Franklin Pangborn

Known for ActingBorn 1889-01-23Died 1958-07-20Newark, New Jersey, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Tell It to a Star

She Married an Artist

When Love Is Young

Don't Gamble with Love

Hollywood Trouble

Tomorrow's Youth

Torchy's Night Cap

Torchy's Busy Day

Next Door Neighbors

Cheer Up and Smile

Breakfast in Bed

The Sap

The Girl in the Pullman

Going Hollywood: The '30s

My Best Gal

Reckless Age

Strictly in the Groove

Torchy's Loud Spooker

Easy on the Eyes

Torchy Turns the Trick

Doctor's Orders

Hollywood Halfbacks

The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary

Allergic to Love

Honeymoon Lodge

Tillie the Toiler

Bachelor Daddy

Bad Housekeeping

Turn Off the Moon

Doughnuts and Society

That's Gratitude

Torchy's Kitty Coup

Torchy Turns Turtle

Tee for Two

The Giddy Age

Getting Gertie's Garter

Exit Smiling

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

My Man Godfrey

Reveille with Beverly

Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case

Doctor Rhythm

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

She Married Her Boss

The Important Witness

Now, Voyager

Sullivan's Travels

You Came Along