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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.
As actor
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
The Unchained Goddess
The Story of Mankind
My Dream Is Yours
The Eternal Melody
Down Memory Lane
Romance on the High Seas
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
I'll Be Yours
Calendar Girl
Lover Come Back
Two Guys from Milwaukee
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Hollywood and Vine
Tell It to a Star
You Came Along
Hollywood Victory Caravan
See My Lawyer
The Great Moment
Hail the Conquering Hero
My Best Gal
Allergic to Love
Reckless Age
Reveille with Beverly
Holy Matrimony
Stage Door Canteen
Never a Dull Moment
Honeymoon Lodge
Two Weeks to Live