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Nat Pendleton‌

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Birthday

calendar1895-08-07

Popularity

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Nat Pendleton

Davenport, Iowa, USA

Nat Pendleton

Davenport, Iowa, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1895-08-07

Popularity

star4.9

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

The Thin Man

The Thin Man‌
star7.5
calendar 1934

Calling Dr. Gillespie

Calling Dr. Gillespie‌
star6.4
calendar 1942

At the Circus

At the Circus‌
star6.3
calendar 1939

Scared to Death

Scared to Death‌
star4.2
calendar 1947

Buck Privates Come Home

Buck Privates Come Home‌
star6.3
calendar 1947

Baby Face

Baby Face‌
star7.3
calendar 1933

Penthouse

Penthouse‌
star6.7
calendar 1933

Manhattan Melodrama

Manhattan Melodrama‌
star7.0
calendar 1934

Buck Privates

Buck Privates‌
star6.6
calendar 1941

The Cat's-Paw

The Cat's-Paw‌
star6.2
calendar 1934

Another Thin Man

Another Thin Man‌
star7.2
calendar 1939

The Mad Doctor of Market Street

The Mad Doctor of Market Street‌
star5.4
calendar 1942

Blonde Crazy

Blonde Crazy‌
star7.0
calendar 1931

The Great Ziegfeld

The Great Ziegfeld‌
star6.2
calendar 1936

Lady for a Day

Lady for a Day‌
star7.1
calendar 1933

Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage‌
star6.3
calendar 1940

It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World‌
star6.4
calendar 1939

Phantom Raiders

Phantom Raiders‌
star6.1
calendar 1940

The Sign of the Cross

The Sign of the Cross‌
star6.1
calendar 1932

Reckless

Reckless‌
star5.3
calendar 1935

Swing Your Lady

Swing Your Lady‌
star4.2
calendar 1938

The Star Witness

The Star Witness‌
star6.8
calendar 1931

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

Dr. Kildare Goes Home‌
star6.8
calendar 1940

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case‌
star5.5
calendar 1943

Flight Command

Flight Command‌
star5.4
calendar 1940

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

Dr. Kildare's Crisis‌
star6.0
calendar 1940

Child of Manhattan

Child of Manhattan‌
star8.0
calendar 1933

Death on the Diamond

Death on the Diamond‌
star7.0
calendar 1934

Exposure

Exposure‌
star2.0
calendar 1932

Under Cover of Night

Under Cover of Night‌
star5.7
calendar 1937

Flesh

Flesh‌
star5.6
calendar 1932

Jail House Blues

Jail House Blues‌
star0.0
calendar 1942

The Garden Murder Case

The Garden Murder Case‌
star5.5
calendar 1936

Arsène Lupin Returns

Arsène Lupin Returns‌
star5.8
calendar 1938

Trapped by Television

Trapped by Television‌
star6.4
calendar 1936

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

The Secret of Dr. Kildare‌
star5.6
calendar 1939

Young Dr. Kildare

Young Dr. Kildare‌
star6.5
calendar 1938

Calling Dr. Kildare

Calling Dr. Kildare‌
star6.1
calendar 1939

The Nuisance

The Nuisance‌
star5.0
calendar 1933

A Fool's Advice

A Fool's Advice‌
star5.5
calendar 1932

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook‌
star10.0
calendar 1991

The Golden Fleecing

The Golden Fleecing‌
star5.3
calendar 1940

College Coach

College Coach‌
star4.3
calendar 1933

Fast Company

Fast Company‌
star5.4
calendar 1938

Whistling in the Dark

Whistling in the Dark‌
star5.2
calendar 1933

Straight Is the Way

Straight Is the Way‌
star5.5
calendar 1934

Swing Fever

Swing Fever‌
star5.0
calendar 1943

Sing and Like it

Sing and Like it‌
star4.3
calendar 1934

Fugitive Lovers

Fugitive Lovers‌
star6.0
calendar 1934

Lazy River

Lazy River‌
star7.0
calendar 1934

The Gay Bride

The Gay Bride‌
star5.8
calendar 1934

Sworn Enemy

Sworn Enemy‌
star5.3
calendar 1936

Goldie Gets Along

Goldie Gets Along‌
star4.0
calendar 1933

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor‌
star5.0
calendar 1939

Life Begins in College

Life Begins in College‌
star0.0
calendar 1937

The Night Club Lady

The Night Club Lady‌
star6.2
calendar 1932

The Big Pond

The Big Pond‌
star5.9
calendar 1930

On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time‌
star7.5
calendar 1939

The Defense Rests

The Defense Rests‌
star7.0
calendar 1934

I'm No Angel

I'm No Angel‌
star6.3
calendar 1933

The Crowd Roars

The Crowd Roars‌
star6.5
calendar 1938

The Chief

The Chief‌
star0.0
calendar 1933

Calm Yourself

Calm Yourself‌
star4.5
calendar 1935

6,000 Enemies

6,000 Enemies‌
star6.0
calendar 1939

Baby Face Harrington

Baby Face Harrington‌
star4.8
calendar 1935

Hell-Fire Austin

Hell-Fire Austin‌
star4.0
calendar 1932

Crazy House

Crazy House‌
star4.0
calendar 1930

The Girl from Missouri

The Girl from Missouri‌
star6.9
calendar 1934

Sing Me a Love Song

Sing Me a Love Song‌
star0.0
calendar 1936

Two in a Crowd

Two in a Crowd‌
star0.0
calendar 1936

Taxi!

Taxi!‌
star6.8
calendar 1931

The Last of the Duanes

The Last of the Duanes‌
star3.0
calendar 1930

Song of the City

Song of the City‌
star6.0
calendar 1937

Gangway

Gangway‌
star7.0
calendar 1937

Times Square Lady

Times Square Lady‌
star6.0
calendar 1935

Manhattan Parade

Manhattan Parade‌
star2.0
calendar 1931

Here Comes the Band

Here Comes the Band‌
star5.0
calendar 1935

The Secret Witness

The Secret Witness‌
star3.0
calendar 1931

It's in the Air

It's in the Air‌
star5.0
calendar 1935

The Tenderfoot

The Tenderfoot‌
star6.0
calendar 1932

Murder in the Fleet

Murder in the Fleet‌
star5.0
calendar 1935

Parachute Jumper

Parachute Jumper‌
star6.1
calendar 1933

The Shopworn Angel

The Shopworn Angel‌
star7.1
calendar 1938

Horse Feathers

Horse Feathers‌
star6.8
calendar 1932

Death Valley

Death Valley‌
star5.0
calendar 1946

Top Sergeant Mulligan

Top Sergeant Mulligan‌
star5.0
calendar 1941

The Big Timer

The Big Timer‌
star3.5
calendar 1932

New Moon

New Moon‌
star6.8
calendar 1940

Attorney for the Defense

Attorney for the Defense‌
star6.0
calendar 1932

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case‌
star4.8
calendar 1940

The Laughing Lady

The Laughing Lady‌
star6.0
calendar 1929

The Beast of the City

The Beast of the City‌
star5.9
calendar 1932

The Ruling Voice

The Ruling Voice‌
star6.0
calendar 1931

Let's Get Married

Let's Get Married‌
star0.0
calendar 1926

Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938‌
star5.0
calendar 1938

Complicated Women

Complicated Women‌
star6.7
calendar 2003

Fair Warning

Fair Warning‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

The Chaser

The Chaser‌
star6.0
calendar 1938

The Sea Wolf

The Sea Wolf‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

Deception

Deception‌
star0.0
calendar 1932

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy‌
star6.3
calendar 1964

The Hoosier Schoolmaster

The Hoosier Schoolmaster‌
star0.0
calendar 1924

The Spirit of Notre Dame

The Spirit of Notre Dame‌
star6.3
calendar 1931

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant‌
star5.3
calendar 1942

The Ghost Comes Home

The Ghost Comes Home‌
star5.0
calendar 1940

The World of Abbott and Costello

The World of Abbott and Costello‌
star6.3
calendar 1965

By Whose Hand?

By Whose Hand?‌
star6.0
calendar 1932

Tv Credits

The George Gobel Show

The George Gobel Show‌
star6.0
calendar 1954