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Franklin Pangborn

Highest Rated: 100% Vivacious Lady (1938)

Lowest Rated: 29% The Flame of New Orleans (1941)

Birthday: Jan 23, 1889

Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, USA

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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Highest-Rated Movies

100% 80% Vivacious Lady
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100% 83% Easy Living
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100% 89% Sullivan's Travels
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100% 80% Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
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100% 78% A Star Is Born
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97% 81% The Palm Beach Story
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97% 90% My Man Godfrey
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96% 74% The Bank Dick
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96% 87% Stage Door
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95% 84% Hail the Conquering Hero
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Filmography

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The Unchained Goddess 1958 The Cloud Painter Voice The Story of Mankind 10% 1957 Marquis de Varennes Actor My Dream Is Yours 40% 1949 Sourpuss Manager Actor Down Memory Lane 1949 Gilbert Sinclair Actor Romance on the High Seas 88% 64% 1948 Rio Hotel Clerk Actor I'll Be Yours 50% 1947 Barber Actor When Lovers Meet 1946 Hotel Clerk Actor The Horn Blows at Midnight 64% 64% 1945 Radio Engineer / Sloan Actor Hollywood and Vine 1945 Reggie Actor Hollywood Victory Caravan 1945 Railroad Agent Actor Tell It to a Star 1945 Horace Lovelace Actor Hail the Conquering Hero 95% 84% 1944 Committee Chairman Actor The Great Moment 67% 30% 1944 Dr. Heywood Actor My Best Gal 1944 Mr. Porter Actor Holy Matrimony 73% 1943 Duncan Farll Actor Two Weeks to Live 1943 Mr. Pinkney Actor Reveille With Beverly 21% 1943 Vernon Lewis Actor The Palm Beach Story 97% 81% 1942 Apartment Manager Actor Moonlight Masquerade 1942 Fairchild Actor Weekend for Three 1941 Number Seven Actor Never Give a Sucker an Even Break 100% 80% 1941 The Producer/Mr. Pangborn Actor Sullivan's Travels 100% 89% 1941 Mr. Casalsis Actor The Flame of New Orleans 29% 55% 1941 Bellows Actor Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case 1941 Charley Towne Actor A Girl, a Guy and a Gob 43% 1941 Pet Shop Owner Actor
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