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Austin Pendleton

Born: 1940

Biography

Austin Campbell Pendleton (born March 27, 1940) is an American actor, playwright, theatre director, and instructor. Pendleton is known as a prolific character actor on the stage and screen, whose six-decade career has included roles in films including Catch-22 (1970); What's Up, Doc? (1972); The Front Page (1974); The Muppet Movie (1979), Short Circuit (1986); Mr. and Mrs. Bridge (1990); My Cousin Vinny (1992); Amistad (1997); A Beautiful Mind (2001), which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture nomination; and Finding Nemo (2003). Pendleton received a Tony Award nomination for Best Direction of a Play for the Broadway revival of The Little Foxes in 1981. He has received two Drama Desk Award nominations and the recipient of a Special Drama Desk Award in 2007. He also received a Obie Award for Best Director for the 2011 off-Broadway revival of Three Sisters. Recent Broadway credits include Choir Boy in 2016 and The Minutes in 2022. Description above from the Wikipedia article Austin Pendleton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Warren, Ohio, USA

Resources

Movies

Finding Nemo

Gurgle (voice) in Finding Nemo

A Beautiful Mind

Thomas King in A Beautiful Mind

The Front Page

Earl Williams in The Front Page

Short Circuit

Howard Marner in Short Circuit

River Made to Drown In

Billy in River Made to Drown In

My Cousin Vinny

John Gibbons in My Cousin Vinny

Don't Drink the Water

Chef Oscar in Don't Drink the Water

The Muppet Movie

Max in The Muppet Movie

The Associate

Aesop Franklin in The Associate

Guarding Tess

Earl in Guarding Tess

Homicide: The Movie

George Griscom in Homicide: The Movie

What's Up, Doc?

Frederick Larrabee in What's Up, Doc?

Wishcraft

Mr. Turner in Wishcraft

Skidoo

Fred the Professor in Skidoo

2 Days in the Valley

Ralph Crupi in 2 Days in the Valley

Essentials

Max in Essentials

Christmas with the Kranks

Umbrella Santa / Marty in Christmas with the Kranks

Hello Again

Junior Lacey in Hello Again

The Great Smokey Roadblock

Guido in The Great Smokey Roadblock

Uptown Girls

Mr. McConkey in Uptown Girls

Two Much

Dr. Huffeyer in Two Much

Raising Flagg

Gus Falk in Raising Flagg

Trial and Error

Judge Paul Z. Graff in Trial and Error

The 4th Floor

Albert Collins in The 4th Floor

Mr. Nanny

Alex Mason, Sr. in Mr. Nanny

Off Beat

Gun Shop Salesman in Off Beat

Joe the King

Winston in Joe the King

Starting Over

Paul in Starting Over

The Thief Who Came to Dinner

Zukovsky in The Thief Who Came to Dinner

The Reunion

in The Reunion

Angela

in Angela

Every Little Crook and Nanny

Luther in Every Little Crook and Nanny

The Proprietor

Willy Kunst in The Proprietor

First Family

Dr. Alexander Grade in First Family

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

Mr. Gadbury in Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

5-25-77

Herb Lightman in 5-25-77

Men of Means

Jerry Trask in Men of Means

Black Box

William Peters in Black Box

Hairbrained

Dapper Man in Hairbrained

The Mend

Earl in The Mend

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

Lawyer Taylor in The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

Dirty Work

Julian in Dirty Work

The Pitchfork Retreat

Dr. Nacht in The Pitchfork Retreat

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

in Four Eyes and Six-Guns

Alice in Wonderland

White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland

Edge of Outside

Self in Edge of Outside

Simon

Dr. Carl Becker in Simon

The Civilization of Maxwell Bright

Jaurice in The Civilization of Maxwell Bright

Rain Without Thunder

Catholic Priest in Rain Without Thunder

Theater of War

Self in Theater of War

Sgt. Bilko

MAJ Ebersole in Sgt. Bilko

Manna from Heaven

Two-Digit Doyle in Manna from Heaven

She's Funny That Way

Judge Pendergast in She's Funny That Way

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

Fancy Car Man (uncredited) in The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

Finding Dory

Gurgle (voice) in Finding Dory

Catch-22

Lt. Col. Moodus in Catch-22

Greedy

Hotel Clerk in Greedy

The Fumbleheads

Eugene Cleft in The Fumbleheads

The Fifteen Minute Hamlet

Hamlet in The Fifteen Minute Hamlet

Piccadilly Jim

Peter Pett in Piccadilly Jim

Queenie in Love

Alvin in Queenie in Love

My Man Adam

Mr. Greenhut in My Man Adam

The Mirror Has Two Faces

Barry in The Mirror Has Two Faces

The Notorious Bettie Page

Teacher in The Notorious Bettie Page

Starring Austin Pendleton

Self in Starring Austin Pendleton

Petulia

Intern (uncredited) in Petulia

7 Splinters in Time

Fyodor Wax in 7 Splinters in Time

Olympia

Himself in Olympia

The Sound of Silence

Robert Feinway in The Sound of Silence

Talk to Me

Richard Patterson in Talk to Me

Fast Food Fast Women

George in Fast Food Fast Women

Amistad

Professor Gibbs in Amistad

Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles

Himself in Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles

Diary of the Dead

Dr. Klein in Diary of the Dead

The World of Jim Henson

Max (archive footage) in The World of Jim Henson

My Boyfriend's Back

Dr. Bronson in My Boyfriend's Back

Game Change

Senator Joe Lieberman in Game Change

June Moon

Bennie in June Moon

Home for the Holidays

Peter Arnold in Home for the Holidays

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

Self in Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

Paint

Professor Jacob Winston in Paint

Strip Search

James Perley in Strip Search

Sue

Bob in Sue

Our Father

Jerry in Our Father

The Mimic

The Driver in The Mimic

Sounds from a Town I Love

film buff in Sounds from a Town I Love

Broke Even

Archie in Broke Even

The Acting Class

Bobby Austin in The Acting Class

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Asa Hoffman in Searching for Bobby Fischer

TV Shows