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Austin Pendleton Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

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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Known For

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

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