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

  • The George Gobel Show

    The George Gobel Show

  • The Sea Wolf

    The Sea Wolf

  • The Thin Man

    The Thin Man

  • New Moon

    New Moon

  • The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Big Parade of Comedy

  • The Spirit of Notre Dame

    The Spirit of Notre Dame

  • Young Dr. Kildare

    Young Dr. Kildare

  • The Garden Murder Case

    The Garden Murder Case

  • Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

    Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

  • Trapped by Television

    Trapped by Television

  • Dr. Kildare Goes Home

    Dr. Kildare Goes Home

  • Baby Face

    Baby Face

  • Child of Manhattan

    Child of Manhattan

  • The Ghost Comes Home

    The Ghost Comes Home

  • Sworn Enemy

    Sworn Enemy

  • Attorney for the Defense

    Attorney for the Defense

  • The Secret of Dr. Kildare

    The Secret of Dr. Kildare

  • Calling Dr. Kildare

    Calling Dr. Kildare

  • The Girl from Missouri

    The Girl from Missouri

  • Sing Me a Love Song

    Sing Me a Love Song

  • The Star Witness

    The Star Witness

  • Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

    Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

  • Top Sergeant Mulligan

    Top Sergeant Mulligan

  • Whistling in the Dark

    Whistling in the Dark

  • Reckless

    Reckless

  • Life Begins in College

    Life Begins in College

  • A Fool's Advice

    A Fool's Advice

  • The Crowd Roars

    The Crowd Roars

  • Northwest Passage

    Northwest Passage

  • Lazy River

    Lazy River

  • The Last of the Duanes

    The Last of the Duanes

  • Sing and Like It

    Sing and Like It

  • Parachute Jumper

    Parachute Jumper

  • At the Circus

    At the Circus

  • The Chief

    The Chief

  • The Laughing Lady

    The Laughing Lady

  • The Big Timer

    The Big Timer

  • Taxi!

    Taxi!

  • Let's Get Married

    Let's Get Married

  • The Secret Witness

    The Secret Witness

  • Exposure

    Exposure

  • Flesh

    Flesh

  • The World of Abbott and Costello

    The World of Abbott and Costello

  • Scared to Death

    Scared to Death

  • Breakdowns of 1938

    Breakdowns of 1938

  • The Sign of the Cross

    The Sign of the Cross

  • Another Thin Man

    Another Thin Man

  • Horse Feathers

    Horse Feathers

  • Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

    Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

  • Two in a Crowd

    Two in a Crowd

  • Calling Dr. Gillespie

    Calling Dr. Gillespie

  • The Mad Doctor of Market Street

    The Mad Doctor of Market Street

  • Deception

    Deception

  • It's in the Air

    It's in the Air

  • The Tenderfoot

    The Tenderfoot

  • Gangway

    Gangway

  • Penthouse

    Penthouse

  • Buck Privates

    Buck Privates

  • Hell-Fire Austin

    Hell-Fire Austin

  • The Defense Rests

    The Defense Rests

  • Phantom Raiders

    Phantom Raiders

  • The Beast of the City

    The Beast of the City

  • Calm Yourself

    Calm Yourself

  • It's a Wonderful World

    It's a Wonderful World

  • Under Cover of Night

    Under Cover of Night

  • Fast Company

    Fast Company

  • Lady for a Day

    Lady for a Day

  • Song of the City

    Song of the City

  • Straight Is the Way

    Straight Is the Way

  • Arsène Lupin Returns

    Arsène Lupin Returns

  • By Whose Hand?

    By Whose Hand?

  • Swing Fever

    Swing Fever

  • Goldie Gets Along

    Goldie Gets Along

  • Manhattan Parade

    Manhattan Parade

  • Death Valley

    Death Valley

  • Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

    Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

  • Buck Privates Come Home

    Buck Privates Come Home

  • 6,000 Enemies

    6,000 Enemies

  • Manhattan Melodrama

    Manhattan Melodrama

  • The Luckiest Girl in the World

    The Luckiest Girl in the World

  • College Coach

    College Coach

  • The Great Ziegfeld

    The Great Ziegfeld

  • The Nuisance

    The Nuisance

  • Murder in the Fleet

    Murder in the Fleet

  • On Borrowed Time

    On Borrowed Time

  • Dr. Kildare's Crisis

    Dr. Kildare's Crisis

  • Fair Warning

    Fair Warning

  • Crazy House

    Crazy House

  • Swing Your Lady

    Swing Your Lady

  • The Night Club Lady

    The Night Club Lady

  • Blonde Crazy

    Blonde Crazy

  • Times Square Lady

    Times Square Lady

  • The Gay Bride

    The Gay Bride

  • Death on the Diamond

    Death on the Diamond

  • Fugitive Lovers

    Fugitive Lovers

  • I'm No Angel

    I'm No Angel

  • The Cat's-Paw

    The Cat's-Paw

  • Flight Command

    Flight Command

  • Here Comes the Band

    Here Comes the Band

  • The Ruling Voice

    The Ruling Voice

  • The Golden Fleecing

    The Golden Fleecing

  • The Shopworn Angel

    The Shopworn Angel

  • Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

    Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

  • Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

    Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

  • Jail House Blues

    Jail House Blues

  • The Big Pond

    The Big Pond

  • Baby Face Harrington

    Baby Face Harrington

  • The Chaser

    The Chaser

  • Complicated Women

    Complicated Women

  • The Hoosier Schoolmaster

    The Hoosier Schoolmaster