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Austin Pendleton

Austin Pendleton

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 27, 1940 (85)
Birthplace Warren, Ohio, USA
Popularity 0.9 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Fr ... ont 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.

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Essentials

Essentials

2022

as Max

The Mimic

The Mimic

2021

as The Driver

Our Father

Our Father

2021

as Jerry

Paint

Paint

2020

as Professor Jacob Winston

The Sound of Silence

The Sound of Silence

2019

as Robert Feinway

7 Splinters in Time

7 Splinters in Time

2018

as Fyodor Wax

Finding Dory

Finding Dory

2016

as Gurgle (voice)

She's Funny That Way

She's Funny That Way

2015

as Judge Pendergast

The Mend

The Mend

2014

as Earl

Black Box

Black Box

2013

as William Peters

Hairbrained

Hairbrained

2013

as Dapper Man

Game Change

Game Change

2012

as Senator Joe Lieberman

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

2010

as Dr. Masters

5-25-77

5-25-77

2008

as Herb Lightman

Dirty Work

Dirty Work

2006

as Julian

Raising Flagg

Raising Flagg

2006

as Gus Falk

The Notorious Bettie Page

The Notorious Bettie Page

2005

as Teacher

Strip Search

Strip Search

2004

as James Perley

Christmas with the Kranks

Christmas with the Kranks

2004

as Umbrella Santa / Marty

Piccadilly Jim

Piccadilly Jim

2004

as Peter Pett

Uptown Girls

Uptown Girls

2003

as Mr. McConkey

Finding Nemo

Finding Nemo

2003

as Gurgle (voice)

Wishcraft

Wishcraft

2002

as Mr. Turner

Manna from Heaven

Manna from Heaven

2002

as Two-Digit Doyle

A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind

2001

as Thomas King

Sounds from a Town I Love

Sounds from a Town I Love

2001

as film buff

Broke Even

Broke Even

2000

as Archie

Fast Food Fast Women

Fast Food Fast Women

2000

as George

The Acting Class

The Acting Class

2000

as Bobby Austin

Homicide: The Movie

Homicide: The Movie

2000

as George Griscom

Men of Means

Men of Means

1999

as Jerry Trask

Joe the King

Joe the King

1999

as Winston

The 4th Floor

The 4th Floor

1999

as Albert Collins

Sue

Sue

1998

as Bob

The Fumbleheads

The Fumbleheads

1997

as Eugene Cleft

Trial and Error

Trial and Error

1997

as Judge Paul Z. Graff

River Made to Drown In

River Made to Drown In

1997

as Billy

Amistad

Amistad

1997

as Professor Gibbs

The Associate

The Associate

1996

as Aesop Franklin

The Proprietor

The Proprietor

1996

as Willy Kunst

The Mirror Has Two Faces

The Mirror Has Two Faces

1996

as Barry

Sgt. Bilko

Sgt. Bilko

1996

as MAJ Ebersole

2 Days in the Valley

2 Days in the Valley

1996

as Ralph Crupi

The Fifteen Minute Hamlet

The Fifteen Minute Hamlet

1995

as Hamlet

Two Much

Two Much

1995

as Dr. Huffeyer

Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays

1995

as Peter Arnold

Guarding Tess

Guarding Tess

1994

as Earl

Don't Drink the Water

Don't Drink the Water

1994

as Chef Oscar

Greedy

Greedy

1994

as Hotel Clerk

The World of Jim Henson

The World of Jim Henson

1994

as Max (archive footage)

Mr. Nanny

Mr. Nanny

1993

as Alex Mason, Sr.

My Boyfriend's Back

My Boyfriend's Back

1993

as Dr. Bronson

Rain Without Thunder

Rain Without Thunder

1993

as Catholic Priest

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Searching for Bobby Fischer

1993

as Asa Hoffman

My Cousin Vinny

My Cousin Vinny

1992

as John Gibbons

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

1991

as Lawyer Taylor

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

1990

as Mr. Gadbury

Hello Again

Hello Again

1987

as Junior Lacey

Short Circuit

Short Circuit

1986

as Howard Marner

Off Beat

Off Beat

1986

as Gun Shop Salesman

My Man Adam

My Man Adam

1985

as Mr. Greenhut

Talk to Me

Talk to Me

1984

as Richard Patterson

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1983

as White Rabbit

Simon

Simon

1980

as Dr. Carl Becker

First Family

First Family

1980

as Dr. Alexander Grade

Starting Over

Starting Over

1979

as Paul

The Muppet Movie

The Muppet Movie

1979

as Max

Diary of the Dead

Diary of the Dead

1976

as Dr. Klein

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

1976

as Fancy Car Man (uncredited)

The Front Page

The Front Page

1974

as Earl Williams

June Moon

June Moon

1974

as Bennie

The Thief Who Came to Dinner

The Thief Who Came to Dinner

1973

as Zukovsky

What's Up, Doc?

What's Up, Doc?

1972

as Frederick Larrabee

Catch-22

Catch-22

1970

as Lt. Col. Moodus

Petulia

Petulia

1968

as Intern (uncredited)

Skidoo

Skidoo

1968

as Fred the Professor

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Homicide: Life on the Street

as Dr. George Griscom

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Jan 31, 1993

Liberty!

as Benjamin Rush

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 23, 1997

Oz

as William Giles

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jul 12, 1997

The Equalizer

as Jonah

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 18, 1985

Touched by an Angel

as Mr. Piltdown

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1994

The Cosby Show

as Mr. Kensington

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1984

Tales from the Crypt

as Orloff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1989

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Horace Gorman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Frasier

as Dr. Dorfman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1993

The Practice

as Sam Feldberg

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 04, 1997

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as John Manotti

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

The West Wing

as Barry Haskell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1999

21 Jump Street

as Mr. Trysla

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 12, 1987

Life on Mars

as Dr. Goldman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 09, 2008

The Good Fight

as Dr. Goat

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 19, 2017

Person of Interest

as Pilcher

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2011

Fired Up

as Bobby H.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 10, 1997

Alex, Inc.

as Wesley Harman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 2018

Miami Vice

as Max Rogo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Barney Gunderson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Great Performances

as Bennie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Great Performances

as White Rabbit

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

New Amsterdam

as Eli Pembroke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 2018

Leg Work

as Harold Rodman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1987

St. Elsewhere

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 26, 1982

Billions

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 17, 2016

Good Times

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 08, 1974

American Dreamer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1990

Joan of Arcadia

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 2003

Love, American Style

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1969

Cupid

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 2009

New York News

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1995

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1968

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