Person Details

Birthday: 1908-09-16 07:32:41

Death: 1984-10-03 07:32:41

Aliases: Jack Carson , Steve Pendelton , Gaylord 'Steve' Pendleton , Gaylord Pendleton , Jack Pendleton

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Harlem, New York City, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 63

TV Involvements: 4


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Steve Pendleton (September 16, 1908 – October 3, 1984) was an American film and television actor, often cast in the role of law-enforcement officers. Pendleton was cast in eight episodes in different roles from 1952 to 1957 on The Roy Rogers Show. In 1955, he played the role of Baumer in "Gold of Haunted Mountain" of the CBS drama, Brave Eagle. In another 1955 appearance, he was cast as Captain Kenneth McNabb in "The Fight for Texas" of the syndicated western series, Buffalo Bill, Jr. In 1956, he was cast as Bill Mathison in the episode "The Long Weekend" of the then CBS military drama, Navy Log. In 1957, he appeared on two episodes of William Bendix's NBC situation comedy, The Life of Riley. In 1958, he played Marshal Purvis in "Star Witness" of another syndicated western series, Casey Jones, with Alan Hale, Jr., in the title role. In 1959 he portrayed Sheriff Anderson in "The Louisiana Dude" of the CBS western series Yancy Derringer. Pendleton was cast in two roles in a total of twelve episodes broadcast between 1956 and 1961 of the ABC/Desilu western television series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, with Hugh O'Brian in the title role of deputy marshal Wyatt Earp. He played a United States Army mayor, Benteen, in five segments, including "Dull Knife Strikes for Freedom" (May 7, 1957). In this segment, the actor Ian MacDonald is cast as Dull Knife, a Cheyenne chief, who leads his tribe from its reservation in Oklahoma Territory to their homeland in Montana, which they claim the U.S. government had promised them. Benteen has orders to prevent the Indians from passing through. Pendleton also appeared in seven other series episodes as the character Thacker. In 1960, Pendleton was cast as Marshal McCoy in "The Town That Wasn't There" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, Maverick. That same year, he played deputy Kelsey, with Lee Van Cleef as deputy Clyde Wilson, in the episode "Man on a Mountain" of another ABC/WB western, Lawman. In 1961, he portrayed deputy marshal Ben Johnson in the episode "Death Trap" of the ABC western series, The Rifleman, starring Chuck Connors. In 1967, he played Mr. Hutchins in the episode "Howard and Millie" of the CBS sitcom, The Andy Griffith Show. From 1968 to 1970, he had a recurring role as Mr. Bennett in six episodes of the NBC sitcom, Julia, starring Diahann Carroll. His last role was as a businessman on the 1976 episode "The Reformer" of William Conrad's CBS crime drama, Cannon. Pendleton died at the age of seventy-six in Pasadena, California.

Most Famous Work

Perry Mason
Average
8

Perry Mason

(1957) Duncan
The Virginian
Average
7

The Virginian

(1962) Prosecutor
Cavalcade of America
Average
3

Cavalcade of America

(1952) Beecher
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Average
7

Tora! Tora! Tora!

(1970) Destroyer Captain (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Average
7

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

(1939) Adjutant (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
Average
8

The Grapes of Wrath

(1940) Gas Station Attendant #2 in Needles (uncredited)
Rio Grande
Average
7

Rio Grande

(1950) Capt. Prescott
The Caine Mutiny
Average
7

The Caine Mutiny

(1954) Court-Martial Board Member (uncredited)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1971 N/A
1970 Destroyer Captain (uncredited)
1969 Luther
1968 N/A
1967 N/A
1966 1st Armored Car Driver
1965 N/A
1962 N/A
August Schimell
Prosecutor
1960 Mr. Hutchins
Major Taylor (uncredited)
1958 N/A
Milligan
Photographer
1957 Lt. Col. Graham (uncredited)
N/A
N/A
Duncan
Deputy Bob Watkins
Captain Reynolds
N/A
1955 N/A
N/A
N/A
Curt Leslie
N/A
1954 Bailey
Colonel
N/A
N/A
Court-Martial Board Member (uncredited)
FBI Agent Briggs
N/A
1953 Larson
1952 (archive footage)
Beecher
Police Sergeant
First Mailman
N/A
N/A
N/A
1951 N/A
Posse Member
Sgt. Morse
N/A
Sam White
N/A
1950 Policeman at Roadblock (uncredited)
Capt. Prescott
Walter Kimball (as Gaylord Pendleton)
Charlie Ford (as Gaylord Pendleton)
Joe - Airport Attendant (uncredited)
N/A
Policeman (uncredited)
1949 Policeman
Marshal Bill Faugh
Murph, the undercover man (as Gaylord Pendleton)
N/A
Det. Sgt. Hill
Detective (uncredited)
Gerry Brooks
1948 George Montgomery
RAF Officer
Police Detective Gaines
Gen. Prescott
1947 Gordon Melrose
Jeff Owens
1941 Scorer (uncredited)
Tex
1940 North Island Tower Operator
Young Marksman (uncredited)
Football Player #12 (uncredited)
Tommy Dale
Mat
Tony
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Jerry Calhoun
Gordon Wycott (uncredited)
Gas Station Attendant #2 in Needles (uncredited)
1939 Prosecuting Attorne
Pvt. Young
Jim Tanner (uncredited)
Lawrence Carpenter (as Gaylord Pendleton)
Naval Courier (uncredited)
Adjutant (uncredited)
Cadet Ormsby
1938 Cadet Rains
Mary's Brother
Reporter
Camp Waiter (uncredited)
1937 Elliott
Martin Gang Member
Soldier (uncredited)
Jones (as Gaylord Pendleton)
1935 Dennis Daly
N/A
1934 Brother in Play (uncredited)
John Z. Blake
Sam Adair
1933 Tom Halloway
Joshua Townsman
1932 Bystander
1931 Sally's Beau (uncredited)
Reggie
Larry Pearson (as Gaylord Pendleton)
Ens. Richard 'Dick' Cabot (as Gaylord Pendleton)
1930 Morris (uncredited)
Jack
Bobby
1923 Joe (as Gaylord Pendleton)
Year Character Movie/Tv

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