Franklin Pangborn
Age: 69 | From: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1889-01-23 05:51:56
Death: 1958-07-20 05:51:56
Aliases: Joseph Franklin Pangborn , Franklyn Pangborn , Frank Pangborn
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 41
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
This Is Your Life
(1952) Self
Now, Voyager
(1942) Mr. Thompson
A Star Is Born
(1937) Billy Moon (uncredited)
Imitation of Life
(1934) Mr. Carven (uncredited)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
(1938) Hamilton Montmarcy
Calendar Girl
(1947) Dilly Dillingsworth
The Story of Mankind
(1957) Marquis de Varennes
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
(1939) Franklin PangbornActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | (archive footage) | |
| 1958 | the Cloud Painter (voice) | |
| 1957 | Marquis de Varennes | |
| Self - Announcer | ||
| 1954 | Mr. Bean | |
| 1952 | Mr. Canfield (uncredited) | |
| Self | ||
| 1950 | Self | |
| 1949 | The Cat Lover | |
| (archive footage) | ||
| Sourpuss Manager | ||
| 1948 | Rio Hotel Clerk | |
| 1947 | Formfit Franklin | |
| Barber | ||
| Dilly Dillingsworth | ||
| 1946 | Theatre Manager | |
| Hotel desk clerk | ||
| 1945 | Railroad Agent | |
| Horace Lovelace | ||
| Hotel Clerk | ||
| Radio Engineer / Sloan | ||
| Reggie | ||
| B.J. Wagonhorn | ||
| 1944 | Reception Committee Chairman | |
| Mr. Thurtle | ||
| Stewart Ives III | ||
| Dr. Heywood | ||
| Mr. Porter | ||
| 1943 | Sylvester | |
| Hotel Clerk | ||
| Duncan Farll | ||
| Cathcart | ||
| Franklin Pangborn | ||
| Mr. Pinkney | ||
| Vernon Lewis (uncredited) | ||
| 1942 | Cathcart | |
| Mr. Gibney | ||
| Mr. Thompson | ||
| Manager | ||
| Fairchild | ||
| Professor Gibney | ||
| Professor Bistell | ||
| Wilbur | ||
| 1941 | Charley Towne | |
| Number Seven, Old Field Inn Waiter | ||
| Mr. Casalsis | ||
| The Producer | ||
| Perry Tweedale | ||
| Bellows | ||
| Williams, Club Manager | ||
| Pet Shop Owner | ||
| Digby | ||
| 1940 | J. Pinkerton Snoopington | |
| Radio Announcer | ||
| Carter | ||
| Bartender (uncredited) | ||
| Wiedlemeyer | ||
| Bartender | ||
| Mr. Pingboom | ||
| 1939 | Higgins | |
| Franklin Pangborn | ||
| Gene, Collier's Composer | ||
| 1938 | Louis - Hotel Manager | |
| Adolf Pumpfel | ||
| Waters | ||
| Roland Hunter | ||
| Preston | ||
| Bicycle Salesman | ||
| Clerk | ||
| Apartment Manager | ||
| Mr. Stenchfield (Store Clerk) | ||
| Orchestra Leader | ||
| Assistant Hotel Manager | ||
| Hamilton Montmarcy | ||
| 1937 | Sam Williams | |
| Finley | ||
| Paul | ||
| Kane's Secretary | ||
| Ogilvie O. Oglethorpe | ||
| Harcourt | ||
| Train dining car headwaiter | ||
| Mr. Forsythe | ||
| Beggs | ||
| Schultz | ||
| The Costumer | ||
| Van Buren | ||
| Mr. Phoecian-Wylie | ||
| Head Waiter | ||
| Doffle | ||
| Billy Moon (uncredited) | ||
| Joe | ||
| John Dorman | ||
| Henri | ||
| Piano Tuner | ||
| Mr. Dwight | ||
| Fashion Designer | ||
| Hotel Desk Clerk | ||
| Renaldo Breton | ||
| 1936 | Mellish | |
| Jeweler | ||
| Mr. Churchill | ||
| Radio Announcer (uncredited) | ||
| Guthrie (uncredited) | ||
| Guest | ||
| The Tailor (uncredited) | ||
| Benson | ||
| Forcellini's Secretary | ||
| Salesman | ||
| Oscar, the Photographer | ||
| 1935 | Reville | |
| Spot's Secretary | ||
| Window Dresser (uncredited) | ||
| Jimmy Martin | ||
| Hamilton | ||
| Finch | ||
| Tailor | ||
| 1934 | Peabody | |
| Mr. Carven (uncredited) | ||
| Veterinarian | ||
| Dr. Watkins | ||
| Thornton | ||
| Radio Announcer | ||
| J. Ashton Brockton | ||
| Town Crier | ||
| Allen's Secretary | ||
| Mr. Bailey | ||
| Garrett Wetherby | ||
| Male Co-Respondent | ||
| 1933 | Mr. Douglas | |
| Hotel Manager Hammerstein (uncredited) | ||
| Tom (Uncredited) | ||
| Otto Phocus | ||
| John Xavier Omsk (uncredited) | ||
| Office manager | ||
| Adolphus G. Crocker | ||
| Groom | ||
| Floorwalker | ||
| Office Manager | ||
| Herbert Childress | ||
| Hotel Manager | ||
| Gordon | ||
| Office Manager | ||
| Photographer (Uncredited) | ||
| Herbert | ||
| N/A | ||
| Franklyn Pierce | ||
| Man in Private Office (uncredited) | ||
| Office Manager | ||
| 1932 | Hotel Clerk | |
| Office Manager | ||
| Drake's Assistant | ||
| Henry | ||
| Office Manager | ||
| George | ||
| Taxi Boy | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Office Manager | ||
| Everett | ||
| Pvt. Jerry Stone | ||
| Pvt. Jerry Stone | ||
| Office Manager | ||
| Office Manager | ||
| Egbert - Hotel Clerk | ||
| Office Manager | ||
| 1931 | Office Manager | |
| Office Manager | ||
| Gilbert Sinclair | ||
| Hans | ||
| Landlord | ||
| 1930 | John | |
| Party Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Lawton | ||
| Sport | ||
| Eddie Gray | ||
| Professor | ||
| N/A | ||
| Leach | ||
| Aubrey Piper | ||
| 1929 | Ed Mason | |
| M'sieu Dubrey, Dance Master | ||
| 1928 | Turnbull | |
| Hector | ||
| 1927 | William / Tommy Valentine | |
| Hector Brooks | ||
| Howard Drake | ||
| Algy Brooks | ||
| The Bandoline Kid | ||
| 1926 | Cecil Lovelace | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
