Acting
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
Complicated Women
Film · 2003
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
Film · 1994
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Film · 1991
The World of Abbott and Costello
Film · 1965
The Big Parade of Comedy
Film · 1964
The George Gobel Show
Series · 1954
Scared to Death
Film · 1947
Buck Privates Come Home
Film · 1947
Death Valley
Film · 1946
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Film · 1943
Swing Fever
Film · 1943
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Film · 1942
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
Film · 1942
Jail House Blues
Film · 1942
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Film · 1942
Buck Privates
Film · 1941
Top Sergeant Mulligan
Film · 1941
Northwest Passage
Film · 1940
Phantom Raiders
Film · 1940
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Film · 1940
Flight Command
Film · 1940
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Film · 1940
The Golden Fleecing
Film · 1940
New Moon
Film · 1940
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Film · 1940
The Ghost Comes Home
Film · 1940
At the Circus
Film · 1939
Another Thin Man
Film · 1939
It's a Wonderful World
Film · 1939
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Film · 1939
Calling Dr. Kildare
Film · 1939
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
Film · 1939
On Borrowed Time
Film · 1939
6,000 Enemies
Film · 1939
Swing Your Lady
Film · 1938
Arsène Lupin Returns
Film · 1938
Young Dr. Kildare
Film · 1938
Fast Company
Film · 1938
The Crowd Roars
Film · 1938
The Shopworn Angel
Film · 1938
Breakdowns of 1938
Film · 1938
The Chaser
Film · 1938
Under Cover of Night
Film · 1937
Life Begins in College
Film · 1937
Song of the City
Film · 1937
Gangway
Film · 1937
The Great Ziegfeld
Film · 1936
The Garden Murder Case
Film · 1936
Trapped by Television
Film · 1936
Sworn Enemy
Film · 1936
Sing Me a Love Song
Film · 1936
Two in a Crowd
Film · 1936
The Luckiest Girl in the World
Film · 1936
Reckless
Film · 1935
Calm Yourself
Film · 1935
Baby Face Harrington
Film · 1935
Times Square Lady
Film · 1935
Here Comes the Band
Film · 1935
It's in the Air
Film · 1935
Murder in the Fleet
Film · 1935
The Thin Man
Film · 1934
Manhattan Melodrama
Film · 1934
The Cat's-Paw
Film · 1934
Death on the Diamond
Film · 1934
Straight Is the Way
Film · 1934
Sing and Like It
Film · 1934
Fugitive Lovers
Film · 1934
Lazy River
Film · 1934
The Gay Bride
Film · 1934
The Defense Rests
Film · 1934
The Girl from Missouri
Film · 1934
Baby Face
Film · 1933
Penthouse
Film · 1933
Lady for a Day
Film · 1933
Child of Manhattan
Film · 1933
The Nuisance
Film · 1933
College Coach
Film · 1933
Whistling in the Dark
Film · 1933
Goldie Gets Along
Film · 1933
I'm No Angel
Film · 1933
The Chief
Film · 1933
Parachute Jumper
Film · 1933
The Sign of the Cross
Film · 1932
Exposure
Film · 1932
Flesh
Film · 1932
A Fool's Advice
Film · 1932
The Night Club Lady
Film · 1932
Hell-Fire Austin
Film · 1932
Taxi!
Film · 1932
The Tenderfoot
Film · 1932
Horse Feathers
Film · 1932
The Big Timer
Film · 1932
Attorney for the Defense
Film · 1932
The Beast of the City
Film · 1932
Deception
Film · 1932
By Whose Hand?
Film · 1932
Blonde Crazy
Film · 1931
The Star Witness
Film · 1931
Manhattan Parade
Film · 1931
The Secret Witness
Film · 1931
The Ruling Voice
Film · 1931
Fair Warning
Film · 1931
The Spirit of Notre Dame
Film · 1931
Seas Beneath
Film · 1931
The Big Pond
Film · 1930
Crazy House
Film · 1930
The Last of the Duanes
Film · 1930
The Sea Wolf
Film · 1930
The Laughing Lady
Film · 1929
Let's Get Married
Film · 1926
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
Film · 1924