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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 enthusi…
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- Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) as Self - Announcer
- The Chumps (1930) as Eddie Gray
- The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
- The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952) as Mr. Canfield (uncredited)
- This Is Your Life (1952) as Self
- Revlon Mirror Theatre (1953) Cast
- Hey Mulligan (1954) as Mr. Bean
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) as The Tailor (uncredited)
- Stage Door (1937) as Harcourt
- My Man Godfrey (1936) as Guthrie (uncredited)
- Sullivan's Travels (1941) as Mr. Casalsis
- A Star Is Born (1937) as Billy Moon (uncredited)
- Now, Voyager (1942) as Mr. Thompson
- Design for Living (1933) as Mr. Douglas
- The Palm Beach Story (1942) as Manager
- Flying Down to Rio (1933) as Hammerstein (uncredited)
- Romance on the High Seas (1948) as Rio Hotel Clerk
- The Flame of New Orleans (1941) as Bellows
- Vivacious Lady (1938) as Apartment Manager
- Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) as Reception Committee Chairman
- Imitation of Life (1934) as Mr. Carven (uncredited)
- Only Yesterday (1933) as Tom (Uncredited)
- She Couldn't Take It (1935) as Spot's Secretary
- Easy Living (1937) as Van Buren
- Obliging Young Lady (1942) as Professor Gibney
- Spring Parade (1940) as Wiedlemeyer
- Turnabout (1940) as Mr. Pingboom
- Public Deb No. 1 (1940) as Bartender
- You Came Along (1945) as Hotel Clerk
- Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1938) as Assistant Hotel Manager
- Carefree (1938) as Roland Hunter
- The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947) as Formfit Franklin
- Holy Matrimony (1943) as Duncan Farll
- Joy of Living (1938) as Orchestra Leader
- Doctor Rhythm (1938) as Mr. Stenchfield (Store Clerk)
- Many Happy Returns (1934) as Allen's Secretary
- Stage Door Canteen (1943) as Franklin Pangborn
- Parachute Jumper (1933) as Man in Private Office (uncredited)
- Crazy House (1943) as Hotel Clerk
- See My Lawyer (1945) as B.J. Wagonhorn
- Eight Bells (1935) as Finch
- Three Smart Girls (1936) as Jeweler
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) as Hamilton Montmarcy
- Swing High, Swing Low (1937) as Henri
- Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984) as (archive footage)
- Sweepings (1933) as Photographer (Uncredited)
- The Great Moment (1944) as Dr. Heywood
- Four's a Crowd (1938) as Preston
- The Story of Mankind (1957) as Marquis de Varennes
- The Life of the Party (1937) as Beggs
- The Bank Dick (1940) as J. Pinkerton Snoopington
- Broadway Serenade (1939) as Gene, Collier's Composer
- Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946) as Theatre Manager
- Christmas in July (1940) as Don Hartman - Radio Announcer
- She Had to Eat (1937) as Mr. Phoecian-Wylie
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976) as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
- Dangerous Number (1937) as Hotel Desk Clerk
- Danger – Love at Work (1937) as Train dining car headwaiter
- Headline Shooter (1933) as Adolphus G. Crocker
- Hats Off (1936) as Mr. Churchill
- Reckless Age (1944) as Mr. Thurtle
- Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937) as Head Waiter
- International House (1933) as Hotel Manager
- Give Us This Night (1936) as Forcellini's Secretary
- The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940) as Bartender (uncredited)
- Always Goodbye (1938) as Bicycle Salesman
- She's Dangerous (1937) as Fashion Designer
- The Girl Downstairs (1938) as Adolf Pumpfel
- Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939) as Franklin Pangborn
- We Have Our Moments (1937) as Joe
- A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941) as Pet Shop Owner
- Lover Come Back (1946) as Hotel desk clerk
- George Washington Slept Here (1942) as Mr. Gibney
- Her Man (1930) as Sport
- Three Blind Mice (1938) as Clerk
- Never a Dull Moment (1943) as Sylvester
- Tell It to a Star (1945) as Horace Lovelace
- The Headline Woman (1935) as Hamilton
- Cradle Snatchers (1927) as Howard Drake
- Hollywood Halfbacks (1931) Cast
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Most-watched Franklin Pangborn films currently: The Chumps (1930), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), Stage Door (1937), My Man Godfrey (1936), Sullivan's Travels (1941).
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Selected TV credits: Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957), The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950), The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952), This Is Your Life (1952), Revlon Mirror Theatre (1953).
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