Birth Day: 1895-08-07
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.
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As Self (archive footage) -
As Bill Raymond (archive footage) -
As Sergeant Michael Collins in Buck Privates (archive footage) -
As William T. Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage) -
As Bill 'Bull' Raymond -
As Sgt. Michael Collins -
As Jim Ward -
As Joe Weyman -
As 'Killer' Kennedy -
As Red Hogan -
As Joe Weyman -
As Sonny McGann -
As Joe Weyman -
As Sgt. Michael Collins -
As Top Sgt. Herman Mulligan -
As 'Cap' Huff -
As Joe Wayman -
As 'Fatso' Werner -
As C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles -
As Roscoe -
As Joe Wayman -
As Bondsman -
As Joe Wayman, Ambulance Driver -
As 'Gunboat' Jacklin -
As Mr. Grimes -
As Goliath -
As Buddy Buttle -
As Sergeant Fred Koretz -
As John Guild -
As Socks Martin -
As Joe Wayman -
As Joe Wayman -
As Paul Terison -
As Joe Wayman -
As Joe Doyle -
As Floppy Phil -
As 'Pug' Walsh -
As Joe Skopapolous -
As 'Dice' -
As Joe (archive footage) (uncredited) -
As Benvenuto Romandi -
As Smiles Hogan -
As George Black -
As Police Sgt. Lucks -
As Sergeant Ernest Heath -
As Rocky -
As Sandow -
As Flynn -
As Rocky O'Neil -
As 'Steamer' Krupp -
As 'Piccolo Pete' -
As Mack -
As Henry Potke -
As Rocky Bannister -
As 'Spud' Burke -
As Blossom -
As Knuckles Benedict -
As Skippy -
As John 'Truck' Hogan -
As Strozzi -
As Spud -
As Life Guard -
As Inspector John Guild -
As William T. 'Shoots' Magiz -
As Alfred 'Tiny' Smith -
As Rocky -
As Legs Caffey -
As T. Fenny Sylvester -
As Shakespeare -
As Spyrene - Dance Hall Bouncer -
As Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) -
As Motorcycle Officer Cassidy -
As Aloysius P. McCarthy (uncredited) -
As Joe Salvatore -
As Petrowski -
As Tony Gazotti -
As Stolvich - Laborer (uncredited) -
As Harry (uncredited) -
As Big Mike -
As Mugg Malone -
As Abe Gorman (uncredited) -
As Strabo -
As 'Killer' Delmar -
As Bucky O'Neill -
As Wrestler (uncredited) -
As Bouncer -
As Joe - Jealous Husband -
As Maniac Killer -
As Mike McDougal -
As Kid Melrose (uncredited) -
As Kelly - Naughty Boy -
As MacHardie (uncredited) -
As Board Member (uncredited) -
As Bull Martin (uncredited) -
As Assistant Coach -
As Hank aka Pete -
As Big Jack -
As Purvis -
As Lady Godiva's Husband -
As Gunner - Bodyguard -
As Smoke -
As Pat O'Day -
As Bossamer -
As Chef (uncredited) -
As James Dugan -
As Jimmy -
As Bud Means