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