Austin Pendleton

Acting

Austin Pendleton

Born March 27, 1940Warren, Ohio, USA135 credits

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
2025The Pitchfork Retreat
as Dr. NachtMovie
Magic Hour
2025Magic Hour
as JosephMovie
Essentials
2022Essentials
as MaxMovie
Our Father
2021Our Father
as JerryMovie
The Mimic
2021The Mimic
as The DriverMovie
Paint
2020Paint
as Professor Jacob WinstonMovie
The Sound of Silence
2019The Sound of Silence
as Robert FeinwayMovie
Olympia
2018Olympia
as SelfMovie
New Amsterdam
2018New Amsterdam
as Eli PembrokeTV
7 Splinters in Time
20187 Splinters in Time
as Fyodor WaxMovie
Sunset
2018Sunset
as JulianMovie
Alex, Inc.
2018Alex, Inc.
as Wesley HarmanTV
The Good Fight
2017The Good Fight
as Dr. GoatTV
Finding Dory
2016Finding Dory
as Gurgle (voice)Movie
Billions
2016Billions
as Goose QuillTV
She's Funny That Way
2015She's Funny That Way
as Judge PendergastMovie
The Mend
2014The Mend
as EarlMovie
Hairbrained
2013Hairbrained
as Dapper ManMovie
Black Box
2013Black Box
as William PetersMovie
Game Change
2012Game Change
as Senator Joe LiebermanMovie
Cupid
2009Cupid
as Dr. BoydTV
5-25-77
20085-25-77
as Herb LightmanMovie
Life on Mars
2008Life on Mars
as Dr. GoldmanTV
Theater of War
2008Theater of War
as SelfMovie
Raising Flagg
2006Raising Flagg
as Gus FalkMovie
Dirty Work
2006Dirty Work
as JulianMovie
Christmas with the Kranks
2004Christmas with the Kranks
as Umbrella Santa / MartyMovie
Piccadilly Jim
2004Piccadilly Jim
as Peter PettMovie
Strip Search
2004Strip Search
as James PerleyMovie
Joan of Arcadia
2003Joan of Arcadia
as Dietrich SteinholzTV
Uptown Girls
2003Uptown Girls
as Mr. McConkeyMovie
Finding Nemo
2003Finding Nemo
as Gurgle (voice)Movie
Wishcraft
2002Wishcraft
as Mr. TurnerMovie
Manna from Heaven
2002Manna from Heaven
as Two-Digit DoyleMovie
A Beautiful Mind
2001A Beautiful Mind
as Thomas KingMovie
The Concert for New York City
2001The Concert for New York City
as Austin Pendleton film buffMovie
Queenie in Love
2001Queenie in Love
as AlvinMovie
The Acting Class
2000The Acting Class
as Bobby AustinMovie
Homicide: The Movie
2000Homicide: The Movie
as George GriscomMovie
Broke Even
2000Broke Even
as ArchieMovie
The West Wing
1999The West Wing
as Barry HaskellTV
The 4th Floor
1999The 4th Floor
as Albert CollinsMovie
Men of Means
1999Men of Means
as Jerry TraskMovie
Joe the King
1999Joe the King
as WinstonMovie
Sue
1998Sue
as BobMovie
Amistad
1997Amistad
as Professor GibbsMovie
Liberty!
1997Liberty!
as Benjamin RushTV
Oz
1997Oz
as William GilesTV
Trial and Error
1997Trial and Error
as Judge Paul Z. GraffMovie
Fired Up
1997Fired Up
as Bobby H.TV
The Practice
1997The Practice
as Sam FeldbergTV
The Fumbleheads
1997The Fumbleheads
as Eugene CleftMovie
The Associate
1996The Associate
as Aesop FranklinMovie
2 Days in the Valley
19962 Days in the Valley
as Ralph CrupiMovie
The Proprietor
1996The Proprietor
as Willy KunstMovie
Sgt. Bilko
1996Sgt. Bilko
as MAJ EbersoleMovie
Two Much
1995Two Much
as Dr. HuffeyerMovie
Home for the Holidays
1995Home for the Holidays
as Peter ArnoldMovie
Don't Drink the Water
1994Don't Drink the Water
as Chef OscarMovie
The World of Jim Henson
1994The World of Jim Henson
as Max (archive footage)Movie
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angel
as Mr. PiltdownTV
Guarding Tess
1994Guarding Tess
as EarlMovie
Greedy
1994Greedy
as Hotel ClerkMovie
Frasier
1993Frasier
as Dr. DorfmanTV
My Boyfriend's Back
1993My Boyfriend's Back
as Dr. BronsonMovie
Mr. Nanny
1993Mr. Nanny
as Alex Mason, Sr.Movie
Rain Without Thunder
1993Rain Without Thunder
as Catholic PriestMovie
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993Homicide: Life on the Street
as Dr. George GriscomTV
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
1992Four Eyes and Six-Guns
as Moustached PassengerMovie
Charlie's Ear
1992Charlie's Ear
as Harold BlodgettMovie
My Cousin Vinny
1992My Cousin Vinny
as John GibbonsMovie
True Identity
1991True Identity
as Director of OthelloMovie
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
1991The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
as Lawyer TaylorMovie
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
1990Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
as Mr. GadburyMovie
Hello Again
1987Hello Again
as Junior LaceyMovie
Leg Work
1987Leg Work
as Harold RodmanTV
21 Jump Street
198721 Jump Street
as Mr. TryslaTV
Short Circuit
1986Short Circuit
as Howard MarnerMovie
Off Beat
1986Off Beat
as Gun Shop SalesmanMovie
My Man Adam
1985My Man Adam
as Mr. GreenhutMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wrote
as Barney GundersonTV
The Cosby Show
1984The Cosby Show
as Mr. KensingtonTV
Miami Vice
1984Miami Vice
as Max RogoTV
Talk to Me
1984Talk to Me
as Richard PattersonMovie
Masquerade
1983Masquerade
as ActorTV
Alice in Wonderland
1983Alice in Wonderland
as White RabbitMovie
St. Elsewhere
1982St. Elsewhere
as Mr. EntertainmentTV
First Family
1980First Family
as Dr. Alexander GradeMovie
Simon
1980Simon
as Dr. Carl BeckerMovie
Starting Over
1979Starting Over
as PaulMovie
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
1976The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
as Fancy Car Man (uncredited)Movie
Diary of the Dead
1976Diary of the Dead
as Dr. KleinMovie
The Front Page
1974The Front Page
as Earl WilliamsMovie
June Moon
1974June Moon
as BennieMovie
What's Up, Doc?
1972What's Up, Doc?
as Frederick LarrabeeMovie
Catch-22
1970Catch-22
as Lt. Col. MoodusMovie
Skidoo
1968Skidoo
as Fred the ProfessorMovie
Petulia
1968Petulia
as Intern (uncredited)Movie
The Dick Cavett Show
1968The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - GuestTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awards
as Self - NomineeTV