Nat Pendleton
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: August 7, 1895
Day of Death: October 12, 1967 (72 years old)
Place of Birth: 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.
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Actor 'Cap' Huff
Northwest Passage
Actor 'Gunboat' Jacklin
Phantom Raiders
Actor Joe Wayman
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Actor C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles
Flight Command
Actor Joe Wayman
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Actor 'Fatso' Werner
The Golden Fleecing
Actor Bondsman
New Moon
Actor Joe Wayman, Ambulance Driver
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Actor Roscoe
The Ghost Comes Home
1939
1938
1937
1936
1935
1934
Actor Inspector John Guild
The Thin Man
Actor Spud
Manhattan Melodrama
Actor Strozzi
The Cat's-Paw
Actor John 'Truck' Hogan
Death on the Diamond
Actor Skippy
Straight Is the Way
Actor T. Fenny Sylvester
Sing and Like It
Actor Legs Caffey
Fugitive Lovers
Actor Alfred 'Tiny' Smith
Lazy River
Actor William T. 'Shoots' Magiz
The Gay Bride
Actor Rocky
The Defense Rests
Actor Life Guard
The Girl from Missouri
1933
Actor Stolvich - Laborer (uncredited)
Baby Face
Actor Tony Gazotti
Penthouse
Actor Shakespeare
Lady for a Day
Actor Spyrene - Dance Hall Bouncer
Child of Manhattan
Actor Aloysius P. McCarthy (uncredited)
The Nuisance
Actor Petrowski
College Coach
Actor Joe
Whistling in the Dark
Actor Motorcycle Officer Cassidy
Goldie Gets Along
Actor Harry (uncredited)
I'm No Angel
Actor Big Mike
The Chief
Actor Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Parachute Jumper
1932
Actor Strabo
The Sign of the Cross
Actor Maniac Killer
Exposure
Actor Wrestler (uncredited)
Flesh
Actor Kelly - Naughty Boy
A Fool's Advice
Actor Mike McDougal
The Night Club Lady
Actor Bouncer
Hell-Fire Austin
Actor Joe (uncredited)
The Tenderfoot
Actor MacHardie (uncredited)
Horse Feathers
Actor Kid Melrose (uncredited)
The Big Timer
Actor Mugg Malone
Attorney for the Defense
Actor Abe Gorman (uncredited)
The Beast of the City
Actor Bucky O'Neill
Deception
Actor 'Killer' Delmar
By Whose Hand?
Story
Deception
