Nat Pendleton

Nat Pendleton

b. 1895 — d. 1967 (aged 72) Davenport, Iowa, USA

Actor Soundtrack Writer

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

Penthouse

Manhattan Melodrama

Manhattan Melodrama

The Thin Man

Scared to Death

Scared to Death

Filmography

Buck Privates Come Home

Buck Privates Come Home

Sergeant Collins

Scared to Death

Scared to Death

Death Valley

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Swing Fever

'Killer' Kennedy

The Mad Doctor of Market Street

The Mad Doctor of Market Street

Calling Dr. Gillespie

Calling Dr. Gillespie

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

Jail House Blues

Jail House Blues

Buck Privates

Sgt. Michael Collins

Top Sergeant Mulligan

Top Sergeant Mulligan

Top Sgt. Herman Mulligan

Picture People Vol. 2 No. 2: Hollywood Sports

Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage

Flight Command

C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

Joe Wayman, Ambulance Driver

Phantom Raiders

Phantom Raiders

'Gunboat' Jacklin

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

The Ghost Comes Home

The Ghost Comes Home

The Golden Fleecing

The Golden Fleecing

Another Thin Man

Another Thin Man

Lieutenant Guild

At the Circus

It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

Sergeant Fred Koretz

On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time

Calling Dr. Kildare

Calling Dr. Kildare

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

6,000 Enemies

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

The Shopworn Angel

The Shopworn Angel

Young Dr. Kildare

Young Dr. Kildare

Fast Company

Swing Your Lady

Swing Your Lady

Joe Skopapoulos

Arsène Lupin Returns

Arsène Lupin Returns

The Crowd Roars

The Crowd Roars

The Chaser

Under Cover of Night

Under Cover of Night

Life Begins in College

Life Begins in College

George Black aka Little Black Cloud

Gangway

Song of the City

Song of the City

Benvenuto Romandi

The Garden Murder Case

The Garden Murder Case

Police Sgt. Ernest Heath

Trapped by Television

Trapped by Television

Sworn Enemy

'Steamer' Krupp

Sing Me a Love Song

Sing Me a Love Song

Two in a Crowd

The Luckiest Girl in the World

The Luckiest Girl in the World

Reckless

Murder in the Fleet

Murder in the Fleet

Baby Face Harrington

Baby Face Harrington

Times Square Lady

Times Square Lady

Calm Yourself

Knuckles Benedict

It's in the Air

It's in the Air

Here Comes the Band

Here Comes the Band

The Thin Man

Manhattan Melodrama

Manhattan Melodrama

The Girl from Missouri

The Girl from Missouri

The Cat's-Paw

The Gay Bride

Sing and Like It

Sing and Like It

T. Fenny Sylvester

Death on the Diamond

Death on the Diamond

Fugitive Lovers

Fugitive Lovers

The Defense Rests

The Defense Rests

Straight Is the Way

Straight Is the Way

Lazy River

Alfred 'Tiny' Smith

Lady for a Day

Penthouse

College Coach

Ladislaus Petrowski

Whistling in the Dark

Whistling in the Dark

Goldie Gets Along

Goldie Gets Along

Motorcycle Officer Cassidy

By Whose Hand?

Attorney for the Defense

Attorney for the Defense

A Fool's Advice

A Fool's Advice

Kelly - Naughty Boy

Hell-Fire Austin

Hell-Fire Austin

The Night Club Lady

The Night Club Lady

Exposure

Deception

1932 Actor Writer

Blonde Crazy

Hank - aka Pete

The Star Witness

The Star Witness

The Spirit of Notre Dame

The Spirit of Notre Dame

Assistant Coach

The Secret Witness

The Secret Witness

Gunner - Bodyguard

The Pottsville Palooka

Fair Warning

The Big Pond

The Sea Wolf

La grande mare

The Laughing Lady

The Laughing Lady

Let's Get Married

Let's Get Married

The Hoosier Schoolmaster

The Hoosier Schoolmaster

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