Nathaniel Greene 'Nat' Pendleton was an American former Olympic wrestler turned actor.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Complicated Women
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/05/2003
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/11/1994
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Character:Bill Raymond (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1991
The World of Abbott and Costello
Character:Sergeant Michael Collins in Buck Privates (archive footage)
Release Date:01/04/1965
The Big Parade of Comedy
Character:William T. Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
Release Date:02/09/1964
Buck Privates Come Home
Character:Sgt. Michael Collins
Release Date:04/04/1947
Scared to Death
Character:Bill 'Bull' Raymond
Release Date:01/02/1947
Death Valley
Character:Jim Ward
Release Date:15/08/1946
Swing Fever
Character:'Killer' Kennedy
Release Date:01/11/1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Character:Joe Weyman
Release Date:08/05/1943
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Character:Joe Weyman
Release Date:01/11/1942
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Character:Joe Weyman
Release Date:01/08/1942
Jail House Blues
Character:Sonny McGann
Release Date:01/02/1942
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
Character:Red Hogan
Release Date:04/01/1942
Top Sergeant Mulligan
Character:Top Sgt. Herman Mulligan
Release Date:16/10/1941
Buck Privates
Character:Sgt. Michael Collins
Release Date:31/01/1941
Flight Command
Character:C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles
Release Date:27/12/1940
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Character:Joe Wayman
Release Date:29/11/1940
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Character:Joe Wayman
Release Date:06/09/1940
The Golden Fleecing
Character:'Fatso' Werner
Release Date:16/08/1940
New Moon
Character:Bondsman
Release Date:28/06/1940
Phantom Raiders
Character:'Gunboat' Jacklin
Release Date:07/06/1940
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Character:Joe Wayman, Ambulance Driver
Release Date:12/04/1940
The Ghost Comes Home
Character:Roscoe
Release Date:08/03/1940
Northwest Passage
Character:'Cap' Huff
Release Date:23/02/1940
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Character:Joe Wayman
Release Date:24/11/1939
Another Thin Man
Character:John Guild
Release Date:17/11/1939
At the Circus
Character:Goliath
Release Date:20/10/1939
On Borrowed Time
Character:Mr. Grimes
Release Date:07/07/1939
6,000 Enemies
Character:Socks Martin
Release Date:09/06/1939
It's a Wonderful World
Character:Sergeant Fred Koretz
Release Date:19/05/1939
Calling Dr. Kildare
Character:Joe Wayman
Release Date:28/04/1939
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
Character:Buddy Buttle
Release Date:13/01/1939
Breakdowns of 1938
Character:Joe (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:31/12/1938
Young Dr. Kildare
Character:Joe Wayman
Release Date:14/10/1938
The Crowd Roars
Character:'Pug' Walsh
Release Date:06/08/1938
The Chaser
Character:Floppy Phil
Release Date:29/07/1938
The Shopworn Angel
Character:'Dice'
Release Date:15/07/1938
Fast Company
Character:Paul Terison
Release Date:05/07/1938
Arsène Lupin Returns
Character:Joe Doyle
Release Date:25/02/1938
Swing Your Lady
Character:Joe Skopapolous
Release Date:08/01/1938
Life Begins in College
Character:George Black
Release Date:01/10/1937
Gangway
Character:Smiles Hogan
Release Date:19/08/1937
Song of the City
Character:Benvenuto Romandi
Release Date:02/04/1937
Under Cover of Night
Character:Police Sgt. Lucks
Release Date:08/01/1937
Sing Me a Love Song
Character:Rocky
Release Date:25/12/1936
Two in a Crowd
Character:Flynn
Release Date:03/10/1936
The Luckiest Girl in the World
Character:Dugan
Release Date:01/10/1936
Sworn Enemy
Character:'Steamer' Krupp
Release Date:11/09/1936
Trapped by Television
Character:Rocky O'Neil
Release Date:15/06/1936
The Great Ziegfeld
Character:Sandow
Release Date:08/04/1936
The Garden Murder Case
Character:Sergeant Ernest Heath
Release Date:21/02/1936
It's in the Air
Character:Henry Potke
Release Date:10/10/1935
Here Comes the Band
Character:'Piccolo Pete'
Release Date:30/08/1935
Calm Yourself
Character:Knuckles Benedict
Release Date:28/06/1935
Murder in the Fleet
Character:'Spud' Burke
Release Date:24/05/1935
Reckless
Character:Blossom
Release Date:19/04/1935
Baby Face Harrington
Character:Rocky
Release Date:12/04/1935
Times Square Lady
Character:Mack
Release Date:08/03/1935
The Gay Bride
Character:William T. 'Shoots' Magiz
Release Date:14/12/1934
Death on the Diamond
Character:John 'Truck' Hogan
Release Date:14/09/1934
Straight Is the Way
Character:Skippy
Release Date:10/08/1934
The Cat's-Paw
Character:Strozzi
Release Date:07/08/1934
The Girl from Missouri
Character:Life Guard
Release Date:03/08/1934
The Defense Rests
Character:Rocky
Release Date:15/07/1934
The Thin Man
Character:Inspector John Guild
Release Date:25/05/1934
Manhattan Melodrama
Character:Spud
Release Date:04/05/1934
Sing and Like It
Character:T. Fenny Sylvester
Release Date:20/04/1934
Lazy River
Character:Alfred 'Tiny' Smith
Release Date:16/03/1934
Fugitive Lovers
Character:Legs Caffey
Release Date:05/01/1934
College Coach
Character:Petrowski
Release Date:04/11/1933
The Chief
Character:Big Mike
Release Date:03/11/1933
I'm No Angel
Character:Harry (uncredited)
Release Date:06/10/1933
Lady for a Day
Character:Shakespeare
Release Date:13/09/1933
Penthouse
Character:Tony Gazotti
Release Date:08/09/1933
Baby Face
Character:Stolvich - Laborer (uncredited)
Release Date:13/07/1933
The Nuisance
Character:Aloysius P. McCarthy (uncredited)
Release Date:03/06/1933
Child of Manhattan
Character:Spyrene - Dance Hall Bouncer
Release Date:11/02/1933
Parachute Jumper
Character:Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:28/01/1933
Goldie Gets Along
Character:Motorcycle Officer Cassidy
Release Date:27/01/1933
Whistling in the Dark
Character:Joe
Release Date:21/01/1933
The Sign of the Cross
Character:Strabo
Release Date:25/12/1932
Flesh
Character:Wrestler (uncredited)
Release Date:08/12/1932
Deception
Character:Bucky O'Neill
Release Date:04/11/1932
The Night Club Lady
Character:Mike McDougal
Release Date:27/08/1932
Exposure
Character:Maniac Killer
Release Date:20/08/1932
Horse Feathers
Character:MacHardie (uncredited)
Release Date:19/08/1932
By Whose Hand?
Character:'Killer' Delmar
Release Date:06/07/1932
The Tenderfoot
Character:Joe (uncredited)
Release Date:23/05/1932
Attorney for the Defense
Character:Mugg Malone
Release Date:21/05/1932
The Big Timer
Character:Kid Melrose (uncredited)
Release Date:10/03/1932
Hell-Fire Austin
Character:Bouncer
Release Date:02/03/1932
A Fool's Advice
Character:Kelly - Naughty Boy
Release Date:20/02/1932
The Beast of the City
Character:Abe Gorman (uncredited)
Release Date:13/02/1932
Taxi!
Character:Bull Martin (uncredited)
Release Date:23/01/1932
Manhattan Parade
Character:Lady Godiva's Husband
Release Date:24/12/1931
The Secret Witness
Character:Gunner - Bodyguard
Release Date:12/12/1931
The Spirit of Notre Dame
Character:Assistant Coach
Release Date:13/10/1931
Blonde Crazy
Character:Hank aka Pete
Release Date:16/09/1931
The Ruling Voice
Character:Board Member (uncredited)
Release Date:10/09/1931
The Star Witness
Character:Big Jack
Release Date:22/08/1931
Fair Warning
Character:Purvis
Release Date:01/02/1931
Crazy House
Character:Chef (uncredited)
Release Date:01/11/1930
The Sea Wolf
Character:Smoke
Release Date:21/09/1930
The Last of the Duanes
Character:Bossamer
Release Date:31/08/1930
The Big Pond
Character:Pat O'Day
Release Date:03/05/1930
The Laughing Lady
Character:James Dugan
Release Date:28/12/1929
Let's Get Married
Character:Jimmy
Release Date:01/03/1926
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
Character:Bud Means
Release Date:14/02/1924
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