Nat Pendleton
AKA: Nathaniel Greene Pendleton
Birthday: 1895-08-07
Died: 1967-10-12
Birthplace: 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.
Filmography
Character: Inspector John Guild
Character: Bill 'Bull' Raymond
Character: Sgt. Michael Collins
Character: Stolvich - Laborer (uncredited)
Character: Sgt. Michael Collins
Character: Sergeant Fred Koretz
Character: 'Gunboat' Jacklin
Character: Joe Skopapolous
Character: C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles
Character: John 'Truck' Hogan
Character: Spyrene - Dance Hall Bouncer
Character: Police Sgt. Lucks
Character: Wrestler (uncredited)
Character: Sergeant Ernest Heath
Character: Aloysius P. McCarthy (uncredited)
Character: Kelly - Naughty Boy
Character: 'Fatso' Werner
Character: 'Killer' Kennedy
Character: T. Fenny Sylvester
Character: Alfred 'Tiny' Smith
Character: William T. 'Shoots' Magiz
Character: 'Steamer' Krupp
Character: Motorcycle Officer Cassidy
Character: Harry (uncredited)
Character: Knuckles Benedict
Character: Rocky Bannister
Character: Chef (uncredited)
Character: Bull Martin (uncredited)
Character: Benvenuto Romandi
Character: Lady Godiva's Husband
Character: 'Piccolo Pete'
Character: Gunner - Bodyguard
Character: Joe (uncredited)
Character: Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Character: MacHardie (uncredited)
Character: Top Sgt. Herman Mulligan
Character: Kid Melrose (uncredited)
Character: Joe Wayman, Ambulance Driver
Character: Abe Gorman (uncredited)
Character: Board Member (uncredited)
Character: Joe (archive footage) (uncredited)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: William T. Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
Character: Assistant Coach
Character: Sergeant Michael Collins in Buck Privates (archive footage)
Character: 'Killer' Delmar
Character: Bill Raymond (archive footage)