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