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The Unchained Goddess

as the Cloud Painter (voice)

1958
My Dream Is Yours

as Sourpuss Manager

1949
Romance on the High Seas

as Rio Hotel Clerk

1948
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

as Formfit Franklin

1947
Calendar Girl

as Dilly Dillingsworth

1947
Lover Come Back

as Hotel desk clerk

1946
The Horn Blows at Midnight

as Radio Engineer / Sloan

1945
Tell It to a Star

as Horace Lovelace

1945
You Came Along

as Hotel Clerk

1945
Hail the Conquering Hero

as Reception Committee Chairman

1944
My Best Gal

as Mr. Porter

1944
Allergic to Love

as Stewart Ives III

1944
Two Weeks to Live

as Mr. Pinkney

1943
Reveille with Beverly

as Vernon Lewis (uncredited)

1943
Never a Dull Moment

as Sylvester

1943
Honeymoon Lodge

as Cathcart

1943
Now, Voyager

as Mr. Thompson

1942
Obliging Young Lady

as Professor Gibney

1942
Call Out the Marines

as Wilbur

1942
Moonlight Masquerade

as Fairchild

1942
Sullivan's Travels

as Mr. Casalsis

1941
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

as Pet Shop Owner

1941
The Bank Dick

as J. Pinkerton Snoopington

1940
Christmas in July

as Radio Announcer

1940
Hit Parade of 1941

as Carter

1940
5th Ave Girl

as Higgins

1939
Carefree

as Roland Hunter

1938
Franklin Pangborn Franklin Pangborn

Birthday

1889-01-23

Place of Birth

Newark, New Jersey, USA

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.
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