Nat Pendleton

Nat Pendleton

Date of Birth:

Aug 07, 1895

Place of Birth:

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.

filmography:

Song of the City Song of the City

1937

Gangway Gangway

1937

The Last of the Duanes The Last of the Duanes

1930

Taxi! Taxi!

1931

Two in a Crowd Two in a Crowd

1936

Times Square Lady Times Square Lady

1935

Manhattan Parade Manhattan Parade

1931

The Tenderfoot The Tenderfoot

1932

Murder in the Fleet Murder in the Fleet

1935

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

1935

The Secret Witness The Secret Witness

1931

Here Comes the Band Here Comes the Band

1935

Sing Me a Love Song Sing Me a Love Song

1936

The Girl from Missouri The Girl from Missouri

1934

The Defense Rests The Defense Rests

1934

I'm No Angel I'm No Angel

1933

On Borrowed Time On Borrowed Time

1939

The Big Pond The Big Pond

1930

The Night Club Lady The Night Club Lady

1932

The Crowd Roars The Crowd Roars

1938

The Chief The Chief

1933

Hell-Fire Austin Hell-Fire Austin

1932

Crazy House Crazy House

1930

Baby Face Harrington Baby Face Harrington

1935

6,000 Enemies 6,000 Enemies

1939

Calm Yourself Calm Yourself

1935

Parachute Jumper Parachute Jumper

1933

The Shopworn Angel The Shopworn Angel

1938

Deception Deception

1932

The Big Parade of Comedy The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

The Sea Wolf The Sea Wolf

1930

The Chaser The Chaser

1938

Fair Warning Fair Warning

1931

The Hoosier Schoolmaster The Hoosier Schoolmaster

1924

The Spirit of Notre Dame The Spirit of Notre Dame

1931

By Whose Hand? By Whose Hand?

1932

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

1936

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

1965

The Ghost Comes Home The Ghost Comes Home

1940

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

1942

Complicated Women Complicated Women

2003

Breakdowns of 1938 Breakdowns of 1938

1938

The Big Timer The Big Timer

1932

New Moon New Moon

1940

Top Sergeant Mulligan Top Sergeant Mulligan

1941

Death Valley Death Valley

1946

Horse Feathers Horse Feathers

1932

Attorney for the Defense Attorney for the Defense

1932

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

1940

Let's Get Married Let's Get Married

1926

The Ruling Voice The Ruling Voice

1931

The Beast of the City The Beast of the City

1932

The Laughing Lady The Laughing Lady

1929

Life Begins in College Life Begins in College

1937

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

1939

Phantom Raiders Phantom Raiders

1940

The Sign of the Cross The Sign of the Cross

1932

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

1939

Northwest Passage Northwest Passage

1940

Lady for a Day Lady for a Day

1933

Reckless Reckless

1935

Swing Your Lady Swing Your Lady

1938

Flight Command Flight Command

1940

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

1940

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

1943

Dr. Kildare Goes Home Dr. Kildare Goes Home

1940

The Star Witness The Star Witness

1931

The Great Ziegfeld The Great Ziegfeld

1936

Blonde Crazy Blonde Crazy

1931

Buck Privates Come Home Buck Privates Come Home

1947

Baby Face Baby Face

1933

Scared to Death Scared to Death

1947

At the Circus At the Circus

1939

Calling Dr. Gillespie Calling Dr. Gillespie

1942

Penthouse Penthouse

1933

Manhattan Melodrama Manhattan Melodrama

1934

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

1942

Another Thin Man Another Thin Man

1939

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

1934

Buck Privates Buck Privates

1941

Child of Manhattan Child of Manhattan

1933

Death on the Diamond Death on the Diamond

1934

Whistling in the Dark Whistling in the Dark

1933

Straight Is the Way Straight Is the Way

1934

Fast Company Fast Company

1938

College Coach College Coach

1933

The Golden Fleecing The Golden Fleecing

1940

Swing Fever Swing Fever

1943

Sing and Like it Sing and Like it

1934

Sworn Enemy Sworn Enemy

1936

Goldie Gets Along Goldie Gets Along

1933

The Gay Bride The Gay Bride

1934

Lazy River Lazy River

1934

Fugitive Lovers Fugitive Lovers

1934

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

A Fool's Advice A Fool's Advice

1932

Jail House Blues Jail House Blues

1942

The Garden Murder Case The Garden Murder Case

1936

Flesh Flesh

1932

Under Cover of Night Under Cover of Night

1937

Exposure Exposure

1932

Arsène Lupin Returns Arsène Lupin Returns

1938

Trapped by Television Trapped by Television

1936

The Nuisance The Nuisance

1933

Calling Dr. Kildare Calling Dr. Kildare

1939

Young Dr. Kildare Young Dr. Kildare

1938

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

1939

The Thin Man The Thin Man

1934

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