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Austin Pendleton

Playwright / Writer / Theatre Director | * 03/27/1940 (84) | Warren, Ohio (United States of America (USA))
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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); Guarding Tess (1994); Amistad (1997); A Beautiful Mind (2001), which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Two carefree pals traveling through Alabama are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brookl ...

My Cousin Vinny

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1992 | 3.7/5 | 2h
Comedy, Crime
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Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Do ...

Finding Nemo

U

2003 | 3.9/5 | 1h 40min
Animation, Kids & Family
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After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton, who hopes to get to Number 5 before th ...

Short Circuit

PG

1986 | 3.3/5 | 1h 38min
Comedy, Kids & Family, Science Fiction
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A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there he meets his future muppet crew while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant! ...

The Muppet Movie

U

1979 | 3.6/5 | 1h 37min
Comedy, Adventure, Music, Kids & Family
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Awards & Nominations for Austin Pendleton

Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play
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Movies with Austin Pendleton as Actor(87)

as Max2023 Essentials
as Herb Lightman2022 5-25-77
2022 The Reunion
as The Driver2021 The Mimic
as Jerry2021 Our Father
as Professor Jacob Winston2020 Paint
as himself2019 Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
as Robert Feinway2019 The Sound of Silence
as himself2019 Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
as himself2018 Olympia
as Fyodor Wax2018 7 Splinters in Time
2016 Starring Austin Pendleton
as Gurgle (voice)2016 Finding Dory
as Judge Pendergast2014 She's Funny That Way
as Earl2014 The Mend
as William Peters2013 Black Box
as Dapper Man2013 Hairbrained
as Senator Joe Lieberman2012 Game Change
as himself2008 Theater of War
as himself2006 Edge of Outside
as Gus Falk2006 Raising Flagg
as Julian2006 Dirty Work
as Teacher2005 The Notorious Bettie Page
as Jaurice2005 The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
as Umbrella Santa / Marty2004 Christmas with the Kranks
as James Perley2004 Strip Search
as Peter Pett2004 Piccadilly Jim
as Mr. McConkey2003 Uptown Girls
as Gurgle (voice)2003 Finding Nemo
as Two-Digit Doyle2002 Manna from Heaven
as Mr. Turner2002 Wishcraft
2002 Angela
as film buff2001 Sounds from a Town I Love
as Alvin2001 Queenie in Love
as Thomas King2001 A Beautiful Mind
as George2000 Fast Food Fast Women
as Archie2000 Broke Even
as George Griscom2000 Homicide: The Movie
as Bobby Austin2000 The Acting Class
as Albert Collins1999 The 4th Floor
as Winston1999 Joe the King
as Jerry Trask1999 Men of Means
as Bob1998 Sue
as Judge Paul Z. Graff1997 Trial and Error
as Billy1997 River Made to Drown In
as Professor Gibbs1997 Amistad
as Eugene Cleft1997 The Fumbleheads
as Maj. Ebersole1996 Sgt. Bilko
as Ralph Crupi1996 2 Days in the Valley
as Barry1996 The Mirror Has Two Faces
as Willy Kunst1996 The Proprietor
as Aesop Franklin1996 The Associate
as Hamlet1995 The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
as Peter Arnold1995 Home for the Holidays
as Dr. Huffeyer1995 Two Much
as Chef Oscar1994 Don't Drink the Water
as Max (archive footage)1994 The World of Jim Henson
as Hotel Clerk1994 Greedy
as Earl Fowler1994 Guarding Tess
as Catholic Priest1993 Rain Without Thunder
as Alex Mason, Sr.1993 Mr. Nanny
as Asa Hoffman1993 Searching for Bobby Fischer
as Dr. Bronson1993 My Boyfriend's Back
1992 Four Eyes and Six-Guns
as John Gibbons1992 My Cousin Vinny
as Lawyer Taylor1991 The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
as Mr. Gadbury1990 Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
as Junior Lacey1987 Hello Again
as Howard Marner1986 Short Circuit
as Gun Shop Salesman1986 Off Beat
as Mr. Greenhut1985 My Man Adam
as Richard Patterson1984 Talk to Me
as White Rabbit1983 Alice in Wonderland
as Dr. Carl Becker1980 Simon
as Dr. Alexander Grade1980 First Family
as Max1979 The Muppet Movie
as Paul1979 Starting Over
as Guido1978 The Great Smokey Roadblock
as Dr. Klein1976 Diary of the Dead
as Bennie1974 June Moon
as Earl Williams1974 The Front Page
as Zukovsky1973 The Thief Who Came to Dinner
as Frederick Larrabee1972 What's Up, Doc?
as Luther1972 Every Little Crook and Nanny
as Lt. Col. Moodus1970 Catch-22
as Fred the Professor1968 Skidoo
as Intern (uncredited)1968 Petulia

TV Shows/Series with Austin Pendleton as Actor(29)

as Eli Pembroke2018 New Amsterdam
as Wesley Harman2018 Alex, Inc.
2016 Billions
as Pilcher2011 Person of Interest
2009 Cupid
as Dr. Goldman2008 Life on Mars
2003 Joan of Arcadia
as John Manotti2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Barry Haskell1999 The West Wing
as Horace Gorman1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1997 The Practice
1997 Fired Up
as Benjamin Rush1997 Liberty!
as William Giles1997 Oz
1995 New York News
as Mr. Piltdown1994 Touched by an Angel
1993 Homicide: Life on the Street
as Dr. Dorfman1993 Frasier
1990 American Dreamer
1989 Tales from the Crypt
as Jonah1985 The Equalizer
1984 The Cosby Show
1984 Miami Vice
1982 St. Elsewhere
1974 Good Times
as Bennie1971 Great Performances
as White Rabbit1971 Great Performances
1969 Love, American Style
as Self - Guest1968 The Dick Cavett Show

Full Name: Austin Pendleton
Born: Wednesday, 03/27 1940 (March) in Warren, Ohio (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 84 years + 29 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Yale University, University School, HB Studio
Employer: New School
Austin Pendleton frequently works together with these people:
Dick Wolf (13x, Crew)
Lee Tergesen (11x, Actor)
Terry Serpico (11x, Actor)
Michael Gaston (10x, Actor)
Lynn Marocola (10x, Actress)
Amos Kollek (10x, Crew)
Lou Martini Jr. (10x, Actor)
John Doman (9x, Actor)
Joe Morton (9x, Actor)
Kevin Conway (9x, Actor)
Ned Eisenberg (9x, Actor)
Tom Fontana (9x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:9163, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024