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Austin Pendleton

Austin Pendleton

Acting

Born: March 27, 1940Warren, Ohio, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Austin Pendleton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
The Pitchfork Retreat

The Pitchfork Retreat

Dr. Nacht

2025
Magic Hour

Magic Hour

Joseph

2025
Essentials

Essentials

Max

2022
The Reunion

The Reunion

2022
Our Father

Our Father

Jerry

2021
The Mimic

The Mimic

The Driver

2021
Paint

Paint

Professor Jacob Winston

2020
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

Self

2019
The Sound of Silence

The Sound of Silence

Robert Feinway

2019
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles

Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles

Self

2019
Olympia

Olympia

Himself

2018
7 Splinters in Time

7 Splinters in Time

Fyodor Wax

2018
Sunset

Sunset

Julian

2018
Finding Dory

Finding Dory

Gurgle (voice)

2016
Starring Austin Pendleton

Starring Austin Pendleton

Self

2016
She's Funny That Way

She's Funny That Way

Judge Pendergast

2015
The Mend

The Mend

Earl

2014
Hairbrained

Hairbrained

Dapper Man

2013
Black Box

Black Box

William Peters

2013
Game Change

Game Change

Senator Joe Lieberman

2012
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Dr. Masters

2010
5-25-77

5-25-77

Herb Lightman

2008
Theater of War

Theater of War

Self

2008
Raising Flagg

Raising Flagg

Gus Falk

2006
Dirty Work

Dirty Work

Julian

2006
Edge of Outside

Edge of Outside

Self

2006
The Notorious Bettie Page

The Notorious Bettie Page

Teacher

2006
The Civilization of Maxwell Bright

The Civilization of Maxwell Bright

Jaurice

2005
Christmas with the Kranks

Christmas with the Kranks

Umbrella Santa / Marty

2004
Piccadilly Jim

Piccadilly Jim

Peter Pett

2004
Strip Search

Strip Search

James Perley

2004
Uptown Girls

Uptown Girls

Mr. McConkey

2003
Finding Nemo

Finding Nemo

Gurgle (voice)

2003

Sick in the Head

2003
Wishcraft

Wishcraft

Mr. Turner

2002
Manna from Heaven

Manna from Heaven

Two-Digit Doyle

2002
Angela

Angela

2002
A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind

Thomas King

2001
The Concert for New York City

The Concert for New York City

Austin Pendleton film buff

2001
Sounds from a Town I Love

Sounds from a Town I Love

film buff

2001
Queenie in Love

Queenie in Love

Alvin

2001
Fast Food Fast Women

Fast Food Fast Women

George

2000
The Acting Class

The Acting Class

Bobby Austin

2000
Homicide: The Movie

Homicide: The Movie

George Griscom

2000
Broke Even

Broke Even

Archie

2000
The 4th Floor

The 4th Floor

Albert Collins

1999
Men of Means

Men of Means

Jerry Trask

1999
Joe the King

Joe the King

Winston

1999
Sue

Sue

Bob

1998
Amistad

Amistad

Professor Gibbs

1997
River Made to Drown In

River Made to Drown In

Billy

1997
Trial and Error

Trial and Error

Judge Paul Z. Graff

1997
The Fumbleheads

The Fumbleheads

Eugene Cleft

1997
The Mirror Has Two Faces

The Mirror Has Two Faces

Barry

1996
The Associate

The Associate

Aesop Franklin

1996
2 Days in the Valley

2 Days in the Valley

Ralph Crupi

1996
The Proprietor

The Proprietor

Willy Kunst

1996
Sgt. Bilko

Sgt. Bilko

MAJ Ebersole

1996
Two Much

Two Much

Dr. Huffeyer

1995
Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays

Peter Arnold

1995
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet

The Fifteen Minute Hamlet

Hamlet

1995
Don't Drink the Water

Don't Drink the Water

Chef Oscar

1994
The World of Jim Henson

The World of Jim Henson

Max (archive footage)

1994
Guarding Tess

Guarding Tess

Earl

1994
Greedy

Greedy

Hotel Clerk

1994
Searching for Bobby Fischer

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Asa Hoffman

1993
My Boyfriend's Back

My Boyfriend's Back

Dr. Bronson

1993
Mr. Nanny

Mr. Nanny

Alex Mason, Sr.

1993
Rain Without Thunder

Rain Without Thunder

Catholic Priest

1993
Four Eyes and Six-Guns

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

Moustached Passenger

1992
Charlie's Ear

Charlie's Ear

Harold Blodgett

1992
My Cousin Vinny

My Cousin Vinny

John Gibbons

1992
True Identity

True Identity

Director of Othello

1991
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

Lawyer Taylor

1991
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

Mr. Gadbury

1990
Hello Again

Hello Again

Junior Lacey

1987
Short Circuit

Short Circuit

Howard Marner

1986
Off Beat

Off Beat

Gun Shop Salesman

1986
My Man Adam

My Man Adam

Mr. Greenhut

1985
Talk to Me

Talk to Me

Richard Patterson

1984
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

White Rabbit

1983
First Family

First Family

Dr. Alexander Grade

1980
Simon

Simon

Dr. Carl Becker

1980
Starting Over

Starting Over

Paul

1979
The Muppet Movie

The Muppet Movie

Max

1979
The Great Smokey Roadblock

The Great Smokey Roadblock

Guido

1978
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

Fancy Car Man (uncredited)

1976
Diary of the Dead

Diary of the Dead

Dr. Klein

1976
The Front Page

The Front Page

Earl Williams

1974
June Moon

June Moon

Bennie

1974
The Thief Who Came to Dinner

The Thief Who Came to Dinner

Zukovsky

1973
Every Little Crook and Nanny

Every Little Crook and Nanny

Luther

1972
What's Up, Doc?

What's Up, Doc?

Frederick Larrabee

1972
Catch-22

Catch-22

Lt. Col. Moodus

1970
Skidoo

Skidoo

Fred the Professor

1968
Petulia

Petulia

Intern (uncredited)

1968