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