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Birthday
January 23, 1889
Day of Death
1958-07-20
(69 years old)
Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
Joseph Franklin Pangborn
Franklyn Pangborn
Frank Pangborn
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.
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
My Man Godfrey
A Star Is Born
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Hey Mulligan
Sullivan's Travels
Now, Voyager
Design for Living
1984
1958
1957
1949
1948
1947
1946
1945
1944
1943
1942
1941
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
as Charley Towne
Weekend for Three
as Number Seven, Old Field Inn Waiter
Sullivan's Travels
as Mr. Casalsis
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
as The Producer
Tillie the Toiler
as Perry Tweedale
The Flame of New Orleans
as Bellows
Bachelor Daddy
as Williams, Club Manager
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Pet Shop Owner
Where Did You Get That Girl?
as Digby
1940
1939
1938
Topper Takes a Trip
as Louis - Hotel Manager
The Girl Downstairs
as Adolf Pumpfel
Just Around the Corner
as Waters
Carefree
as Roland Hunter
Four's a Crowd
as Preston
Always Goodbye
as Bicycle Salesman
Three Blind Mice
as Clerk
Vivacious Lady
as Apartment Manager
Joy of Living
as Orchestra Leader
Doctor Rhythm
as Mr. Stenchfield (Store Clerk)
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
as Assistant Hotel Manager
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
as Hamilton Montmarcy
1937
Love on Toast
as Finley
Thrill of a Lifetime
as Sam Williams
She Married an Artist
as Paul
I'll Take Romance
as Kane's Secretary
Living on Love
as Ogilvie O. Oglethorpe
Stage Door
as Harcourt
Danger – Love at Work
as Train dining car headwaiter
It Happened in Hollywood
as Mr. Forsythe
The Life of the Party
as Beggs
It's All Yours
as Schultz
All Over Town
as The Costumer
The Lady Escapes
as Pierre
Easy Living
as Van Buren
She Had to Eat
as Mr. Phoecian-Wylie
Step Lively, Jeeves!
as Head Waiter
Dangerous Holiday
as Doffle
A Star Is Born
as Billy Moon (uncredited)
We Have Our Moments
as Joe
When Love Is Young
as John Dorman
Swing High, Swing Low
as Henri
Bad Housekeeping
as Piano Tuner
Rich Relations
as Mr. Dwight
She's Dangerous
as Fashion Designer
Dangerous Number
as Hotel Desk Clerk
High Hat
as Renaldo Breton
1936
The Mandarin Mystery
as Mellish
Three Smart Girls
as Jeweler
Hats Off
as Mr. Churchill
The Luckiest Girl in the World
as Cashier
Swing Banditry
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
as Guthrie (uncredited)
To Mary - with Love
as Guest
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as The Tailor (uncredited)
Doughnuts and Society
as Benson
Give Us This Night
as Forcellini's Secretary
Don't Gamble with Love
as Salesman
Tango
as Oscar, the Photographer
1935
1934
Imitation of Life
as Mr. Carven (uncredited)
College Rhythm
as Peabody
Flirtation
as Veterinarian
My Grandfather's Clock
as Dr. Watkins
Tomorrow's Youth
as Thornton
That's Gratitude
as Photographer
Young and Beautiful
as Radio Announcer
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
as J. Ashton Brockton
Cockeyed Cavaliers
as Town Crier
Many Happy Returns
as Allen's Secretary
Strictly Dynamite
as Mr. Bailey
Manhattan Love Song
as Garrett Wetherby
Unknown Blonde
as Male Co-Respondent
1933
Design for Living
as Mr. Douglas
Flying Down to Rio
as Hammerstein (uncredited)
Only Yesterday
as Tom (Uncredited)
Wild Poses
as Otto Phocus
Menu
as John Xavier Omsk (uncredited)
Trying Out Torchy
as Office manager
Headline Shooter
as Adolphus G. Crocker
The Important Witness
as Groom
Bed of Roses
as Floorwalker
Torchy's Loud Spooker
as Office Manager
Professional Sweetheart
as Herbert
International House
as Hotel Manager
Dream Stuff
as Gordon
Torchy Turns Turtle
as Office Manager
Sweepings
as Photographer (Uncredited)
Sing, Bing, Sing
as Herbert
Easy on the Eyes
as Franklyn Pierce
Parachute Jumper
as Man in Private Office (uncredited)
Torchy's Kitty Coup
as Office Manager
1932
The Half-Naked Truth
as Hotel Clerk
Torchy Rolls His Own
as Office Manager
Over the Counter
as Drake's Assistant
Tee for Two
as Henry
Torchy's Busy Day
as Office Manager
The Giddy Age
as George
What Price Taxi
as Taxi Boy
The Candid Camera
as Jack Townes
Torchy's Two Toots
as Office Manager
Jimmy's New Yacht
as Everett
Lighthouse Love
as Pvt. Jerry Stone
Torchy Raises the Auntie
as Office Manager
Torchy's Night Cap
as Office Manager
A Fool's Advice
as Egbert - Hotel Clerk
Torchy Turns the Trick
as Office Manager
1931
1930
1929
1928
1927
1926
