Nat Pendleton
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 - as a wrestler. Upon his death from a heart attack, his remains were interred at Cypress View Mausoleum and Crematory in San Diego, California. Nat Pendleton was inducted into the Columbia University Athletics Hall of Fame inaugural class in 2006.
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Movie pageThe Sign of the Cross
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Movie pageNorthwest Passage
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Movie pageFast Company
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Movie pageBlonde Crazy
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Movie pageYoung Dr. Kildare
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Movie pageThe Spirit of Notre Dame
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Movie pageThe Girl from Missouri
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Movie pageHere Comes the Band
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Movie pageSong of the City
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Movie pageSing and Like it
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Movie pageTrapped by Television
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Movie pageBurn 'Em Up O'Connor
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Movie pageThe World of Abbott and Costello
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Movie pageGangway
as Smiles HoganNewspaper reporter becomes involved with gang of crooks who take her for a tough American gangster.
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Movie pageSworn Enemy
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Movie pageLazy River
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Movie pageAttorney for the Defense
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Movie pageCalm Yourself
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Movie pageUnder Cover of Night
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Movie pageThe Chief
as Big MikeThe dim-witted son of a heroic fire chief tries to follow in his late father's footsteps, only...
Movie pageCrazy House
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Movie pageThe Gay Bride
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Movie pageThe Secret Witness
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Movie pageThe Laughing Lady
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Movie pageLife Begins in College
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Movie pageThe Sea Wolf
as SmokeGeorge, Ruth and Humphrey go for a boat ride with Wolf Larsen.
Movie pageThe Crowd Roars
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Movie pageTimes Square Lady
as MackA young Iowa woman inherits her late estranged father's New York business, but the dead man's...
Movie pageDeception
as Bucky O'NeillModest programmer denotes a young man's rise to fame in wrestling matches he doesn't realize...
Movie pageLet's Get Married
as JimmyCollege football star Billy Dexter is prone to getting into public fights. His father demands he...
Movie pageThe Chaser
as Floppy PhilA sleazy lawyer gains clients by showing up at terrible accidents. His boss, determined to stop...
Movie pageHell-Fire Austin
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Movie pageWhistling in the Dark
as Joe SalvatoreA mystery writer and his sweetheart are held hostage by a fugitive gangster, who hopes to enlist...
Movie pageManhattan Parade
as Lady Godiva's HusbandDirector Lloyd Bacon's 1931 drama takes a different look at the Broadway arena by focusing on...
Movie pageFair Warning
as PurvisThis George O'Brien western is based on a novel by Max Brand, previously filmed as the 1920 Tom...
Movie pageStraight Is the Way
as SkippyJust out of prison, Benny Horowitz tries to go straight. Things are complicated by his former...
Movie pageThe Hoosier Schoolmaster
as Bud MeansA young Indiana schoolteacher finds himself embroiled in local conflicts when he falls in love...
Movie pageJail House Blues
as Sonny McGannA prisoner about to be pardoned puts it off until he can put on one last variety show for his...
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