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Austin Pendleton

Austin Pendleton

Acting1940Warren, Ohio, USA

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.

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Acting History

2025
Magic Hour
as Joseph
2021
Our Father
as Jerry
The Mimic
as The Driver
The Good Fight
TVas Dr. Goat1 eps
2020
Paint
as Professor Jacob Winston
New Amsterdam
TVas Eli Pembroke1 eps
2019
The Sound of Silence
as Robert Feinway
2018
Olympia
as Himself
2016
Finding Dory
as Gurgle (voice)
2015
She's Funny That Way
as Judge Pendergast
Difficult People
TVas Director
2014
The Mend
as Earl
2013
Black Box
as William Peters
Hairbrained
as Dapper Man
2012
Game Change
as Senator Joe Lieberman
2011
Person of Interest
TVas Pilcher1 eps
2009
Life on Mars
TVas Dr. Goldman1 eps
Cupid
TVas Dr. Boyd
2008
5-25-77
as Herb Lightman
2006
Raising Flagg
as Gus Falk
Dirty Work
as Julian
2005
Joan of Arcadia
TVas Dietrich Steinholz1 eps
2004
Christmas with the Kranks
as Umbrella Santa / Marty
Piccadilly Jim
as Peter Pett
Strip Search
as James Perley
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TVas John Manotti1 eps
2003
Uptown Girls
as Mr. McConkey
Finding Nemo
as Gurgle (voice)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Horace Gorman1 eps
2002
Wishcraft
as Mr. Turner
Manna from Heaven
as Two-Digit Doyle
Touched by an Angel
TVas Mr. Piltdown1 eps
2001
The Concert for New York City
as Austin Pendleton film buff
A Beautiful Mind
as Thomas King
2000
Homicide: The Movie
as George Griscom
The West Wing
TVas Barry Haskell1 eps
1999
The 4th Floor
as Albert Collins
Joe the King
as Winston
Men of Means
as Jerry Trask
1998
Sue
as Bob
Homicide: Life on the Street
TVas Dr. George Griscom11 eps
Oz
TVas William Giles11 eps
1997
Trial and Error
as Judge Paul Z. Graff
The Fumbleheads
as Eugene Cleft
Amistad
as Professor Gibbs
Liberty!
TVas Benjamin Rush6 eps
Frasier
TVas Dr. Dorfman1 eps
Fired Up
TVas Bobby H.
The Practice
TVas Sam Feldberg1 eps
1996
2 Days in the Valley
as Ralph Crupi
Sgt. Bilko
as MAJ Ebersole
The Associate
as Aesop Franklin
The Proprietor
as Willy Kunst
1995
Home for the Holidays
as Peter Arnold
Two Much
as Dr. Huffeyer
Tales from the Crypt
TVas Orloff1 eps
1994
Greedy
as Hotel Clerk
The World of Jim Henson
as Max (archive footage)
1993
Rain Without Thunder
as Catholic Priest
Mr. Nanny
as Alex Mason, Sr.
My Boyfriend's Back
as Dr. Bronson
1992
My Cousin Vinny
as John Gibbons
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
as Moustached Passenger
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Barney Gunderson1 eps
1991
True Identity
as Director of Othello
1990
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
as Mr. Gadbury
21 Jump Street
TVas Mr. Trysla1 eps
1989
The Cosby Show
TVas Mr. Kensington1 eps
1987
Hello Again
as Junior Lacey
Leg Work
TVas Harold Rodman
1986
Off Beat
as Gun Shop Salesman
Short Circuit
as Howard Marner
The Equalizer
TVas Jonah3 eps
Miami Vice
TVas Max Rogo1 eps
1985
My Man Adam
as Mr. Greenhut
1983
Alice in Wonderland
as White Rabbit
St. Elsewhere
TVas Mr. Entertainment2 eps
Great Performances
TVas Bennie / White Rabbit1 eps
Masquerade
TVas Actor
1981
Tony Awards
TVas Self - Nominee1 eps
1980
First Family
as Dr. Alexander Grade
Simon
as Dr. Carl Becker
1976
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
as Fancy Car Man (uncredited)
Diary of the Dead
as Dr. Klein
1974
The Front Page
as Earl Williams
1972
What's Up, Doc?
as Frederick Larrabee
The Dick Cavett Show
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
1970
Catch-22
as Lt. Col. Moodus
1968
Skidoo
as Fred the Professor
Petulia
as Intern (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/27/1940(85 years old)
Place of Birth
Warren, Ohio, USA
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