- Films
- 39
- Avg rating
- 6.91
- Peak run
- 1941’44
- 7+ run
- 4 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Franklin by the numbers
Average
6.91
25 rated films
Vote weighted
6.97
bigger films count more
Median
7.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.57
rating spread
Career
24y
1926 to 1949
Total votes
141K
across every film
Best
7.9
Sullivan's Travels
Worst
7.1
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Newest first
Filmography
| 1949 | My Dream Is Yours | Sourpuss Manager | 6.6 | 1,923 |
| 1948 | Romance on the High Seas | Rio Hotel Clerk | 7.1 | 3,138 |
| 1947 | Calendar Girl | 'Dilly' Dillingsworth | · | 300 |
| 1947 | I'll Be Yours | Barber | · | 314 |
| 1947 | The Sin of Harold Diddlebock | Formfit Franklin | 6.3 | 1,879 |
| 1945 | The Horn Blows at Midnight | Radio Engineer | 6.6 | 1,666 |
| 1945 | You Came Along | Hotel Clerk | · | 274 |
| 1944 | The Great Moment | Dr. Heywood | 6.3 | 1,167 |
| 1944 | Hail the Conquering Hero | Reception Committee Chairman | 7.6 | 5,607 |
| 1943 | Holy Matrimony | Duncan Farll | 7.2 | 1,014 |
| 1942 | Obliging Young Lady | Professor Gibney | · | 292 |
| 1942 |  Now, Voyager | Mr. Thompson | 7.8 | 21,093 |
| 1941 | The Flame of New Orleans | Bellows | 6.5 | 1,502 |
| 1941 | A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob | Pet Shop Owner | · | 610 |
| 1941 | Never Give a Sucker an Even Break | The Producer | 7.0 | 2,882 |
| 1941 |  Sullivan's Travels | Mr. Casalsis | 7.9 | 31,260 |
| 1940 | The Bank Dick | J. Pinkerton Snoopington | 7.1 | 8,323 |
| 1940 | Christmas in July | Don Hartman - Radio Announcer | 7.3 | 4,804 |
| 1940 | Turnabout | Mr. Pingboom | · | 859 |
| 1939 | Fifth Avenue Girl | Higgins | 6.8 | 2,072 |
Better together?
Franklin Pangborn's regulars
- Richard WallaceDirector and actor · 2 films
- Preston SturgesDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.75 avg▲+0.72
- Gregory La CavaDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.40 avg▼−0.52
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Franklin Pangborn
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.