Franklin Pangborn
from Newark, New Jersey, USA
from Newark, New Jersey, USA
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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 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.
(archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
The Unchained Goddess
the Cloud Painter (voice)
Marquis de Varennes
Sourpuss Manager
Gilbert Sinclair
The Eternal Melody
The Cat Lover
Rio Hotel Clerk
Dilly Dillingsworth
Barber
Formfit Franklin
Hotel desk clerk
Theatre Manager
B.J. Wagonhorn
Reggie
Radio Engineer / Sloan
Hotel Clerk
Horace Lovelace
Railroad Agent
Mr. Porter
Dr. Heywood
Allergic to Love
Stewart Ives III
Mr. Thurtle
Reception Committee Chairman
Vernon Lewis (uncredited)
Mr. Pinkney
Franklin Pangborn
Cathcart
Duncan Farll
Hotel Clerk
Sylvester
Wilbur
Professor Bistell
Professor Gibney
Fairchild
Manager
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Gibney
Cathcart
Digby
Pet Shop Owner
Williams
Bellows
Perry Tweedale
The Producer
Mr. Casalsis
Number Seven, Old Field Inn Waiter
Charley Towne
Mr. Pingboom
Bartender
Wiedlemeyer
Bartender (uncredited)
Carter
Don Hartman - Radio Announcer
J. Pinkerton Snoopington
Gene, Collier's Composer
Franklin Pangborn
Higgins
Hamilton Montmarcy
Assistant Hotel Manager
Orchestra Leader
Mr. Stenchfield (Store Clerk)
Apartment Manager
Clerk
Bicycle Salesman
Preston
Roland Hunter
Waters
Adolf Pumpfel
Louis - Hotel Manager
Renaldo Breton
Hotel Desk Clerk
Fashion Designer
Mr. Dwight
Bad Housekeeping
Piano Tuner
Henri
John Dorman
Joe (uncredited)
Billy Moon (uncredited)
Mr. Perkins
Doffle
Head Waiter
Mr. Phoecian-Wylie
Van Buren
Pierre
The Costumer
Schultz
Beggs
Mr. Forsythe
Train dining car headwaiter
Harcourt
Ogilvie O. Oglethorpe
Kane's Secretary
Paul
Sam Williams
Finley
Tango
Oscar, the Photographer
Salesman
Forcellini's Secretary
Benson
The Tailor (uncredited)
Guest
Guthrie (uncredited)
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Cashier
Mr. Churchill
Jeweler
Mellish
Hollywood Trouble
Tailor
Finch
Hamilton
The Captain Hits the Ceiling
Jimmy Martin
Window Dresser (uncredited)
Spot's Secretary
Reville
Male Co-Respondent
Garrett Wetherby
Mr. Bailey
Allen's Secretary
Town Crier
J. Ashton Brockton
Radio Announcer
That's Gratitude
Photographer
Thornton
My Grandfather's Clock
Dr. Watkins
Veterinarian
Peabody
Mr. Carven (uncredited)
Torchy's Kitty Coup
Office Manager
Man in Private Office (uncredited)
Easy on the Eyes
Franklyn Pierce
Art in the Raw
(Unknown)
Herbert
Photographer (Uncredited)
Torchy Turns Turtle
Office Manager
Dream Stuff
Gordon
Hotel Manager
Herbert
Torchy's Loud Spooker
Office Manager
Floorwalker
Groom
Adolphus G. Crocker
Trying Out Torchy
Office manager
John Xavier Omsk (uncredited)
Otto Phocus
Tom (Uncredited)
Divorce Sweets
Uncle Jeremiah
Hammerstein (uncredited)
Mr. Douglas
Torchy Turns the Trick
Office Manager
Egbert - Hotel Clerk
Torchy's Night Cap
Office Manager
Torchy Raises the Auntie
Office Manager
Pvt. Jerry Stone
Everett
Torchy's Two Toots
Office Manager
Doctor's Orders
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
The Candid Camera
Jack Townes
Taxi Boy
The Giddy Age
George
Torchy's Busy Day
Office Manager
Tee for Two
Henry
Drake's Assistant
Torchy Rolls His Own
Office Manager
Hotel Clerk
Landlord
Hans
Gilbert Sinclair
Torchy
Office Manager
Torchy Passes the Buck
Office Manager
Hollywood Halfbacks
(Unknown)
Aubrey Piper
Leach
Reno or Bust
(Unknown)
Professor
The Chumps
Eddie Gray
Sport
Lawton
Party Guest (uncredited)
Breakfast in Bed
John
M'sieu Dubrey, Dance Master
Ed Mason
Hector
Turnbull
The Bandoline Kid
Algy Brooks
Howard Drake
Melville
Hector Brooks
William / Tommy Valentine
Cecil Lovelace