Franklin Pangborn
Franklin Pangborn was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Pangborn's early acting career consisted of roles in various films, such as the comedy "Exit Smiling" (1926) with Beatrice Lillie, "The Girl in the Pullman" (1927) and "Finger Prints" (1927). He also appeared in "Lady of the Pavements" (1929), "Her Man" (1930) with Helen Twelvetrees and "A Woman of Experience" (1931). His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like "Swing High, Swing Low" (1937), "It Happened in Hollywood" (1937) and "She's Dangerous" (1937). He also appeared in the comedy "Easy Living" (1937) with Jean Arthur. In the latter half of his career, he continued to act in "The Bank Dick" (1940) with W C Fields, "Call Out the Marines" (1941) and the Marlene Dietrich romance "The Flame of New Orleans" (1941). He also appeared in the comedy "Week-End For Three" (1941) with Dennis O'Keefe and the W C Fields comedy "Never Give a Sucker an Even Break" (1941). Pangborn was most recently credited in "Careful" (1993) with Kyle McCullough. Pangborn passed away in July 1958 at the age of 69.
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Franklin Pangborn
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Unchained Goddess | The Cloud Painter (Voice) | - | 1958 |
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The Story of Mankind | Marquis de Varennes (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet |
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My Dream Is Yours | Sourpuss Manager (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Down Memory Lane | Gilbert Sinclair (Character) | - | 1949 |
88% |
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Romance on the High Seas | Rio Hotel Clerk (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet |
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I'll Be Yours | Barber (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | When Lovers Meet | Hotel Clerk (Character) | - | 1946 |
64% |
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The Horn Blows at Midnight |
Radio Engineer / |
- | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hollywood and Vine | Reggie (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tell It to a Star | Horace Lovelace (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hollywood Victory Caravan | Railroad Agent (Character) | - | 1945 |
95% |
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Hail the Conquering Hero | Committee Chairman (Character) | - | 1944 |
67% |
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The Great Moment | Dr. Heywood (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Best Gal | Mr. Porter (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet |
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Holy Matrimony | Duncan Farll (Character) | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Two Weeks to Live | Mr. Pinkney (Character) | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet |
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Reveille With Beverly | Vernon Lewis (Character) | - | 1943 |
97% |
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The Palm Beach Story | Apartment Manager (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Moonlight Masquerade | Fairchild (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Weekend for Three | Number Seven (Character) | - | 1941 |
100% |
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Never Give a Sucker an Even Break |
The Producer/ |
- | 1941 |
100% |
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Sullivan's Travels | Mr. Casalsis (Character) | - | 1941 |
29% |
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The Flame of New Orleans | Bellows (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case | Charley Towne (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet |
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A Girl, a Guy and a Gob | Pet Shop Owner (Character) | - | 1941 |
95% |
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Christmas in July | Don Hartman, Radio Announcer (Character) | - | 1940 |
96% |
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The Bank Dick | J. Pinkerton Snoopington, Bank Examiner (Character) | - | 1940 |
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Fifth Avenue Girl | Higgins (Character) | - | 1939 |
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Broadway Serenade | Gene (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet |
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Topper Takes a Trip | Louis (Character) | - | 1939 |
100% |
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Vivacious Lady | Apartment Manager (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Three Blind Mice | Clerk (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Always Goodbye | Bicycle Salesman (Character) | - | 1938 |
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Four's a Crowd | Preston (Character) | - | 1938 |
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Joy of Living | Orchestra Leader (Character) | - | 1938 |
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Just Around the Corner | Waters (Character) | - | 1938 |
57% |
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Carefree | Roland Hunter (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Girl Downstairs | Adolf Pumpfel (Character) | - | 1938 |
100% |
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A Star Is Born | Billy Moon (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet |
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It Happened in Hollywood | Mr. Forsythe (Character) | - | 1937 |
100% |
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Easy Living | Van Buren (Character) | - | 1937 |
96% |
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Stage Door | Harcourt (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | All Over Town | The Costumer (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet |
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Swing High, Swing Low | Henri (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | She's Dangerous | Renaud (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lady Escapes | Pierre (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | High Hat | Mr. Breton (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Life of the Party | Beggs (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet |
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Living on Love | Oglethorpe (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Doughnuts and Society | Benson (Character) | - | 1936 |
97% |
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My Man Godfrey | Guthrie (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Swing Banditry | Unknown (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tomorrow's Youth | Tutor (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Strictly Dynamite | Mr. Bailey (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | King Kelly of the U.S.A. | J. Ashton Brockton (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Grandfather's Clock | Dr. Watkins (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Young and Beautiful | Radio Announcer (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sweepings | Photographer (Character) | - | 1933 |
76% |
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Design for Living | Mr. Douglas (Character) | - | 1933 |
83% |
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Flying Down to Rio | Hammerstein, the Hotel Manager (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blue of the Night | Gilbert Sinclair (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Menu | John Xavier Omsk (Character) | - | 1933 |
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Bed of Roses | Floorwalker (Character) | - | 1933 |
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Professional Sweetheart | Herbert Childress (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Art in the Raw | Unknown (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Headline Shooter | Adolphus G. Crocker (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Half-Naked Truth | Mr. Wellburton - Hotel Clerk (Character) | - | 1932 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Loud Mouth | Freddie Quimby (Character) | - | 1932 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | What Price Taxi | Taxi Boy (Character) | - | 1932 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Over the Counter | Drake's Assistant (Character) | - | 1932 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Woman of Experience | Hans (Character) | - | 1931 |
No Score Yet |
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Not So Dumb | Vincent Leach (Character) | - | 1930 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Her Man | Sport (Character) | - | 1930 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lady of the Pavements | M'sieu Dubrey (Character) | - | 1929 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sap | Ed Mason (Character) | - | 1929 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Blonde for a Night | Hector (Character) | - | 1928 |
83% | No Score Yet | The Cradle Snatchers | Howard Drake (Character) | - | 1927 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Girl in the Pullman | Hector Brooks (Character) | - | 1927 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Exit Smiling | Cecil Lovelace (Character) | - | 1926 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Guest |