Steve Pendleton
Acting • Born 1908-09-16 – Died 1984-10-03
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.
Filmography
129 credits
Killers from Space
Movie • 1954
FBI Agent Briggs
Chinatown at Midnight
Movie • 1949
Policeman
He Walked by Night
Movie • 1949
Detective (uncredited)
The Last Parade
Movie • 1931
Larry Pearson (as Gaylord Pendleton)
Young Sinners
Movie • 1931
Reggie
Having Wonderful Time
Movie • 1938
Camp Waiter (uncredited)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Movie • 1970
Destroyer Captain (uncredited)
Arson, Inc.
Movie • 1949
Murph, the undercover man (as Gaylord Pendleton)
No Man of Her Own
Movie • 1950
Policeman (uncredited)
Love Past Thirty
Movie • 1934
Sam Adair
Highway 13
Movie • 1948
George Montgomery
The Return of Rin Tin Tin
Movie • 1947
Gordon Melrose
Target Earth
Movie • 1954
Colonel
Fighting to Live
Movie • 1934
John Z. Blake
Manslaughter
Movie • 1930
Bobby
Submarine Command
Movie • 1951
The Bluffer
Movie • 1930
Jack
Ocean's Eleven
Movie • 1960
Major Taylor (uncredited)
Life in the Raw
Movie • 1933
Tom Halloway
Behind The Headlines
Movie • 1937
Martin Gang Member
They Gave Him a Gun
Movie • 1937
Soldier (uncredited)
Next Time I Marry
Movie • 1938
Reporter (uncredited)
Unknown Valley
Movie • 1933
Joshua Townsman
Manhattan Heartbeat
Movie • 1940
Tony
Exclusive
Movie • 1937
Elliott
The Unholy Wife
Movie • 1957
Deputy Bob Watkins
Wings of the Navy
Movie • 1939
Cadet Ormsby
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Movie • 1939
Adjutant (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Movie • 1939
Naval Courier (uncredited)
Reno
Movie • 1939
Prosecuting Attorne
The Marshal Of Mesa City
Movie • 1939
Jim Tanner (uncredited)
Roll, Thunder, Roll!
Movie • 1949
Marshal Bill Faugh
Daddy Long Legs
Movie • 1931
Sally's Beau (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
Movie • 1940
Gas Station Attendant #2 in Needles (uncredited)
Chicago Calling
Movie • 1951
Police Lt. Ryan
Beyond Glory
Movie • 1948
Gen. Prescott
The Great Jesse James Raid
Movie • 1953
Todd
Hi-Jacked
Movie • 1950
Detective (uncredited)
Pit Stop
Movie • 1969
Luther
The Caine Mutiny
Movie • 1954
Court-Martial Board Member (uncredited)
Young Buffalo Bill
Movie • 1940
Jerry Calhoun
Internes Can't Take Money
Movie • 1937
Jones (as Gaylord Pendleton)
Eyes of the Underworld
Movie • 1942
Hub Gelsey
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
Movie • 1951
Sam White
Triple Justice
Movie • 1940
Tommy Dale
Sergeant York
Movie • 1941
Scorer (uncredited)
Flight Command
Movie • 1940
North Island Tower Operator
Knute Rockne All American
Movie • 1940
Football Player #12 (uncredited)
Red, Hot and Blue
Movie • 1949
Detective (uncredited)
Sunset in the West
Movie • 1950
Walter Kimball (as Gaylord Pendleton)
Road to Singapore
Movie • 1940
Gordon Wycott (uncredited)
Let's Do It Again
Movie • 1953
Patrol Car Driver (uncredited)
Geronimo
Movie • 1939
Pvt. Young
Desert of Lost Men
Movie • 1951
Posse Member
Gunfire
Movie • 1950
Charlie Ford (as Gaylord Pendleton)
Ride, Ryder, Ride!
Movie • 1949
Gerry Brooks
One Way Street
Movie • 1950
Cop at First Accident Scene (uncredited)
The Two Gun Teacher
Movie • 1954
Bailey
Disputed Passage
Movie • 1939
Lawrence Carpenter (as Gaylord Pendleton)
Untamed Fury
Movie • 1947
Jeff Owens
Trail of the Arrow
Movie • 1952
(archive footage)
Border City Rustlers
Movie • 1953
Larson
Once Upon a Horse...
Movie • 1958
Milligan
Phantom Trails
Movie • 1955
Curt Leslie
Bombers B-52
Movie • 1957
Lt. Col. Graham (uncredited)
One Crowded Night
Movie • 1940
Mat
Rio Grande
Movie • 1950
Capt. Prescott
American Spoken Here
Movie • 1940
Young Marksman (uncredited)
Success
Movie • 1923
Joe (as Gaylord Pendleton)
Enchantment
Movie • 1948
RAF Officer
The Informer
Movie • 1935
Dennis Daly
The Death Kiss
Movie • 1932
Bystander
Walk a Crooked Mile
Movie • 1948
Police Detective Gaines
Alias Nick Beal
Movie • 1949
Det. Sgt. Hill
Twentieth Century
Movie • 1934
Brother in Play (uncredited)
The Duke of West Point
Movie • 1938
Cadet Rains
Johnny Allegro
Movie • 1949
Men of the Timberland
Movie • 1941
Tex
Where Danger Lives
Movie • 1950
Policeman at Roadblock (uncredited)
A Lady Without Passport
Movie • 1950
Joe - Airport Attendant (uncredited)
Up the River
Movie • 1930
Morris (uncredited)
Sailor's Lady
Movie • 1940
Information
The Night Runner
Movie • 1957
Captain Reynolds
Hail, Brother
Movie • 1935
Seas Beneath
Movie • 1931
Ens. Richard 'Dick' Cabot (as Gaylord Pendleton)
The Glenn Miller Story
Movie • 1954
Lt. Col. Bassell (uncredited)
I Married a Woman
Movie • 1958
Photographer
Pie a la Maid
Movie • 1938
Mary's Brother
Purple Heart Diary
Movie • 1951
Sgt. Morse
Heartaches
Movie • 1947
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Military Training
Movie • 1941
Lieutenant Instructor, Crack Drill Squad
Aliens from Space
Movie
Briggs
Those Were the Days!
Movie • 1940
Connie Mathews
I Believed in You
Movie • 1934
Jay, a Writer
The Woman Accused
Movie • 1933
Tony (uncredited)
You Never Can Tell
Movie • 1951
Motor Cop (uncredited)
When Tomorrow Comes
Movie • 1939
Tommy, a Busboy (uncredited)
Rookie Fireman
Movie • 1950
Potts
The Andy Griffith Show
TV • 1960
Mr. Hutchins
Cheyenne
TV • 1955
Batman
TV • 1966
1st Armored Car Driver
The Beverly Hillbillies
TV • 1962
Perry Mason
TV • 1957
Duncan
Lassie
TV • 1954
Cannon
TV • 1971
Get Smart
TV • 1965
Warden
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Ironside
TV • 1967
Julia
TV • 1968
The Virginian
TV • 1962
August Schimell
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV • 1955
The Gene Autry Show
TV • 1950
Adventures of Superman
TV • 1952
Lynch
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV • 1951
Navy Log
TV • 1955
Buffalo Bill Jr.
TV • 1955
Cavalcade of America
TV • 1952
Beecher
Dangerous Assignment
TV • 1952
26 Men
TV • 1957
Official Detective
TV • 1957
Hopalong Cassidy
TV • 1952
Studio 57
TV • 1954
Maverick
TV • 1957
The Virginian
TV • 1962
Prosecutor
Four Star Playhouse
TV • 1952
First Mailman
Four Star Playhouse
TV • 1952
Police Sergeant
The Abbott and Costello Show
TV • 1952
Man Who Punches Bud
The Rifleman
TV • 1958
Ben Johnson
Official Detective
TV • 1957
Capt. Aldworth