Acting
Franklin Pangborn
- Titles
- 187movies6TV shows
- 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 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.8average 2.6
- Situational Comedy6.0average 2.7
- Nostalgia6.9average 3.7
- Wholesome6.2average 3.3
- Romance6.3average 3.8
- Wit & Wordplay6.1average 3.7
- Physical Comedy4.4average 2.4
- Showbiz3.1average 1.2
Rarely in their work
- Violence1.5, average 4.2
- Contemporary Realism3.0, average 5.4
- Psychological3.5, average 5.6
- Tension4.1, average 6.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Witty Dialogue 5
- Screwball Comedy 5
- Nostalgic 5
- Lighthearted 4
- Nostalgic Charm 4
- Wholesome Entertainment 4
- Classic Romantic Comedy 4
- Lighthearted Entertainment 3
- Feel-Good 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Lighthearted Romance 3
- Golden Age Hollywood 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- RRay CookeActorJimmy's New Yacht, Torchy's Night Cap, Torchy Rolls His Own, Torchy Passes the Buck, Torchy's Busy Day, +8 more
- CC.C. BurrDirectorTorchy's Night Cap, Torchy Rolls His Own, Torchy Passes the Buck, Torchy's Busy Day, Torchy's Kitty Coup, +7 more
Edmund BreeseActorTorchy's Night Cap, Torchy Rolls His Own, Torchy Passes the Buck, Torchy's Busy Day, Torchy's Kitty Coup, +6 more
Preston SturgesWriterSullivan's Travels, The Sin of Harold Diddlebock, Easy Living, Hail the Conquering Hero, Christmas in July, +1 more
Edgar KennedyActorThe Sin of Harold Diddlebock, Professional Sweetheart, King Kelly of the U.S.A., Next Door Neighbors, Bad Housekeeping
William DemarestActorSullivan's Travels, Easy Living, Hail the Conquering Hero, Christmas in July, Finger Prints- MMarion ShockleyActorTorchy Rolls His Own, Torchy's Busy Day, Torchy's Kitty Coup, Torchy's Two Toots, Torchy Turns Turtle
Dorothy DixActorTorchy's Night Cap, Torchy Passes the Buck, Torchy Raises the Auntie, Torchy Turns the Trick, Torchy
Jane DarwellActorReckless Age, Design for Living, Bed of Roses, Tomorrow's Youth
Toby WingActorDown Memory Lane, Blue of the Night, The Candid Camera, Jimmy's New Yacht
Harry MyersActorThe Important Witness, Getting Gertie's Garter, The Girl in the Pullman, Exit Smiling
Bud JamisonActorThe Captain Hits the Ceiling, The Giddy Age, What Price Taxi, The Chumps
Movies and TV shows
1881980s
1 title
as (archive footage)
1950s
5 titles · average score 50
as the Cloud Painter (voice)
as Marquis de Varennes
TV show · as Mr. Bean
TV show
TV show · as Mr. Canfield (uncredited)
1940s
51 titles · average score 64
as Formfit Franklin
as Reggie
as Horace Lovelace
as Reception Committee Chairman
as Mr. Pinkney
as Professor Gibney
as Mr. Casalsis
as Charley Towne
as Pet Shop Owner
as Number Seven, Old Field Inn Waiter
as J. Pinkerton Snoopington
as Don Hartman - Radio Announcer
1930s
120 titles · average score 62
as Higgins
as Louis - Hotel Manager
as Roland Hunter
as Van Buren
as Mr. Forsythe
as Dr. Watkins
as John Xavier Omsk (uncredited)
as Mr. Douglas
as Drake's Assistant
as Pvt. Jerry Stone
as Gilbert Sinclair
as Aubrey Piper
1920s
11 titles · average score 74
as M'sieu Dubrey, Dance Master
as Ed Mason
as Hector
as Turnbull
as William / Tommy Valentine
as Hector Brooks
as Howard Drake
as Algy Brooks
as The Bandoline Kid
as Melville
as Cecil Lovelace