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Franklin Pangborn
Newark, New Jersey, USA
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 wi…
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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 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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1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Movie (archive footage)
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1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Movie Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
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1958
The Unchained Goddess
Movie the Cloud Painter (voice)
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1957
The Story of Mankind
Movie Marquis de Varennes
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1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV show Self - Announcer
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1954
Hey Mulligan
TV show Mr. Bean
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1953
Revlon Mirror Theatre
TV show
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1952
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
TV show Mr. Canfield (uncredited)
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1952
This Is Your Life
TV show Self
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1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV show Self
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1949
The Eternal Melody
Movie The Cat Lover
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1949
Down Memory Lane
Movie Gilbert Sinclair
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1949
My Dream Is Yours
Movie Sourpuss Manager
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1948
Romance on the High Seas
Movie Rio Hotel Clerk
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1947
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Movie Formfit Franklin
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1947
I'll Be Yours
Movie Barber
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1947
Calendar Girl
Movie Dilly Dillingsworth
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1946
Two Guys from Milwaukee
Movie Theatre Manager
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1946
Lover Come Back
Movie Hotel desk clerk
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1945
Hollywood Victory Caravan
Movie Railroad Agent
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1945
Tell It to a Star
Movie Horace Lovelace
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1945
You Came Along
Movie Hotel Clerk
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1945
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Movie Radio Engineer / Sloan
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1945
Hollywood and Vine
Movie Reggie
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1945
See My Lawyer
Movie B.J. Wagonhorn
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1944
Hail the Conquering Hero
Movie Reception Committee Chairman
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1944
Reckless Age
Movie Mr. Thurtle
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1944
Allergic to Love
Movie Stewart Ives III
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1944
The Great Moment
Movie Dr. Heywood
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1944
My Best Gal
Movie Mr. Porter
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1943
Never a Dull Moment
Movie Sylvester
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1943
Crazy House
Movie Hotel Clerk
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1943
Holy Matrimony
Movie Duncan Farll
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1943
Honeymoon Lodge
Movie Cathcart
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1943
Stage Door Canteen
Movie Franklin Pangborn
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1943
Two Weeks to Live
Movie Mr. Pinkney
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1943
Reveille with Beverly
Movie Vernon Lewis (uncredited)
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1942
Strictly in the Groove
Movie Cathcart
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1942
George Washington Slept Here
Movie Mr. Gibney
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1942
Now, Voyager
Movie Mr. Thompson
