Nat Pendleton
Acting
1895-08-07 · 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.
movieComplicated Women
as Self (archive footage) · 2003 · 6.9
movieAbbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
as Self (archive footage) · 1994 · 8.5
movieDracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Bill Raymond (archive footage) · 1991 · 9.5
movieThe World of Abbott and Costello
as Sergeant Michael Collins in Buck Privates (archive footage) · 1965 · 6.8
movieThe Big Parade of Comedy
as William T. Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage) · 1964 · 7.2
tvThe George Gobel Show
as Self · 1954 · 7.8
movieBuck Privates Come Home
as Sgt. Michael Collins · 1947 · 6.4
movieScared to Death
as Bill 'Bull' Raymond · 1947 · 4.3
movieDeath Valley
as Jim Ward · 1946 · 5.7
movieSwing Fever
as 'Killer' Kennedy · 1943 · 6.0
movieDr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Joe Weyman · 1943 · 6.0
movieDr. Gillespie's New Assistant
as Joe Weyman · 1942 · 6.5
movieCalling Dr. Gillespie
as Joe Weyman · 1942 · 7.0
movieJail House Blues
as Sonny McGann · 1942 · 9.0
movieThe Mad Doctor of Market Street
as Red Hogan · 1942 · 5.5
movieTop Sergeant Mulligan
as Top Sgt. Herman Mulligan · 1941 · 6.5
movieBuck Privates
as Sgt. Michael Collins · 1941 · 6.7
movieFlight Command
as C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles · 1940 · 5.9
movieDr. Kildare's Crisis
as Joe Wayman · 1940 · 6.7
movieDr. Kildare Goes Home
as Joe Wayman · 1940 · 6.8
movieThe Golden Fleecing
as 'Fatso' Werner · 1940 · 5.9
movieNew Moon
as Bondsman · 1940 · 6.9
moviePhantom Raiders
as 'Gunboat' Jacklin · 1940 · 6.1
movieDr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Joe Wayman, Ambulance Driver · 1940 · 4.8