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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.

Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
The Unchained Goddess
as the Cloud Painter (voice)

The Story of Mankind
as Marquis de Varennes
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self - Announcer
Hey Mulligan
as Mr. Bean

Revlon Mirror Theatre

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
as Mr. Canfield (uncredited)

This Is Your Life
as Self

The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
The Eternal Melody
as The Cat Lover

Down Memory Lane
as Gilbert Sinclair

My Dream Is Yours
as Sourpuss Manager

Romance on the High Seas
as Rio Hotel Clerk

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
as Formfit Franklin

I'll Be Yours
as Barber

Calendar Girl
as Dilly Dillingsworth

Two Guys from Milwaukee
as Theatre Manager

Lover Come Back
as Hotel desk clerk

Hollywood Victory Caravan
as Railroad Agent

Tell It to a Star
as Horace Lovelace

You Came Along
as Hotel Clerk

The Horn Blows at Midnight
as Radio Engineer / Sloan

Hollywood and Vine
as Reggie

See My Lawyer
as B.J. Wagonhorn

Hail the Conquering Hero
as Reception Committee Chairman

Reckless Age
as Mr. Thurtle
Allergic to Love
as Stewart Ives III

The Great Moment
as Dr. Heywood

My Best Gal
as Mr. Porter

Never a Dull Moment
as Sylvester

Crazy House
as Hotel Clerk

Holy Matrimony
as Duncan Farll

Honeymoon Lodge
as Cathcart

Stage Door Canteen
as Franklin Pangborn

Two Weeks to Live
as Mr. Pinkney

Reveille with Beverly
as Vernon Lewis (uncredited)

Strictly in the Groove
as Cathcart

George Washington Slept Here
as Mr. Gibney

Now, Voyager
as Mr. Thompson

The Palm Beach Story
as Manager

Moonlight Masquerade
as Fairchild

Obliging Young Lady
as Professor Gibney

What's Cookin'?
as Professor Bistell

Call Out the Marines
as Wilbur

Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
as Charley Towne

Weekend for Three
as Number Seven, Old Field Inn Waiter

Sullivan's Travels
as Mr. Casalsis

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
as The Producer

Tillie the Toiler
as Perry Tweedale

The Flame of New Orleans
as Bellows

Bachelor Daddy
as Williams, Club Manager

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Pet Shop Owner

Where Did You Get That Girl?
as Digby

The Bank Dick
as J. Pinkerton Snoopington

Christmas in July
as Don Hartman - Radio Announcer

Hit Parade of 1941
as Carter

The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Bartender (uncredited)

Spring Parade
as Wiedlemeyer

Public Deb No. 1
as Bartender