Nat Pendleton
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1895-08-07
Day of Death
1967-10-12 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Davenport, Iowa, USA
Nat Pendleton
Biography
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
Acting
(2003)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
(1994)
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
as Self (archive footage)
(1991)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Bill Raymond (archive footage)
(1965)
The World of Abbott and Costello
as Sergeant Michael Collins in Buck Privates (archive footage)
(1964)
The Big Parade of Comedy
as William T. Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
(1947)
Buck Privates Come Home
as Sgt. Michael Collins
(1947)
Scared to Death
as Bill 'Bull' Raymond
(1946)
Death Valley
as Jim Ward
(1943)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Joe Weyman
(1943)
Swing Fever
as 'Killer' Kennedy
(1942)
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Joe Weyman
(1942)
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Joe Weyman
(1942)
Jail House Blues
as Sonny McGann
(1942)
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
as Red Hogan
(1941)
Buck Privates
as Sgt. Michael Collins
(1941)
Top Sergeant Mulligan
as Top Sgt. Herman Mulligan
(1940)
Northwest Passage
as 'Cap' Huff
(1940)
Flight Command
as C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles
(1940)
New Moon
as Bondsman
(1940)
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Joe Wayman
(1940)
Phantom Raiders
as 'Gunboat' Jacklin
(1940)
The Golden Fleecing
as 'Fatso' Werner
(1940)
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Joe Wayman, Ambulance Driver
(1940)
The Ghost Comes Home
as Roscoe
(1940)
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Joe Wayman
(1939)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Joe Wayman
(1939)
Another Thin Man
as John Guild
(1939)
It's a Wonderful World
as Sergeant Fred Koretz
(1939)
On Borrowed Time
as Mr. Grimes
(1939)
At the Circus
as Goliath
(1939)
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Joe Wayman
(1939)
6,000 Enemies
as Socks Martin
(1939)
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
as Buddy Buttle
(1938)
The Chaser
as Floppy Phil
(1938)
Arsène Lupin Returns
as Joe Doyle
(1938)
Fast Company
as Paul Terison
(1938)
Breakdowns of 1938
as Joe (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1938)
The Crowd Roars
as 'Pug' Walsh
(1938)
Young Dr. Kildare
as Joe Wayman
(1938)
The Shopworn Angel
as 'Dice'
(1938)
Swing Your Lady
as Joe Skopapolous
(1937)
Song of the City
as Benvenuto Romandi
(1937)
Life Begins in College
as George Black
(1937)
Under Cover of Night
as Police Sgt. Lucks
(1937)
Gangway
as Smiles Hogan
(1936)
The Great Ziegfeld
as Sandow
(1936)
Sworn Enemy
as 'Steamer' Krupp
(1936)
Two in a Crowd
as Flynn
(1936)
The Garden Murder Case
as Sergeant Ernest Heath
(1936)
The Luckiest Girl in the World
as Dugan
(1936)
Trapped by Television
as Rocky O'Neil
(1936)
Sing Me a Love Song
as Rocky
(1935)
Reckless
as Blossom
(1935)
Here Comes the Band
as 'Piccolo Pete'
(1935)
Murder in the Fleet
as 'Spud' Burke
(1935)
It's in the Air
as Henry Potke
(1935)
Baby Face Harrington
as Rocky
(1935)
Times Square Lady
as Mack
(1935)
Calm Yourself
as Knuckles Benedict
(1934)
The Thin Man
as Inspector John Guild
(1934)
Manhattan Melodrama
as Spud
(1934)
Fugitive Lovers
as Legs Caffey
(1934)
Lazy River
as Alfred 'Tiny' Smith
(1934)
The Girl from Missouri
as Life Guard
(1934)
The Defense Rests
as Rocky
(1934)
The Cat's-Paw
as Strozzi
(1934)
The Gay Bride
as William T. 'Shoots' Magiz
(1934)
Sing and Like It
as T. Fenny Sylvester
(1934)
Death on the Diamond
as John 'Truck' Hogan
(1934)
Straight Is the Way
as Skippy
(1933)
Baby Face
as Stolvich - Laborer (uncredited)
(1933)
Penthouse
as Tony Gazotti
(1933)
Lady for a Day
as Shakespeare
(1933)
Parachute Jumper
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
(1933)
The Chief
as Big Mike
(1933)
The Nuisance
as Aloysius P. McCarthy (uncredited)
(1933)
I'm No Angel
as Harry (uncredited)
(1933)
College Coach
as Petrowski
(1933)
Whistling in the Dark
as Joe
(1933)
Child of Manhattan
as Spyrene - Dance Hall Bouncer
(1933)
Goldie Gets Along
as Motorcycle Officer Cassidy
(1932)
Horse Feathers
as MacHardie (uncredited)
(1932)
The Sign of the Cross
as Strabo
(1932)
Flesh
as Wrestler (uncredited)
(1932)
The Big Timer
as Kid Melrose (uncredited)
(1932)
The Beast of the City
as Abe Gorman (uncredited)
(1932)
The Tenderfoot
as Joe (uncredited)
(1932)
Exposure
as Maniac Killer
(1932)
Hell-Fire Austin
as Bouncer
(1932)
Attorney for the Defense
as Mugg Malone
(1932)
Deception
as Bucky O'Neill
(1932)
By Whose Hand?
as 'Killer' Delmar
(1932)
A Fool's Advice
as Kelly - Naughty Boy
(1932)
The Night Club Lady
as Mike McDougal
(1931)
Blonde Crazy
as Hank aka Pete
(1931)
Taxi!
as Bull Martin (uncredited)
(1931)
The Spirit of Notre Dame
as Assistant Coach
(1931)
Manhattan Parade
as Lady Godiva's Husband
(1931)
The Star Witness
as Big Jack
(1931)
The Ruling Voice
as Board Member (uncredited)
(1931)
The Secret Witness
as Gunner - Bodyguard
(1931)
Fair Warning
as Purvis
(1930)
The Big Pond
as Pat O'Day
(1930)
The Last of the Duanes
as Bossamer
(1930)
The Sea Wolf
as Smoke
(1930)
Crazy House
as Chef (uncredited)
(1929)
The Laughing Lady
as James Dugan
(1926)
Let's Get Married
as Jimmy
(1924)
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
as Bud Means
Crew
(1932)
Deception
Story