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