Steve Pendleton
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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.
Acted in
Cannon
1971
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Destroyer Captain (uncredited)
Pit Stop
1969
as Luther
Julia
1968
Ironside
1967
Batman
1966
as 1st Armored Car Driver
Get Smart
1965
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
The Virginian
1962
as August Schimell
The Virginian
1962
as Prosecutor
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Mr. Hutchins
Ocean's Eleven
1960
as Major Taylor (uncredited)
The Rifleman
1958
Once Upon a Horse...
1958
as Milligan
I Married a Woman
1958
as Photographer
Bombers B-52
1957
as Lt. Col. Graham (uncredited)
26 Men
1957
Maverick
1957
Perry Mason
1957
as Duncan
The Unholy Wife
1957
as Deputy Bob Watkins
The Night Runner
1957
as Captain Reynolds
Official Detective
1957
Cheyenne
1955
Navy Log
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Phantom Trails
1955
as Curt Leslie
Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955
The Two Gun Teacher
1954
as Bailey
Target Earth
1954
as Colonel
Studio 57
1954
Lassie
1954
The Caine Mutiny
1954
as Court-Martial Board Member (uncredited)
Killers from Space
1954
as FBI Agent Briggs
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
as Lt. Col. Bassell (uncredited)
Border City Rustlers
1953
as Larson
The Great Jesse James Raid
1953
as Todd
Let's Do It Again
1953
as Patrol Car Driver (uncredited)
Trail of the Arrow
1952
as (archive footage)
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Beecher
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as First Mailman
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Police Sergeant
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Lynch
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Dangerous Assignment
1952
Chicago Calling
1951
as Police Lt. Ryan
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Desert of Lost Men
1951
as Posse Member
Purple Heart Diary
1951
as Sgt. Morse
Submarine Command
1951
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
1951
as Sam White
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Where Danger Lives
1950
as Policeman at Roadblock (uncredited)
Rio Grande
1950
as Capt. Prescott
Sunset in the West
1950
as Walter Kimball (as Gaylord Pendleton)
Gunfire
1950
as Charlie Ford (as Gaylord Pendleton)
A Lady Without Passport
1950
as Joe - Airport Attendant (uncredited)
The Gene Autry Show
1950
Hi-Jacked
1950
as Detective (uncredited)
One Way Street
1950
as Cop at First Accident Scene (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
1950
as Policeman (uncredited)
Chinatown at Midnight
1949
as Policeman
Red, Hot and Blue
1949
as Detective (uncredited)
Roll, Thunder, Roll!
1949
as Marshal Bill Faugh
Arson, Inc.
1949
as Murph, the undercover man (as Gaylord Pendleton)
Johnny Allegro
1949
Alias Nick Beal
1949
as Det. Sgt. Hill
He Walked by Night
1949
as Detective (uncredited)
Ride, Ryder, Ride!
1949
as Gerry Brooks
Highway 13
1948
as George Montgomery
Enchantment
1948
as RAF Officer
Walk a Crooked Mile
1948
as Police Detective Gaines
Beyond Glory
1948
as Gen. Prescott
The Return of Rin Tin Tin
1947
as Gordon Melrose
Untamed Fury
1947
as Jeff Owens
Eyes of the Underworld
1942
as Hub Gelsey
Sergeant York
1941
as Scorer (uncredited)
Men of the Timberland
1941
as Tex
Flight Command
1940
as North Island Tower Operator
American Spoken Here
1940
as Young Marksman (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Football Player #12 (uncredited)
Triple Justice
1940
as Tommy Dale
One Crowded Night
1940
as Mat
Manhattan Heartbeat
1940
as Tony
Sailor's Lady
1940
as Information
Young Buffalo Bill
1940
as Jerry Calhoun
Road to Singapore
1940
as Gordon Wycott (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Gas Station Attendant #2 in Needles (uncredited)
Reno
1939
as Prosecuting Attorne
Geronimo
1939
as Pvt. Young
The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939
as Jim Tanner (uncredited)
Disputed Passage
1939
as Lawrence Carpenter (as Gaylord Pendleton)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as Naval Courier (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
as Adjutant (uncredited)
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Cadet Ormsby
The Duke of West Point
1938
as Cadet Rains
Pie a la Maid
1938
as Mary's Brother
Next Time I Marry
1938
as Reporter
Having Wonderful Time
1938
as Camp Waiter (uncredited)
Exclusive
1937
as Elliott
Behind The Headlines
1937
as Martin Gang Member
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
as Soldier (uncredited)
Internes Can't Take Money
1937
as Jones (as Gaylord Pendleton)
The Informer
1935
as Dennis Daly
Hail, Brother
1935
Twentieth Century
1934
as Brother in Play (uncredited)
Fighting to Live
1934
as John Z. Blake
Love Past Thirty
1934
as Sam Adair
Life in the Raw
1933
as Tom Halloway
Unknown Valley
1933
as Joshua Townsman
The Death Kiss
1932
as Bystander
Daddy Long Legs
1931
as Sally's Beau (uncredited)
Young Sinners
1931
as Reggie
The Last Parade
1931
as Larry Pearson (as Gaylord Pendleton)
Seas Beneath
1931
as Ens. Richard 'Dick' Cabot (as Gaylord Pendleton)
Up the River
1930
as Morris (uncredited)
The Bluffer
1930
as Jack
Manslaughter
1930
as Bobby
Success
1923
as Joe (as Gaylord Pendleton)