Franklin Pangborn
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: January 23, 1889
Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Known For
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually getting ready for another World War.
Exit Smiling
The travails of a third-rate traveling theatre company and its wardrobe lady / maid who dreams of stepping in as their melodramatic production's (Flaming Women) female lead.
My Man Godfrey
Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a servant for her riotously unhinged family, to the chagrin of her spoiled sister, Cornelia, who tries her best to get Godfrey fired. As Irene falls for her new butler, Godfrey turns the tables and teaches the frivolous Bullocks a lesson or two.
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When small-town boy meets big-city girl anything can, and does, happen.
The Luckiest Girl in the World
A wealthy society girl must live on $150 a month to prove to her father that she can stand being married to a poor man.
Now, Voyager
A woman suffers a nervous breakdown and an oppressive mother before being freed by the love of a man she meets on a cruise.
Sullivan's Travels
Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won't be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise and sets off on a journey, aiming to "know trouble" first-hand. When all he finds is a train ride back to Hollywood and a beautiful blonde companion, he redoubles his efforts, managing to land himself in more trouble than he bargained for when he loses his memory and ends up a prisoner on a chain gang.
Danger – Love at Work
A New York City lawyer finds himself falling in love with the daughter of a screwball South Carolina family.
Wild Poses
Spanky's parents take their reluctant boy to get his portrait taken by a prissy photographer.
Getting Gertie's Garter
Attorney Ken Walrick, not quite realizing the difference between a garter and a bracelet, gives Gertie Darling a bejewelled garter with his photograph in miniature attached. But then he must cover his indiscretion by getting the garter back before his fiancee finds out.
Filmography
as (archive footage)
as the Cloud Painter (voice)
as Marquis de Varennes
as Mr. Canfield (uncredited)
as Self
as Self
as (archive footage)
as Sourpuss Manager
as Rio Hotel Clerk
as Formfit Franklin
as Barber
as Dilly Dillingsworth
as Theatre Manager
as Hotel desk clerk
as Railroad Agent
as Horace Lovelace
as Hotel Clerk
as Radio Engineer / Sloan
as Reggie
as B.J. Wagonhorn
as Reception Committee Chairman
as Mr. Thurtle
as Dr. Heywood
as Mr. Porter
as Sylvester
as Hotel Clerk
as Duncan Farll
as Cathcart
as Franklin Pangborn
as Mr. Pinkney
as Vernon Lewis (uncredited)
as Cathcart
as Mr. Gibney
as Mr. Thompson
as Manager
as Fairchild
as Professor Gibney
as Professor Bistell
as Wilbur
as Charley Towne
as Number Seven, Old Field Inn Waiter
as Mr. Casalsis
as The Producer
as Perry Tweedale
as Bellows
as Williams, Club Manager
as Pet Shop Owner
as Digby
as J. Pinkerton Snoopington
as Don Hartman - Radio Announcer
as Carter
as Bartender (uncredited)
as Wiedlemeyer
as Bartender
as Mr. Pingboom
as Higgins
as Franklin Pangborn
as Gene, Collier's Composer
as Louis - Hotel Manager
as Adolf Pumpfel
as Waters
as Roland Hunter
as Preston
as Bicycle Salesman
as Clerk
as Apartment Manager
as Mr. Stenchfield (Store Clerk)
as Orchestra Leader
as Assistant Hotel Manager
as Hamilton Montmarcy
as Finley
as Sam Williams
as Paul
as Kane's Secretary
as Ogilvie O. Oglethorpe
as Harcourt
as Train dining car headwaiter
as Mr. Forsythe
as Beggs
as Schultz
as The Costumer
as Pierre
as Van Buren
as Mr. Phoecian-Wylie
as Head Waiter
as Doffle
as Billy Moon (uncredited)
as Joe
as John Dorman
as Henri
as Mr. Dwight
as Fashion Designer
as Hotel Desk Clerk
as Renaldo Breton
as Mellish
as Jeweler
as Mr. Churchill
as Cashier
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
as Guthrie (uncredited)
as Guest
as The Tailor (uncredited)
as Benson
as Forcellini's Secretary
as Salesman
as Reville
as Spot's Secretary
as Window Dresser (uncredited)
as Window Dresser
as Hamilton
as Finch
as Mr. Carven (uncredited)
as Peabody
as Veterinarian
as Thornton
as Radio Announcer
as J. Ashton Brockton
as Town Crier
as Allen's Secretary
as Mr. Bailey
as Garrett Wetherby
as Male Co-Respondent
as Mr. Douglas
as Hammerstein (uncredited)
as Tom (Uncredited)
as Otto Phocus
as John Xavier Omsk (uncredited)
as Adolphus G. Crocker
as Groom
as Floorwalker
as Herbert
as Hotel Manager
as Photographer (Uncredited)
as Herbert
as Man in Private Office (uncredited)
as Hotel Clerk
as Drake's Assistant
as Taxi Boy
as Everett
as Pvt. Jerry Stone
as Egbert - Hotel Clerk
as Gilbert Sinclair
as Hans
as Landlord
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Lawton
as Sport
as Professor
as Leach
as Aubrey Piper
as Ed Mason
as M'sieu Dubrey, Dance Master
as Turnbull
as Hector
as William / Tommy Valentine
as Hector Brooks
as Melville
as Howard Drake
as Algy Brooks
as The Bandoline Kid
as Cecil Lovelace