Franklin Pangborn
Acting
Born 1889-01-23 · Newark, New Jersey, USA · Died 1958-07-20
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.
Acting
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
The Unchained Goddess
the Cloud Painter (voice)
The Story of Mankind
Marquis de Varennes
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self - Announcer
Hey Mulligan
Mr. Bean
Revlon Mirror Theatre
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Mr. Canfield (uncredited)
This Is Your Life
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
The Eternal Melody
The Cat Lover
Down Memory Lane
Gilbert Sinclair
My Dream Is Yours
Sourpuss Manager
Romance on the High Seas
Rio Hotel Clerk
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Formfit Franklin
I'll Be Yours
Barber
Calendar Girl
Dilly Dillingsworth
Two Guys from Milwaukee
Theatre Manager
Lover Come Back
Hotel desk clerk
Hollywood Victory Caravan
Railroad Agent
Tell It to a Star
Horace Lovelace
You Came Along
Hotel Clerk
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Radio Engineer / Sloan
Hollywood and Vine
Reggie
See My Lawyer
B.J. Wagonhorn
Hail the Conquering Hero
Reception Committee Chairman
Reckless Age
Mr. Thurtle
Allergic to Love
Stewart Ives III
The Great Moment
Dr. Heywood
My Best Gal
Mr. Porter