Actor
· Acting
Nat Pendleton
Born 1895-08-07
Died 1967-10-12
📍 Davenport, Iowa, USA
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.
Filmography 109
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
as Self (archive footage)
1994
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Bill Raymond (archive footage)
1991
The World of Abbott and Costello
as Sergeant Michael Collins in Buck Privates (archive footage)
1965
The Big Parade of Comedy
as William T. Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
1964
Buck Privates Come Home
as Sgt. Michael Collins
1947
Scared to Death
as Bill 'Bull' Raymond
1947
Death Valley
as Jim Ward
1946
Swing Fever
as 'Killer' Kennedy
1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Joe Weyman
1943
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
1942
Top Sergeant Mulligan
as Top Sgt. Herman Mulligan
1941
Buck Privates
as Sgt. Michael Collins
1941
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 Joe Wayman, Ambulance Driver
1940
The Ghost Comes Home
as Roscoe
1940
Northwest Passage
as 'Cap' Huff
1940
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Joe 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
1939
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
1938
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
1937
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
1936
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
1935
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
1934
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
1933
The Sign of the Cross
as Strabo
1932
Flesh
as Wrestler (uncredited)
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)
1932
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)
1931
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
1930
The Laughing Lady
as James Dugan
1929
Let's Get Married
as Jimmy
1926
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
as Bud Means
1924