Steve Pendleton
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1908-09-16
Day of Death
1984-10-03 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
Steve Pendleton
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Steve Pendleton (September 16, 1908 – October 3, 1984) was an American film and television actor, often cast in the role of law-enforcement officers.
Pendleton was cast in eight episodes in different roles from 1952 to 1957 on The Roy Rogers Show. In 1955, he played the role of Baumer in "Gold of Haunted Mountain" of the CBS drama, Brave Eagle. In another 1955 appearance, he was cast as Captain Kenneth McNabb in "The Fight for Texas" of the syndicated western series, Buffalo Bill, Jr. In 1956, he was cast as Bill Mathison in the episode "The Long Weekend" of the then CBS military drama, Navy Log. In 1957, he appeared on two episodes of William Bendix's NBC situation comedy, The Life of Riley. In 1958, he played Marshal Purvis in "Star Witness" of another syndicated western series, Casey Jones, with Alan Hale, Jr., in the title role. In 1959 he portrayed Sheriff Anderson in "The Louisiana Dude" of the CBS western series Yancy Derringer.
Pendleton was cast in two roles in a total of twelve episodes broadcast between 1956 and 1961 of the ABC/Desilu western television series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, with Hugh O'Brian in the title role of deputy marshal Wyatt Earp. He played a United States Army mayor, Benteen, in five segments, including "Dull Knife Strikes for Freedom" (May 7, 1957). In this segment, the actor Ian MacDonald is cast as Dull Knife, a Cheyenne chief, who leads his tribe from its reservation in Oklahoma Territory to their homeland in Montana, which they claim the U.S. government had promised them. Benteen has orders to prevent the Indians from passing through. Pendleton also appeared in seven other series episodes as the character Thacker.
In 1960, Pendleton was cast as Marshal McCoy in "The Town That Wasn't There" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, Maverick. That same year, he played deputy Kelsey, with Lee Van Cleef as deputy Clyde Wilson, in the episode "Man on a Mountain" of another ABC/WB western, Lawman. In 1961, he portrayed deputy marshal Ben Johnson in the episode "Death Trap" of the ABC western series, The Rifleman, starring Chuck Connors.
In 1967, he played Mr. Hutchins in the episode "Howard and Millie" of the CBS sitcom, The Andy Griffith Show. From 1968 to 1970, he had a recurring role as Mr. Bennett in six episodes of the NBC sitcom, Julia, starring Diahann Carroll.
His last role was as a businessman on the 1976 episode "The Reformer" of William Conrad's CBS crime drama, Cannon. Pendleton died at the age of seventy-six in Pasadena, California.
Known For
Acting
Aliens from Space
as Briggs
(1970)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Destroyer Captain (uncredited)
(1969)
Pit Stop
as Luther
(1960)
Ocean's Eleven
as Major Taylor (uncredited)
(1958)
I Married a Woman
as Photographer
(1958)
Once Upon a Horse...
as Milligan
(1957)
Bombers B-52
as Lt. Col. Graham (uncredited)
(1957)
The Unholy Wife
as Deputy Bob Watkins
(1957)
The Night Runner
as Captain Reynolds
(1955)
Phantom Trails
as Curt Leslie
(1954)
Killers from Space
as FBI Agent Briggs
(1954)
The Caine Mutiny
as Court-Martial Board Member (uncredited)
(1954)
The Glenn Miller Story
as Lt. Col. Bassell (uncredited)
(1954)
Target Earth
as Colonel
(1954)
The Two Gun Teacher
as Bailey
(1953)
Let's Do It Again
as Patrol Car Driver (uncredited)
(1953)
The Great Jesse James Raid
as Todd
(1953)
Border City Rustlers
as Larson
(1952)
Trail of the Arrow
as (archive footage)
(1951)
(1951)
You Never Can Tell
as Motor Cop (uncredited)
(1951)
Desert of Lost Men
as Posse Member
(1951)
Chicago Calling
as Police Lt. Ryan
(1951)
Purple Heart Diary
as Sgt. Morse
(1951)
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
as Sam White
(1950)
Rio Grande
as Capt. Prescott
(1950)
No Man of Her Own
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1950)
Where Danger Lives
as Policeman at Roadblock (uncredited)
(1950)
Hi-Jacked
as Detective (uncredited)
(1950)
A Lady Without Passport
as Joe - Airport Attendant (uncredited)
(1950)
One Way Street
as Cop at First Accident Scene (uncredited)
(1950)
Sunset in the West
as Walter Kimball (as Gaylord Pendleton)
(1950)
Gunfire
as Charlie Ford (as Gaylord Pendleton)
(1949)
He Walked by Night
as Detective (uncredited)
(1949)
Alias Nick Beal
as Det. Sgt. Hill
(1949)
Red, Hot and Blue
as Detective (uncredited)
(1949)
(1949)
Arson, Inc.
as Murph, the undercover man (as Gaylord Pendleton)
(1949)
Chinatown at Midnight
as Policeman
(1949)
Roll, Thunder, Roll!
as Marshal Bill Faugh
(1949)
Ride, Ryder, Ride!
as Gerry Brooks
(1948)
Enchantment
as RAF Officer
(1948)
Walk a Crooked Mile
as Police Detective Gaines
(1948)
Beyond Glory
as Gen. Prescott
(1948)
Highway 13
as George Montgomery
(1947)
Untamed Fury
as Jeff Owens
(1947)
The Return of Rin Tin Tin
as Gordon Melrose
(1947)
Heartaches
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
(1942)
Eyes of the Underworld
as Hub Gelsey
(1941)
Sergeant York
as Scorer (uncredited)
(1941)
Men of the Timberland
as Tex
(1941)
Military Training
as Lieutenant Instructor, Crack Drill Squad
(1940)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Gas Station Attendant #2 in Needles (uncredited)
(1940)
Road to Singapore
as Gordon Wycott (uncredited)
(1940)
Flight Command
as North Island Tower Operator
(1940)
Young Buffalo Bill
as Jerry Calhoun
(1940)
Knute Rockne All American
as Football Player #12 (uncredited)
(1940)
Triple Justice
as Tommy Dale
(1940)
Sailor's Lady
as Information
(1940)
Those Were the Days!
as Connie Mathews
(1940)
Manhattan Heartbeat
as Tony
(1940)
American Spoken Here
as Young Marksman (uncredited)
(1940)
One Crowded Night
as Mat
(1939)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Adjutant (uncredited)
(1939)
Geronimo
as Pvt. Young
(1939)
Disputed Passage
as Lawrence Carpenter (as Gaylord Pendleton)
(1939)
When Tomorrow Comes
as Tommy, a Busboy (uncredited)
(1939)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Naval Courier (uncredited)
(1939)
Wings of the Navy
as Cadet Ormsby
(1939)
Reno
as Prosecuting Attorne
(1939)
The Marshal Of Mesa City
as Jim Tanner (uncredited)
(1938)
Having Wonderful Time
as Camp Waiter (uncredited)
(1938)
Next Time I Marry
as Reporter
(1938)
The Duke of West Point
as Cadet Rains
(1938)
Pie a la Maid
as Mary's Brother
(1937)
Exclusive
as Elliott
(1937)
They Gave Him a Gun
as Soldier (uncredited)
(1937)
Behind The Headlines
as Martin Gang Member
(1937)
Internes Can't Take Money
as Jones (as Gaylord Pendleton)
(1935)
The Informer
as Dennis Daly
(1935)
(1934)
Twentieth Century
as Brother in Play (uncredited)
(1934)
I Believed in You
as Jay, a Writer
(1934)
Fighting to Live
as John Z. Blake
(1934)
Love Past Thirty
as Sam Adair
(1933)
The Woman Accused
as Tony (uncredited)
(1933)
Unknown Valley
as Joshua Townsman
(1933)
Life in the Raw
as Tom Halloway
(1932)
The Death Kiss
as Bystander
(1931)
The Last Parade
as Larry Pearson (as Gaylord Pendleton)
(1931)
Seas Beneath
as Ens. Richard 'Dick' Cabot (as Gaylord Pendleton)
(1931)
Daddy Long Legs
as Sally's Beau (uncredited)
(1931)
Young Sinners
as Reggie
(1930)
Up the River
as Morris (uncredited)
(1930)
Manslaughter
as Bobby
(1930)
The Bluffer
as Jack
(1923)
Success
as Joe (as Gaylord Pendleton)