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Steve Pendleton
Actor
Died October 3, 1984 (76 years)
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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.
Filmography
| 2004 | The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made · as actor |
| 1974 | Run, Joe, Run (TV Series) · as Colonel Roberts |
| 1971 | Cannon (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora! · as Destroyer Captain (uncredited) |
| 1969 | Pit Stop · as Luther |
| 1968 | Julia (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1966 | Blood Bath · as Head shop operator |
| 1966 | Batman (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1965 | The Big Valley (TV Series) · as McLeod |
| 1965 | Hank (TV Series) · as Buck Williams |
| 1965 | Get Smart (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial (TV Series) · as Santo's Friend |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Prosecutor |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1960 | Guns of the Timberland · as Sam Peterson |
| 1960 | Ocean's Eleven · as Major Taylor |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1958 | Yancy Derringer (TV Series) · as Sheriff Anderson |
| 1958 | Rescue 8 (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1958 | The Rifleman (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) · as Deputy Kelsey |
| 1957 | Battle Hymn · as Captain in Control Room |
| 1957 | Bombers B-52 · as Lt. Col. Graham (uncredited) |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Duncan |
| 1957 | Maverick (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1957 | The Californians (TV Series) · as Slouter |
| 1956 | The Price of Fear · as Unknown |
| 1956 | The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) · as Carl Biggers |
| 1955 | The Star and the Story (TV Series) · as Mac |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1955 | Buffalo Bill Jr. (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1955 | Cheyenne (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1955 | Brave Eagle (TV Series) · as Baumer |
| 1954 | Killers from Space · as FBI Agent Briggs |
| 1954 | Target Earth · as Colonel |
| 1954 | Meet Corliss Archer (TV Series) · as Mr. Higgins |
| 1954 | Lassie (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1954 | The Caine Mutiny · as Court-Martial Board Member (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Glenn Miller Story · as Unknown |
| 1954 | The Whistler (TV Series) · as Police Sergeant |
| 1954 | Annie Oakley (TV Series) · as Henchman Fowler |
| 1953 | Let's Do It Again · as Police Car Driver |
| 1953 | The Great Jesse James Raid · as Todd--Crooked Gambler |
| 1953 | The Life of Riley (1953) (TV Series) · as Mr. Garfield |
| 1952 | The Sniper · as Ambulance Man |
| 1952 | The Ring · as Al - Policeman at Clubhouse |
| 1952 | Androcles and the Lion · as Soldier |
| 1952 | Phone Call from a Stranger · as Airport Official |
| 1952 | Indian Uprising · as Capt. Denton |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello Show (TV Series) · as Man Who Punches Bud |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1952 | Gang Busters (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1952 | Hopalong Cassidy (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1952 | My Hero (1952) (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Beecher |
| 1952 | Rebound (TV Series) · as Detective Jerry Taylor aka Phony Phil |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) · as First Mailman |
| 1951 | Drums in the Deep South · as Capt. Travis |
| 1951 | The Great Missouri Raid · as Arch Clements |
| 1951 | When the Redskins Rode · as Appleby's Friend |
| 1951 | The Roy Rogers Show (TV Series) · as Bill Eaton |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1950 | Rio Grande · as Capt. Prescott |
| 1950 | Where Danger Lives · as Policeman at Roadblock (uncredited) |
| 1950 | No Man of Her Own · as Policeman |
| 1950 | The Gene Autry Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) · as Lt. Smith |
| 1950 | The Cisco Kid (TV Series) · as Henchman Lefty |
| 1950 | Dangerous Assignment (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1949 | Port of New York · as Agent in Club |
| 1949 | Battleground · as Sergeant |
| 1949 | Arson, Inc. · as Murph, the undercover man (as Gaylord Pendleton) |
| 1949 | Roll, Thunder, Roll! · as Marshal Bill Faugh |
| 1949 | Sons of New Mexico · as Polo Umpire |
| 1949 | Ride, Ryder, Ride! · as Gerry Brooks |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger (TV Series) · as Sheriff Moss |
| 1948 | He Walked by Night · as Detective (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Enchantment · as RAF Officer |
| 1948 | Homecoming · as Orderly |
| 1948 | Highway 13 · as George Montgomery (as Gaylord Pendleton) |
| 1947 | The Return of Rin Tin Tin · as Gordon Melrose |
| 1947 | Heartaches · as Assistant Director |
| 1947 | Untamed Fury · as Jeff Owens |
| 1946 | That Brennan Girl · as Ed |
| 1942 | To the Shores of Tripoli · as Corporal |
| 1941 | Sergeant York · as Scorer (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Dive Bomber · as Pilot |
| 1941 | Million Dollar Baby · as Reporter |
| 1941 | The Reluctant Dragon · as Humphrey's Boss - Head of Security |
| 1940 | The Grapes of Wrath · as Gas Station Attendant #2 in Needles (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Road to Singapore · as Gordon Wycott (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Knute Rockne All American · as Football Player #12 (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Young Buffalo Bill · as Jerry Calhoun |
| 1940 | Flight Command · as North Island Tower Operator |
| 1940 | Those Were the Days! · as Connie Mathews |
| 1939 | The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle · as Adjutant (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Confessions of a Nazi Spy · as Naval Courier (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Wings of the Navy · as Cadet Ormsby |
| 1939 | Reno · as Prosecuting Attorne |
| 1938 | Test Pilot · as Pilot |
| 1938 | Sinners in Paradise · as Second Pilot |
| 1938 | Next Time I Marry · as Reporter |
| 1936 | The Plough and the Stars · as actor |
| 1935 | The Informer · as Dennis Daly |
| 1935 | The Whole Town's Talking · as Convict |
| 1934 | Twentieth Century · as Brother in Play (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Fighting to Live · as John Z. Blake |
| 1934 | Bright Eyes · as Aviator and Mechanic |
| 1932 | The Death Kiss · as Bystander |
| 1931 | Seas Beneath · as Ens. Richard 'Dick' Cabot (as Gaylord Pendleton) |
| 1931 | Daddy Long Legs · as Sally's Beau (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Young Sinners · as Reggie |
| 1930 | Up the River · as Morris (uncredited) |