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Acting
Nat Pendleton
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. 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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 7, 1895
Day of Death
October 12, 1967
Age at Death
72 years old
Place of Birth
Davenport, Iowa, USA
Popularity Score
0.6
Filmography
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
2003Movie
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
Self (archive footage)
1994Movie
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Bill Raymond (archive footage)
1991Movie
The World of Abbott and Costello
Sergeant Michael Collins in Buck Privates (archive footage)
1965Movie
The Big Parade of Comedy
William T. Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
1964Movie
The George Gobel Show
Self
1954TV
Scared to Death
Bill 'Bull' Raymond
1947Movie
Buck Privates Come Home
Sgt. Michael Collins
1947Movie
Death Valley
Jim Ward
1946Movie
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Joe Weyman
1943Movie
Swing Fever
'Killer' Kennedy
1943Movie
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Joe Weyman
1942Movie
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
Red Hogan
1942Movie
Jail House Blues
Sonny McGann
1942Movie
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Joe Weyman
1942Movie
Buck Privates
Sgt. Michael Collins
1941Movie
Top Sergeant Mulligan
Top Sgt. Herman Mulligan
1941Movie
Northwest Passage
'Cap' Huff
1940Movie
Phantom Raiders
'Gunboat' Jacklin
1940Movie
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Joe Wayman
1940Movie
Flight Command
C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles
1940Movie
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Joe Wayman
1940Movie
The Golden Fleecing
'Fatso' Werner
1940Movie
New Moon
Bondsman
1940Movie
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Wayman
1940Movie
The Ghost Comes Home
Roscoe
1940Movie
At the Circus
Goliath
1939Movie
Another Thin Man
Lieutenant Guild
1939Movie
It's a Wonderful World
Sergeant Fred Koretz
1939Movie
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Wayman
1939Movie
Calling Dr. Kildare
Joe Wayman
1939Movie
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
Buddy Buttle
1939Movie
On Borrowed Time
Mr. Grimes
1939Movie
6,000 Enemies
Socks Martin
1939Movie
Swing Your Lady
Joe Skopapolous
1938Movie
Arsène Lupin Returns
Joe Doyle
1938Movie
Young Dr. Kildare
Joe Wayman
1938Movie
Fast Company
Paul Terison
1938Movie
The Crowd Roars
'Pug' Walsh
1938Movie
The Shopworn Angel
'Dice'
1938Movie
Breakdowns of 1938
Joe (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938Movie
The Chaser
Floppy Phil
1938Movie
Under Cover of Night
Police Sgt. Lucks
1937Movie
Life Begins in College
George Black
1937Movie
Song of the City
Benvenuto Romandi
1937Movie
Gangway
Smiles Hogan
1937Movie
The Great Ziegfeld
Sandow
1936Movie
The Garden Murder Case
Sergeant Ernest Heath
1936Movie
Trapped by Television
Rocky O'Neil
1936Movie
Sworn Enemy
'Steamer' Krupp
1936Movie
Sing Me a Love Song
Rocky
1936Movie
Two in a Crowd
Flynn
1936Movie
The Luckiest Girl in the World
Dugan
1936Movie
Reckless
Blossom
1935Movie
Calm Yourself
Knuckles Benedict
1935Movie
Baby Face Harrington
Rocky
1935Movie
Times Square Lady
Mack
1935Movie
Here Comes the Band
'Piccolo Pete'
1935Movie
It's in the Air
Henry Potke
1935Movie
Murder in the Fleet
'Spud' Burke
1935Movie
The Thin Man
Inspector Guild
1934Movie
Manhattan Melodrama
Spud
1934Movie
The Cat's-Paw
Strozzi
1934Movie
Death on the Diamond
John 'Truck' Hogan
1934Movie
Straight Is the Way
Skippy
1934Movie
Sing and Like It
T. Fenny Sylvester
1934Movie
Fugitive Lovers
Legs Caffey
1934Movie
Lazy River
Alfred 'Tiny' Smith
1934Movie
The Gay Bride
William T. 'Shoots' Magiz
1934Movie
The Defense Rests
Rocky
1934Movie
The Girl from Missouri
Life Guard
1934Movie
Baby Face
Stolvich - Laborer (uncredited)
1933Movie
Penthouse
Tony Gazotti
1933Movie
Lady for a Day
Shakespeare
1933Movie
Child of Manhattan
Spyrene - Dance Hall Bouncer
1933Movie
The Nuisance
Aloysius P. McCarthy (uncredited)
1933Movie
College Coach
Petrowski
1933Movie
Whistling in the Dark
Joe
1933Movie
Goldie Gets Along
Motorcycle Officer Cassidy
1933Movie
I'm No Angel
Harry (uncredited)
1933Movie
The Chief
Big Mike
1933Movie
Parachute Jumper
Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
1933Movie
The Sign of the Cross
Strabo
1932Movie
Exposure
Maniac Killer
1932Movie
Flesh
Wrestler (uncredited)
1932Movie
A Fool's Advice
Kelly - Naughty Boy
1932Movie
The Night Club Lady
Mike McDougal
1932Movie
Hell-Fire Austin
Bouncer
1932Movie
Taxi!
Bull Martin (uncredited)
1932Movie
The Tenderfoot
Joe (uncredited)
1932Movie
Horse Feathers
MacHardie (uncredited)
1932Movie
The Big Timer
Kid Melrose (uncredited)
1932Movie
Attorney for the Defense
Mugg Malone
1932Movie
The Beast of the City
Abe Gorman (uncredited)
1932Movie
Deception
Bucky O'Neill
1932Movie
By Whose Hand?
'Killer' Delmar
1932Movie
Deception
Story
1932Movie
Blonde Crazy
Hank aka Pete
1931Movie
The Star Witness
Big Jack
1931Movie
Manhattan Parade
Lady Godiva's Husband
1931Movie
The Secret Witness
Gunner - Bodyguard
1931Movie
The Ruling Voice
Board Member (uncredited)
1931Movie
Fair Warning
Purvis
1931Movie
The Spirit of Notre Dame
Assistant Coach
1931Movie
Seas Beneath
'Butch' Wagner (uncredited)
1931Movie
The Big Pond
Pat O'Day
1930Movie
Crazy House
Chef (uncredited)
1930Movie
The Last of the Duanes
Bossamer
1930Movie
The Sea Wolf
Smoke
1930Movie
The Laughing Lady
James Dugan
1929Movie
Let's Get Married
Jimmy
1926Movie
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
Bud Means
1924Movie