Acting
Franklin Pangborn
- Career
Active from 1926 to 1958, busiest in 1932 with 14 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 28top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
Easy Living88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Violence1.4, average 4.1
- Contemporary Realism3.2, average 5.4
- Psychological3.4, average 5.5
- Tension4.0, average 5.9
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Screwball Comedy 5
- Witty Dialogue 5
- Nostalgic 5
- Wholesome Entertainment 5
- Classic Romantic Comedy 4
- Lighthearted 4
- Nostalgic Charm 4
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Lighthearted Romance 3
- Golden Age Hollywood 3
- Feel-Good 3
- Romantic Comedy 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- RRay CookeActorTorchy's Kitty Coup, Torchy, Torchy Turns the Trick, Torchy's Two Toots, Jimmy's New Yacht, +8 more
- CC.C. BurrDirectorTorchy's Kitty Coup, Torchy, Torchy Turns the Trick, Torchy's Two Toots, Torchy Passes the Buck, +7 more
Edmund BreeseActorTorchy's Kitty Coup, Torchy, Torchy Turns the Trick, Torchy's Two Toots, Torchy Passes the Buck, +6 more
Preston SturgesWriterSullivan's Travels, The Sin of Harold Diddlebock, Hail the Conquering Hero, Easy Living, Christmas in July, +1 more
Edgar KennedyActorProfessional Sweetheart, King Kelly of the U.S.A., The Sin of Harold Diddlebock, Next Door Neighbors, Bad Housekeeping
Dorothy DixActorTorchy, Torchy Turns the Trick, Torchy Passes the Buck, Torchy Raises the Auntie, Torchy's Night Cap- MMarion ShockleyActorTorchy's Kitty Coup, Torchy's Two Toots, Torchy Rolls His Own, Torchy's Busy Day, Torchy Turns Turtle
William DemarestActorSullivan's Travels, Hail the Conquering Hero, Easy Living, Finger Prints, Christmas in July
Dorothy GrangerActorEasy on the Eyes, Lighthouse Love, The Candid Camera, The Giddy Age
Harry MyersActorGetting Gertie's Garter, The Girl in the Pullman, Exit Smiling, The Important Witness
Raymond WalburnActorBachelor Daddy, The Sin of Harold Diddlebock, Hail the Conquering Hero, Christmas in July
Jane DarwellActorBed of Roses, Design for Living, Tomorrow's Youth, Reckless Age
Movies and TV shows
1881980s
1 title
as (archive footage)
1950s
5 titles · average score 51
as the Cloud Painter (voice)
GoodWatch score 34as Marquis de Varennes
TV show · as Mr. Bean
TV show
GoodWatch score 68TV show · as Mr. Canfield (uncredited)
1940s
51 titles · average score 64
GoodWatch score 74as Formfit Franklin
GoodWatch score 49as Reggie
as Horace Lovelace
GoodWatch score 86as Reception Committee Chairman
GoodWatch score 69as Duncan Farll
GoodWatch score 50as Mr. Pinkney
GoodWatch score 58as Professor Gibney
GoodWatch score 86as Mr. Casalsis
as Charley Towne
as Williams
GoodWatch score 83as J. Pinkerton Snoopington
GoodWatch score 84as Don Hartman - Radio Announcer
1930s
120 titles · average score 62
GoodWatch score 66as Higgins
GoodWatch score 63as Roland Hunter
GoodWatch score 64as Louis - Hotel Manager
GoodWatch score 88as Van Buren
as Dr. Watkins
GoodWatch score 59as John Xavier Omsk (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 53as Herbert
as Franklyn Pierce
GoodWatch score 75as Mr. Douglas
as Pvt. Jerry Stone
GoodWatch score 58as Hotel Clerk
as Aubrey Piper
1920s
11 titles · average score 75
as M'sieu Dubrey, Dance Master
as Ed Mason
as Hector
as Turnbull
as Hector Brooks
as William / Tommy Valentine
as Algy Brooks
as The Bandoline Kid
as Howard Drake
as Melville
GoodWatch score 75as Cecil Lovelace