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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

126

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-03-27 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Warren, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

Austin Pendleton

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Austin Pendleton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Finding Nemo

2003

Finding Nemo

as

Gurgle (voice)

A Beautiful Mind

2001

A Beautiful Mind

as

Thomas King

The Front Page

1974

The Front Page

as

Earl Williams

Short Circuit

1986

Short Circuit

as

Howard Marner

My Cousin Vinny

1992

My Cousin Vinny

as

John Gibbons

Don't Drink the Water

1994

Don't Drink the Water

as

Chef Oscar

The Associate

1996

The Associate

as

Aesop Franklin

Guarding Tess

1994

Guarding Tess

as

Earl

Homicide: The Movie

2000

Homicide: The Movie

as

George Griscom

What's Up, Doc?

1972

What's Up, Doc?

as

Frederick Larrabee

Wishcraft

2002

Wishcraft

as

Mr. Turner

Skidoo

1968

Skidoo

as

Fred the Professor

2 Days in the Valley

1996

2 Days in the Valley

as

Ralph Crupi

Essentials

2022

Essentials

as

Max

Christmas with the Kranks

2004

Christmas with the Kranks

as

Umbrella Santa / Marty

Hello Again

1987

Hello Again

as

Junior Lacey

Uptown Girls

2003

Uptown Girls

as

Mr. McConkey

Two Much

1995

Two Much

as

Dr. Huffeyer

Raising Flagg

2006

Raising Flagg

as

Gus Falk

Trial and Error

1997

Trial and Error

as

Judge Paul Z. Graff

The 4th Floor

1999

The 4th Floor

as

Albert Collins

Mr. Nanny

1993

Mr. Nanny

as

Alex Mason, Sr.

Off Beat

1986

Off Beat

as

Gun Shop Salesman

Joe the King

1999

Joe the King

as

Winston

Starting Over

1979

Starting Over

as

Paul

Angela

2002

Angela

as

The Proprietor

1996

The Proprietor

as

Willy Kunst

First Family

1980

First Family

as

Dr. Alexander Grade

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

1990

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

as

Mr. Gadbury

5-25-77

2008

5-25-77

as

Herb Lightman

Men of Means

1999

Men of Means

as

Jerry Trask

Black Box

2013

Black Box

as

William Peters

Hairbrained

2013

Hairbrained

as

Dapper Man

The Mend

2014

The Mend

as

Earl

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

1991

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

as

Lawyer Taylor

Dirty Work

2006

Dirty Work

as

Julian

Alice in Wonderland

1983

Alice in Wonderland

as

White Rabbit

Edge of Outside

2006

Edge of Outside

as

Self

Simon

1980

Simon

as

Dr. Carl Becker

Rain Without Thunder

1993

Rain Without Thunder

as

Catholic Priest

Theater of War

2008

Theater of War

as

Self

Sgt. Bilko

1996

Sgt. Bilko

as

MAJ Ebersole

Manna from Heaven

2002

Manna from Heaven

as

Two-Digit Doyle

She's Funny That Way

2015

She's Funny That Way

as

Judge Pendergast

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

1976

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

as

Fancy Car Man (uncredited)

Finding Dory

2016

Finding Dory

as

Gurgle (voice)

Catch-22

1970

Catch-22

as

Lt. Col. Moodus

Greedy

1994

Greedy

as

Hotel Clerk

The Fumbleheads

1997

The Fumbleheads

as

Eugene Cleft

Piccadilly Jim

2004

Piccadilly Jim

as

Peter Pett

Queenie in Love

2001

Queenie in Love

as

Alvin

My Man Adam

1985

My Man Adam

as

Mr. Greenhut

Petulia

1968

Petulia

as

Intern (uncredited)

7 Splinters in Time

2018

7 Splinters in Time

as

Fyodor Wax

Olympia

2018

Olympia

as

Himself

The Sound of Silence

2019

The Sound of Silence

as

Robert Feinway

Talk to Me

1984

Talk to Me

as

Richard Patterson

Amistad

1997

Amistad

as

Professor Gibbs

Diary of the Dead

1976

Diary of the Dead

as

Dr. Klein

The World of Jim Henson

1994

The World of Jim Henson

as

Max (archive footage)

My Boyfriend's Back

1993

My Boyfriend's Back

as

Dr. Bronson

Game Change

2012

Game Change

as

Senator Joe Lieberman

June Moon

1974

June Moon

as

Bennie

Home for the Holidays

1995

Home for the Holidays

as

Peter Arnold

Paint

2020

Paint

as

Professor Jacob Winston

Strip Search

2004

Strip Search

as

James Perley

Sue

1998

Sue

as

Bob

Our Father

2021

Our Father

as

Jerry

The Mimic

2021

The Mimic

as

The Driver

Broke Even

2000

Broke Even

as

Archie

The Acting Class

2000

The Acting Class

as

Bobby Austin

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

as

Mr. Piltdown

The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

as

Mr. Kensington

Oz

Oz

as

William Giles

Frasier

Frasier

as

Dr. Dorfman

The Practice

The Practice

as

Sam Feldberg

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

as

Dr. George Griscom

The West Wing

The West Wing

as

Barry Haskell

21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street

as

Mr. Trysla

Liberty!

Liberty!

as

Benjamin Rush

Life on Mars

Life on Mars

as

Dr. Goldman

The Good Fight

The Good Fight

as

Dr. Goat

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

Fired Up

Fired Up

as

Bobby H.

Alex, Inc.

Alex, Inc.

as

Wesley Harman

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

as

Max Rogo

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Barney Gunderson

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

White Rabbit

New Amsterdam

New Amsterdam

as

Eli Pembroke

Leg Work

Leg Work

as

Harold Rodman

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Production

Crew

Directing