Franklin Pangborn

Actor 1926–1984 (58 year career)

5.5 avg rating

Highest Rated

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984 · as (archive footage)

10.0

Exit Smiling

1926 · as Cecil Lovelace

7.9

My Man Godfrey

1936 · as Guthrie (uncredited)

7.6

Known For

Film

Sullivan's Travels

Mr. Casalsis

Film

My Man Godfrey

Guthrie (uncredited)

Film

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

The Tailor (uncredited)

Film

Now, Voyager

Mr. Thompson

Film

A Star Is Born

Billy Moon (uncredited)

Film

Design for Living

Mr. Douglas

Film

The Palm Beach Story

Manager

Film

Stage Door

Harcourt

Filmography

Acting (197)

Movies (191)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

as (archive footage)

10.0

The Unchained Goddess

1958

as the Cloud Painter (voice)

7.0

The Story of Mankind

1957

as Marquis de Varennes

4.3

Down Memory Lane

1949

as (archive footage)

My Dream Is Yours

1949

as Sourpuss Manager

6.4

The Eternal Melody

1949

as The Cat Lover

Romance on the High Seas

1948

as Rio Hotel Clerk

6.6

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

1947

as Formfit Franklin

6.3

Calendar Girl

1947

as Dilly Dillingsworth

5.4

I'll Be Yours

1947

as Barber

6.0

Two Guys from Milwaukee

as Theatre Manager

Lover Come Back

as Hotel desk clerk

Hollywood Victory Caravan

as Railroad Agent

See My Lawyer

as B.J. Wagonhorn

You Came Along

as Hotel Clerk

The Horn Blows at Midnight

1945

as Radio Engineer / Sloan

5.7

Tell It to a Star

1945

as Horace Lovelace

Hollywood and Vine

1945

as Reggie

4.0

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944

as Reception Committee Chairman

The Great Moment

as Dr. Heywood

My Best Gal

as Mr. Porter

Reckless Age

1944

as Mr. Thurtle

Allergic to Love

1944

as Stewart Ives III

Holy Matrimony

1943

as Duncan Farll

6.6

Honeymoon Lodge

1943

as Cathcart

Stage Door Canteen

1943

as Franklin Pangborn

6.1

Reveille with Beverly

1943

as Vernon Lewis (uncredited)

Crazy House

as Hotel Clerk

Never a Dull Moment

as Sylvester

Two Weeks to Live

as Mr. Pinkney

Now, Voyager

as Mr. Thompson

Strictly in the Groove

1942

as Cathcart

The Palm Beach Story

as Manager

Moonlight Masquerade

as Fairchild

Obliging Young Lady

as Professor Gibney

George Washington Slept Here

as Mr. Gibney

What's Cookin'?

as Professor Bistell

Call Out the Marines

as Wilbur

Sullivan's Travels

as Mr. Casalsis

Bachelor Daddy

as Williams, Club Manager

Tillie the Toiler

1941

as Perry Tweedale

Where Did You Get That Girl?

1941

as Digby

5.0

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

1941

as The Producer

6.9

The Flame of New Orleans

1941

as Bellows

6.4

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941

as Pet Shop Owner

4.7

Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case

1941

as Charley Towne

6.0

Weekend for Three

1941

as Number Seven, Old Field Inn Waiter

Spring Parade

as Wiedlemeyer

Christmas in July

as Don Hartman - Radio Announcer

6.9

The Bank Dick

1940

as J. Pinkerton Snoopington

6.5

The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940

as Bartender (uncredited)

Turnabout

as Mr. Pingboom

Hit Parade of 1941

as Carter

Public Deb No. 1

as Bartender

Fifth Avenue Girl

as Higgins

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

1939

as Franklin Pangborn

4.0

Broadway Serenade

1939

as Gene, Collier's Composer

Vivacious Lady

as Apartment Manager

Carefree

as Roland Hunter

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

as Assistant Hotel Manager

Four's a Crowd

as Preston

Doctor Rhythm

as Mr. Stenchfield (Store Clerk)

Three Blind Mice

as Clerk

Topper Takes a Trip

as Louis - Hotel Manager

6.5

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1938

as Hamilton Montmarcy

6.7

The Girl Downstairs

1938

as Adolf Pumpfel

4.1

Just Around the Corner

as Waters

Joy of Living

as Orchestra Leader

Always Goodbye

as Bicycle Salesman

She Had to Eat

as Mr. Phoecian-Wylie

5.0

Living on Love

1937

as Ogilvie O. Oglethorpe

Love on Toast

as Finley

When Love Is Young

as John Dorman

Danger – Love at Work

1937

as Train dining car headwaiter

7.3

The Lady Escapes

1937

as Pierre

Stage Door

1937

as Harcourt

7.0

It Happened in Hollywood

as Mr. Forsythe

Step Lively, Jeeves!

as Head Waiter

A Star Is Born

as Billy Moon (uncredited)

7.2

The Life of the Party

as Beggs

Easy Living

as Van Buren

We Have Our Moments

as Joe

High Hat

as Renaldo Breton

I'll Take Romance

as Kane's Secretary

She's Dangerous

as Fashion Designer

She Married an Artist

1937

as Paul

Bad Housekeeping

1937

as Piano Tuner

Dangerous Number

1937

as Hotel Desk Clerk

4.3

Swing High, Swing Low

as Henri

Thrill of a Lifetime

as Sam Williams

It's All Yours

as Schultz

Rich Relations

as Mr. Dwight

Dangerous Holiday

as Doffle

All Over Town

as The Costumer

To Mary - with Love

as Guest

The Mandarin Mystery

as Mellish

Doughnuts and Society

1936

as Benson

My Man Godfrey

1936

as Guthrie (uncredited)

7.6

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936

as The Tailor (uncredited)

7.5

Three Smart Girls

1936

as Jeweler

6.4

Don't Gamble with Love

1936

as Salesman

Tango

1936

as Oscar, the Photographer

5.0

Give Us This Night

1936

as Forcellini's Secretary

7.0

The Luckiest Girl in the World

as Cashier

Hats Off

as Mr. Churchill

Swing Banditry

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Hollywood Trouble

1935

as Tailor

$1,000 a Minute

1935

as Reville

5.7

She Married Her Boss

1935

as Window Dresser (uncredited)

She Couldn't Take It

as Spot's Secretary

Eight Bells

as Finch

The Headline Woman

as Hamilton

The Captain Hits the Ceiling

1935

as Jimmy Martin

Strictly Dynamite

1934

as Mr. Bailey

5.3

Tomorrow's Youth

1934

as Thornton

Cockeyed Cavaliers

1934

as Town Crier

5.3

Unknown Blonde

1934

as Male Co-Respondent

1.0

King Kelly of the U.S.A.

1934

as J. Ashton Brockton

Young and Beautiful

as Radio Announcer

College Rhythm

as Peabody

Imitation of Life

as Mr. Carven (uncredited)

Manhattan Love Song

as Garrett Wetherby

Flirtation

as Veterinarian

That's Gratitude

as Photographer

Many Happy Returns

1934

as Allen's Secretary

5.3

My Grandfather's Clock

1934

as Dr. Watkins

7.0

Divorce Sweets

1933

as Uncle Jeremiah

Dream Stuff

1933

as Gordon

5.5

Torchy Turns Turtle

1933

as Office Manager

Professional Sweetheart

1933

as Herbert

5.0

Sweepings

1933

as Photographer (Uncredited)

Art in the Raw

Design for Living

as Mr. Douglas

Parachute Jumper

as Man in Private Office (uncredited)

Only Yesterday

as Tom (Uncredited)

Easy on the Eyes

as Franklyn Pierce

International House

as Hotel Manager

Trying Out Torchy

as Office manager

as John Xavier Omsk (uncredited)

5.1

Torchy's Kitty Coup

1933

as Office Manager

Flying Down to Rio

1933

as Hammerstein (uncredited)

Bed of Roses

as Floorwalker

Headline Shooter

as Adolphus G. Crocker

6.2

The Important Witness

as Groom

Wild Poses

as Otto Phocus

Sing, Bing, Sing

as Herbert

Torchy's Loud Spooker

1933

as Office Manager

Torchy Raises the Auntie

1932

as Office Manager

Torchy Turns the Trick

1932

as Office Manager

Torchy's Busy Day

1932

as Office Manager

What Price Taxi

as Taxi Boy

The Half-Naked Truth

as Hotel Clerk

Doctor's Orders

Lighthouse Love

as Pvt. Jerry Stone

Torchy's Two Toots

as Office Manager

The Giddy Age

1932

as George

Tee for Two

1932

as Henry

The Loud Mouth

1932

6.0

The Candid Camera

1932

as Jack Townes

Lighthouse Love

1932

as Pvt. Jerry Stone

A Fool's Advice

1932

as Egbert - Hotel Clerk

Over the Counter

as Drake's Assistant

Jimmy's New Yacht

as Everett

Torchy's Night Cap

as Office Manager

Torchy Rolls His Own

1932

as Office Manager

Next Door Neighbors

1931

as Landlord

Torchy

1931

as Office Manager

Hollywood Halfbacks

1931

Torchy Passes the Buck

1931

as Office Manager

A Woman of Experience

as Hans

Blue of the Night

as Gilbert Sinclair

Her Man

as Sport

Sunny

as Party Guest (uncredited)

A Lady Surrenders

as Lawton

Poor Aubrey

as Aubrey Piper

Breakfast in Bed

as John

Reno or Bust

1930

Cheer Up and Smile

1930

as Professor

Not So Dumb

as Leach

The Chumps

as Eddie Gray

The Sap

as Ed Mason

Lady of the Pavements

1929

as M'sieu Dubrey, Dance Master

On Trial

as Turnbull

A Blonde for a Night

as Hector

My Friend from India

as William / Tommy Valentine

5.0

The Girl in the Pullman

1927

as Hector Brooks

Finger Prints

1927

as The Bandoline Kid

Cradle Snatchers

1927

as Howard Drake

2.7

Getting Gertie's Garter

1927

as Algy Brooks

7.3

The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary

1927

as Melville

Exit Smiling

1926

as Cecil Lovelace

7.9

Television (6)

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self - Announcer

Hey Mulligan

as Mr. Bean

Revlon Mirror Theatre

1953

This Is Your Life

1952

as Self

6.4

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

1952

as Mr. Canfield (uncredited)

5.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

as Self

6.8