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Nat Pendleton

Acting 72 (deceased) years old Davenport, Iowa, USA ★ 0.7
Born: August 7, 1895
Died: October 12, 1967

Biography

Nathaniel Greene 'Nat' Pendleton was an American former Olympic wrestler turned actor.

Two-time Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) champion (1914-1915) in the 175-lb. class at Columbia University, Pendleton graduated Class of 1916. He wrestled for the United States at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium, earning a silver medal, losing only one match due to a controversial point decision. After the Games he became a professional wrestler and was a big fan favorite, which led to Hollywood.

In the 1920 census he was living in Manhattan with his first wife Juanita Alfonzo (age 22) and her brother Ramon Alfonso (age 13). He was working as a sports manager.

Pendleton was usually cast as a circus strongman, brutish thug, dumb cop, or dense buffoon, but he had a college degree and in 1933 wrote the script for Deception (1932), in which he starred - not surprisingly - as a wrestler.

Upon his death from a heart attack, his remains were interred at Cypress View Mausoleum and Crematory in San Diego, California.

Nat Pendleton was inducted into the Columbia University Athletics Hall of Fame inaugural class in 2006.

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Known For

Baby Face
Baby Face Stolvich - Laborer (uncredited) 1933
Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day Shakespeare 1933
Manhattan Melodrama
Manhattan Melodrama Spud 1934
The Thin Man
The Thin Man Inspector Guild 1934
Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man Lieutenant Guild 1939

Filmography

Acting Credits (111)

Complicated Women
Complicated Women Self (archive footage) 2003
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld Self (archive footage) 1994
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook Bill Raymond (archive footage) 1991
The World of Abbott and Costello
The World of Abbott and Costello Sergeant Michael Collins in Buck Privates (archive footage) 1965
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy William T. Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage) 1964
The George Gobel Show
The George Gobel Show Self 1954
Buck Privates Come Home
Buck Privates Come Home Sgt. Michael Collins 1947
Scared to Death
Scared to Death Bill 'Bull' Raymond 1947
Death Valley
Death Valley Jim Ward 1946
Swing Fever
Swing Fever 'Killer' Kennedy 1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case Joe Weyman 1943
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant Joe Weyman 1942
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Calling Dr. Gillespie Joe Weyman 1942
Jail House Blues
Jail House Blues Sonny McGann 1942
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
The Mad Doctor of Market Street Red Hogan 1942
Top Sergeant Mulligan
Top Sergeant Mulligan Top Sgt. Herman Mulligan 1941
Buck Privates
Buck Privates Sgt. Michael Collins 1941
Flight Command
Flight Command C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles 1940
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Dr. Kildare's Crisis Joe Wayman 1940
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Dr. Kildare Goes Home Joe Wayman 1940
The Golden Fleecing
The Golden Fleecing 'Fatso' Werner 1940
New Moon
New Moon Bondsman 1940
Phantom Raiders
Phantom Raiders 'Gunboat' Jacklin 1940
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case Joe Wayman, Ambulance Driver 1940
The Ghost Comes Home
The Ghost Comes Home Roscoe 1940
Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage 'Cap' Huff 1940
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
The Secret of Dr. Kildare Joe Wayman 1939
Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man Lieutenant Guild 1939
At the Circus
At the Circus Goliath 1939
On Borrowed Time
On Borrowed Time Mr. Grimes 1939
6,000 Enemies
6,000 Enemies Socks Martin 1939
It's a Wonderful World
It's a Wonderful World Sergeant Fred Koretz 1939
Calling Dr. Kildare
Calling Dr. Kildare Joe Wayman 1939
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor Buddy Buttle 1939
Breakdowns of 1938
Breakdowns of 1938 Joe (archive footage) (uncredited) 1938
Young Dr. Kildare
Young Dr. Kildare Joe Wayman 1938
The Crowd Roars
The Crowd Roars 'Pug' Walsh 1938
The Chaser
The Chaser Floppy Phil 1938
The Shopworn Angel
The Shopworn Angel 'Dice' 1938
Fast Company
Fast Company Paul Terison 1938
Arsène Lupin Returns
Arsène Lupin Returns Joe Doyle 1938
Swing Your Lady
Swing Your Lady Joe Skopapolous 1938
Life Begins in College
Life Begins in College George Black 1937
Gangway
Gangway Smiles Hogan 1937
Song of the City
Song of the City Benvenuto Romandi 1937
Under Cover of Night
Under Cover of Night Police Sgt. Lucks 1937
Sing Me a Love Song
Sing Me a Love Song Rocky 1936
Two in a Crowd
Two in a Crowd Flynn 1936
The Luckiest Girl in the World
The Luckiest Girl in the World Dugan 1936
Sworn Enemy
Sworn Enemy 'Steamer' Krupp 1936
Trapped by Television
Trapped by Television Rocky O'Neil 1936
The Great Ziegfeld
The Great Ziegfeld Sandow 1936
The Garden Murder Case
The Garden Murder Case Sergeant Ernest Heath 1936
It's in the Air
It's in the Air Henry Potke 1935
Here Comes the Band
Here Comes the Band 'Piccolo Pete' 1935
Calm Yourself
Calm Yourself Knuckles Benedict 1935
Murder in the Fleet
Murder in the Fleet 'Spud' Burke 1935
Reckless
Reckless Blossom 1935
Baby Face Harrington
Baby Face Harrington Rocky 1935
Times Square Lady
Times Square Lady Mack 1935
The Gay Bride
The Gay Bride William T. 'Shoots' Magiz 1934
Death on the Diamond
Death on the Diamond John 'Truck' Hogan 1934
Straight Is the Way
Straight Is the Way Skippy 1934
The Cat's-Paw
The Cat's-Paw Strozzi 1934
The Girl from Missouri
The Girl from Missouri Life Guard 1934
The Defense Rests
The Defense Rests Rocky 1934
The Thin Man
The Thin Man Inspector Guild 1934
Manhattan Melodrama
Manhattan Melodrama Spud 1934
Sing and Like It
Sing and Like It T. Fenny Sylvester 1934
Lazy River
Lazy River Alfred 'Tiny' Smith 1934
Fugitive Lovers
Fugitive Lovers Legs Caffey 1934
College Coach
College Coach Petrowski 1933
The Chief
The Chief Big Mike 1933
I'm No Angel
I'm No Angel Harry (uncredited) 1933
Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day Shakespeare 1933
Penthouse
Penthouse Tony Gazotti 1933
Baby Face
Baby Face Stolvich - Laborer (uncredited) 1933
The Nuisance
The Nuisance Aloysius P. McCarthy (uncredited) 1933
Child of Manhattan
Child of Manhattan Spyrene - Dance Hall Bouncer 1933
Parachute Jumper
Parachute Jumper Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) 1933
Goldie Gets Along
Goldie Gets Along Motorcycle Officer Cassidy 1933
Whistling in the Dark
Whistling in the Dark Joe 1933
The Sign of the Cross
The Sign of the Cross Strabo 1932
Flesh
Flesh Wrestler (uncredited) 1932
Deception
Deception Bucky O'Neill 1932
The Night Club Lady
The Night Club Lady Mike McDougal 1932
Exposure
Exposure Maniac Killer 1932
Horse Feathers
Horse Feathers MacHardie (uncredited) 1932
By Whose Hand?
By Whose Hand? 'Killer' Delmar 1932
The Tenderfoot
The Tenderfoot Joe (uncredited) 1932
Attorney for the Defense
Attorney for the Defense Mugg Malone 1932
The Big Timer
The Big Timer Kid Melrose (uncredited) 1932
Hell-Fire Austin
Hell-Fire Austin Bouncer 1932
A Fool's Advice
A Fool's Advice Kelly - Naughty Boy 1932
The Beast of the City
The Beast of the City Abe Gorman (uncredited) 1932
Taxi!
Taxi! Bull Martin (uncredited) 1932
Manhattan Parade
Manhattan Parade Lady Godiva's Husband 1931
The Secret Witness
The Secret Witness Gunner - Bodyguard 1931
The Spirit of Notre Dame
The Spirit of Notre Dame Assistant Coach 1931
Blonde Crazy
Blonde Crazy Hank aka Pete 1931
The Ruling Voice
The Ruling Voice Board Member (uncredited) 1931
The Star Witness
The Star Witness Big Jack 1931
Fair Warning
Fair Warning Purvis 1931
Seas Beneath
Seas Beneath 'Butch' Wagner (uncredited) 1931
Crazy House
Crazy House Chef (uncredited) 1930
The Sea Wolf
The Sea Wolf Smoke 1930
The Last of the Duanes
The Last of the Duanes Bossamer 1930
The Big Pond
The Big Pond Pat O'Day 1930
The Laughing Lady
The Laughing Lady James Dugan 1929
Let's Get Married
Let's Get Married Jimmy 1926
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
The Hoosier Schoolmaster Bud Means 1924

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