🎬Franklin Pangborn

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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 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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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	My Dream Is Yours (1949)	Sourpuss Manager		6
2	The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947)	Formfit Franklin	-	-
3	Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)	Reception Committee Chairman		3
4	Crazy House (1943)	Hotel Clerk	-	-
5	Stage Door Canteen (1943)	Franklin Pangborn		5
6	The Palm Beach Story (1942)	Manager		7
7	Now, Voyager (1942)	Mr. Thompson		5.5
8	Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)	The Producer		6
9	Sullivan's Travels (1941)	Mr. Casalsis		6.8
10	The Bank Dick (1940)	J. Pinkerton Snoopington		5
11	Turnabout (1940)	Mr. Pingboom	-	-
12	Christmas in July (1940)	Don Hartman - Radio Announcer		5.5
13	Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)	Hamilton Montmarcy		6
14	Carefree (1938)	Roland Hunter		5
15	Just Around the Corner (1938)	Waters	-	-
16	Vivacious Lady (1938)	Apartment Manager		7
17	Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1938)	Assistant Hotel Manager		7
18	A Star Is Born (1937)	Billy Moon (uncredited)		6.3
19	Easy Living (1937)	Van Buren		6.5
20	Stage Door (1937)	Harcourt		5
21	Swing High, Swing Low (1937)	Henri		5
22	My Man Godfrey (1936)	Guthrie (uncredited)		6.4
23	Three Smart Girls (1936)	Jeweler		3
24	Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)	The Tailor (uncredited)		5.8
25	Imitation of Life (1934)	Mr. Carven (uncredited)		7.5
26	Flying Down to Rio (1933)	Hammerstein (uncredited)		5
27	Bed of Roses (1933)	Floorwalker	-	-
28	Design for Living (1933)	Mr. Douglas		6.7
29	Only Yesterday (1933)	Tom (Uncredited)		4
30	Her Man (1930)	Sport		5