Nat Pendleton
Born August 07, 1895 (Age: 130)
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Davenport, Iowa, USA
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.
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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Filmography
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
1942
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as Joe Weyman
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Age: 47
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942
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as Joe Weyman
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Age: 46
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
1942
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as Red Hogan
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Age: 46
Top Sergeant Mulligan
1941
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as Top Sgt. Herman Mulligan
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Age: 46
Buck Privates
1941
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as Sgt. Michael Collins
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Age: 45
The Sign of the Cross
1932
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as Strabo
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Age: 37
Flesh
1932
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as Wrestler (uncredited)
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Age: 37
No Image
Deception
1932
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as Bucky O'Neill
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Age: 37
The Night Club Lady
1932
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as Mike McDougal
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Age: 37
Exposure
1932
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as Maniac Killer
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Age: 37
Horse Feathers
1932
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as MacHardie (uncredited)
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Age: 37
By Whose Hand?
1932
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as 'Killer' Delmar
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Age: 36
The Tenderfoot
1932
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as Joe (uncredited)
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Age: 36
Attorney for the Defense
1932
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as Mugg Malone
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Age: 36
The Big Timer
1932
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as Kid Melrose (uncredited)
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Age: 36
Hell-Fire Austin
1932
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as Bouncer
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Age: 36
A Fool's Advice
1932
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as Kelly - Naughty Boy
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Age: 36
The Beast of the City
1932
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as Abe Gorman (uncredited)
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Age: 36
Taxi!
1932
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as Bull Martin (uncredited)
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Age: 36
The Secret Witness
1931
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as Gunner - Bodyguard
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Age: 36
The Spirit of Notre Dame
1931
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as Assistant Coach
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Age: 36
Fair Warning
1931
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as Purvis
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Age: 35