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Franklin Pangborn

Acting Born Jan 23, 1889 Died Jul 20, 1958 Newark, New Jersey, USA 199 credits

Biography

Franklin Pangborn works in acting. Born January 23, 1889 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. Died July 20, 1958. Archytele lists 199 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.

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Career timeline

Going Hollywood: The '30s
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
The Unchained Goddess
Tonight Starring Jack PaarThe Story of Mankind
Hey Mulligan
Revlon Mirror Theatre
The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietThis Is Your Life
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Eternal MelodyMy Dream Is YoursDown Memory Lane
Romance on the High Seas
The Sin of Harold DiddlebockI'll Be YoursCalendar Girl
Two Guys from MilwaukeeLover Come Back
Hollywood Victory CaravanTell It to a StarThe Horn Blows at MidnightSee My LawyerYou Came Along
Hail the Conquering HeroThe Great MomentReckless AgeMy Best GalAllergic to Love
Stage Door CanteenCrazy HouseHoly MatrimonyReveille with BeverlyHoneymoon Lodge
Now, VoyagerThe Palm Beach StoryObliging Young LadyGeorge Washington Slept HereMoonlight Masquerade
Sullivan's TravelsThe Flame of New OrleansBachelor DaddyNever Give a Sucker an Even BreakA Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
The Bank DickChristmas in JulyThe Villain Still Pursued HerTurnaboutPublic Deb No. 1
Fifth Avenue GirlBroadway SerenadeScreen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Vivacious LadyRebecca of Sunnybrook FarmBluebeard's 8th WifeCarefreeAlways Goodbye
Stage DoorA Star Is BornEasy LivingI'll Take RomanceShe's Dangerous
Mr. Deeds Goes to TownThree Smart GirlsMy Man GodfreyDoughnuts and SocietyTango
She Couldn't Take ItShe Married Her BossShe Married Her Boss$1,000 a MinuteThe Headline Woman
Cockeyed CavaliersImitation of LifeUnknown BlondeKing Kelly of the U.S.A.College Rhythm
Professional SweetheartDesign for LivingFlying Down to RioBed of RosesSing, Bing, Sing
Lighthouse LoveThe Half-Naked TruthThe Giddy AgeThe Candid CameraTee for Two
A Woman of ExperienceTorchyHollywood HalfbacksBlue of the NightTorchy Passes the Buck
Her ManA Lady SurrendersPoor AubreyCheer Up and SmileNot So Dumb
Lady of the PavementsThe Sap
On TrialA Blonde for a Night

Full filmography

  • Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984) as (archive footage)
  • Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976) as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
  • The Unchained Goddess (1958) as the Cloud Painter (voice)
  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) as Self - Announcer
  • The Story of Mankind (1957) as Marquis de Varennes
  • Hey Mulligan (1954) as Mr. Bean
  • Revlon Mirror Theatre (1953)
  • The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952) as Mr. Canfield (uncredited)
  • This Is Your Life (1952) as Self
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
  • The Eternal Melody (1949) as The Cat Lover
  • My Dream Is Yours (1949) as Sourpuss Manager
  • Down Memory Lane (1949) as Gilbert Sinclair
  • Romance on the High Seas (1948) as Rio Hotel Clerk
  • The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947) as Formfit Franklin
  • I'll Be Yours (1947) as Barber
  • Calendar Girl (1947) as Dilly Dillingsworth
  • Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946) as Theatre Manager
  • Lover Come Back (1946) as Hotel desk clerk
  • Hollywood Victory Caravan (1945) as Railroad Agent
  • Tell It to a Star (1945) as Horace Lovelace
  • The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945) as Radio Engineer / Sloan
  • See My Lawyer (1945) as B.J. Wagonhorn
  • You Came Along (1945) as Hotel Clerk
  • Hollywood and Vine (1945) as Reggie
  • Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) as Reception Committee Chairman
  • The Great Moment (1944) as Dr. Heywood
  • Reckless Age (1944) as Mr. Thurtle
  • My Best Gal (1944) as Mr. Porter
  • Allergic to Love (1944) as Stewart Ives III
  • Stage Door Canteen (1943) as Franklin Pangborn
  • Crazy House (1943) as Hotel Clerk
  • Holy Matrimony (1943) as Duncan Farll
  • Reveille with Beverly (1943) as Vernon Lewis (uncredited)
  • Honeymoon Lodge (1943) as Cathcart
  • Never a Dull Moment (1943) as Sylvester
  • Two Weeks to Live (1943) as Mr. Pinkney
  • Now, Voyager (1942) as Mr. Thompson
  • The Palm Beach Story (1942) as Manager
  • Obliging Young Lady (1942) as Professor Gibney
  • George Washington Slept Here (1942) as Mr. Gibney
  • Moonlight Masquerade (1942) as Fairchild
  • Call Out the Marines (1942) as Wilbur
  • What's Cookin'? (1942) as Professor Bistell
  • Strictly in the Groove (1942) as Cathcart
  • Sullivan's Travels (1941) as Mr. Casalsis
  • The Flame of New Orleans (1941) as Bellows
  • Bachelor Daddy (1941) as Williams
  • Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941) as The Producer
  • A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941) as Pet Shop Owner
  • Tillie the Toiler (1941) as Perry Tweedale
  • Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941) as Digby
  • Weekend for Three (1941) as Number Seven, Old Field Inn Waiter
  • Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case (1941) as Charley Towne
  • The Bank Dick (1940) as J. Pinkerton Snoopington
  • Christmas in July (1940) as Don Hartman - Radio Announcer
  • The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940) as Bartender (uncredited)
  • Turnabout (1940) as Mr. Pingboom
  • Public Deb No. 1 (1940) as Bartender
  • Spring Parade (1940) as Wiedlemeyer
  • Hit Parade of 1941 (1940) as Carter
  • Fifth Avenue Girl (1939) as Higgins
  • Broadway Serenade (1939) as Gene, Collier's Composer
  • Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939) as Franklin Pangborn
  • Vivacious Lady (1938) as Apartment Manager
  • Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) as Hamilton Montmarcy
  • Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1938) as Assistant Hotel Manager
  • Carefree (1938) as Roland Hunter
  • Always Goodbye (1938) as Bicycle Salesman
  • Joy of Living (1938) as Orchestra Leader
  • The Girl Downstairs (1938) as Adolf Pumpfel
  • Four's a Crowd (1938) as Preston
  • Topper Takes a Trip (1938) as Louis - Hotel Manager
  • Doctor Rhythm (1938) as Mr. Stenchfield (Store Clerk)
  • Just Around the Corner (1938) as Waters
  • Three Blind Mice (1938) as Clerk
  • Stage Door (1937) as Harcourt
  • A Star Is Born (1937) as Billy Moon (uncredited)
  • Easy Living (1937) as Van Buren
  • I'll Take Romance (1937) as Kane's Secretary
  • She's Dangerous (1937) as Fashion Designer
  • Swing High, Swing Low (1937) as Henri
  • It Happened in Hollywood (1937) as Mr. Forsythe
  • We Have Our Moments (1937) as Joe (uncredited)
  • The Life of the Party (1937) as Beggs
  • Turn Off the Moon (1937) as Mr. Perkins
  • Dangerous Number (1937) as Hotel Desk Clerk
  • The Lady Escapes (1937) as Pierre
  • Living on Love (1937) as Ogilvie O. Oglethorpe
  • Danger – Love at Work (1937) as Train dining car headwaiter
  • All Over Town (1937) as The Costumer
  • Dangerous Holiday (1937) as Doffle
  • She Married an Artist (1937) as Paul
  • She Had to Eat (1937) as Mr. Phoecian-Wylie
  • Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937) as Head Waiter
  • High Hat (1937) as Renaldo Breton
  • When Love Is Young (1937) as John Dorman
  • Love on Toast (1937) as Finley
  • Rich Relations (1937) as Mr. Dwight
  • Thrill of a Lifetime (1937) as Sam Williams
  • It's All Yours (1937) as Schultz
  • Bad Housekeeping (1937) as Piano Tuner
  • Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) as The Tailor (uncredited)
  • Three Smart Girls (1936) as Jeweler
  • My Man Godfrey (1936) as Guthrie (uncredited)
  • Doughnuts and Society (1936) as Benson
  • Tango (1936) as Oscar, the Photographer
  • To Mary - with Love (1936) as Guest
  • The Luckiest Girl in the World (1936) as Cashier
  • Don't Gamble with Love (1936) as Salesman
  • Hats Off (1936) as Mr. Churchill
  • The Mandarin Mystery (1936) as Mellish
  • Give Us This Night (1936) as Forcellini's Secretary
  • Swing Banditry (1936) as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
  • She Couldn't Take It (1935) as Spot's Secretary
  • She Married Her Boss (1935) as Window Dresser (uncredited)
  • She Married Her Boss (1935) as Window Dresser
  • $1,000 a Minute (1935) as Reville
  • The Headline Woman (1935) as Hamilton
  • Eight Bells (1935) as Finch
  • The Captain Hits the Ceiling (1935) as Jimmy Martin
  • Hollywood Trouble (1935) as Tailor
  • Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934) as Town Crier
  • Imitation of Life (1934) as Mr. Carven (uncredited)
  • Unknown Blonde (1934) as Male Co-Respondent
  • King Kelly of the U.S.A. (1934) as J. Ashton Brockton
  • College Rhythm (1934) as Peabody
  • Manhattan Love Song (1934) as Garrett Wetherby
  • That's Gratitude (1934) as Photographer
  • Young and Beautiful (1934) as Radio Announcer
  • Many Happy Returns (1934) as Allen's Secretary
  • Strictly Dynamite (1934) as Mr. Bailey
  • My Grandfather's Clock (1934) as Dr. Watkins
  • Tomorrow's Youth (1934) as Thornton
  • Flirtation (1934) as Veterinarian
  • Professional Sweetheart (1933) as Herbert
  • Design for Living (1933) as Mr. Douglas
  • Flying Down to Rio (1933) as Hammerstein (uncredited)
  • Bed of Roses (1933) as Floorwalker
  • Sing, Bing, Sing (1933) as Herbert
  • Only Yesterday (1933) as Tom (Uncredited)
  • Menu (1933) as John Xavier Omsk (uncredited)
  • Parachute Jumper (1933) as Man in Private Office (uncredited)
  • International House (1933) as Hotel Manager
  • Sweepings (1933) as Photographer (Uncredited)
  • Easy on the Eyes (1933) as Franklyn Pierce
  • The Important Witness (1933) as Groom
  • Torchy's Kitty Coup (1933) as Office Manager
  • Wild Poses (1933) as Otto Phocus
  • Trying Out Torchy (1933) as Office manager
  • Torchy's Loud Spooker (1933) as Office Manager
  • Art in the Raw (1933)
  • Divorce Sweets (1933) as Uncle Jeremiah
  • Headline Shooter (1933) as Adolphus G. Crocker
  • Dream Stuff (1933) as Gordon
  • Torchy Turns Turtle (1933) as Office Manager
  • Lighthouse Love (1932) as Pvt. Jerry Stone
  • The Half-Naked Truth (1932) as Hotel Clerk
  • The Giddy Age (1932) as George
  • The Candid Camera (1932) as Jack Townes
  • Tee for Two (1932) as Henry
  • The Loud Mouth (1932)
  • A Fool's Advice (1932) as Egbert - Hotel Clerk
  • Doctor's Orders (1932)
  • Torchy's Two Toots (1932) as Office Manager
  • What Price Taxi (1932) as Taxi Boy
  • Over the Counter (1932) as Drake's Assistant
  • Torchy Raises the Auntie (1932) as Office Manager
  • Jimmy's New Yacht (1932) as Everett
  • Torchy Rolls His Own (1932) as Office Manager
  • Torchy's Busy Day (1932) as Office Manager
  • Torchy Turns the Trick (1932) as Office Manager
  • Torchy's Night Cap (1932) as Office Manager
  • A Woman of Experience (1931) as Hans
  • Torchy (1931) as Office Manager
  • Hollywood Halfbacks (1931)
  • Blue of the Night (1931) as Gilbert Sinclair
  • Torchy Passes the Buck (1931) as Office Manager
  • Next Door Neighbors (1931) as Landlord
  • Her Man (1930) as Sport
  • A Lady Surrenders (1930) as Lawton
  • Poor Aubrey (1930) as Aubrey Piper
  • Cheer Up and Smile (1930) as Professor
  • Not So Dumb (1930) as Leach
  • Sunny (1930) as Party Guest (uncredited)
  • Reno or Bust (1930)
  • Breakfast in Bed (1930) as John
  • The Chumps (1930) as Eddie Gray
  • Lady of the Pavements (1929) as M'sieu Dubrey, Dance Master
  • The Sap (1929) as Ed Mason
  • On Trial (1928) as Turnbull
  • A Blonde for a Night (1928) as Hector
  • Finger Prints (1927) as The Bandoline Kid
  • Getting Gertie's Garter (1927) as Algy Brooks
  • Cradle Snatchers (1927) as Howard Drake
  • The Girl in the Pullman (1927) as Hector Brooks
  • The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary (1927) as Melville
  • My Friend from India (1927) as William / Tommy Valentine
  • Exit Smiling (1926) as Cecil Lovelace