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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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- The Chumps (1930) as Eddie Gray
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) as Self - Announcer
- 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
- Stage Door (1937) as Harcourt
- Now, Voyager (1942) as Mr. Thompson
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) as The Tailor (uncredited)
- Design for Living (1933) as Mr. Douglas
- My Man Godfrey (1936) as Guthrie (uncredited)
- Sullivan's Travels (1941) as Mr. Casalsis
- Vivacious Lady (1938) as Apartment Manager
- Romance on the High Seas (1948) as Rio Hotel Clerk
- The Palm Beach Story (1942) as Manager
- Obliging Young Lady (1942) as Professor Gibney
- A Star Is Born (1937) as Billy Moon (uncredited)
- Only Yesterday (1933) as Tom (Uncredited)
- Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) as Reception Committee Chairman
- The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947) as Formfit Franklin
- Holy Matrimony (1943) as Duncan Farll
- Carefree (1938) as Roland Hunter
- Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1938) as Assistant Hotel Manager
- Public Deb No. 1 (1940) as Bartender
- Stage Door Canteen (1943) as Franklin Pangborn
- Flying Down to Rio (1933) as Hammerstein (uncredited)
- Crazy House (1943) as Hotel Clerk
- Easy Living (1937) as Van Buren
- Turnabout (1940) as Mr. Pingboom
- Imitation of Life (1934) as Mr. Carven (uncredited)
- The Great Moment (1944) as Dr. Heywood
- Four's a Crowd (1938) as Preston
- You Came Along (1945) as Hotel Clerk
- Christmas in July (1940) as Don Hartman - Radio Announcer
- Honeymoon Lodge (1943) as Cathcart
- She Couldn't Take It (1935) as Spot's Secretary
- Sweepings (1933) as Photographer (Uncredited)
- The Flame of New Orleans (1941) as Bellows
- Three Smart Girls (1936) as Jeweler
- Parachute Jumper (1933) as Man in Private Office (uncredited)
- Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984) as (archive footage)
- The Story of Mankind (1957) as Marquis de Varennes
- Joy of Living (1938) as Orchestra Leader
- The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940) as Bartender (uncredited)
- Just Around the Corner (1938) as Waters
- Fifth Avenue Girl (1939) as Higgins
- Lover Come Back (1946) as Hotel desk clerk
- The Life of the Party (1937) as Beggs
- A Woman of Experience (1931) as Hans
- George Washington Slept Here (1942) as Mr. Gibney
- College Rhythm (1934) as Peabody
- Doctor Rhythm (1938) as Mr. Stenchfield (Store Clerk)
- Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946) as Theatre Manager
- Broadway Serenade (1939) as Gene, Collier's Composer
- She's Dangerous (1937) as Fashion Designer
- Always Goodbye (1938) as Bicycle Salesman
- A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941) as Pet Shop Owner
- Spring Parade (1940) as Wiedlemeyer
- The Bank Dick (1940) as J. Pinkerton Snoopington
- International House (1933) as Hotel Manager
- Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937) as Head Waiter
- Eight Bells (1935) as Finch
- Swing High, Swing Low (1937) as Henri
- $1,000 a Minute (1935) as Reville
- Hats Off (1936) as Mr. Churchill
- Weekend for Three (1941) as Number Seven, Old Field Inn Waiter
- See My Lawyer (1945) as B.J. Wagonhorn
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) as Hamilton Montmarcy
- Tell It to a Star (1945) as Horace Lovelace
- The Headline Woman (1935) as Hamilton
- Reckless Age (1944) as Mr. Thurtle
- She Had to Eat (1937) as Mr. Phoecian-Wylie
- Give Us This Night (1936) as Forcellini's Secretary
- When Love Is Young (1937) as John Dorman
- Dangerous Number (1937) as Hotel Desk Clerk
- Don't Gamble with Love (1936) as Salesman
- Reveille with Beverly (1943) as Vernon Lewis (uncredited)
- Danger – Love at Work (1937) as Train dining car headwaiter
- My Dream Is Yours (1949) as Sourpuss Manager
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Most-watched Franklin Pangborn films currently: The Chumps (1930), Stage Door (1937), Now, Voyager (1942), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), Design for Living (1933).
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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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