Former Olympic wrestler turned actor, Nathaniel Greene 'Nat' Pendleton. Nat's parents were Nathaniel Greene Pendleton (09 Dec 1861 - 13 May 1914) and Adelaide Elizabeth "Bessie" Johnson Pendleton (16 Jul 1873 - 22 May 1960). Two-time Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) champion (1914-1915) in the 175-lb class at Columbia University, graduated Class of 1916. 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 Juanita was born in Brooklyn, New York, October 6, 1897. He was usually cast as a circus strongman, brutish thug, dump 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. His location plot is Corridor A NW, #9 on the inside of the door frame on the left side. Inducted into the Columbia University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006 (inaugural class).
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Movie | Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Bill Raymond (archive footage) | 1991-01-01 |
Movie | The World of Abbott and Costello | Sergeant Michael Collins in Buck Privates (archive footage) | 1965-04-01 |
Movie | The Big Parade of Comedy | William T. Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage) | 1964-09-02 |
Movie | Scared to Death | Bill 'Bull' Raymond | 1947-02-01 |
Movie | Buck Privates Come Home | Sgt. Michael Collins | 1947-04-04 |
Movie | Death Valley | Jim Ward | 1946-08-15 |
Movie | Swing Fever | 'Killer' Kennedy | 1943-11-01 |
Movie | Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Joe Weyman | 1943-05-08 |
Movie | The Mad Doctor of Market Street | Red Hogan | 1942-02-27 |
Movie | Jail House Blues | Sonny McGann | 1942-02-01 |
Movie | Calling Dr. Gillespie | Joe Weyman | 1942-08-01 |
Movie | Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant | Joe Weyman | 1942-11-01 |
Movie | Buck Privates | Sgt. Michael Collins | 1941-01-31 |
Movie | Top Sergeant Mulligan | Top Sgt. Herman Mulligan | 1941-10-16 |
Movie | Flight Command | C.P.O. 'Spike' Knowles | 1940-12-27 |
Movie | The Ghost Comes Home | Roscoe | 1940-03-08 |
Movie | Northwest Passage | 'Cap' Huff | 1940-02-23 |
Movie | Phantom Raiders | 'Gunboat' Jacklin | 1940-06-07 |
Movie | Dr. Kildare's Strange Case | Joe Wayman, Ambulance Driver | 1940-04-12 |
Movie | New Moon | Bondsman | 1940-06-28 |
Movie | Dr. Kildare Goes Home | Joe Wayman | 1940-09-06 |
Movie | Dr. Kildare's Crisis | Joe Wayman | 1940-11-29 |
Movie | The Golden Fleecing | 'Fatso' Werner | 1940-08-16 |
Movie | It's a Wonderful World | Sergeant Fred Koretz | 1939-05-19 |
Movie | Calling Dr. Kildare | Joe Wayman | 1939-04-28 |
Movie | Burn 'Em Up O'Connor | Buddy Buttle | 1939-01-13 |
Movie | 6,000 Enemies | Socks Martin | 1939-06-09 |
Movie | Another Thin Man | John Guild | 1939-11-17 |
Movie | On Borrowed Time | Mr. Grimes | 1939-07-07 |
Movie | The Secret of Dr. Kildare | Joe Wayman | 1939-11-24 |
Movie | At the Circus | Goliath | 1939-10-20 |
Movie | Arsène Lupin Returns | Joe Doyle | 1938-02-25 |
Movie | Swing Your Lady | Joe Skopapolous | 1938-01-08 |
Movie | Fast Company | Paul Terison | 1938-07-05 |
Movie | The Crowd Roars | 'Pug' Walsh | 1938-08-06 |
Movie | Breakdowns of 1938 | Joe (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1938-12-31 |
Movie | The Shopworn Angel | 'Dice' | 1938-07-15 |
Movie | Young Dr. Kildare | Joe Wayman | 1938-10-14 |
Movie | Song of the City | Benvenuto Romandi | 1937-04-02 |
Movie | Under Cover of Night | Police Sgt. Lucks | 1937-01-08 |
Movie | Gangway | Smiles Hogan | 1937-08-19 |
Movie | Life Begins in College | George Black | 1937-10-01 |
Movie | The Great Ziegfeld | Sandow | 1936-04-08 |
Movie | The Garden Murder Case | Sergeant Ernest Heath | 1936-02-21 |
Movie | Trapped by Television | Rocky O'Neil | 1936-06-15 |
Movie | Sworn Enemy | 'Steamer' Krupp | 1936-09-11 |
Movie | Sing Me a Love Song | Rocky | 1936-12-25 |
Movie | Two in a Crowd | Flynn | 1936-10-03 |
Movie | Baby Face Harrington | Rocky Bannister | 1935-04-12 |
Movie | Reckless | Blossom | 1935-04-19 |
Movie | Times Square Lady | Mack | 1935-03-08 |
Movie | It's in the Air | Henry Potke | 1935-10-10 |
Movie | Here Comes the Band | 'Piccolo Pete' | 1935-08-30 |
Movie | Murder in the Fleet | 'Spud' Burke | 1935-05-24 |
Movie | Calm Yourself | Knuckles Benedict | 1935-06-28 |
Movie | Manhattan Melodrama | Spud | 1934-05-04 |
Movie | Sing and Like it | T. Fenny Sylvester | 1934-04-20 |
Movie | Fugitive Lovers | Legs Caffey | 1934-01-05 |
Movie | The Defense Rests | Rocky | 1934-07-15 |
Movie | Lazy River | Alfred 'Tiny' Smith | 1934-03-16 |
Movie | The Thin Man | Inspector John Guild | 1934-05-25 |
Movie | The Gay Bride | William T. 'Shoots' Magiz | 1934-12-14 |
Movie | Straight Is the Way | Skippy | 1934-08-10 |
Movie | Death on the Diamond | John 'Truck' Hogan | 1934-09-14 |
Movie | The Cat's-Paw | Strozzi | 1934-08-07 |
Movie | The Girl from Missouri | Life Guard | 1934-08-03 |
Movie | The Nuisance | Aloysius P. McCarthy (uncredited) | 1933-06-03 |
Movie | Child of Manhattan | Spyrene - Dance Hall Bouncer | 1933-02-11 |
Movie | Parachute Jumper | Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) | 1933-01-28 |
Movie | Baby Face | Stolvich - Laborer (uncredited) | 1933-07-13 |
Movie | Whistling in the Dark | Joe Salvatore | 1933-01-21 |
Movie | Goldie Gets Along | Motorcycle Officer Cassidy | 1933-01-27 |
Movie | Penthouse | Tony Gazotti | 1933-09-08 |
Movie | The Chief | Big Mike | 1933-11-03 |
Movie | College Coach | Petrowski | 1933-11-04 |
Movie | Lady for a Day | Shakespeare | 1933-09-13 |
Movie | I'm No Angel | Harry (uncredited) | 1933-10-06 |
Movie | The Big Timer | Kid Melrose (uncredited) | 1932-03-10 |
Movie | Hell-Fire Austin | Bouncer | 1932-03-02 |
Movie | The Beast of the City | Abe Gorman (uncredited) | 1932-02-13 |
Movie | Attorney for the Defense | Mugg Malone | 1932-05-21 |
Movie | A Fool's Advice | Kelly - Naughty Boy | 1932-02-20 |
Movie | Flesh | Wrestler (uncredited) | 1932-12-08 |
Movie | The Tenderfoot | Joe (uncredited) | 1932-05-23 |
Movie | The Sign of the Cross | Strabo | 1932-11-30 |
Movie | The Night Club Lady | Mike McDougal | 1932-08-27 |
Movie | Exposure | Maniac Killer | 1932-08-20 |
Movie | Blonde Crazy | Hank aka Pete | 1931-09-16 |
Movie | The Star Witness | Big Jack | 1931-08-22 |
Movie | The Ruling Voice | Board Member (uncredited) | 1931-09-10 |
Movie | The Spirit of Notre Dame | Assistant Coach | 1931-10-13 |
Movie | The Secret Witness | Gunner - Bodyguard | 1931-12-12 |
Movie | Taxi! | Bull Martin (uncredited) | 1931-12-29 |
Movie | Manhattan Parade | Lady Godiva's Husband | 1931-12-24 |
Movie | The Big Pond | Pat O'Day | 1930-05-03 |
Movie | Crazy House | Chef (uncredited) | 1930-11-01 |
Movie | The Last of the Duanes | Bossamer | 1930-08-31 |
Movie | The Laughing Lady | James Dugan | 1929-12-28 |
Movie | Let's Get Married | Jimmy | 1926-03-01 |
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