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