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