Franklin Pangborn
Acting
Born 1889-01-23
Died 1958-07-20
Newark, New Jersey, USA
198 credits
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1
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star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 won
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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.
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Filmography
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Acting
59 credits
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
This Is Your Life
Hey Mulligan
Sullivan's Travels
Stage Door
Lighthouse Love
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Now, Voyager
A Star Is Born
Vivacious Lady
Easy Living
Hollywood Victory Caravan
My Man Godfrey
The Bank Dick
Three Smart Girls
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Romance on the High Seas
The Palm Beach Story
Cockeyed Cavaliers
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Design for Living
The Story of Mankind
Imitation of Life
Professional Sweetheart
Hail the Conquering Hero
The Flame of New Orleans
Christmas in July
Bachelor Daddy
Stage Door Canteen
Holy Matrimony
Fifth Avenue Girl
Obliging Young Lady
Her Man
Only Yesterday
Carefree
Unknown Blonde
The Eternal Melody
Bed of Roses
She Married Her Boss
Flying Down to Rio
My Dream Is Yours
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Tell It to a Star
Finger Prints
Broadway Serenade
International House
Going Hollywood: The '30s
George Washington Slept Here
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Parachute Jumper
Crazy House
Joy of Living
The Villain Still Pursued Her
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
Turnabout
We Have Our Moments
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