Steve Pendleton
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.
Known For
Perry Mason
1957
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
Ironside
1967
Get Smart
1965
Maverick
1957
Batman
1966
The Virginian
1962
The Virginian
1962
The Rifleman
1958
Lassie
1954
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Cannon
1971
Filmography
Perry Mason
as Duncan · 1957
The Andy Griffith Show
as Mr. Hutchins · 1960
Ironside
· 1967
Get Smart
as Warden · 1965
Maverick
· 1957
Batman
as 1st Armored Car Driver · 1966
The Virginian
as August Schimell · 1962
The Virginian
as Prosecutor · 1962
The Rifleman
as Ben Johnson · 1958
Lassie
· 1954
The Beverly Hillbillies
· 1962
Cannon
· 1971
Cheyenne
· 1955
Four Star Playhouse
as First Mailman · 1952
Four Star Playhouse
as Police Sergeant · 1952
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
· 1955
Studio 57
· 1954
Adventures of Superman
as Lynch · 1952
Navy Log
· 1955
The Abbott and Costello Show
as Man Who Punches Bud · 1952
The Gene Autry Show
· 1950
Julia
· 1968
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
· 1951
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Destroyer Captain (uncredited) · 1970
Cavalcade of America
as Beecher · 1952
Official Detective
· 1957
Official Detective
as Capt. Aldworth · 1957
26 Men
· 1957
Ocean's Eleven
as Major Taylor (uncredited) · 1960
U.S. Marshall
as Deputy Sam Taylor · 1958
Hopalong Cassidy
· 1952
Dangerous Assignment
· 1952
The Roy Rogers Show
as Joe Slade · 1951
The Roy Rogers Show
as Bill Eaton · 1951
The Grapes of Wrath
as Gas Station Attendant #2 in Needles (uncredited) · 1940
Buffalo Bill Jr.
· 1955
Hallmark Hall of Fame
· 1951
Sergeant York
as Scorer (uncredited) · 1941
Rio Grande
as Capt. Prescott · 1950
The Caine Mutiny
as Court-Martial Board Member (uncredited) · 1954
He Walked by Night
as Detective (uncredited) · 1949
The Glenn Miller Story
as Lt. Col. Bassell (uncredited) · 1954
Submarine Command
· 1951
The Unholy Wife
as Deputy Bob Watkins · 1957
Bombers B-52
as Lt. Col. Graham (uncredited) · 1957
Road to Singapore
as Gordon Wycott (uncredited) · 1940
Knute Rockne All American
as Football Player #12 (uncredited) · 1940
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Adjutant (uncredited) · 1939
No Man of Her Own
as Policeman (uncredited) · 1950
The Informer
as Dennis Daly · 1935
You Never Can Tell
as Motor Cop (uncredited) · 1951
Beyond Glory
as Gen. Prescott · 1948
Twentieth Century
as Brother in Play (uncredited) · 1934
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Naval Courier (uncredited) · 1939
Wings of the Navy
as Cadet Ormsby · 1939
They Gave Him a Gun
as Soldier (uncredited) · 1937
Alias Nick Beal
as Det. Sgt. Hill · 1949
Let's Do It Again
as Patrol Car Driver (uncredited) · 1953
Those Were the Days!
as Connie Mathews · 1940
A Lady Without Passport
as Joe - Airport Attendant (uncredited) · 1950
Purple Heart Diary
as Sgt. Morse · 1951
Up the River
as Morris (uncredited) · 1930
Enchantment
as RAF Officer · 1948
Where Danger Lives
as Policeman at Roadblock (uncredited) · 1950
Red, Hot and Blue
as Detective (uncredited) · 1949
Next Time I Marry
as Reporter (uncredited) · 1938
One Way Street
as Cop at First Accident Scene (uncredited) · 1950
Target Earth
as Colonel · 1954
Killers from Space
as FBI Agent Briggs · 1954
I Married a Woman
as Photographer · 1958
When Tomorrow Comes
as Tommy, a Busboy (uncredited) · 1939
The Night Runner
as Captain Reynolds · 1957
Once Upon a Horse...
as Milligan · 1958
Walk a Crooked Mile
as Police Detective Gaines · 1948
Pit Stop
as Luther · 1969
Million Dollar Baby
· 1941
Flight Command
as North Island Tower Operator · 1940
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
as Sam White · 1951
Internes Can't Take Money
as Jones (as Gaylord Pendleton) · 1937
Chinatown at Midnight
as Policeman · 1949
I Believed in You
as Jay, a Writer · 1934
Hi-Jacked
as Detective (uncredited) · 1950
Hail, Brother
· 1935
The Great Jesse James Raid
as Todd · 1953
The Death Kiss
as Bystander · 1932
Fighting to Live
as John Z. Blake · 1934
The Woman Accused
as Tony (uncredited) · 1933
Trail of the Arrow
as (archive footage) · 1952
Triple Justice
as Tommy Dale · 1940
Johnny Allegro
· 1949
Sunset in the West
as Walter Kimball (as Gaylord Pendleton) · 1950
Having Wonderful Time
as Camp Waiter (uncredited) · 1938
Pie a la Maid
as Mary's Brother · 1938
Roll, Thunder, Roll!
as Marshal Bill Faugh · 1949
The Marshal Of Mesa City
as Jim Tanner (uncredited) · 1939
Heartaches
as Assistant Director (uncredited) · 1947
The Duke of West Point
as Cadet Rains · 1938
Men of the Timberland
as Tex · 1941
Sailor's Lady
as Information · 1940
Love Past Thirty
as Sam Adair · 1934
Manslaughter
as Bobby · 1930
American Spoken Here
as Young Marksman (uncredited) · 1940
Untamed Fury
as Jeff Owens · 1947
Circle of Death
as Jerry Carr · 1935
The Two Gun Teacher
as Bailey · 1954
Young Buffalo Bill
as Jerry Calhoun · 1940
Rookie Fireman
as Potts · 1950
Exclusive
as Elliott · 1937
Eyes of the Underworld
as Hub Gelsey · 1942
Phantom Trails
as Curt Leslie · 1955
Disputed Passage
as Lawrence Carpenter (as Gaylord Pendleton) · 1939
Border City Rustlers
as Larson · 1953
Desert of Lost Men
as Posse Member · 1951
Life in the Raw
as Tom Halloway · 1933
Geronimo
as Pvt. Young · 1939
Aliens from Space
as Briggs
Chicago Calling
as Police Lt. Ryan · 1951
Ride, Ryder, Ride!
as Gerry Brooks · 1949
The Return of Rin Tin Tin
as Gordon Melrose · 1947
Unknown Valley
as Joshua Townsman · 1933
Highway 13
as George Montgomery · 1948
Arson, Inc.
as Murph, the undercover man (as Gaylord Pendleton) · 1949
Reno
as Prosecuting Attorne · 1939
Seas Beneath
as Ens. Richard 'Dick' Cabot (as Gaylord Pendleton) · 1931
Daddy Long Legs
as Sally's Beau (uncredited) · 1931
Behind The Headlines
as Martin Gang Member · 1937
One Crowded Night
as Mat · 1940
Gunfire
as Charlie Ford · 1950
The Last Parade
as Larry Pearson (as Gaylord Pendleton) · 1931
Manhattan Heartbeat
as Tony · 1940
Success
as Joe (as Gaylord Pendleton) · 1923
Young Sinners
as Reggie · 1931
The Bluffer
as Jack · 1930
Military Training
as Lieutenant Instructor, Crack Drill Squad · 1941