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Austin Pendleton

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.


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Born:
Mar 27, 1940 In Warren, Ohio, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
120
First Appeared:
In the series The Dick Cavett Show 1968-06-06
Latest Project:
Movie The Pitchfork Retreat 2025
Known For
Poster of Essentials
Poster of Finding Dory
Poster of Finding Nemo
Poster of Catch-22
Filmography
Movie The Pitchfork Retreat Dr. Nacht 2025
Movie The Reunion 2022-01-28
Movie Essentials Max 2022-07-30
Movie The Mimic The Driver 2021-02-05
Movie Our Father Jerry 2021-03-17
Movie Paint Professor Jacob Winston 2020-12-15
Movie Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles Himself 2019-08-23
Movie Alan Pakula: Going for Truth Self 2019-10-12
Movie The Sound of Silence Robert Feinway 2019-09-13
Series Alex, Inc. Wesley Harman 2018-03-28
Movie 7 Splinters in Time Fyodor Wax 2018-07-13
Series New Amsterdam Eli Pembroke 2018-09-25
Movie Olympia Himself 2018-11-11
Series The Good Fight Dr. Goat 2017-02-19
Movie Finding Dory Gurgle (voice) 2016-06-16
Series Billions Unknown 2016-01-17
Movie Starring Austin Pendleton Self 2016-04-01
Movie She's Funny That Way Judge Pendergast 2015-04-22
Movie The Mend Earl 2014-03-09
Movie Black Box William Peters 2013-09-27
Movie Hairbrained Dapper Man 2013-11-25
Movie Game Change Senator Joe Lieberman 2012-02-28
Series Person of Interest Pilcher 2011-09-22
Series Cupid Unknown 2009-03-24
Movie Theater of War Self 2008-04-28
Series Life on Mars Dr. Goldman 2008-10-09
Movie 5-25-77 Herb Lightman 2008-10-17
Movie Edge of Outside Self 2006-06-11
Movie Dirty Work Julian 2006-09-12
Movie Raising Flagg Gus Falk 2006-11-10
Movie The Civilization of Maxwell Bright Jaurice 2005-06-06
Movie The Notorious Bettie Page Teacher 2005-09-14
Movie Strip Search James Perley 2004-04-27
Movie Christmas with the Kranks Umbrella Santa / Marty 2004-11-24
Movie Piccadilly Jim Peter Pett 2004-11-01
Movie Finding Nemo Gurgle (voice) 2003-05-30
Series Joan of Arcadia Unknown 2003-09-26
Movie Uptown Girls Mr. McConkey 2003-08-15
Movie Angela 2002-06-07
Movie Manna from Heaven Two-Digit Doyle 2002-09-14
Movie Wishcraft Mr. Turner 2002-09-25
Movie Queenie in Love Alvin 2001-09-12
Series Law & Order: Criminal Intent John Manotti 2001-09-30
Movie Sounds from a Town I Love film buff 2001-10-20
Movie A Beautiful Mind Thomas King 2001-12-14
Movie Broke Even Archie 2000-01-01
Movie Homicide: The Movie George Griscom 2000-02-13
Movie The Acting Class Bobby Austin 2000-04-29
Movie Fast Food Fast Women George 2000-05-15
Movie Joe the King Winston 1999-01-22
Movie Men of Means Jerry Trask 1999-05-25
Series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Horace Gorman 1999-09-20
Series The West Wing Barry Haskell 1999-09-22
Movie The 4th Floor Albert Collins 1999-07-31
Movie Sue Bob 1998-09-10
Series Fired Up Bobby H. 1997-04-10
Series The Practice Sam Feldberg 1997-03-04
Movie The Fumbleheads Eugene Cleft 1997-01-01
Movie Trial and Error Judge Paul Z. Graff 1997-05-30
Series Oz William Giles 1997-07-12
Movie Amistad Professor Gibbs 1997-12-10
Series Liberty! Benjamin Rush 1997-11-23
Movie River Made to Drown In Billy 1997-10-01
Movie Sgt. Bilko MAJ Ebersole 1996-03-29
Movie 2 Days in the Valley Ralph Crupi 1996-09-11
Movie The Proprietor Willy Kunst 1996-09-09
Movie The Mirror Has Two Faces Barry 1996-11-15
Movie The Associate Aesop Franklin 1996-10-25
Movie The Fifteen Minute Hamlet Hamlet 1995-01-01
Series New York News Unknown 1995-09-28
Movie Home for the Holidays Peter Arnold 1995-11-02
Movie Two Much Dr. Huffeyer 1995-12-01
Movie Greedy Hotel Clerk 1994-03-04
Movie Guarding Tess Earl 1994-03-11
Series Touched by an Angel Mr. Piltdown 1994-09-21
Movie Don't Drink the Water Chef Oscar 1994-12-18
Movie The World of Jim Henson Max (archive footage) 1994-11-23
Movie Rain Without Thunder Catholic Priest 1993-02-05
Movie Mr. Nanny Alex Mason, Sr. 1993-04-02
Series Homicide: Life on the Street Dr. George Griscom 1993-01-31
Series Frasier Dr. Dorfman 1993-09-16
Movie Searching for Bobby Fischer Asa Hoffman 1993-08-13
Movie My Boyfriend's Back Dr. Bronson 1993-08-06
Movie My Cousin Vinny John Gibbons 1992-03-13
Movie Four Eyes and Six-Guns 1992-12-07
Movie The Ballad of the Sad Cafe Lawyer Taylor 1991-03-28
Series American Dreamer Unknown 1990-09-20
Movie Mr. & Mrs. Bridge Mr. Gadbury 1990-11-23
Series Tales from the Crypt Orloff 1989-06-10
Series 21 Jump Street Mr. Trysla 1987-04-12
Movie Hello Again Junior Lacey 1987-11-06
Movie Short Circuit Howard Marner 1986-05-09
Movie Off Beat Gun Shop Salesman 1986-04-10
Series The Equalizer Jonah 1985-09-18
Movie My Man Adam Mr. Greenhut 1985-10-25
Movie Talk to Me Richard Patterson 1984-01-10
Series Miami Vice Max Rogo 1984-09-16
Series The Cosby Show Mr. Kensington 1984-09-20
Series Murder, She Wrote Barney Gunderson 1984-09-30
Movie Alice in Wonderland White Rabbit 1983-10-03
Series St. Elsewhere Unknown 1982-10-26
Movie First Family Dr. Alexander Grade 1980-12-25
Movie Simon Dr. Carl Becker 1980-02-01
Movie The Muppet Movie Max 1979-06-22
Movie Starting Over Paul 1979-10-05
Movie The Great Smokey Roadblock Guido 1978-06-21
Movie The Great Texas Dynamite Chase Fancy Car Man (uncredited) 1976-07-01
Movie Diary of the Dead Dr. Klein 1976-01-01
Movie June Moon Bennie 1974-01-30
Series Good Times Unknown 1974-02-08
Movie The Front Page Earl Williams 1974-11-01
Movie The Thief Who Came to Dinner Zukovsky 1973-03-01
Movie What's Up, Doc? Frederick Larrabee 1972-03-09
Movie Every Little Crook and Nanny Luther 1972-06-14
Series Great Performances White Rabbit 1971-01-28
Movie Catch-22 Lt. Col. Moodus 1970-06-24
Series Love, American Style Unknown 1969-09-29
Series The Dick Cavett Show Self - Guest 1968-06-06
Movie Petulia Intern (uncredited) 1968-06-10
Movie Skidoo Fred the Professor 1968-12-19