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