Nat Pendleton

Nat Pendleton

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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: August 07, 1895

Deathday: October 12, 1967

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Known For

The Thin Man
The Thin Man

1934-05-25

Calling Dr. Gillespie
Calling Dr. Gillespie

1942-08-01

At the Circus
At the Circus

1939-10-20

Scared to Death
Scared to Death

1947-02-01

Buck Privates Come Home
Buck Privates Come Home

1947-04-04

Baby Face
Baby Face

1933-07-13

Penthouse
Penthouse

1933-09-08

Manhattan Melodrama
Manhattan Melodrama

1934-05-04

Buck Privates
Buck Privates

1941-01-31

The Cat's-Paw
The Cat's-Paw

1934-08-07

Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man

1939-11-17

The Mad Doctor of Market Street
The Mad Doctor of Market Street

1942-02-27

Blonde Crazy
Blonde Crazy

1931-09-16

The Great Ziegfeld
The Great Ziegfeld

1936-04-08

Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day

1933-09-13

Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage

1940-02-23

It's a Wonderful World
It's a Wonderful World

1939-05-19

Phantom Raiders
Phantom Raiders

1940-06-07

The Sign of the Cross
The Sign of the Cross

1932-11-30

Reckless
Reckless

1935-04-19

Swing Your Lady
Swing Your Lady

1938-01-08

The Star Witness
The Star Witness

1931-08-22

Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Dr. Kildare Goes Home

1940-09-06

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943-05-08

Flight Command
Flight Command

1940-12-27

Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Dr. Kildare's Crisis

1940-11-29

Child of Manhattan
Child of Manhattan

1933-02-11

Death on the Diamond
Death on the Diamond

1934-09-14

Exposure
Exposure

1932-08-20

Flesh
Flesh

1932-12-08

Under Cover of Night
Under Cover of Night

1937-01-08

Arsène Lupin Returns
Arsène Lupin Returns

1938-02-25

The Garden Murder Case
The Garden Murder Case

1936-02-21

Jail House Blues
Jail House Blues

1942-02-01

Trapped by Television
Trapped by Television

1936-06-15

Young Dr. Kildare
Young Dr. Kildare

1938-10-14

Calling Dr. Kildare
Calling Dr. Kildare

1939-04-28

The Secret of Dr. Kildare
The Secret of Dr. Kildare

1939-11-24

The Nuisance
The Nuisance

1933-06-03

A Fool's Advice
A Fool's Advice

1932-02-20

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991-01-01

The Golden Fleecing
The Golden Fleecing

1940-08-16

College Coach
College Coach

1933-11-04

Fast Company
Fast Company

1938-07-05

Whistling in the Dark
Whistling in the Dark

1933-01-21

Straight Is the Way
Straight Is the Way

1934-08-10

Swing Fever
Swing Fever

1943-11-01

Sing and Like it
Sing and Like it

1934-04-20

Fugitive Lovers
Fugitive Lovers

1934-01-05

Lazy River
Lazy River

1934-03-16

The Gay Bride
The Gay Bride

1934-12-14

Sworn Enemy
Sworn Enemy

1936-09-11

Goldie Gets Along
Goldie Gets Along

1933-01-27

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

1939-01-13

Life Begins in College
Life Begins in College

1937-10-01

The Night Club Lady
The Night Club Lady

1932-08-27

The Big Pond
The Big Pond

1930-05-03

On Borrowed Time
On Borrowed Time

1939-07-07

The Defense Rests
The Defense Rests

1934-07-15

I'm No Angel
I'm No Angel

1933-10-06

The Crowd Roars
The Crowd Roars

1938-08-06

The Chief
The Chief

1933-11-03

Calm Yourself
Calm Yourself

1935-06-28

6,000 Enemies
6,000 Enemies

1939-06-09

Baby Face Harrington
Baby Face Harrington

1935-04-12

Hell-Fire Austin
Hell-Fire Austin

1932-03-02

Crazy House
Crazy House

1930-11-01

The Girl from Missouri
The Girl from Missouri

1934-08-03

Sing Me a Love Song
Sing Me a Love Song

1936-12-25

Two in a Crowd
Two in a Crowd

1936-10-03

Taxi!
Taxi!

1931-12-29

The Last of the Duanes
The Last of the Duanes

1930-08-31

Song of the City
Song of the City

1937-04-02

Gangway
Gangway

1937-08-19

Times Square Lady
Times Square Lady

1935-03-08

Manhattan Parade
Manhattan Parade

1931-12-24

Here Comes the Band
Here Comes the Band

1935-08-30

The Secret Witness
The Secret Witness

1931-12-12

It's in the Air
It's in the Air

1935-10-10

The Tenderfoot
The Tenderfoot

1932-05-23

Murder in the Fleet
Murder in the Fleet

1935-05-24

Parachute Jumper
Parachute Jumper

1933-01-28

The Shopworn Angel
The Shopworn Angel

1938-07-15

Horse Feathers
Horse Feathers

1932-08-19

Death Valley
Death Valley

1946-08-15

Top Sergeant Mulligan
Top Sergeant Mulligan

1941-10-16

The Big Timer
The Big Timer

1932-03-10

New Moon
New Moon

1940-06-28

Attorney for the Defense
Attorney for the Defense

1932-05-21

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

1940-04-12

The Laughing Lady
The Laughing Lady

1929-12-28

The Beast of the City
The Beast of the City

1932-02-13

The Ruling Voice
The Ruling Voice

1931-09-10

Let's Get Married
Let's Get Married

1926-03-01

Breakdowns of 1938
Breakdowns of 1938

1938-12-31

Complicated Women
Complicated Women

2003-05-06

Fair Warning
Fair Warning

1931-02-01

The Chaser
The Chaser

1938-07-29

The Sea Wolf
The Sea Wolf

1930-09-21

Deception
Deception

1932-11-04

The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy

1964-09-02

The Hoosier Schoolmaster
The Hoosier Schoolmaster

1924-02-14

The Spirit of Notre Dame
The Spirit of Notre Dame

1931-10-13

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

1942-11-01

The Ghost Comes Home
The Ghost Comes Home

1940-03-08

The World of Abbott and Costello
The World of Abbott and Costello

1965-04-01

By Whose Hand?
By Whose Hand?

1932-07-06

The Luckiest Girl in the World
The Luckiest Girl in the World

1936-10-01