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 (111 titles)
6.9MovieComplicated Women
Self (archive footage) · 2003
8.5MovieAbbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
Self (archive footage) · 1994
9.5MovieDracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Bill Raymond (archive footage) · 1991
6.8MovieThe World of Abbott and Costello
Sergeant Michael Collins in Buck Privates (archive footage) · 1965
7.2MovieThe Big Parade of Comedy
William T. Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage) · 1964
The George Gobel Show
Self · 1954
8.0MovieBuck Privates Come Home
Sgt. Michael Collins · 1947
4.3MovieScared to Death
Bill 'Bull' Raymond · 1947
5.7MovieDeath Valley
Jim Ward · 1946
6.0MovieSwing Fever
'Killer' Kennedy · 1943
6.0MovieDr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Joe Weyman · 1943
6.5MovieDr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Joe Weyman · 1942
7.0MovieCalling Dr. Gillespie
Joe Weyman · 1942
9.0MovieJail House Blues
Sonny McGann · 1942
5.5MovieThe Mad Doctor of Market Street
Red Hogan · 1942
6.5MovieTop Sergeant Mulligan
Top Sgt. Herman Mulligan · 1941
6.8MovieBuck Privates
Sgt. Michael Collins · 1941
5.9MovieFlight Command
C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles · 1940
6.7MovieDr. Kildare's Crisis
Joe Wayman · 1940
6.8MovieDr. Kildare Goes Home
Joe Wayman · 1940
5.9MovieThe Golden Fleecing
'Fatso' Werner · 1940
6.9MovieNew Moon
Bondsman · 1940
6.1MoviePhantom Raiders
'Gunboat' Jacklin · 1940
4.8MovieDr. Kildare's Strange Case
Wayman · 1940
5.7MovieThe Ghost Comes Home
Roscoe · 1940
6.6MovieNorthwest Passage
'Cap' Huff · 1940
6.1MovieThe Secret of Dr. Kildare
Wayman · 1939
7.1MovieAnother Thin Man
Lieutenant Guild · 1939
6.4MovieAt the Circus
Goliath · 1939
7.6MovieOn Borrowed Time
Mr. Grimes · 1939