
Franklin Pangborn
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
23 Jan 1889
Age
137 Years
Born In
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Total Projects
199
Years Active
58 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.7 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

movie
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)

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Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

movie
The Unchained Goddess
The Unchained Goddess
as the Cloud Painter (voice)

movie
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankind
as Marquis de Varennes

tv
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self - Announcer

tv
Hey Mulligan
Hey Mulligan
as Mr. Bean

tv
Revlon Mirror Theatre
Revlon Mirror Theatre

tv
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
as Mr. Canfield (uncredited)

tv
This Is Your Life
This Is Your Life
as Self

tv
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self

movie
The Eternal Melody
The Eternal Melody
as The Cat Lover

movie
Down Memory Lane
Down Memory Lane
as Gilbert Sinclair

movie
My Dream Is Yours
My Dream Is Yours
as Sourpuss Manager

movie
Romance on the High Seas
Romance on the High Seas
as Rio Hotel Clerk

movie
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
as Formfit Franklin

movie
I'll Be Yours
I'll Be Yours
as Barber

movie
Calendar Girl
Calendar Girl
as Dilly Dillingsworth

movie
Two Guys from Milwaukee
Two Guys from Milwaukee
as Theatre Manager

movie
Lover Come Back
Lover Come Back
as Hotel desk clerk

movie
Hollywood Victory Caravan
Hollywood Victory Caravan
as Railroad Agent

movie
Tell It to a Star
Tell It to a Star
as Horace Lovelace

movie
You Came Along
You Came Along
as Hotel Clerk

movie
The Horn Blows at Midnight
The Horn Blows at Midnight
as Radio Engineer / Sloan

movie
Hollywood and Vine
Hollywood and Vine
as Reggie

movie
See My Lawyer
See My Lawyer
as B.J. Wagonhorn

movie
Hail the Conquering Hero
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Reception Committee Chairman

movie
Reckless Age
Reckless Age
as Mr. Thurtle

movie
Allergic to Love
Allergic to Love
as Stewart Ives III

movie
The Great Moment
The Great Moment
as Dr. Heywood

movie
My Best Gal
My Best Gal
as Mr. Porter

movie
Never a Dull Moment
Never a Dull Moment
as Sylvester

movie
Crazy House
Crazy House
as Hotel Clerk

movie
Holy Matrimony
Holy Matrimony
as Duncan Farll

movie
Honeymoon Lodge
Honeymoon Lodge
as Cathcart

movie
Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen
as Franklin Pangborn

movie
Two Weeks to Live
Two Weeks to Live
as Mr. Pinkney

movie
Reveille with Beverly
Reveille with Beverly
as Vernon Lewis (uncredited)

movie
Strictly in the Groove
Strictly in the Groove
as Cathcart

movie
George Washington Slept Here
George Washington Slept Here
as Mr. Gibney

movie
Now, Voyager
Now, Voyager
as Mr. Thompson

movie
The Palm Beach Story
The Palm Beach Story
as Manager

movie
Moonlight Masquerade
Moonlight Masquerade
as Fairchild

movie
Obliging Young Lady
Obliging Young Lady
as Professor Gibney

movie
What's Cookin'?
What's Cookin'?
as Professor Bistell

movie
Call Out the Marines
Call Out the Marines
as Wilbur

movie
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
as Charley Towne

movie
Weekend for Three
Weekend for Three
as Number Seven, Old Field Inn Waiter

movie
Sullivan's Travels
Sullivan's Travels
as Mr. Casalsis

movie
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
as The Producer

movie
Tillie the Toiler
Tillie the Toiler
as Perry Tweedale

movie
The Flame of New Orleans
The Flame of New Orleans
as Bellows

movie
Bachelor Daddy
Bachelor Daddy
as Williams, Club Manager

movie
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Pet Shop Owner

movie
Where Did You Get That Girl?
Where Did You Get That Girl?
as Digby

movie
The Bank Dick
The Bank Dick
as J. Pinkerton Snoopington

movie
Christmas in July
Christmas in July
as Don Hartman - Radio Announcer

movie
Hit Parade of 1941
Hit Parade of 1941
as Carter

movie
The Villain Still Pursued Her
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Bartender (uncredited)

movie
Spring Parade
Spring Parade
as Wiedlemeyer

movie
Public Deb No. 1
Public Deb No. 1
as Bartender

movie
Turnabout
Turnabout
as Mr. Pingboom

movie
Fifth Avenue Girl
Fifth Avenue Girl
as Higgins

movie
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
as Franklin Pangborn

movie
Broadway Serenade
Broadway Serenade
as Gene, Collier's Composer

movie
Topper Takes a Trip
Topper Takes a Trip
as Louis - Hotel Manager

movie
The Girl Downstairs
The Girl Downstairs
as Adolf Pumpfel

movie
Just Around the Corner
Just Around the Corner
as Waters

movie
Carefree
Carefree
as Roland Hunter

movie
Four's a Crowd
Four's a Crowd
as Preston

movie
Always Goodbye
Always Goodbye
as Bicycle Salesman

movie
Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice
as Clerk

movie
Vivacious Lady
Vivacious Lady
as Apartment Manager

movie
Doctor Rhythm
Doctor Rhythm
as Mr. Stenchfield (Store Clerk)

movie
Joy of Living
Joy of Living
as Orchestra Leader

movie
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
as Assistant Hotel Manager

movie
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
as Hamilton Montmarcy

movie
Love on Toast
Love on Toast
as Finley

movie
Thrill of a Lifetime
Thrill of a Lifetime
as Sam Williams

movie
She Married an Artist
She Married an Artist
as Paul

movie
I'll Take Romance
I'll Take Romance
as Kane's Secretary

movie
Living on Love
Living on Love
as Ogilvie O. Oglethorpe

movie
Stage Door
Stage Door
as Harcourt

movie
Danger – Love at Work
Danger – Love at Work
as Train dining car headwaiter

movie
It Happened in Hollywood
It Happened in Hollywood
as Mr. Forsythe

movie
The Life of the Party
The Life of the Party
as Beggs

movie
It's All Yours
It's All Yours
as Schultz

movie
All Over Town
All Over Town
as The Costumer

movie
The Lady Escapes
The Lady Escapes
as Pierre

movie
Easy Living
Easy Living
as Van Buren

movie
She Had to Eat
She Had to Eat
as Mr. Phoecian-Wylie

movie
Step Lively, Jeeves!
Step Lively, Jeeves!
as Head Waiter

movie
Dangerous Holiday
Dangerous Holiday
as Doffle

movie
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
as Billy Moon (uncredited)

movie
We Have Our Moments
We Have Our Moments
as Joe

movie
When Love Is Young
When Love Is Young
as John Dorman

movie
Swing High, Swing Low
Swing High, Swing Low
as Henri

movie
Bad Housekeeping
Bad Housekeeping
as Piano Tuner

movie
Rich Relations
Rich Relations
as Mr. Dwight

movie
She's Dangerous
She's Dangerous
as Fashion Designer

movie
Dangerous Number
Dangerous Number
as Hotel Desk Clerk

movie
High Hat
High Hat
as Renaldo Breton

movie
The Mandarin Mystery
The Mandarin Mystery
as Mellish

movie
Three Smart Girls
Three Smart Girls
as Jeweler

movie
Hats Off
Hats Off
as Mr. Churchill

movie
The Luckiest Girl in the World
The Luckiest Girl in the World
as Cashier

movie
Swing Banditry
Swing Banditry
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

movie
My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey
as Guthrie (uncredited)

movie
To Mary - with Love
To Mary - with Love
as Guest

movie
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as The Tailor (uncredited)

movie
Doughnuts and Society
Doughnuts and Society
as Benson

movie
Give Us This Night
Give Us This Night
as Forcellini's Secretary

movie
Don't Gamble with Love
Don't Gamble with Love
as Salesman

movie
Tango
Tango
as Oscar, the Photographer

movie
$1,000 a Minute
$1,000 a Minute
as Reville

movie
She Couldn't Take It
She Couldn't Take It
as Spot's Secretary

movie
She Married Her Boss
She Married Her Boss
as Window Dresser (uncredited)

movie
She Married Her Boss
She Married Her Boss
as Window Dresser

movie
The Captain Hits the Ceiling
The Captain Hits the Ceiling
as Jimmy Martin

movie
The Headline Woman
The Headline Woman
as Hamilton

movie
Eight Bells
Eight Bells
as Finch

movie
Hollywood Trouble
Hollywood Trouble
as Tailor

movie
College Rhythm
College Rhythm
as Peabody

movie
Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life
as Mr. Carven (uncredited)

movie
Flirtation
Flirtation
as Veterinarian

movie
My Grandfather's Clock
My Grandfather's Clock
as Dr. Watkins

movie
Tomorrow's Youth
Tomorrow's Youth
as Thornton

movie
That's Gratitude
That's Gratitude
as Photographer

movie
Young and Beautiful
Young and Beautiful
as Radio Announcer

movie
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
as J. Ashton Brockton

movie
Cockeyed Cavaliers
Cockeyed Cavaliers
as Town Crier

movie
Many Happy Returns
Many Happy Returns
as Allen's Secretary

movie
Strictly Dynamite
Strictly Dynamite
as Mr. Bailey

movie
Manhattan Love Song
Manhattan Love Song
as Garrett Wetherby

movie
Unknown Blonde
Unknown Blonde
as Male Co-Respondent

movie
Design for Living
Design for Living
as Mr. Douglas

movie
Flying Down to Rio
Flying Down to Rio
as Hammerstein (uncredited)

movie
Divorce Sweets
Divorce Sweets
as Uncle Jeremiah

movie
Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday
as Tom (Uncredited)

movie
Wild Poses
Wild Poses
as Otto Phocus

movie
Menu
Menu
as John Xavier Omsk (uncredited)

movie
Trying Out Torchy
Trying Out Torchy
as Office manager

movie
Headline Shooter
Headline Shooter
as Adolphus G. Crocker

movie
The Important Witness
The Important Witness
as Groom

movie
Bed of Roses
Bed of Roses
as Floorwalker

movie
Torchy's Loud Spooker
Torchy's Loud Spooker
as Office Manager

movie
Professional Sweetheart
Professional Sweetheart
as Herbert

movie
International House
International House
as Hotel Manager

movie
Dream Stuff
Dream Stuff
as Gordon

movie
Torchy Turns Turtle
Torchy Turns Turtle
as Office Manager

movie
Sweepings
Sweepings
as Photographer (Uncredited)

movie
Sing, Bing, Sing
Sing, Bing, Sing
as Herbert

movie
Art in the Raw
Art in the Raw

movie
Easy on the Eyes
Easy on the Eyes
as Franklyn Pierce

movie
Parachute Jumper
Parachute Jumper
as Man in Private Office (uncredited)

movie
Torchy's Kitty Coup
Torchy's Kitty Coup
as Office Manager

movie
The Half-Naked Truth
The Half-Naked Truth
as Hotel Clerk

movie
Torchy Rolls His Own
Torchy Rolls His Own
as Office Manager

movie
Over the Counter
Over the Counter
as Drake's Assistant

movie
Tee for Two
Tee for Two
as Henry

movie
Torchy's Busy Day
Torchy's Busy Day
as Office Manager

movie
The Giddy Age
The Giddy Age
as George

movie
What Price Taxi
What Price Taxi
as Taxi Boy

movie
The Candid Camera
The Candid Camera
as Jack Townes

movie
The Loud Mouth
The Loud Mouth

movie
Doctor's Orders
Doctor's Orders

movie
Torchy's Two Toots
Torchy's Two Toots
as Office Manager

movie
Jimmy's New Yacht
Jimmy's New Yacht
as Everett

movie
Lighthouse Love
Lighthouse Love
as Pvt. Jerry Stone

movie
Lighthouse Love
Lighthouse Love
as Pvt. Jerry Stone

movie
Torchy Raises the Auntie
Torchy Raises the Auntie
as Office Manager

movie
Torchy's Night Cap
Torchy's Night Cap
as Office Manager

movie
A Fool's Advice
A Fool's Advice
as Egbert - Hotel Clerk

movie
Torchy Turns the Trick
Torchy Turns the Trick
as Office Manager

movie
Hollywood Halfbacks
Hollywood Halfbacks

movie
Torchy Passes the Buck
Torchy Passes the Buck
as Office Manager

movie
Torchy
Torchy
as Office Manager

movie
Blue of the Night
Blue of the Night
as Gilbert Sinclair

movie
A Woman of Experience
A Woman of Experience
as Hans

movie
Next Door Neighbors
Next Door Neighbors
as Landlord

movie
Breakfast in Bed
Breakfast in Bed
as John

movie
Sunny
Sunny
as Party Guest (uncredited)

movie
A Lady Surrenders
A Lady Surrenders
as Lawton

movie
Her Man
Her Man
as Sport

movie
The Chumps
The Chumps
as Eddie Gray

movie
Cheer Up and Smile
Cheer Up and Smile
as Professor

movie
Reno or Bust
Reno or Bust

movie
Not So Dumb
Not So Dumb
as Leach

movie
Poor Aubrey
Poor Aubrey
as Aubrey Piper

movie
The Sap
The Sap
as Ed Mason

movie
Lady of the Pavements
Lady of the Pavements
as M'sieu Dubrey, Dance Master

movie
On Trial
On Trial
as Turnbull

movie
A Blonde for a Night
A Blonde for a Night
as Hector

movie
My Friend from India
My Friend from India
as William / Tommy Valentine

movie
The Girl in the Pullman
The Girl in the Pullman
as Hector Brooks

movie
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
as Melville

movie
Cradle Snatchers
Cradle Snatchers
as Howard Drake

movie
Getting Gertie's Garter
Getting Gertie's Garter
as Algy Brooks

movie
Finger Prints
Finger Prints
as The Bandoline Kid

movie
Exit Smiling
Exit Smiling
as Cecil Lovelace