Complicated Women
2003 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Nat Pendleton
1895-08-07
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Davenport, Iowa, USA
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.
Filmography
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
1994 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 · Movie
as Bill Raymond (archive footage)
The World of Abbott and Costello
1965 · Movie
as Sergeant Michael Collins in Buck Privates (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · Movie
as William T. Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
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The George Gobel Show
1954 · TV Show
as Self
Scared to Death
1947 · Movie
as Bill 'Bull' Raymond
Buck Privates Come Home
1947 · Movie
as Sgt. Michael Collins
Death Valley
1946 · Movie
as Jim Ward
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943 · Movie
as Joe Weyman
Swing Fever
1943 · Movie
as 'Killer' Kennedy
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942 · Movie
as Joe Weyman
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
1942 · Movie
as Red Hogan
Jail House Blues
1942 · Movie
as Sonny McGann
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942 · Movie
as Joe Weyman
Buck Privates
1941 · Movie
as Sgt. Michael Collins
Top Sergeant Mulligan
1941 · Movie
as Top Sgt. Herman Mulligan
Northwest Passage
1940 · Movie
as 'Cap' Huff
Phantom Raiders
1940 · Movie
as 'Gunboat' Jacklin
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940 · Movie
as Joe Wayman
Flight Command
1940 · Movie
as C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940 · Movie
as Joe Wayman
The Golden Fleecing
1940 · Movie
as 'Fatso' Werner
New Moon
1940 · Movie
as Bondsman
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940 · Movie
as Wayman
The Ghost Comes Home
1940 · Movie
as Roscoe
At the Circus
1939 · Movie
as Goliath
Another Thin Man
1939 · Movie
as Lieutenant Guild
It's a Wonderful World
1939 · Movie
as Sergeant Fred Koretz
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939 · Movie
as Wayman
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939 · Movie
as Joe Wayman
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
1939 · Movie
as Buddy Buttle
On Borrowed Time
1939 · Movie
as Mr. Grimes
6,000 Enemies
1939 · Movie
as Socks Martin
Swing Your Lady
1938 · Movie
as Joe Skopapolous
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938 · Movie
as Joe Doyle
Young Dr. Kildare
1938 · Movie
as Joe Wayman
Fast Company
1938 · Movie
as Paul Terison
The Crowd Roars
1938 · Movie
as 'Pug' Walsh
The Shopworn Angel
1938 · Movie
as 'Dice'
Breakdowns of 1938
1938 · Movie
as Joe (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Chaser
1938 · Movie
as Floppy Phil
Under Cover of Night
1937 · Movie
as Police Sgt. Lucks
Life Begins in College
1937 · Movie
as George Black
Song of the City
1937 · Movie
as Benvenuto Romandi
Gangway
1937 · Movie
as Smiles Hogan
The Great Ziegfeld
1936 · Movie
as Sandow
The Garden Murder Case
1936 · Movie
as Sergeant Ernest Heath
Trapped by Television
1936 · Movie
as Rocky O'Neil
Sworn Enemy
1936 · Movie
as 'Steamer' Krupp
Sing Me a Love Song
1936 · Movie
as Rocky
Two in a Crowd
1936 · Movie
as Flynn
The Luckiest Girl in the World
1936 · Movie
as Dugan
Reckless
1935 · Movie
as Blossom
Calm Yourself
1935 · Movie
as Knuckles Benedict
Baby Face Harrington
1935 · Movie
as Rocky
Times Square Lady
1935 · Movie
as Mack
Here Comes the Band
1935 · Movie
as 'Piccolo Pete'
It's in the Air
1935 · Movie
as Henry Potke
Murder in the Fleet
1935 · Movie
as 'Spud' Burke
The Thin Man
1934 · Movie
as Inspector Guild
Manhattan Melodrama
1934 · Movie
as Spud
The Cat's-Paw
1934 · Movie
as Strozzi
Death on the Diamond
1934 · Movie
as John 'Truck' Hogan
Straight Is the Way
1934 · Movie
as Skippy
Sing and Like It
1934 · Movie
as T. Fenny Sylvester
Fugitive Lovers
1934 · Movie
as Legs Caffey
Lazy River
1934 · Movie
as Alfred 'Tiny' Smith
The Gay Bride
1934 · Movie
as William T. 'Shoots' Magiz
The Defense Rests
1934 · Movie
as Rocky
The Girl from Missouri
1934 · Movie
as Life Guard
Baby Face
1933 · Movie
as Stolvich - Laborer (uncredited)
Penthouse
1933 · Movie
as Tony Gazotti
Lady for a Day
1933 · Movie
as Shakespeare
Child of Manhattan
1933 · Movie
as Spyrene - Dance Hall Bouncer
The Nuisance
1933 · Movie
as Aloysius P. McCarthy (uncredited)
College Coach
1933 · Movie
as Petrowski
Whistling in the Dark
1933 · Movie
as Joe
Goldie Gets Along
1933 · Movie
as Motorcycle Officer Cassidy
I'm No Angel
1933 · Movie
as Harry (uncredited)
The Chief
1933 · Movie
as Big Mike
Parachute Jumper
1933 · Movie
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
The Sign of the Cross
1932 · Movie
as Strabo
Flesh
1932 · Movie
as Wrestler (uncredited)
Exposure
1932 · Movie
as Maniac Killer
A Fool's Advice
1932 · Movie
as Kelly - Naughty Boy
The Night Club Lady
1932 · Movie
as Mike McDougal
Hell-Fire Austin
1932 · Movie
as Bouncer
Taxi!
1932 · Movie
as Bull Martin (uncredited)
The Tenderfoot
1932 · Movie
as Joe (uncredited)
Horse Feathers
1932 · Movie
as MacHardie (uncredited)
The Big Timer
1932 · Movie
as Kid Melrose (uncredited)
Attorney for the Defense
1932 · Movie
as Mugg Malone
The Beast of the City
1932 · Movie
as Abe Gorman (uncredited)
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Deception
1932 · Movie
as Bucky O'Neill
By Whose Hand?
1932 · Movie
as 'Killer' Delmar
Blonde Crazy
1931 · Movie
as Hank aka Pete
The Star Witness
1931 · Movie
as Big Jack
Manhattan Parade
1931 · Movie
as Lady Godiva's Husband
The Secret Witness
1931 · Movie
as Gunner - Bodyguard
The Ruling Voice
1931 · Movie
as Board Member (uncredited)
Fair Warning
1931 · Movie
as Purvis
The Spirit of Notre Dame
1931 · Movie
as Assistant Coach
Seas Beneath
1931 · Movie
as 'Butch' Wagner (uncredited)
The Big Pond
1930 · Movie
as Pat O'Day
Crazy House
1930 · Movie
as Chef (uncredited)
The Last of the Duanes
1930 · Movie
as Bossamer
The Sea Wolf
1930 · Movie
as Smoke
The Laughing Lady
1929 · Movie
as James Dugan
Let's Get Married
1926 · Movie
as Jimmy
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
1924 · Movie
as Bud Means
