Nat Pendleton
108 movies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 7, 1895
- Died
- Oct 12, 1967 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Davenport, Iowa, USA
- Also known as
- Nathaniel Greene Pendleton · Nathaniel Greene "Nat" Pendleton
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.
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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
Nat Pendleton: movies and TV shows
Acting (108)
- 1991 Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Bill Raymond (archive footage)
- 1965 The World of Abbott and Costello
as Sergeant Michael Collins in Buck Privates (archive footage)
- 1964 The Big Parade of Comedy
as William T. Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
- 1947 Buck Privates Come Home
as Sgt. Michael Collins
- 1947 Scared to Death
as Bill 'Bull' Raymond
- 1946 Death Valley
as Jim Ward
- 1943 Swing Fever
as 'Killer' Kennedy
- 1943 Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Joe Weyman
- 1942 Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Joe Weyman
- 1942 Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Joe Weyman
- 1942 Jail House Blues
as Sonny McGann
- 1942 The Mad Doctor of Market Street
as Red Hogan
- 1941 Top Sergeant Mulligan
as Top Sgt. Herman Mulligan
- 1941 Buck Privates
as Sgt. Michael Collins
- 1940 Flight Command
as C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles
- 1940 Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Joe Wayman
- 1940 Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Joe Wayman
- 1940 The Golden Fleecing
as 'Fatso' Werner
- 1940 New Moon
as Bondsman
- 1940 Phantom Raiders
as 'Gunboat' Jacklin
- 1940 Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Wayman
- 1940 The Ghost Comes Home
as Roscoe
- 1940 Northwest Passage
as 'Cap' Huff
- 1939 The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Wayman
- 1939 Another Thin Man
as Lieutenant Guild
- 1939 At the Circus
as Goliath
- 1939 On Borrowed Time
as Mr. Grimes
- 1939 6,000 Enemies
as Socks Martin
- 1939 It's a Wonderful World
as Sergeant Fred Koretz
- 1939 Calling Dr. Kildare
as Joe Wayman
- 1939 Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
as Buddy Buttle
- 1938 Breakdowns of 1938
as Joe (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1938 Young Dr. Kildare
as Joe Wayman
- 1938 The Crowd Roars
as 'Pug' Walsh
- 1938 The Chaser
as Floppy Phil
- 1938 The Shopworn Angel
as 'Dice'
- 1938 Fast Company
as Paul Terison
- 1938 Arsène Lupin Returns
as Joe Doyle
- 1938 Swing Your Lady
as Joe Skopapolous
- 1937 Life Begins in College
as George Black
- 1937 Gangway
as Smiles Hogan
- 1937 Song of the City
as Benvenuto Romandi
- 1937 Under Cover of Night
as Police Sgt. Lucks
- 1936 Sing Me a Love Song
as Rocky
- 1936 Two in a Crowd
as Flynn
- 1936 The Luckiest Girl in the World
as Dugan
- 1936 Sworn Enemy
as 'Steamer' Krupp
- 1936 Trapped by Television
as Rocky O'Neil
- 1936 The Great Ziegfeld
as Sandow
- 1936 The Garden Murder Case
as Sergeant Ernest Heath
- 1935 It's in the Air
as Henry Potke
- 1935 Here Comes the Band
as 'Piccolo Pete'
- 1935 Calm Yourself
as Knuckles Benedict
- 1935 Murder in the Fleet
as 'Spud' Burke
- 1935 Reckless
as Blossom
- 1935 Baby Face Harrington
as Rocky
- 1935 Times Square Lady
as Mack
- 1934 The Gay Bride
as William T. 'Shoots' Magiz
- 1934 Death on the Diamond
as John 'Truck' Hogan
- 1934 Straight Is the Way
as Skippy
- 1934 The Cat's-Paw
as Strozzi
- 1934 The Girl from Missouri
as Life Guard
- 1934 The Defense Rests
as Rocky
- 1934 The Thin Man
as Inspector Guild
- 1934 Manhattan Melodrama
as Spud
- 1934 Sing and Like It
as T. Fenny Sylvester
- 1934 Lazy River
as Alfred 'Tiny' Smith
- 1934 Fugitive Lovers
as Legs Caffey
- 1933 College Coach
as Petrowski
- 1933 The Chief
as Big Mike
- 1933 I'm No Angel
as Harry (uncredited)
- 1933 Lady for a Day
as Shakespeare
- 1933 Penthouse
as Tony Gazotti
- 1933 Baby Face
as Stolvich - Laborer (uncredited)
- 1933 The Nuisance
as Aloysius P. McCarthy (uncredited)
- 1933 Child of Manhattan
as Spyrene - Dance Hall Bouncer
- 1933 Parachute Jumper
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
- 1933 Goldie Gets Along
as Motorcycle Officer Cassidy
- 1933 Whistling in the Dark
as Joe
- 1932 The Sign of the Cross
as Strabo
- 1932 Flesh
as Wrestler (uncredited)
- 1932 Deception
as Bucky O'Neill
- 1932 The Night Club Lady
as Mike McDougal
- 1932 Exposure
as Maniac Killer
- 1932 Horse Feathers
as MacHardie (uncredited)
- 1932 By Whose Hand?
as 'Killer' Delmar
- 1932 The Tenderfoot
as Joe (uncredited)
- 1932 Attorney for the Defense
as Mugg Malone
- 1932 The Big Timer
as Kid Melrose (uncredited)
- 1932 Hell-Fire Austin
as Bouncer
- 1932 A Fool's Advice
as Kelly - Naughty Boy
- 1932 The Beast of the City
as Abe Gorman (uncredited)
- 1932 Taxi!
as Bull Martin (uncredited)
- 1931 Manhattan Parade
as Lady Godiva's Husband
- 1931 The Secret Witness
as Gunner - Bodyguard
- 1931 The Spirit of Notre Dame
as Assistant Coach
- 1931 Blonde Crazy
as Hank aka Pete
- 1931 The Ruling Voice
as Board Member (uncredited)
- 1931 The Star Witness
as Big Jack
- 1931 Fair Warning
as Purvis
- 1931 Seas Beneath
as 'Butch' Wagner (uncredited)
- 1930 Crazy House
as Chef (uncredited)
- 1930 The Sea Wolf
as Smoke
- 1930 The Last of the Duanes
as Bossamer
- 1930 The Big Pond
as Pat O'Day
- 1929 The Laughing Lady
as James Dugan
- 1926 Let's Get Married
as Jimmy
- 1924 The Hoosier Schoolmaster
as Bud Means
Behind the camera (1)
- 1932 Deception
Story
Talk shows and appearances (3)
- 2003
- 1994
- 1954 The George Gobel Show
1 episode