Austin Pendleton

Born: 1940-03-27

Birthplace: Warren, Ohio, USA

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 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.

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Known For

Finding Nemo
A Beautiful Mind
Finding Dory
My Cousin Vinny
Uptown Girls
Catch-22
Short Circuit
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Guarding Tess
The Mirror Has Two Faces

Top Movie Credits

Finding Nemo Gurgle (voice)
A Beautiful Mind Thomas King
Finding Dory Gurgle (voice)
My Cousin Vinny John Gibbons
Uptown Girls Mr. McConkey
Catch-22 Lt. Col. Moodus
Short Circuit Howard Marner