Nat Pendleton

Nat Pendleton

Born:8/7/1895Died:10/12/1967
Place of Birth:Davenport, Iowa, USA

Biography

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

Complicated Women

Complicated Women

20036.7
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld

19947.0
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

199110.0
The World of Abbott and Costello

The World of Abbott and Costello

19656.3
The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

19646.3
Buck Privates Come Home

Buck Privates Come Home

19476.3
Scared to Death

Scared to Death

19474.2
Death Valley

Death Valley

19465.0
Swing Fever

Swing Fever

19435.0
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

19435.5
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

19425.3
Calling Dr. Gillespie

Calling Dr. Gillespie

19426.5
The Mad Doctor of Market Street

The Mad Doctor of Market Street

19425.2
Jail House Blues

Jail House Blues

19420.0
Top Sergeant Mulligan

Top Sergeant Mulligan

19415.0
Buck Privates

Buck Privates

19416.7
Flight Command

Flight Command

19405.6
Dr. Kildare's Crisis

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

19406.0
Dr. Kildare Goes Home

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

19406.8
The Golden Fleecing

The Golden Fleecing

19405.3
New Moon

New Moon

19406.8
Phantom Raiders

Phantom Raiders

19406.1
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

19404.6
The Ghost Comes Home

The Ghost Comes Home

19405.0
Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage

19406.4
The Secret of Dr. Kildare

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

19395.6
Another Thin Man

Another Thin Man

19397.1
At the Circus

At the Circus

19396.3
On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time

19397.5
6,000 Enemies

6,000 Enemies

19396.0
It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

19396.4
Calling Dr. Kildare

Calling Dr. Kildare

19396.1
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

19395.0
Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938

19385.0
Young Dr. Kildare

Young Dr. Kildare

19386.5
The Crowd Roars

The Crowd Roars

19386.5
The Chaser

The Chaser

19386.0
The Shopworn Angel

The Shopworn Angel

19387.1
Fast Company

Fast Company

19385.4
Arsène Lupin Returns

Arsène Lupin Returns

19385.8
Swing Your Lady

Swing Your Lady

19384.2
Life Begins in College

Life Begins in College

19370.0
Gangway

Gangway

19377.0
Song of the City

Song of the City

19376.0
Under Cover of Night

Under Cover of Night

19375.7
Sing Me a Love Song

Sing Me a Love Song

19360.0
Two in a Crowd

Two in a Crowd

19360.0
The Luckiest Girl in the World

The Luckiest Girl in the World

19367.5
Sworn Enemy

Sworn Enemy

19365.3
Trapped by Television

Trapped by Television

19366.4
The Great Ziegfeld

The Great Ziegfeld

19366.3
The Garden Murder Case

The Garden Murder Case

19365.5
It's in the Air

It's in the Air

19355.0
Here Comes the Band

Here Comes the Band

19355.0
Calm Yourself

Calm Yourself

19354.5
Murder in the Fleet

Murder in the Fleet

19355.0
Reckless

Reckless

19355.3
Baby Face Harrington

Baby Face Harrington

19354.8
Times Square Lady

Times Square Lady

19356.0
The Gay Bride

The Gay Bride

19345.8
Death on the Diamond

Death on the Diamond

19347.0
Straight Is the Way

Straight Is the Way

19345.5
The Cat's-Paw

The Cat's-Paw

19346.2
The Girl from Missouri

The Girl from Missouri

19346.9
The Defense Rests

The Defense Rests

19347.0
The Thin Man

The Thin Man

19347.5
Manhattan Melodrama

Manhattan Melodrama

19347.0
Sing and Like It

Sing and Like It

19344.0
Lazy River

Lazy River

19346.0
Fugitive Lovers

Fugitive Lovers

19346.0
College Coach

College Coach

19334.2
The Chief

The Chief

19333.0
I'm No Angel

I'm No Angel

19336.4
Lady for a Day

Lady for a Day

19337.0
Penthouse

Penthouse

19336.7
Baby Face

Baby Face

19337.3
The Nuisance

The Nuisance

19335.0
Child of Manhattan

Child of Manhattan

19337.3
Parachute Jumper

Parachute Jumper

19336.1
Goldie Gets Along

Goldie Gets Along

19334.0
Whistling in the Dark

Whistling in the Dark

19335.6
Flesh

Flesh

19325.6
The Sign of the Cross

The Sign of the Cross

19326.2
Deception

Deception

19326.0
The Night Club Lady

The Night Club Lady

19326.4
Exposure

Exposure

19322.0
Horse Feathers

Horse Feathers

19326.9
By Whose Hand?

By Whose Hand?

19326.0
The Tenderfoot

The Tenderfoot

19326.0
Attorney for the Defense

Attorney for the Defense

19326.0
The Big Timer

The Big Timer

19324.2
Hell-Fire Austin

Hell-Fire Austin

19322.5
A Fool's Advice

A Fool's Advice

19325.5
The Beast of the City

The Beast of the City

19325.9
Taxi!

Taxi!

19316.8
Manhattan Parade

Manhattan Parade

19312.0
The Secret Witness

The Secret Witness

19313.0
The Spirit of Notre Dame

The Spirit of Notre Dame

19316.3
Blonde Crazy

Blonde Crazy

19317.0
The Ruling Voice

The Ruling Voice

19316.0
The Star Witness

The Star Witness

19316.7
Fair Warning

Fair Warning

19310.0
Crazy House

Crazy House

19304.0
The Sea Wolf

The Sea Wolf

19300.0
The Last of the Duanes

The Last of the Duanes

19303.0
The Big Pond

The Big Pond

19305.7
The Laughing Lady

The Laughing Lady

19296.0
Let's Get Married

Let's Get Married

19260.0
The Hoosier Schoolmaster

The Hoosier Schoolmaster

19240.0