Nat Pendleton
Born in Davenport, Iowa, USA — Aug 07 1895• Died Oct 12 1967
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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 Manh…
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Nat Pendleton's Credits
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The George Gobel Show
Self
Another Thin Man
John Guild
The Big Parade of Comedy
William T. Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
The Chief
Big Mike
Baby Face
Stolvich - Laborer (uncredited)
The Thin Man
Inspector John Guild
It's a Wonderful World
Sergeant Fred Koretz
Manhattan Melodrama
Spud
Breakdowns of 1938
Joe (archive footage) (uncredited)
Swing Fever
'Killer' Kennedy
The Star Witness
Big Jack
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
On Borrowed Time
Mr. Grimes
Murder in the Fleet
'Spud' Burke
6,000 Enemies
Socks Martin
The Sign of the Cross
Strabo
The Great Ziegfeld
Sandow
The Defense Rests
Rocky
Flight Command
C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles
Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
Self (archive footage)
Taxi!
Bull Martin (uncredited)
Death on the Diamond
John 'Truck' Hogan
Flesh
Wrestler (uncredited)
Blonde Crazy
Hank aka Pete
At the Circus
Goliath
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Joe Wayman
Lady for a Day
Shakespeare
The Chaser
Floppy Phil
Times Square Lady
Mack
The Garden Murder Case
Sergeant Ernest Heath
Calm Yourself
Knuckles Benedict
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Joe Weyman
Child of Manhattan
Spyrene - Dance Hall Bouncer
Northwest Passage
'Cap' Huff
The Golden Fleecing
'Fatso' Werner
The Gay Bride
William T. 'Shoots' Magiz
Calling Dr. Kildare
Joe Wayman
The Shopworn Angel
'Dice'
The Nuisance
Aloysius P. McCarthy (uncredited)
I'm No Angel
Harry (uncredited)
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Joe Weyman
Swing Your Lady
Joe Skopapolous
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Bill Raymond (archive footage)
Straight Is the Way
Skippy
Fair Warning
Purvis
Attorney for the Defense
Mugg Malone
New Moon
Bondsman
Buck Privates Come Home
Sgt. Michael Collins
By Whose Hand?
'Killer' Delmar
Young Dr. Kildare
Joe Wayman
The Tenderfoot
Joe (uncredited)
Horse Feathers
MacHardie (uncredited)
The Beast of the City
Abe Gorman (uncredited)
Reckless
Blossom
The Big Pond
Pat O'Day
The Crowd Roars
'Pug' Walsh
Penthouse
Tony Gazotti
Scared to Death
Bill 'Bull' Raymond
Two in a Crowd
Flynn
Phantom Raiders
'Gunboat' Jacklin
College Coach
Petrowski
Sworn Enemy
'Steamer' Krupp
Death Valley
Jim Ward
Manhattan Parade
Lady Godiva's Husband
Here Comes the Band
'Piccolo Pete'
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Joe Weyman
The Luckiest Girl in the World
Dugan
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Joe Wayman
The Secret Witness
Gunner - Bodyguard
Fast Company
Paul Terison
The Laughing Lady
James Dugan
Arsène Lupin Returns
Joe Doyle
The Ghost Comes Home
Roscoe
Buck Privates
Sgt. Michael Collins
The Big Timer
Kid Melrose (uncredited)
Exposure
Maniac Killer
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Joe Wayman, Ambulance Driver
The Spirit of Notre Dame
Assistant Coach
Whistling in the Dark
Joe
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
Red Hogan
The Girl from Missouri
Life Guard
Lazy River
Alfred 'Tiny' Smith
The World of Abbott and Costello
Sergeant Michael Collins in Buck Privates (archive footage)
The Night Club Lady
Mike McDougal
The Last of the Duanes
Bossamer
Top Sergeant Mulligan
Top Sgt. Herman Mulligan
Parachute Jumper
Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
It's in the Air
Henry Potke
Jail House Blues
Sonny McGann
Sing Me a Love Song
Rocky
Seas Beneath
'Butch' Wagner (uncredited)
Under Cover of Night
Police Sgt. Lucks
Deception
Bucky O'Neill
Life Begins in College
George Black
The Cat's-Paw
Strozzi
Let's Get Married
Jimmy
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Joe Wayman
The Sea Wolf
Smoke
Trapped by Television
Rocky O'Neil
Gangway
Smiles Hogan
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
Buddy Buttle
Fugitive Lovers
Legs Caffey
Goldie Gets Along
Motorcycle Officer Cassidy
Hell-Fire Austin
Bouncer
Baby Face Harrington
Rocky
A Fool's Advice
Kelly - Naughty Boy
Crazy House
Chef (uncredited)
Song of the City
Benvenuto Romandi
Sing and Like It
T. Fenny Sylvester
The Ruling Voice
Board Member (uncredited)
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
Bud Means