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.
Fotos
Películas (110)
Complicated Women
2003 · Self (archive footage)
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
1994 · Self (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 · Bill Raymond (archive footage)
The World of Abbott and Costello
1965 · Sergeant Michael Collins in Buck Privates (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · William T. Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
Buck Privates Come Home
1947 · Sgt. Michael Collins
Scared to Death
1947 · Bill 'Bull' Raymond
Death Valley
1946 · Jim Ward
Swing Fever
1943 · 'Killer' Kennedy
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943 · Joe Weyman
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942 · Joe Weyman
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942 · Joe Weyman
Jail House Blues
1942 · Sonny McGann
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
1942 · Red Hogan
Top Sergeant Mulligan
1941 · Top Sgt. Herman Mulligan
Buck Privates
1941 · Sgt. Michael Collins
Flight Command
1940 · C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
1940 · Joe Wayman
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940 · Joe Wayman
The Golden Fleecing
1940 · 'Fatso' Werner
New Moon
1940 · Bondsman
Phantom Raiders
1940 · 'Gunboat' Jacklin
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940 · Wayman
The Ghost Comes Home
1940 · Roscoe
Northwest Passage
1940 · 'Cap' Huff
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939 · Wayman
Another Thin Man
1939 · Lieutenant Guild
At the Circus
1939 · Goliath
On Borrowed Time
1939 · Mr. Grimes
6,000 Enemies
1939 · Socks Martin
It's a Wonderful World
1939 · Sergeant Fred Koretz
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939 · Joe Wayman
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
1939 · Buddy Buttle
Breakdowns of 1938
1938 · Joe (archive footage) (uncredited)
Young Dr. Kildare
1938 · Joe Wayman
The Crowd Roars
1938 · 'Pug' Walsh
The Chaser
1938 · Floppy Phil
The Shopworn Angel
1938 · 'Dice'
Fast Company
1938 · Paul Terison
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938 · Joe Doyle
Swing Your Lady
1938 · Joe Skopapolous
Life Begins in College
1937 · George Black
Gangway
1937 · Smiles Hogan
Song of the City
1937 · Benvenuto Romandi
Under Cover of Night
1937 · Police Sgt. Lucks
Sing Me a Love Song
1936 · Rocky
Two in a Crowd
1936 · Flynn
The Luckiest Girl in the World
1936 · Dugan
Sworn Enemy
1936 · 'Steamer' Krupp
Trapped by Television
1936 · Rocky O'Neil
The Great Ziegfeld
1936 · Sandow
The Garden Murder Case
1936 · Sergeant Ernest Heath
It's in the Air
1935 · Henry Potke
Here Comes the Band
1935 · 'Piccolo Pete'
Calm Yourself
1935 · Knuckles Benedict
Murder in the Fleet
1935 · 'Spud' Burke
Reckless
1935 · Blossom
Baby Face Harrington
1935 · Rocky
Times Square Lady
1935 · Mack
The Gay Bride
1934 · William T. 'Shoots' Magiz
Death on the Diamond
1934 · John 'Truck' Hogan
Straight Is the Way
1934 · Skippy
The Cat's-Paw
1934 · Strozzi
The Girl from Missouri
1934 · Life Guard
The Defense Rests
1934 · Rocky
The Thin Man
1934 · Inspector Guild
Manhattan Melodrama
1934 · Spud
Sing and Like It
1934 · T. Fenny Sylvester
Lazy River
1934 · Alfred 'Tiny' Smith
Fugitive Lovers
1934 · Legs Caffey
College Coach
1933 · Petrowski
The Chief
1933 · Big Mike
I'm No Angel
1933 · Harry (uncredited)
Lady for a Day
1933 · Shakespeare
Penthouse
1933 · Tony Gazotti
Baby Face
1933 · Stolvich - Laborer (uncredited)
The Nuisance
1933 · Aloysius P. McCarthy (uncredited)
Child of Manhattan
1933 · Spyrene - Dance Hall Bouncer
Parachute Jumper
1933 · Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Goldie Gets Along
1933 · Motorcycle Officer Cassidy
Whistling in the Dark
1933 · Joe
The Sign of the Cross
1932 · Strabo
Flesh
1932 · Wrestler (uncredited)
Deception
1932 · Bucky O'Neill, Story
The Night Club Lady
1932 · Mike McDougal
Exposure
1932 · Maniac Killer
Horse Feathers
1932 · MacHardie (uncredited)
By Whose Hand?
1932 · 'Killer' Delmar
The Tenderfoot
1932 · Joe (uncredited)
Attorney for the Defense
1932 · Mugg Malone
The Big Timer
1932 · Kid Melrose (uncredited)
Hell-Fire Austin
1932 · Bouncer
A Fool's Advice
1932 · Kelly - Naughty Boy
The Beast of the City
1932 · Abe Gorman (uncredited)
Taxi!
1932 · Bull Martin (uncredited)
Manhattan Parade
1931 · Lady Godiva's Husband
The Secret Witness
1931 · Gunner - Bodyguard
The Spirit of Notre Dame
1931 · Assistant Coach
Blonde Crazy
1931 · Hank aka Pete
The Ruling Voice
1931 · Board Member (uncredited)
The Star Witness
1931 · Big Jack
Fair Warning
1931 · Purvis
Seas Beneath
1931 · 'Butch' Wagner (uncredited)
Crazy House
1930 · Chef (uncredited)
The Sea Wolf
1930 · Smoke
The Last of the Duanes
1930 · Bossamer
The Big Pond
1930 · Pat O'Day
The Laughing Lady
1929 · James Dugan
Let's Get Married
1926 · Jimmy
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
1924 · Bud Means