Austin Pendleton
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Biography
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 Awar...
Known For
Filmography
The Pitchfork Retreat
2025
as Dr. Nacht
Magic Hour
2025
as Joseph
Essentials
2022
as Max
The Reunion
2022
Our Father
2021
as Jerry
The Mimic
2021
as The Driver
Paint
2020
as Professor Jacob Winston
The Sound of Silence
2019
as Robert Feinway
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
2019
as Self
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019
as Self
7 Splinters in Time
2018
as Fyodor Wax
Olympia
2018
as Himself
Sunset
2018
as Julian
Alex, Inc.
2018
as Wesley Harman
New Amsterdam
2018
as Eli Pembroke
The Good Fight
2017
as Dr. Goat
Finding Dory
2016
as Gurgle (voice)
Starring Austin Pendleton
2016
as Self
Billions
2016
She's Funny That Way
2015
as Judge Pendergast
Difficult People
2015
as Director
The Mend
2014
as Earl
Black Box
2013
as William Peters
Hairbrained
2013
as Dapper Man
Game Change
2012
as Senator Joe Lieberman
Person of Interest
2011
as Pilcher
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
2010
as Dr. Masters
Cupid
2009
as Dr. Boyd
5-25-77
2008
as Herb Lightman
Theater of War
2008
as Self
Life on Mars
2008
as Dr. Goldman
Raising Flagg
2006
as Gus Falk
Dirty Work
2006
as Julian
Edge of Outside
2006
as Self
The Notorious Bettie Page
2006
as Teacher
The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
2005
as Jaurice
Christmas with the Kranks
2004
as Umbrella Santa / Marty
Piccadilly Jim
2004
as Peter Pett
Strip Search
2004
as James Perley
Finding Nemo
2003
as Gurgle (voice)
Uptown Girls
2003
as Mr. McConkey
Sick in the Head
2003
Joan of Arcadia
2003
as Dietrich Steinholz
Wishcraft
2002
as Mr. Turner
Angela
2002
Manna from Heaven
2002
as Two-Digit Doyle
A Beautiful Mind
2001
as Thomas King
Queenie in Love
2001
as Alvin
Sounds from a Town I Love
2001
as film buff
The Concert for New York City
2001
as Austin Pendleton film buff
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as John Manotti
Homicide: The Movie
2000
as George Griscom
Fast Food Fast Women
2000
as George
Broke Even
2000
as Archie
The Acting Class
2000
as Bobby Austin
The 4th Floor
1999
as Albert Collins
Joe the King
1999
as Winston
Men of Means
1999
as Jerry Trask
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Horace Gorman
The West Wing
1999
as Barry Haskell
Sue
1998
as Bob
River Made to Drown In
1997
as Billy
Trial and Error
1997
as Judge Paul Z. Graff
The Fumbleheads
1997
as Eugene Cleft
Amistad
1997
as Professor Gibbs
Oz
1997
as William Giles
The Practice
1997
as Sam Feldberg
Liberty!
1997
as Benjamin Rush
Fired Up
1997
as Bobby H.
The Associate
1996
as Aesop Franklin
2 Days in the Valley
1996
as Ralph Crupi
The Proprietor
1996
as Willy Kunst
Sgt. Bilko
1996
as MAJ Ebersole
The Mirror Has Two Faces
1996
as Barry
Two Much
1995
as Dr. Huffeyer
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
1995
as Hamlet
Home for the Holidays
1995
as Peter Arnold
New York News
1995
Don't Drink the Water
1994
as Chef Oscar
Guarding Tess
1994
as Earl
Greedy
1994
as Hotel Clerk
The World of Jim Henson
1994
as Max (archive footage)
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Mr. Piltdown
Mr. Nanny
1993
as Alex Mason, Sr.
Rain Without Thunder
1993
as Catholic Priest
My Boyfriend's Back
1993
as Dr. Bronson
Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993
as Asa Hoffman
Frasier
1993
as Dr. Dorfman
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Dr. George Griscom
My Cousin Vinny
1992
as John Gibbons
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
1992
as Moustached Passenger
Charlie's Ear
1992
as Harold Blodgett
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
1991
as Lawyer Taylor
True Identity
1991
as Director of Othello
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
1990
as Mr. Gadbury
American Dreamer
1990
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Orloff
Hello Again
1987
as Junior Lacey
21 Jump Street
1987
as Mr. Trysla
Leg Work
1987
as Harold Rodman
Short Circuit
1986
as Howard Marner
Off Beat
1986
as Gun Shop Salesman
My Man Adam
1985
as Mr. Greenhut
The Equalizer
1985
as Jonah
Talk to Me
1984
as Richard Patterson
The Cosby Show
1984
as Mr. Kensington
Miami Vice
1984
as Max Rogo
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Barney Gunderson
Alice in Wonderland
1983
as White Rabbit
Masquerade
1983
as Actor
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Mr. Entertainment
First Family
1980
as Dr. Alexander Grade
Simon
1980
as Dr. Carl Becker
The Muppet Movie
1979
as Max
Starting Over
1979
as Paul
The Great Smokey Roadblock
1978
as Guido
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
1976
as Fancy Car Man (uncredited)
Diary of the Dead
1976
as Dr. Klein
The Front Page
1974
as Earl Williams
June Moon
1974
as Bennie
Good Times
1974
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
1973
as Zukovsky
What's Up, Doc?
1972
as Frederick Larrabee
Every Little Crook and Nanny
1972
as Luther
Great Performances
1971
as Bennie
Great Performances
1971
as White Rabbit
Catch-22
1970
as Lt. Col. Moodus
Love, American Style
1969
Skidoo
1968
as Fred the Professor
Petulia
1968
as Intern (uncredited)
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest