Acting · Davenport, Iowa, USA · Born August 7, 1895
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
2003
as Self (archive footage)
MovieAbbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
1994
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Bill Raymond (archive footage)
MovieThe World of Abbott and Costello
1965
as Sergeant Michael Collins in Buck Privates (archive footage)
MovieThe Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as William T. Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
MovieBuck Privates Come Home
1947
as Sgt. Michael Collins
MovieScared to Death
1947
as Bill 'Bull' Raymond
MovieDeath Valley
1946
as Jim Ward
MovieSwing Fever
1943
as 'Killer' Kennedy
MovieDr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Joe Weyman
MovieDr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942
as Joe Weyman
MovieCalling Dr. Gillespie
1942
as Joe Weyman
MovieJail House Blues
1942
as Sonny McGann
MovieThe Mad Doctor of Market Street
1942
as Red Hogan
MovieTop Sergeant Mulligan
1941
as Top Sgt. Herman Mulligan
MovieBuck Privates
1941
as Sgt. Michael Collins
MovieFlight Command
1940
as C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles
MovieDr. Kildare's Crisis
1940
as Joe Wayman
MovieDr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
as Joe Wayman
MovieThe Golden Fleecing
1940
as 'Fatso' Werner
MovieNew Moon
1940
as Bondsman
MoviePhantom Raiders
1940
as 'Gunboat' Jacklin
MovieDr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940
as Wayman
MovieThe Ghost Comes Home
1940
as Roscoe
MovieNorthwest Passage
1940
as 'Cap' Huff
MovieThe Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
as Wayman
MovieAnother Thin Man
1939
as Lieutenant Guild
MovieAt the Circus
1939
as Goliath
MovieOn Borrowed Time
1939
as Mr. Grimes
Movie6,000 Enemies
1939
as Socks Martin
MovieIt's a Wonderful World
1939
as Sergeant Fred Koretz
MovieCalling Dr. Kildare
1939
as Joe Wayman
MovieBurn 'Em Up O'Connor
1939
as Buddy Buttle
MovieBreakdowns of 1938
1938
as Joe (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieYoung Dr. Kildare
1938
as Joe Wayman
MovieThe Crowd Roars
1938
as 'Pug' Walsh
MovieThe Chaser
1938
as Floppy Phil
MovieThe Shopworn Angel
1938
as 'Dice'
MovieFast Company
1938
as Paul Terison
MovieArsène Lupin Returns
1938
as Joe Doyle
MovieSwing Your Lady
1938
as Joe Skopapolous
MovieLife Begins in College
1937
as George Black
MovieGangway
1937
as Smiles Hogan
MovieSong of the City
1937
as Benvenuto Romandi
MovieUnder Cover of Night
1937
as Police Sgt. Lucks
MovieSing Me a Love Song
1936
as Rocky
MovieTwo in a Crowd
1936
as Flynn
MovieThe Luckiest Girl in the World
1936
as Dugan
MovieSworn Enemy
1936
as 'Steamer' Krupp
MovieTrapped by Television
1936
as Rocky O'Neil
MovieThe Great Ziegfeld
1936
as Sandow
MovieThe Garden Murder Case
1936
as Sergeant Ernest Heath
MovieIt's in the Air
1935
as Henry Potke
MovieHere Comes the Band
1935
as 'Piccolo Pete'
MovieCalm Yourself
1935
as Knuckles Benedict
MovieMurder in the Fleet
1935
as 'Spud' Burke
MovieReckless
1935
as Blossom
MovieBaby Face Harrington
1935
as Rocky
MovieTimes Square Lady
1935
as Mack
MovieThe Gay Bride
1934
as William T. 'Shoots' Magiz
MovieDeath on the Diamond
1934
as John 'Truck' Hogan
MovieStraight Is the Way
1934
as Skippy
MovieThe Cat's-Paw
1934
as Strozzi
MovieThe Girl from Missouri
1934
as Life Guard
MovieThe Defense Rests
1934
as Rocky
MovieThe Thin Man
1934
as Inspector Guild
MovieManhattan Melodrama
1934
as Spud
MovieSing and Like It
1934
as T. Fenny Sylvester
MovieLazy River
1934
as Alfred 'Tiny' Smith
MovieFugitive Lovers
1934
as Legs Caffey
MovieCollege Coach
1933
as Petrowski
MovieThe Chief
1933
as Big Mike
MovieI'm No Angel
1933
as Harry (uncredited)
MovieLady for a Day
1933
as Shakespeare
MoviePenthouse
1933
as Tony Gazotti
MovieBaby Face
1933
as Stolvich - Laborer (uncredited)
MovieThe Nuisance
1933
as Aloysius P. McCarthy (uncredited)
MovieChild of Manhattan
1933
as Spyrene - Dance Hall Bouncer
MovieParachute Jumper
1933
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
MovieGoldie Gets Along
1933
as Motorcycle Officer Cassidy
MovieWhistling in the Dark
1933
as Joe
MovieThe Sign of the Cross
1932
as Strabo
MovieFlesh
1932
as Wrestler (uncredited)
Deception
1932
as Bucky O'Neill
MovieThe Night Club Lady
1932
as Mike McDougal
MovieExposure
1932
as Maniac Killer
MovieHorse Feathers
1932
as MacHardie (uncredited)
MovieBy Whose Hand?
1932
as 'Killer' Delmar
MovieThe Tenderfoot
1932
as Joe (uncredited)
MovieAttorney for the Defense
1932
as Mugg Malone
MovieThe Big Timer
1932
as Kid Melrose (uncredited)
MovieHell-Fire Austin
1932
as Bouncer
MovieA Fool's Advice
1932
as Kelly - Naughty Boy
MovieThe Beast of the City
1932
as Abe Gorman (uncredited)
MovieTaxi!
1932
as Bull Martin (uncredited)
MovieManhattan Parade
1931
as Lady Godiva's Husband
MovieThe Secret Witness
1931
as Gunner - Bodyguard
MovieThe Spirit of Notre Dame
1931
as Assistant Coach
MovieBlonde Crazy
1931
as Hank aka Pete
MovieThe Ruling Voice
1931
as Board Member (uncredited)
MovieThe Star Witness
1931
as Big Jack
MovieFair Warning
1931
as Purvis
MovieSeas Beneath
1931
as 'Butch' Wagner (uncredited)
MovieCrazy House
1930
as Chef (uncredited)
MovieThe Sea Wolf
1930
as Smoke
MovieThe Last of the Duanes
1930
as Bossamer
MovieThe Big Pond
1930
as Pat O'Day
MovieThe Laughing Lady
1929
as James Dugan
MovieLet's Get Married
1926
as Jimmy
MovieThe Hoosier Schoolmaster
1924
as Bud Means
