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