1895-08-07 Davenport, Iowa, USA
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.
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Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) | 2003-05-06 |
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Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld | Self (archive footage) | 1994-11-24 |
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Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Bill Raymond (archive footage) | 1991-01-01 |
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The World of Abbott and Costello | Sergeant Michael Collins in Buck Privates (archive footage) | 1965-04-01 |
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The Big Parade of Comedy | William T. Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage) | 1964-09-02 |
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Scared to Death | Bill 'Bull' Raymond | 1947-02-01 |
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Buck Privates Come Home | Sgt. Michael Collins | 1947-04-04 |
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Death Valley | Jim Ward | 1946-08-15 |
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Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Joe Weyman | 1943-05-08 |
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Swing Fever | 'Killer' Kennedy | 1943-11-01 |
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Jail House Blues | Sonny McGann | 1942-02-01 |
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Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant | Joe Weyman | 1942-11-01 |
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The Mad Doctor of Market Street | Red Hogan | 1942-01-04 |
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Calling Dr. Gillespie | Joe Weyman | 1942-08-01 |
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Top Sergeant Mulligan | Top Sgt. Herman Mulligan | 1941-10-16 |
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Buck Privates | Sgt. Michael Collins | 1941-01-31 |
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Flight Command | C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles | 1940-12-27 |
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The Golden Fleecing | 'Fatso' Werner | 1940-08-16 |
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Dr. Kildare Goes Home | Joe Wayman | 1940-09-06 |
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Dr. Kildare's Crisis | Joe Wayman | 1940-11-29 |
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New Moon | Bondsman | 1940-06-28 |
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Phantom Raiders | 'Gunboat' Jacklin | 1940-06-07 |
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The Ghost Comes Home | Roscoe | 1940-03-08 |
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Northwest Passage | 'Cap' Huff | 1940-02-23 |
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Dr. Kildare's Strange Case | Joe Wayman, Ambulance Driver | 1940-04-12 |
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On Borrowed Time | Mr. Grimes | 1939-07-07 |
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Calling Dr. Kildare | Joe Wayman | 1939-04-28 |
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6,000 Enemies | Socks Martin | 1939-06-09 |
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Burn 'Em Up O'Connor | Buddy Buttle | 1939-01-13 |
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Another Thin Man | Lieutenant Guild | 1939-11-17 |
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At the Circus | Goliath | 1939-10-20 |
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It's a Wonderful World | Sergeant Fred Koretz | 1939-05-19 |
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The Secret of Dr. Kildare | Joe Wayman | 1939-11-24 |
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Young Dr. Kildare | Joe Wayman | 1938-10-14 |
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The Chaser | Floppy Phil | 1938-07-29 |
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Swing Your Lady | Joe Skopapolous | 1938-01-08 |
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The Shopworn Angel | 'Dice' | 1938-07-15 |
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The Crowd Roars | 'Pug' Walsh | 1938-08-06 |
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Fast Company | Paul Terison | 1938-07-05 |
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Arsène Lupin Returns | Joe Doyle | 1938-02-25 |
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Breakdowns of 1938 | Joe (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1938-12-31 |
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Song of the City | Benvenuto Romandi | 1937-04-02 |
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Gangway | Smiles Hogan | 1937-08-19 |
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Life Begins in College | George Black | 1937-10-01 |
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Under Cover of Night | Police Sgt. Lucks | 1937-01-08 |
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Sworn Enemy | 'Steamer' Krupp | 1936-09-11 |
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Two in a Crowd | Flynn | 1936-10-03 |
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Trapped by Television | Rocky O'Neil | 1936-06-15 |
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The Garden Murder Case | Sergeant Ernest Heath | 1936-02-21 |
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The Luckiest Girl in the World | Dugan | 1936-10-01 |
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Sing Me a Love Song | Rocky | 1936-12-25 |
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The Great Ziegfeld | Sandow | 1936-04-08 |
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Calm Yourself | Knuckles Benedict | 1935-06-28 |
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Baby Face Harrington | Rocky | 1935-04-12 |
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Times Square Lady | Mack | 1935-03-08 |
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Reckless | Blossom | 1935-04-19 |
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Murder in the Fleet | 'Spud' Burke | 1935-05-24 |
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It's in the Air | Henry Potke | 1935-10-10 |
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Here Comes the Band | 'Piccolo Pete' | 1935-08-30 |
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Fugitive Lovers | Legs Caffey | 1934-01-05 |
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Lazy River | Alfred 'Tiny' Smith | 1934-03-16 |
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The Gay Bride | William T. 'Shoots' Magiz | 1934-12-14 |
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Sing and Like It | T. Fenny Sylvester | 1934-04-20 |
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The Cat's-Paw | Strozzi | 1934-08-07 |
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Straight Is the Way | Skippy | 1934-08-10 |
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Manhattan Melodrama | Spud | 1934-05-04 |
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The Thin Man | Inspector Guild | 1934-05-25 |
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Death on the Diamond | John 'Truck' Hogan | 1934-09-14 |
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The Defense Rests | Rocky | 1934-07-15 |
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The Girl from Missouri | Life Guard | 1934-08-03 |
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Parachute Jumper | Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) | 1933-01-28 |
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Lady for a Day | Shakespeare | 1933-09-13 |
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I'm No Angel | Harry (uncredited) | 1933-10-06 |
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Child of Manhattan | Spyrene - Dance Hall Bouncer | 1933-02-11 |
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College Coach | Petrowski | 1933-11-04 |
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Whistling in the Dark | Joe | 1933-01-21 |
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Goldie Gets Along | Motorcycle Officer Cassidy | 1933-01-27 |
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The Chief | Big Mike | 1933-11-03 |
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The Nuisance | Aloysius P. McCarthy (uncredited) | 1933-06-03 |
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Penthouse | Tony Gazotti | 1933-09-08 |
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Baby Face | Stolvich - Laborer (uncredited) | 1933-07-13 |
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By Whose Hand? | 'Killer' Delmar | 1932-07-06 |
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The Sign of the Cross | Strabo | 1932-12-25 |
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Deception | Bucky O'Neill | 1932-11-04 |
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The Big Timer | Kid Melrose (uncredited) | 1932-03-10 |
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The Beast of the City | Abe Gorman (uncredited) | 1932-02-13 |
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Attorney for the Defense | Mugg Malone | 1932-05-21 |
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The Night Club Lady | Mike McDougal | 1932-08-27 |
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Flesh | Wrestler (uncredited) | 1932-12-08 |
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Hell-Fire Austin | Bouncer | 1932-03-02 |
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Taxi! | Bull Martin (uncredited) | 1932-01-23 |
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The Tenderfoot | Joe (uncredited) | 1932-05-23 |
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A Fool's Advice | Kelly - Naughty Boy | 1932-02-20 |
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Horse Feathers | MacHardie (uncredited) | 1932-08-19 |
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Exposure | Maniac Killer | 1932-08-20 |
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Blonde Crazy | Hank aka Pete | 1931-09-16 |
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The Spirit of Notre Dame | Assistant Coach | 1931-10-13 |
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Manhattan Parade | Lady Godiva's Husband | 1931-12-24 |
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The Secret Witness | Gunner - Bodyguard | 1931-12-12 |
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The Star Witness | Big Jack | 1931-08-22 |
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Fair Warning | Purvis | 1931-02-01 |
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The Ruling Voice | Board Member (uncredited) | 1931-09-10 |
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Seas Beneath | 'Butch' Wagner (uncredited) | 1931-01-30 |
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The Last of the Duanes | Bossamer | 1930-08-31 |
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The Sea Wolf | Smoke | 1930-09-21 |
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Crazy House | Chef (uncredited) | 1930-11-01 |
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The Big Pond | Pat O'Day | 1930-05-03 |
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The Laughing Lady | James Dugan | 1929-12-28 |
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Let's Get Married | Jimmy | 1926-03-01 |
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The Hoosier Schoolmaster | Bud Means | 1924-02-14 |
