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Austin Pendleton
Austin Campbell Pendleton, known extensively as a character actor in both stage and screen, was born on March 27, 1940. His acting credits span over six decades, with roles in notable films such as 'Catch-22', 'What's Up Doc?', 'The Front Page', 'The Muppet Movie', 'Short Circuit', 'Mr. & Mrs. Bridge', 'My Cousin Vinny', 'Guarding Tess', 'Amistad', 'A Beautiful Mind', and 'Finding Nemo'. His portrayal in 'A Beautiful Mind' even earned him a nomination for the prestigious Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
In addition to his acting prowess, Pendleton has left a mark as a playwright, theatre director, and instructor. He received a Tony Award nomination for Best Direction of a Play for his work on the Broadway revival of The Little Foxes in 1981. The Obie and Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Performance in The Last Sweet Days of Issac in 1970 testify to his brilliance in theatre. In 2007, he received a Special Drama Desk Award for being a 'Renaissance Man of the American Theatre'. A notable recognition came in 2011 when he received an Obie Award for directing the Off-Broadway revival of Three Sisters. Pendleton wrote plays like Uncle Bob, Booth, and Orson's Shadow, all of which stood successful off-Broadway. He directed performances involving acclaimed personalities like Elizabeth Taylor and Maureen Stapleton.
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Given Name: Austin Campbell Pendleton
Born: Warren, Ohio, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: March 27, 1940
Occupations: Actor, Playwright, Theatre Director
Years Active: 1962-present
Children: 1
Spouses: Katina Commings
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Movies Featuring Austin Pendleton
7 Splinters in Time
Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes
The Sound of Silence
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
Starting Over
Game Change
Black Box
Olympia
Starring Austin Pendleton
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Homicide: The Movie
The Concert for New York City
Sounds from a Town I Love
Wishcraft
Strip Search
Queenie in Love
Piccadilly Jim
The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
Raising Flagg
Edge of Outside
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
Simon
First Family
The Mimic
Off Beat
Hello Again
My Man Adam
Alice in Wonderland
Skidoo
The Front Page
The Great Smokey Roadblock
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
The World of Jim Henson
Petulia
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
Sue
River Made to Drown In
Trial and Error
Liberty!
Diary of the Dead
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
Rain Without Thunder
The 4th Floor
5-25-77
Every Little Crook and Nanny
Magic Hour
Two Much
The Mirror Has Two Faces
What’s Up, Doc?
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
The Associate
The Proprietor
My Boyfriend’s Back
Career Timeline
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2019
The Sound of Silence
Robert Feinway
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Self
2018
7 Splinters in Time
Fyodor Wax
Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes
Self
Olympia
Himself
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