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