes

Now, Voyager

Finger Prints

My Man Godfrey

Love on Toast

The Bank Dick

Strictly in the Groove

Next Door Neighbors

Calendar Girl

Romance on the High Seas

A Star Is Born

The Half-Naked Truth

It Happened in Hollywood

Hail the Conquering Hero

Holy Matrimony

Fifth Avenue Girl

Don't Gamble with Love

Young and Beautiful

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

My Best Gal

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Doctor Rhythm

Lighthouse Love

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

$1,000 a Minute

Design for Living

Flying Down to Rio

Broadway Serenade

See My Lawyer

Step Lively, Jeeves!

Menu

Down Memory Lane

George Washington Slept Here

Hollywood Victory Caravan

Bed of Roses

Stage Door

Getting Gertie's Garter

The Girl in the Pullman

Just Around the Corner

Obliging Young Lady

Tillie the Toiler

Give Us This Night

We Have Our Moments

When Love Is Young

The Life of the Party

The Loud Mouth

The Girl Downstairs

What's Cookin'?

Tomorrow's Youth

Imitation of Life

The Story of Mankind

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

She's Dangerous

You Came Along

Lover Come Back

I'll Take Romance

Four's a Crowd

The Palm Beach Story

Poor Aubrey

Christmas in July

I'll Be Yours

She Married Her Boss

She Married Her Boss

She Married an Artist

Stage Door Canteen

Turnabout

International House

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

Topper Takes a Trip

Always Goodbye

The Villain Still Pursued Her

Joy of Living

My Dream Is Yours

Manhattan Love Song

Sing, Bing, Sing

Over the Counter

Thrill of a Lifetime

Tell It to a Star

The Luckiest Girl in the World

A Blonde for a Night

Headline Shooter

Reveille with Beverly

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

Not So Dumb

Call Out the Marines

Flirtation

A Woman of Experience

Dangerous Number

Where Did You Get That Girl?

King Kelly of the U.S.A.

Many Happy Returns

Crazy House

The Flame of New Orleans

Never a Dull Moment

Swing Banditry

The Important Witness

The Horn Blows at Midnight

Eight Bells

She Couldn't Take It

Wild Poses

Public Deb No. 1

A Fool's Advice

Hollywood and Vine

It's All Yours

Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case

Hit Parade of 1941

On Trial

Weekend for Three

High Hat

Hats Off

Exit Smiling

Swing High, Swing Low

Cheer Up and Smile

Jimmy's New Yacht

All Over Town

Dangerous Holiday

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

Two Weeks to Live

Blue of the Night

The Headline Woman

Lady of the Pavements
