Quick Facts
Born:
1940-03-27
Birthplace:
Warren, Ohio, USA
Credits:
134 Total Roles
Austin Pendleton
Acting
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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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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
Finding Nemo
Gurgle (voice)
Finding Dory
Gurgle (voice)
A Beautiful Mind
Thomas King
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Horace Gorman
Person of Interest
Pilcher
My Cousin Vinny
John Gibbons
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Dr. Masters
Short Circuit
Howard Marner
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Pitchfork Retreat MOVIE | Dr. Nacht |
| 2025 | Magic Hour MOVIE | Joseph |
| 2022 | Essentials MOVIE | Max |
| 2022 | The Reunion MOVIE | Self |
| 2021 | Our Father MOVIE | Jerry |
| 2021 | The Mimic MOVIE | The Driver |
| 2020 | Paint MOVIE | Professor Jacob Winston |
| 2019 | Alan Pakula: Going for Truth MOVIE | Self |
| 2019 | The Sound of Silence MOVIE | Robert Feinway |
| 2019 | Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles MOVIE | Self |