Nat Pendleton

Nat Pendleton

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Complicated Women ★ 6.9 Complicated Women 2003 Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld ★ 8.5 Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld 1994 Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook ★ 9.5 Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook 1991 The World of Abbott and Costello ★ 6.8 The World of Abbott and Costello 1965 The Big Parade of Comedy ★ 7.2 The Big Parade of Comedy 1964 The George Gobel Show ★ 7.8 The George Gobel Show 1954 Buck Privates Come Home ★ 6.4 Buck Privates Come Home 1947 Scared to Death ★ 4.3 Scared to Death 1947 Death Valley ★ 5.7 Death Valley 1946 Swing Fever ★ 6.0 Swing Fever 1943 Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case ★ 6.0 Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case 1943 Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant ★ 6.5 Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant 1942 Calling Dr. Gillespie ★ 7.0 Calling Dr. Gillespie 1942 Jail House Blues ★ 9.0 Jail House Blues 1942 The Mad Doctor of Market Street ★ 5.5 The Mad Doctor of Market Street 1942 Top Sergeant Mulligan ★ 6.5 Top Sergeant Mulligan 1941 Buck Privates ★ 6.7 Buck Privates 1941 Flight Command ★ 5.9 Flight Command 1940 Dr. Kildare's Crisis ★ 6.7 Dr. Kildare's Crisis 1940 Dr. Kildare Goes Home ★ 6.8 Dr. Kildare Goes Home 1940 The Golden Fleecing ★ 5.9 The Golden Fleecing 1940 New Moon ★ 6.9 New Moon 1940 Phantom Raiders ★ 6.1 Phantom Raiders 1940 Dr. Kildare's Strange Case ★ 4.8 Dr. Kildare's Strange Case 1940 The Ghost Comes Home ★ 5.7 The Ghost Comes Home 1940 Northwest Passage ★ 6.6 Northwest Passage 1940 The Secret of Dr. Kildare ★ 6.1 The Secret of Dr. Kildare 1939 Another Thin Man ★ 7.1 Another Thin Man 1939 At the Circus ★ 6.4 At the Circus 1939 On Borrowed Time ★ 7.6 On Borrowed Time 1939 6,000 Enemies ★ 6.1 6,000 Enemies 1939 It's a Wonderful World ★ 6.5 It's a Wonderful World 1939 Calling Dr. Kildare ★ 6.6 Calling Dr. Kildare 1939 Burn 'Em Up O'Connor ★ 6.3 Burn 'Em Up O'Connor 1939 Breakdowns of 1938 ★ 5.8 Breakdowns of 1938 1938 Young Dr. Kildare ★ 6.7 Young Dr. Kildare 1938 The Crowd Roars ★ 7.0 The Crowd Roars 1938 The Chaser ★ 8.0 The Chaser 1938 The Shopworn Angel ★ 6.8 The Shopworn Angel 1938 Fast Company ★ 5.4 Fast Company 1938 Arsène Lupin Returns ★ 6.3 Arsène Lupin Returns 1938 Swing Your Lady ★ 4.6 Swing Your Lady 1938 Life Begins in College ★ 8.0 Life Begins in College 1937 Gangway ★ 7.0 Gangway 1937 Song of the City ★ 8.0 Song of the City 1937 Under Cover of Night ★ 6.0 Under Cover of Night 1937 Sing Me a Love Song ★ 9.0 Sing Me a Love Song 1936 Two in a Crowd ★ 8.0 Two in a Crowd 1936 The Luckiest Girl in the World ★ 7.3 The Luckiest Girl in the World 1936 Sworn Enemy ★ 5.8 Sworn Enemy 1936 Trapped by Television ★ 6.9 Trapped by Television 1936 The Great Ziegfeld ★ 6.3 The Great Ziegfeld 1936 The Garden Murder Case ★ 5.7 The Garden Murder Case 1936 It's in the Air ★ 6.3 It's in the Air 1935 Here Comes the Band ★ 7.0 Here Comes the Band 1935 Calm Yourself ★ 6.0 Calm Yourself 1935 Murder in the Fleet ★ 6.6 Murder in the Fleet 1935 Reckless ★ 5.1 Reckless 1935 Baby Face Harrington ★ 5.3 Baby Face Harrington 1935 Times Square Lady ★ 7.0 Times Square Lady 1935 The Gay Bride ★ 6.0 The Gay Bride 1934 Death on the Diamond ★ 7.4 Death on the Diamond 1934 Straight Is the Way ★ 6.3 Straight Is the Way 1934 The Cat's-Paw ★ 6.4 The Cat's-Paw 1934 The Girl from Missouri ★ 7.4 The Girl from Missouri 1934 The Defense Rests ★ 7.1 The Defense Rests 1934 The Thin Man ★ 7.5 The Thin Man 1934 Manhattan Melodrama ★ 7.1 Manhattan Melodrama 1934 Sing and Like It ★ 5.0 Sing and Like It 1934 Lazy River ★ 7.0 Lazy River 1934 Fugitive Lovers ★ 6.2 Fugitive Lovers 1934 College Coach ★ 4.6 College Coach 1933 The Chief ★ 5.5 The Chief 1933 I'm No Angel ★ 6.4 I'm No Angel 1933 Lady for a Day ★ 7.1 Lady for a Day 1933 Penthouse ★ 6.9 Penthouse 1933 Baby Face ★ 7.2 Baby Face 1933 The Nuisance ★ 6.0 The Nuisance 1933 Child of Manhattan ★ 7.2 Child of Manhattan 1933 Parachute Jumper ★ 5.8 Parachute Jumper 1933