Steve Pendleton
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.
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Destroyer Captain (uncredited)
Pit Stop
Luther
Ocean's Eleven
Major Taylor (uncredited)
Once Upon a Horse...
Milligan
I Married a Woman
Photographer
Bombers B-52
Lt. Col. Graham (uncredited)
The Unholy Wife
Deputy Bob Watkins
The Night Runner
Captain Reynolds
Phantom Trails
Curt Leslie
The Two Gun Teacher
Bailey
Target Earth
Colonel
The Caine Mutiny
Court-Martial Board Member (uncredited)
Killers from Space
FBI Agent Briggs
The Glenn Miller Story
Lt. Col. Bassell (uncredited)
Border City Rustlers
Larson
The Great Jesse James Raid
Todd
Let's Do It Again
Patrol Car Driver (uncredited)
Trail of the Arrow
(archive footage)
Chicago Calling
Police Lt. Ryan
Desert of Lost Men
Posse Member
Purple Heart Diary
Sgt. Morse
Submarine Command
You Never Can Tell
Motor Cop (uncredited)
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
Sam White
Where Danger Lives
Policeman at Roadblock (uncredited)
Rio Grande
Capt. Prescott
Sunset in the West
Walter Kimball (as Gaylord Pendleton)
Rookie Fireman
Potts
Gunfire
Charlie Ford (as Gaylord Pendleton)
A Lady Without Passport
Joe - Airport Attendant (uncredited)
Hi-Jacked
Detective (uncredited)
One Way Street
Cop at First Accident Scene (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
Policeman (uncredited)
Chinatown at Midnight
Policeman
Red, Hot and Blue
Detective (uncredited)
Roll, Thunder, Roll!
Marshal Bill Faugh
Arson, Inc.
Murph, the undercover man (as Gaylord Pendleton)
Johnny Allegro
Alias Nick Beal
Det. Sgt. Hill
He Walked by Night
Detective (uncredited)
Ride, Ryder, Ride!
Gerry Brooks
Highway 13
George Montgomery
Enchantment
RAF Officer
Walk a Crooked Mile
Police Detective Gaines
Beyond Glory
Gen. Prescott
The Return of Rin Tin Tin
Gordon Melrose
Heartaches
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Untamed Fury
Jeff Owens
Eyes of the Underworld
Hub Gelsey
Military Training
Lieutenant Instructor, Crack Drill Squad
Sergeant York
Scorer (uncredited)
Men of the Timberland
Tex
Flight Command
North Island Tower Operator
American Spoken Here
Young Marksman (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
Football Player #12 (uncredited)
Triple Justice
Tommy Dale
One Crowded Night
Mat
Those Were the Days!
Connie Mathews
Manhattan Heartbeat
Tony
Sailor's Lady
Information
Young Buffalo Bill
Jerry Calhoun
Road to Singapore
Gordon Wycott (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
Gas Station Attendant #2 in Needles (uncredited)
Reno
Prosecuting Attorne
Geronimo
Pvt. Young
The Marshal Of Mesa City
Jim Tanner (uncredited)
Disputed Passage
Lawrence Carpenter (as Gaylord Pendleton)
When Tomorrow Comes
Tommy, a Busboy (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Naval Courier (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Adjutant (uncredited)
Wings of the Navy
Cadet Ormsby
The Duke of West Point
Cadet Rains
Pie a la Maid
Mary's Brother
Next Time I Marry
Reporter (uncredited)
Having Wonderful Time
Camp Waiter (uncredited)
Exclusive
Elliott
Behind The Headlines
Martin Gang Member
They Gave Him a Gun
Soldier (uncredited)
Internes Can't Take Money
Jones (as Gaylord Pendleton)
The Informer
Dennis Daly
Hail, Brother
Twentieth Century
Brother in Play (uncredited)
I Believed in You
Jay, a Writer
Fighting to Live
John Z. Blake
Love Past Thirty
Sam Adair
Life in the Raw
Tom Halloway
Unknown Valley
Joshua Townsman
The Woman Accused
Tony (uncredited)
The Death Kiss
Bystander
Daddy Long Legs
Sally's Beau (uncredited)
Young Sinners
Reggie
The Last Parade
Larry Pearson (as Gaylord Pendleton)
Seas Beneath
Ens. Richard 'Dick' Cabot (as Gaylord Pendleton)
Up the River
Morris (uncredited)
The Bluffer
Jack
Manslaughter
Bobby
Success
Joe (as Gaylord Pendleton)