Nat Pendleton

Known For: Acting
Born: August 7, 1895
Place of Birth: Davenport, Iowa, USA
Died: October 12, 1967

Nat Pendleton

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 - …

Filmography

Complicated Women

2003 · Self (archive footage)

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

1994 · Self (archive footage)

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991 · Bill Raymond (archive footage)

The World of Abbott and Costello

1965 · Sergeant Michael Collins in Buck Privates (archive footage)

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964 · William T. Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)

The George Gobel Show

The George Gobel Show

1954 · Self

Buck Privates Come Home

1947 · Sgt. Michael Collins

Scared to Death

1947 · Bill 'Bull' Raymond

Death Valley

1946 · Jim Ward

Swing Fever

1943 · 'Killer' Kennedy

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943 · Joe Weyman

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

1942 · Joe Weyman

Calling Dr. Gillespie

1942 · Joe Weyman

Jail House Blues

1942 · Sonny McGann

The Mad Doctor of Market Street

1942 · Red Hogan

Top Sergeant Mulligan

1941 · Top Sgt. Herman Mulligan

Buck Privates

1941 · Sgt. Michael Collins

Flight Command

1940 · C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

1940 · Joe Wayman

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

1940 · Joe Wayman

The Golden Fleecing

1940 · 'Fatso' Werner

New Moon

1940 · Bondsman

Phantom Raiders

1940 · 'Gunboat' Jacklin

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

1940 · Wayman

The Ghost Comes Home

1940 · Roscoe

Northwest Passage

1940 · 'Cap' Huff

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

1939 · Wayman

Another Thin Man

1939 · Lieutenant Guild

At the Circus

1939 · Goliath

On Borrowed Time

1939 · Mr. Grimes

6,000 Enemies

1939 · Socks Martin

It's a Wonderful World

1939 · Sergeant Fred Koretz

Calling Dr. Kildare

1939 · Joe Wayman

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

1939 · Buddy Buttle

Breakdowns of 1938

1938 · Joe (archive footage) (uncredited)

Young Dr. Kildare

1938 · Joe Wayman

The Crowd Roars

1938 · 'Pug' Walsh

The Chaser

1938 · Floppy Phil

The Shopworn Angel

1938 · 'Dice'

Fast Company

1938 · Paul Terison

Arsène Lupin Returns

1938 · Joe Doyle

Swing Your Lady

1938 · Joe Skopapolous

Life Begins in College

1937 · George Black

Gangway

1937 · Smiles Hogan

Song of the City

1937 · Benvenuto Romandi

Under Cover of Night

1937 · Police Sgt. Lucks

Sing Me a Love Song

1936 · Rocky

Two in a Crowd

1936 · Flynn

The Luckiest Girl in the World

1936 · Dugan

Sworn Enemy

1936 · 'Steamer' Krupp

Trapped by Television

1936 · Rocky O'Neil

The Great Ziegfeld

1936 · Sandow

The Garden Murder Case

1936 · Sergeant Ernest Heath

It's in the Air

1935 · Henry Potke

Here Comes the Band

1935 · 'Piccolo Pete'

Calm Yourself

1935 · Knuckles Benedict

Murder in the Fleet

1935 · 'Spud' Burke

Reckless

1935 · Blossom

Baby Face Harrington

1935 · Rocky

Times Square Lady

1935 · Mack

The Gay Bride

1934 · William T. 'Shoots' Magiz

Death on the Diamond

1934 · John 'Truck' Hogan

Straight Is the Way

1934 · Skippy

The Cat's-Paw

1934 · Strozzi

The Girl from Missouri

1934 · Life Guard

The Defense Rests

1934 · Rocky

The Thin Man

1934 · Inspector Guild

Manhattan Melodrama

1934 · Spud

Sing and Like It

1934 · T. Fenny Sylvester

Lazy River

1934 · Alfred 'Tiny' Smith

Fugitive Lovers

1934 · Legs Caffey

College Coach

1933 · Petrowski

The Chief

1933 · Big Mike

I'm No Angel

1933 · Harry (uncredited)

Lady for a Day

1933 · Shakespeare

Penthouse

1933 · Tony Gazotti

Baby Face

1933 · Stolvich - Laborer (uncredited)

The Nuisance

1933 · Aloysius P. McCarthy (uncredited)

Child of Manhattan

1933 · Spyrene - Dance Hall Bouncer

Parachute Jumper

1933 · Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)

Goldie Gets Along

1933 · Motorcycle Officer Cassidy

Whistling in the Dark

1933 · Joe

The Sign of the Cross

1932 · Strabo

Flesh

1932 · Wrestler (uncredited)

Deception

1932 · Bucky O'Neill, Story

The Night Club Lady

1932 · Mike McDougal

Exposure

1932 · Maniac Killer

Horse Feathers

1932 · MacHardie (uncredited)

By Whose Hand?

1932 · 'Killer' Delmar

The Tenderfoot

1932 · Joe (uncredited)

Attorney for the Defense

1932 · Mugg Malone

The Big Timer

1932 · Kid Melrose (uncredited)

Hell-Fire Austin

1932 · Bouncer

A Fool's Advice

1932 · Kelly - Naughty Boy

The Beast of the City

1932 · Abe Gorman (uncredited)

Taxi!

1932 · Bull Martin (uncredited)

Manhattan Parade

1931 · Lady Godiva's Husband

The Secret Witness

1931 · Gunner - Bodyguard

The Spirit of Notre Dame

1931 · Assistant Coach

Blonde Crazy

1931 · Hank aka Pete

The Ruling Voice

1931 · Board Member (uncredited)

The Star Witness

1931 · Big Jack

Fair Warning

1931 · Purvis

Seas Beneath

1931 · 'Butch' Wagner (uncredited)

Crazy House

1930 · Chef (uncredited)

The Sea Wolf

1930 · Smoke

The Last of the Duanes

1930 · Bossamer

The Big Pond

1930 · Pat O'Day

The Laughing Lady

1929 · James Dugan

Let's Get Married

1926 · Jimmy

The Hoosier Schoolmaster

1924 · Bud Means

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