Nat Pendleton
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
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
as Self (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
as Self (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Bill Raymond (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Bill Raymond (archive footage)
The World of Abbott and Costello
as Sergeant Michael Collins in Buck Privates (archive footage)
The World of Abbott and Costello
as Sergeant Michael Collins in Buck Privates (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
as William T. Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
as William T. Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
Buck Privates Come Home
as Sgt. Michael Collins
Buck Privates Come Home
as Sgt. Michael Collins
Scared to Death
as Bill 'Bull' Raymond
Scared to Death
as Bill 'Bull' Raymond
Death Valley
as Jim Ward
Death Valley
as Jim Ward
Swing Fever
as 'Killer' Kennedy
Swing Fever
as 'Killer' Kennedy
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Joe Weyman
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Joe Weyman
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Joe Weyman
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Joe Weyman
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Joe Weyman
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Joe Weyman
Jail House Blues
as Sonny McGann
Jail House Blues
as Sonny McGann
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
as Red Hogan
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
as Red Hogan
Top Sergeant Mulligan
as Top Sgt. Herman Mulligan
Top Sergeant Mulligan
as Top Sgt. Herman Mulligan
Buck Privates
as Sgt. Michael Collins
Buck Privates
as Sgt. Michael Collins
Flight Command
as C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles
Flight Command
as C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Joe Wayman
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
as Joe Wayman
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Joe Wayman
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Joe Wayman
The Golden Fleecing
as 'Fatso' Werner
The Golden Fleecing
as 'Fatso' Werner
New Moon
as Bondsman
New Moon
as Bondsman
Phantom Raiders
as 'Gunboat' Jacklin
Phantom Raiders
as 'Gunboat' Jacklin
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Wayman
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Wayman
The Ghost Comes Home
as Roscoe
The Ghost Comes Home
as Roscoe
Northwest Passage
as 'Cap' Huff
Northwest Passage
as 'Cap' Huff
Another Thin Man
as Lieutenant Guild
Another Thin Man
as Lieutenant Guild
At the Circus
as Goliath
At the Circus
as Goliath
On Borrowed Time
as Mr. Grimes
On Borrowed Time
as Mr. Grimes
6,000 Enemies
as Socks Martin
6,000 Enemies
as Socks Martin
It's a Wonderful World
as Sergeant Fred Koretz
It's a Wonderful World
as Sergeant Fred Koretz
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Joe Wayman
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Joe Wayman
Breakdowns of 1938
as Joe (archive footage) (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1938
as Joe (archive footage) (uncredited)
Young Dr. Kildare
as Joe Wayman
Young Dr. Kildare
as Joe Wayman
The Crowd Roars
as 'Pug' Walsh
The Crowd Roars
as 'Pug' Walsh
The Chaser
as Floppy Phil
The Chaser
as Floppy Phil
The Shopworn Angel
as 'Dice'
The Shopworn Angel
as 'Dice'
Fast Company
as Paul Terison
Fast Company
as Paul Terison
Swing Your Lady
as Joe Skopapolous
Swing Your Lady
as Joe Skopapolous
Life Begins in College
as George Black
Life Begins in College
as George Black
Gangway
as Smiles Hogan
Gangway
as Smiles Hogan
Song of the City
as Benvenuto Romandi
Song of the City
as Benvenuto Romandi
Sing Me a Love Song
as Rocky
Sing Me a Love Song
as Rocky
Two in a Crowd
as Flynn
Two in a Crowd
as Flynn
The Great Ziegfeld
as Sandow
The Great Ziegfeld
as Sandow
The Garden Murder Case
as Sergeant Ernest Heath
The Garden Murder Case
as Sergeant Ernest Heath
It's in the Air
as Henry Potke
It's in the Air
as Henry Potke
Murder in the Fleet
as 'Spud' Burke
Murder in the Fleet
as 'Spud' Burke
The Girl from Missouri
as Life Guard
The Girl from Missouri
as Life Guard
Manhattan Melodrama
as Spud
Manhattan Melodrama
as Spud
College Coach
as Petrowski
College Coach
as Petrowski
The Chief
as Big Mike
The Chief
as Big Mike
I'm No Angel
as Harry (uncredited)
I'm No Angel
as Harry (uncredited)
Penthouse
as Tony Gazotti
Penthouse
as Tony Gazotti
Baby Face
as Stolvich - Laborer (uncredited)
Baby Face
as Stolvich - Laborer (uncredited)
The Nuisance
as Aloysius P. McCarthy (uncredited)
The Nuisance
as Aloysius P. McCarthy (uncredited)
Whistling in the Dark
as Joe
Whistling in the Dark
as Joe
Horse Feathers
as MacHardie (uncredited)
Horse Feathers
as MacHardie (uncredited)
A Fool's Advice
as Kelly - Naughty Boy
A Fool's Advice
as Kelly - Naughty Boy
Taxi!
as Bull Martin (uncredited)
Taxi!
as Bull Martin (uncredited)
Manhattan Parade
as Lady Godiva's Husband
Manhattan Parade
as Lady Godiva's Husband