Austin Pendleton

Austin Pendleton

Acting

Austin Campbell Pendleton (born March 27, 1940) is an American actor, playwright, theatre director, and instructor.

Pendleton is known as a prolific character actor on the stage and screen, whose six-decade career has included roles in films including Catch-22 (1970); What's Up, Doc? (1972); The Front Page (1974); The Muppet Movie (1979), Short Circuit (1986); Mr. and Mrs. Bridge (1990); My Cousin Vinny (1992); Amistad (1997); A Beautiful Mind (2001), which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture nomination; and Finding Nemo…

Filmography

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The Pitchfork Retreat The Pitchfork Retreat 2025 Magic Hour Magic Hour 2025 Essentials Essentials 2022 The Reunion ★ 2.8 The Reunion 2022 Our Father ★ 5.0 Our Father 2021 The Mimic ★ 4.1 The Mimic 2021 Paint ★ 4.7 Paint 2020 Alan Pakula: Going for Truth ★ 6.5 Alan Pakula: Going for Truth 2019 The Sound of Silence ★ 5.8 The Sound of Silence 2019 Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles ★ 6.5 Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles 2019 Olympia ★ 8.0 Olympia 2018 New Amsterdam ★ 8.3 New Amsterdam 2018 7 Splinters in Time ★ 4.4 7 Splinters in Time 2018 Sunset ★ 7.5 Sunset 2018 Wanderland ★ 5.5 Wanderland 2018 Alex, Inc. ★ 6.3 Alex, Inc. 2018 The Good Fight ★ 7.5 The Good Fight 2017 Finding Dory ★ 7.0 Finding Dory 2016 Starring Austin Pendleton ★ 6.7 Starring Austin Pendleton 2016 Billions ★ 7.8 Billions 2016 Difficult People ★ 6.3 Difficult People 2015 She's Funny That Way ★ 5.9 She's Funny That Way 2015 The Mend ★ 4.8 The Mend 2014 Hairbrained ★ 5.4 Hairbrained 2013 Black Box Black Box 2013 Game Change ★ 6.9 Game Change 2012 Person of Interest ★ 8.1 Person of Interest 2011 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps ★ 6.1 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps 2010 Cupid ★ 5.9 Cupid 2009 5-25-77 ★ 6.0 5-25-77 2008 Life on Mars ★ 6.4 Life on Mars 2008 Theater of War ★ 6.2 Theater of War 2008 Raising Flagg ★ 5.0 Raising Flagg 2006 Dirty Work ★ 3.4 Dirty Work 2006 Edge of Outside ★ 5.8 Edge of Outside 2006 The Notorious Bettie Page ★ 6.3 The Notorious Bettie Page 2006 The Civilization of Maxwell Bright ★ 4.5 The Civilization of Maxwell Bright 2005 Christmas with the Kranks ★ 6.2 Christmas with the Kranks 2004 Piccadilly Jim ★ 6.6 Piccadilly Jim 2004 Strip Search ★ 6.2 Strip Search 2004 Joan of Arcadia ★ 7.3 Joan of Arcadia 2003 Uptown Girls ★ 7.0 Uptown Girls 2003 Finding Nemo ★ 7.8 Finding Nemo 2003 Sick in the Head ★ 10.0 Sick in the Head 2003 Wishcraft ★ 5.0 Wishcraft 2002 Manna from Heaven ★ 10.0 Manna from Heaven 2002 Angela ★ 5.9 Angela 2002 A Beautiful Mind ★ 7.9 A Beautiful Mind 2001 Sounds from a Town I Love ★ 5.6 Sounds from a Town I Love 2001 The Concert for New York City ★ 5.1 The Concert for New York City 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ★ 7.6 Law & Order: Criminal Intent 2001 Queenie in Love ★ 6.3 Queenie in Love 2001 Fast Food Fast Women ★ 6.3 Fast Food Fast Women 2000 The Acting Class ★ 6.0 The Acting Class 2000 Homicide: The Movie ★ 6.9 Homicide: The Movie 2000 Broke Even ★ 4.1 Broke Even 2000 The West Wing ★ 8.3 The West Wing 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ★ 7.9 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 The 4th Floor ★ 5.7 The 4th Floor 1999 Men of Means ★ 7.0 Men of Means 1999 Joe the King ★ 6.0 Joe the King 1999 Sue ★ 6.8 Sue 1998 Amistad ★ 7.0 Amistad 1997 Liberty! ★ 7.8 Liberty! 1997 River Made to Drown In ★ 5.1 River Made to Drown In 1997 Oz ★ 8.1 Oz 1997 Trial and Error ★ 5.5 Trial and Error 1997 Fired Up ★ 7.8 Fired Up 1997 The Practice ★ 7.7 The Practice 1997 The Fumbleheads ★ 5.5 The Fumbleheads 1997 The Mirror Has Two Faces ★ 6.7 The Mirror Has Two Faces 1996 The Associate ★ 6.3 The Associate 1996 2 Days in the Valley ★ 6.2 2 Days in the Valley 1996 The Proprietor ★ 7.0 The Proprietor 1996 Sgt. Bilko ★ 5.9 Sgt. Bilko 1996 Two Much ★ 5.4 Two Much 1995 Home for the Holidays ★ 6.2 Home for the Holidays 1995 New York News ★ 7.0 New York News 1995 The Fifteen Minute Hamlet ★ 7.2 The Fifteen Minute Hamlet 1995 Don't Drink the Water ★ 5.6 Don't Drink the Water 1994