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