Nat Pendleton
Acting
Born August 7, 1895 · 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 Alfonz…
Known For · 40 titles
Baby Face
The George Gobel Show
I'm No Angel
It's a Wonderful World
The Thin Man
Death Valley
Buck Privates
Horse Feathers
Swing Fever
Crazy House
The Sign of the Cross
Another Thin Man
The Great Ziegfeld
The Gay Bride
Manhattan Melodrama
The Big Pond
The Shopworn Angel
The Big Parade of Comedy
Times Square Lady
Fugitive Lovers
The Garden Murder Case
Northwest Passage
Lady for a Day
Buck Privates Come Home
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Parachute Jumper
Two in a Crowd
The Beast of the City
On Borrowed Time
Reckless
At the Circus
Sing Me a Love Song
Complicated Women
Taxi!
Murder in the Fleet
Arsène Lupin Returns
Jail House Blues
Here Comes the Band
Breakdowns of 1938