Steve Pendleton
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: September 16, 1908
Day of Death: October 3, 1984 (76 years old)
Place of Birth: Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Steve Pendleton (September 16, 1908 – October 3, 1984) was an American film and television actor, often cast in the role of law-enforcement officers. Pendleton was cast in eight episodes in different roles from 1952 to 1957 on The Roy Rogers Show. In 1955, he played the role of Baumer in "Gold of Haunted Mountain" of the CBS drama, Brave Eagle. In another 1955 appearance, he was cast as Captain Kenneth McNabb in "The Fight for Texas" of the syndicated western series, Buffalo Bill, Jr. In 1956, he was cast as Bill Mathison in the episode "The Long Weekend" of the then CBS military drama, Navy Log. In 1957, he appeared on two episodes of William Bendix's NBC situation comedy, The Life of Riley. In 1958, he played Marshal Purvis in "Star Witness" of another syndicated western series, Casey Jones, with Alan Hale, Jr., in the title role. In 1959 he portrayed Sheriff Anderson in "The Louisiana Dude" of the CBS western series Yancy Derringer. Pendleton was cast in two roles in a total of twelve episodes broadcast between 1956 and 1961 of the ABC/Desilu western television series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, with Hugh O'Brian in the title role of deputy marshal Wyatt Earp. He played a United States Army mayor, Benteen, in five segments, including "Dull Knife Strikes for Freedom" (May 7, 1957). In this segment, the actor Ian MacDonald is cast as Dull Knife, a Cheyenne chief, who leads his tribe from its reservation in Oklahoma Territory to their homeland in Montana, which they claim the U.S. government had promised them. Benteen has orders to prevent the Indians from passing through. Pendleton also appeared in seven other series episodes as the character Thacker. In 1960, Pendleton was cast as Marshal McCoy in "The Town That Wasn't There" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, Maverick. That same year, he played deputy Kelsey, with Lee Van Cleef as deputy Clyde Wilson, in the episode "Man on a Mountain" of another ABC/WB western, Lawman. In 1961, he portrayed deputy marshal Ben Johnson in the episode "Death Trap" of the ABC western series, The Rifleman, starring Chuck Connors. In 1967, he played Mr. Hutchins in the episode "Howard and Millie" of the CBS sitcom, The Andy Griffith Show. From 1968 to 1970, he had a recurring role as Mr. Bennett in six episodes of the NBC sitcom, Julia, starring Diahann Carroll. His last role was as a businessman on the 1976 episode "The Reformer" of William Conrad's CBS crime drama, Cannon. Pendleton died at the age of seventy-six in Pasadena, California.
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Actor Policeman (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
Actor Detective (uncredited)
Hi-Jacked
Actor Walter Kimball (as Gaylord Pendleton)
Sunset in the West
Actor Charlie Ford (as Gaylord Pendleton)
Gunfire
Actor Cop at First Accident Scene (uncredited)
One Way Street
Actor Capt. Prescott
Rio Grande
Actor Policeman at Roadblock (uncredited)
Where Danger Lives
Actor Joe - Airport Attendant (uncredited)
A Lady Without Passport
1949
Actor Policeman
Chinatown at Midnight
Actor Detective (uncredited)
He Walked by Night
Actor Murph, the undercover man (as Gaylord Pendleton)
Arson, Inc.
Actor Marshal Bill Faugh
Roll, Thunder, Roll!
Actor Detective (uncredited)
Red, Hot and Blue
Actor Gerry Brooks
Ride, Ryder, Ride!
Actor Det. Sgt. Hill
Alias Nick Beal
Actor
Johnny Allegro
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1940
Actor Tony
Manhattan Heartbeat
Actor Gas Station Attendant #2 in Needles (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
Actor Jerry Calhoun
Young Buffalo Bill
Actor Tommy Dale
Triple Justice
Actor North Island Tower Operator
Flight Command
Actor Football Player #12 (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
Actor Gordon Wycott (uncredited)
Road to Singapore
Actor Mat
One Crowded Night
Actor Young Marksman (uncredited)
American Spoken Here
Actor Information
Sailor's Lady
1939
Actor Cadet Ormsby
Wings of the Navy
Actor Adjutant (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Actor Naval Courier (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Actor Prosecuting Attorne
Reno
Actor Jim Tanner (uncredited)
The Marshal Of Mesa City
Actor Pvt. Young
Geronimo
Actor Lawrence Carpenter (as Gaylord Pendleton)
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