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