Nat Pendleton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

110

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

  • Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

    Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

  • Another Thin Man

    Another Thin Man

  • Murder in the Fleet

    Murder in the Fleet

  • A Fool's Advice

    A Fool's Advice

  • Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

    Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

  • Attorney for the Defense

    Attorney for the Defense

  • The Luckiest Girl in the World

    The Luckiest Girl in the World

  • Northwest Passage

    Northwest Passage

  • The George Gobel Show

    The George Gobel Show

  • Parachute Jumper

    Parachute Jumper

  • Exposure

    Exposure

  • Horse Feathers

    Horse Feathers

  • Taxi!

    Taxi!

  • Deception

    Deception

  • Life Begins in College

    Life Begins in College

  • Blonde Crazy

    Blonde Crazy

  • The Sign of the Cross

    The Sign of the Cross

  • Arsène Lupin Returns

    Arsène Lupin Returns

  • The Secret of Dr. Kildare

    The Secret of Dr. Kildare

  • Reckless

    Reckless

  • New Moon

    New Moon

  • Fast Company

    Fast Company

  • Baby Face

    Baby Face

  • Manhattan Melodrama

    Manhattan Melodrama

  • College Coach

    College Coach

  • Calm Yourself

    Calm Yourself

  • Scared to Death

    Scared to Death

  • Phantom Raiders

    Phantom Raiders

  • On Borrowed Time

    On Borrowed Time

  • Flesh

    Flesh

  • The Star Witness

    The Star Witness

  • The Garden Murder Case

    The Garden Murder Case

  • Lazy River

    Lazy River

  • Swing Fever

    Swing Fever

  • Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

    Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

  • Death Valley

    Death Valley

  • Fair Warning

    Fair Warning

  • The Girl from Missouri

    The Girl from Missouri

  • Buck Privates

    Buck Privates

  • Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

    Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

  • At the Circus

    At the Circus

  • The Thin Man

    The Thin Man

  • Crazy House

    Crazy House

  • Gangway

    Gangway

  • The World of Abbott and Costello

    The World of Abbott and Costello

  • The Great Ziegfeld

    The Great Ziegfeld

  • The Beast of the City

    The Beast of the City

  • Penthouse

    Penthouse

  • The Ruling Voice

    The Ruling Voice

  • It's in the Air

    It's in the Air

  • Buck Privates Come Home

    Buck Privates Come Home

  • Straight Is the Way

    Straight Is the Way

  • It's a Wonderful World

    It's a Wonderful World

  • Dr. Kildare Goes Home

    Dr. Kildare Goes Home

  • The Mad Doctor of Market Street

    The Mad Doctor of Market Street

  • Child of Manhattan

    Child of Manhattan

  • Death on the Diamond

    Death on the Diamond

  • Swing Your Lady

    Swing Your Lady

  • Calling Dr. Kildare

    Calling Dr. Kildare

  • Lady for a Day

    Lady for a Day

  • The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Big Parade of Comedy

  • The Crowd Roars

    The Crowd Roars

  • Under Cover of Night

    Under Cover of Night

  • The Spirit of Notre Dame

    The Spirit of Notre Dame

  • The Defense Rests

    The Defense Rests

  • The Shopworn Angel

    The Shopworn Angel

  • Song of the City

    Song of the City

  • The Big Timer

    The Big Timer

  • Sing and Like It

    Sing and Like It

  • Calling Dr. Gillespie

    Calling Dr. Gillespie

  • The Ghost Comes Home

    The Ghost Comes Home

  • Breakdowns of 1938

    Breakdowns of 1938

  • Goldie Gets Along

    Goldie Gets Along

  • Fugitive Lovers

    Fugitive Lovers

  • The Laughing Lady

    The Laughing Lady

  • Hell-Fire Austin

    Hell-Fire Austin

  • Trapped by Television

    Trapped by Television

  • The Chief

    The Chief

  • The Secret Witness

    The Secret Witness

  • 6,000 Enemies

    6,000 Enemies

  • Let's Get Married

    Let's Get Married

  • By Whose Hand?

    By Whose Hand?

  • The Last of the Duanes

    The Last of the Duanes

  • Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

  • Two in a Crowd

    Two in a Crowd

  • I'm No Angel

    I'm No Angel

  • Complicated Women

    Complicated Women

  • The Gay Bride

    The Gay Bride

  • Top Sergeant Mulligan

    Top Sergeant Mulligan

  • Young Dr. Kildare

    Young Dr. Kildare

  • The Big Pond

    The Big Pond

  • Sing Me a Love Song

    Sing Me a Love Song

  • The Sea Wolf

    The Sea Wolf

  • Whistling in the Dark

    Whistling in the Dark

  • The Night Club Lady

    The Night Club Lady

  • Jail House Blues

    Jail House Blues

  • Times Square Lady

    Times Square Lady

  • The Chaser

    The Chaser

  • The Golden Fleecing

    The Golden Fleecing

  • Here Comes the Band

    Here Comes the Band

  • The Cat's-Paw

    The Cat's-Paw

  • Manhattan Parade

    Manhattan Parade

  • Sworn Enemy

    Sworn Enemy

  • The Tenderfoot

    The Tenderfoot

  • Flight Command

    Flight Command

  • Baby Face Harrington

    Baby Face Harrington

  • The Nuisance

    The Nuisance

  • Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

    Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

  • The Hoosier Schoolmaster

    The Hoosier Schoolmaster

  • Dr. Kildare's Crisis

    Dr. Kildare's Crisis