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