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