| Birth: | Aug. 9, 1895
Davenport
Scott County
Iowa | | Death: | Oct. 12, 1967 | 
Actor, Olympic Athlete. An Olympic wrestler, he won a silver medal in wrestling at the 1920 Olympics in Belgium and was a two-time Eastern Intercollegiate Wresting Association champion (1914 to 1915) while at Columbia University. After his Olympic career he turned to professional wrestling, which eventually led him to Hollywood. His physical prowess led to him being cast as the strongman "Sandow" in "The Great Ziegfeld" with William Powell, with whom he would work again in several of the "Thin Man" movies as Detective John Guild. He also wrote a movie for himself, 1933's "Deception," in which he played a wrestler. (bio by: Jennifer M.)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Search Amazon for Nat Pendleton | | | Burial:
Cypress View Mausoleum and Crematory
San Diego
San Diego County
California, USA
Plot: Corridor A NW, #9 he's on the inside of the door frame on the left side |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Oct 11, 1998
Find A Grave Memorial# 3662 |
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