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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 ...
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The Bank Dick
As J. Pinkerton Snoopington
Reno or Bust
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
As Formfit Franklin
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
As J. Ashton Brockton
My Dream Is Yours
As Sourpuss Manager
A Star Is Born
As Billy Moon (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
As The Tailor (uncredited)
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
As Assistant Hotel Manager
The Palm Beach Story
As Manager
Now, Voyager
As Mr. Thompson
Christmas in July
As Don Hartman - Radio Announcer
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
As The Producer
George Washington Slept Here
As Mr. Gibney
The Great Moment
As Dr. Heywood
Hail the Conquering Hero
As Reception Committee Chairman
Carefree
As Roland Hunter
Tillie the Toiler
As Perry Tweedale
The Story of Mankind
As Marquis de Varennes
Just Around the Corner
As Waters
The Flame of New Orleans
As Bellows
Romance on the High Seas
As Rio Hotel Clerk
Stage Door
As Harcourt
Fifth Avenue Girl
As Higgins
Sullivan's Travels
As Mr. Casalsis
The Mandarin Mystery
As Mellish
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
As Hamilton Montmarcy
The Horn Blows at Midnight
As Radio Engineer / Sloan
Four's a Crowd
As Preston
Easy Living
As Van Buren
Topper Takes a Trip
As Louis - Hotel Manager
Trying Out Torchy
As Office manager
Hollywood and Vine
As Reggie
Design for Living
As Mr. Douglas
The Half-Naked Truth
As Hotel Clerk
Reveille with Beverly
As Vernon Lewis (uncredited)
Swing High, Swing Low
As Henri
Cockeyed Cavaliers
As Town Crier
I'll Be Yours
As Barber
Blue of the Night
As Gilbert Sinclair
Broadway Serenade
As Gene, Collier's Composer
A Fool's Advice
As Egbert - Hotel Clerk
Her Man
As Sport
Danger – Love at Work
As Train dining car headwaiter
Calendar Girl
As Dilly Dillingsworth
It Happened in Hollywood
As Mr. Forsythe
Obliging Young Lady
As Professor Gibney
Holy Matrimony
As Duncan Farll
Art in the Raw
A Blonde for a Night
As Hector
Manhattan Love Song
As Garrett Wetherby
Menu
As John Xavier Omsk (uncredited)
Tomorrow's Youth
As Thornton
Tell It to a Star
As Horace Lovelace
All Over Town
As The Costumer
Sweepings
As Photographer (Uncredited)
Dream Stuff
As Gordon
My Friend from India
As William / Tommy Valentine
The Loud Mouth
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
As Pet Shop Owner
Cradle Snatchers
As Howard Drake
The Girl Downstairs
As Adolf Pumpfel
Hats Off
As Mr. Churchill
Not So Dumb
As Leach
Tango
As Oscar, the Photographer
The Chumps
As Eddie Gray
Jimmy's New Yacht
As Everett
Torchy
As Office Manager
Torchy Passes the Buck
As Office Manager
Torchy Turns the Trick
As Office Manager
Torchy's Night Cap
As Office Manager
Torchy Raises the Auntie
As Office Manager
Torchy's Two Toots
As Office Manager
Torchy's Busy Day
As Office Manager
Torchy Rolls His Own
As Office Manager
Torchy's Kitty Coup
As Office Manager
Torchy Turns Turtle
As Office Manager
Torchy's Loud Spooker
As Office Manager
Professional Sweetheart
As Herbert Childress
High Hat
As Renaldo Breton
Lover Come Back
As Hotel desk clerk
Flirtation
As Veterinarian
Weekend for Three
As Number Seven, Old Field Inn Waiter
Tee for Two
As Henry
Dangerous Holiday
As Doffle
She's Dangerous
As Fashion Designer
Rich Relations
As Mr. Dwight
Doctor's Orders
Doctor Rhythm
As Mr. Stenchfield (Store Clerk)
It's All Yours
As Schultz
Always Goodbye
As Bicycle Salesman
Cheer Up and Smile
As Professor
Three Blind Mice
As Clerk
Breakfast in Bed
As John
Spring Parade
As Wiedlemeyer
A Lady Surrenders
As Lawton
Over the Counter
As Drake's Assistant
You Came Along
As Hotel Clerk
The Important Witness
As Groom
Joy of Living
As Orchestra Leader
Going Hollywood: The '30s
As (archive footage)
Getting Gertie's Garter
As Algy Brooks
Hollywood Victory Caravan
As Railroad Agent
What Price Taxi
As Taxi Boy
Call Out the Marines
As Wilbur
The Captain Hits the Ceiling
As Jimmy Martin
Vivacious Lady
As Apartment Manager
Easy on the Eyes
As Franklyn Pierce
She Married an Artist
As Paul
A Woman of Experience
As Hans
Doughnuts and Society
As Benson
The Life of the Party
As Beggs
Bed of Roses
As Floorwalker
Dangerous Number
As Hotel Desk Clerk
Living on Love
As Ogilvie O. Oglethorpe
The Sap
As Ed Mason
Young and Beautiful
As Radio Announcer
We Have Our Moments
As Joe
I'll Take Romance
As Kane's Secretary
Turnabout
As Mr. Pingboom
Eight Bells
As Finch
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
As Charley Towne
The Lady Escapes
As Pierre
Three Smart Girls
As Jeweler
Hit Parade of 1941
As Carter
Moonlight Masquerade
As Fairchild
My Best Gal
As Mr. Porter
She Married Her Boss
As Window Dresser (uncredited)
Parachute Jumper
As Man in Private Office (uncredited)
Give Us This Night
As Forcellini's Secretary
What's Cookin'?
As Professor Bistell
Love on Toast
As Finley
Stage Door Canteen
As Franklin Pangborn
$1,000 a Minute
As Reville
When Love Is Young
As John Dorman
Where Did You Get That Girl?
As Digby
Allergic to Love
As Stewart Ives III
Never a Dull Moment
As Sylvester
Honeymoon Lodge
As Cathcart
My Grandfather's Clock
As Dr. Watkins
The Eternal Melody
As The Cat Lover
International House
As Hotel Manager
To Mary - with Love
As Guest
Next Door Neighbors
As Landlord
Two Guys from Milwaukee
As Theatre Manager
Flying Down to Rio
As Hammerstein (uncredited)
Exit Smiling
As Cecil Lovelace
Sunny
As Party Guest (uncredited)
Unknown Blonde
As Male Co-Respondent
Don't Gamble with Love
As Salesman
Poor Aubrey
As Aubrey Piper
The Unchained Goddess
As the Cloud Painter (voice)
Hollywood Trouble
As Tailor
Wild Poses
As Otto Phocus
Headline Shooter
As Adolphus G. Crocker
On Trial
As Turnbull
Thrill of a Lifetime
As Sam Williams
College Rhythm
As Peabody
Swing Banditry
As Radio Announcer (uncredited)
The Giddy Age
As George
Public Deb No. 1
As Bartender
Two Weeks to Live
As Mr. Pinkney
My Man Godfrey
As Guthrie (uncredited)
Sing, Bing, Sing
As Herbert
Bad Housekeeping
As Piano Tuner
The Girl in the Pullman
As Hector Brooks
See My Lawyer
As B.J. Wagonhorn
She Had to Eat
As Mr. Phoecian-Wylie
Bachelor Daddy
As Williams, Club Manager
Crazy House
As Hotel Clerk
Reckless Age
As Mr. Thurtle
She Couldn't Take It
As Spot's Secretary
Finger Prints
As The Bandoline Kid
Only Yesterday
As Tom (Uncredited)
Lighthouse Love
As Pvt. Jerry Stone
Imitation of Life
As Mr. Carven (uncredited)
Step Lively, Jeeves!
As Head Waiter
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
As Franklin Pangborn
Lighthouse Love
As Pvt. Jerry Stone
Many Happy Returns
As Allen's Secretary
Strictly Dynamite
As Mr. Bailey
Strictly in the Groove
As Cathcart
Lady of the Pavements
As M'sieu Dubrey, Dance Master
The Villain Still Pursued Her
As Bartender (uncredited)
The Headline Woman
As Hamilton
Down Memory Lane
As (archive footage)
Hollywood Halfbacks
The Luckiest Girl in the World
As Cashier
The Colgate Comedy Hour
As Self
This Is Your Life
As Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
As Self - Announcer
Hey Mulligan
As Mr. Bean
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
As Mr. Canfield (uncredited)