About
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 -...
Known for
The Thin ManMovie • 1934
The Great ZiegfeldMovie • 1936
At the CircusMovie • 1939
Buck Privates Come HomeMovie • 1947
The Sign of the CrossMovie • 1932
Manhattan MelodramaMovie • 1934
I'm No AngelMovie • 1933
Baby FaceMovie • 1933
Lady for a DayMovie • 1933
The Beast of the CityMovie • 1932
Buck PrivatesMovie • 1941
It's a Wonderful WorldMovie • 1939
Another Thin ManMovie • 1939
Northwest PassageMovie • 1940
On Borrowed TimeMovie • 1939
PenthouseMovie • 1933
Horse FeathersMovie • 1932
The Shopworn AngelMovie • 1938
The Cat's-PawMovie • 1934
Taxi!Movie • 1932
Blonde CrazyMovie • 1931
Scared to DeathMovie • 1947
The Mad Doctor of Market StreetMovie • 1942
Parachute JumperMovie • 1933