Austin Pendleton

Austin Pendleton

1940-03-27 Warren, Ohio, USA 95 Credits

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...

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Magic Hour

Magic Hour

2025

as Joseph

Acting

Harriet, a once-promising filmmaker, is stuck in the suburbs of New Jersey. Alienated from her cheating husband and spurned by her teenage daughter, s...

Between Riverside and Crazy

Between Riverside and Crazy

2023

Director

Directing

City Hall is demanding more than his signature, the landlord wants him out, the liquor store is closed—and the Church won’t leave him alone. For ex-co...

Essentials

Essentials

2022

as Max

Acting

A passing joke between pedestrians in early Quarantine turns into a good excuse to slow down in this bittersweet Chicago short at the intersection of ...

The Reunion

The Reunion

2022

2.8
Acting

THE REUNION follows out of work actor Ricky Reilly through a nightmarish dream-like journey as he descends into the depths of New York City to confron...

Our Father

Our Father

2021

as Jerry

5.0
Acting

In a last ditch attempt to foster a meaningful bond, estranged sisters Beta and Zelda go in search of their mysterious Uncle Jerry.

The Mimic

The Mimic

2021

as The Driver

4.1
Acting

Based on a true story, ‘the Narrator’ is befriended by his young new neighbor, after he joins the local newspaper team. Obsessed with the idea that ‘t...

Paint

Paint

2020

as Professor Jacob Winston

4.7
Acting

The story of three art-school grads realizing that their degrees and artistic ambitions haven't necessarily prepared them for the real world and putti...

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

2019

as Self

6.5
Acting

"Alan Pakula: Going for Truth" encompasses the personal and professional life of Alan J. Pakula, a lauded filmmaker and extremely private man, who was...

The Sound of Silence

The Sound of Silence

2019

as Robert Feinway

5.6
Acting

A successful "house tuner" in New York City, who calibrates the sound in people's homes in order to adjust their moods, meets a client with a problem ...

Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles

Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles

2019

as Himself

6.5
Acting

The origin story behind one of Broadway's most beloved musicals, Fiddler on The Roof, and its creative roots in early 1960s New York, when "tradition"...

Olympia

Olympia

2018

as Himself

8.0
Acting

Follow Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis behind the scenes in this affectionate profile of a stalwart New Yorker and beloved stage and screen treas...

7 Splinters in Time

7 Splinters in Time

2018

as Fyodor Wax

4.5
Acting

A detective investigates a murder, only to find that the victim is... himself. Soon, he discovers multiple versions of himself, not all of them friend...

Sunset

Sunset

2018

as Julian

7.5
Acting

A diverse group of people grapple with the imminent probability of a nuclear strike on the east coast.

Finding Dory

Finding Dory

2016

as Gurgle (voice)

7.0
Acting

Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did ...

Starring Austin Pendleton

Starring Austin Pendleton

2016

as Self

6.7
Acting

A quirky and inspirational documentary film on the philosophical approach to the life and work of character actor, Austin Pendleton.

She's Funny That Way

She's Funny That Way

2015

as Judge Pendergast

6.0
Acting

On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle forms between his wife, her ex-lover, and the call girl-turned-actress cast in the productio...

The Mend

The Mend

2014

as Earl

4.9
Acting

Mat and Alan, estranged brothers, reunite just before Alan leaves for a vacation with his girlfriend. When he returns sooner than expected without his...

Hairbrained

Hairbrained

2013

as Dapper Man

5.4
Acting

A fourteen-year-old genius gets rejected by Harvard and ends up at a much lower ranked school where he makes friends with a mature student.

Black Box

Black Box

2013

as William Peters

Acting

A grad student in theatre directs a group of undergrads in an adaptation of a 1980s young adult novel, altering them all in unexpected ways.

Game Change

Game Change

2012

as Senator Joe Lieberman

6.9
Acting

During the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, candidate John McCain picks a relative unknown, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, to be his r...

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

2010

as Dr. Masters

6.1
Acting

As the global economy teeters on the brink of disaster, a young Wall Street trader partners with disgraced former Wall Street corporate raider Gordon ...

5-25-77

5-25-77

2008

as Herb Lightman

5.8
Acting

Alienated, hopeful-filmmaker Pat Johnson's epic story growing up in rural Illinois, falling in love, and becoming the first fan of the movie that chan...

Theater of War

Theater of War

2008

as Self

6.2
Acting

A behind-the-scenes look at The Public Theater's production of Bertolt Brecht's "Mother Courage" that examines the playwright's life and ideas.

Raising Flagg

Raising Flagg

2006

as Gus Falk

4.2
Acting

A comedy centered on a handyman (Arkin) and his lifelong competition with his neighbor (Pendleton.)

Dirty Work

Dirty Work

2006

as Julian

3.3
Acting

Bad City is the tangled story of three men's lives: Manning, a dirty, disillusioned cop; Julian, king of drugs, thugs and prostitution; and Frank, a r...

Edge of Outside

Edge of Outside

2006

as Self

5.8
Acting

An hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W. Griffith to Quentin Tarantino. Interview footage and ...

The Notorious Bettie Page

The Notorious Bettie Page

2005

as Teacher

6.3
Acting

Bettie Page grew up in a conservative religious family in Tennessee and became a photo model sensation in 1950s New York. Bettie's legendary pin-up ph...

The Civilization of Maxwell Bright

The Civilization of Maxwell Bright

2005

as Jaurice

4.4
Acting

After a series of bad relationships, a man orders a mail order bride and receives more than he bargained for.

Christmas with the Kranks

Christmas with the Kranks

2004

as Umbrella Santa / Marty

6.1
Acting

When their only daughter Blair leaves the family nest, Luther and Nora Krank decide to book an island cruise to beat the yuletide blues and just skip ...

Piccadilly Jim

Piccadilly Jim

2004

as Peter Pett

6.5
Acting

Set in the 1930s, an American with a scandalous reputation on both sides of the Atlantic must do an about-face in order to win back the woman of his d...

Strip Search

Strip Search

2004

as James Perley

6.2
Acting

Strip Search follows several parallel stories examining personal freedoms vs. national security in the aftermath of 9/11; two main subplots involve an...

Uptown Girls

Uptown Girls

2003

as Mr. McConkey

6.9
Acting

Molly Gunn, the freewheeling daughter of a deceased rock legend, is forced to get a job when her manager steals her money. As nanny for precocious Ray...

Finding Nemo

Finding Nemo

2003

as Gurgle (voice)

7.8
Acting

Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome ...

Sick in the Head

2003

Acting

Judd Apatow TV show pilot

Wishcraft

Wishcraft

2002

as Mr. Turner

4.8
Acting

Brett is a high-school outcast who doesn't run with the in crowd, unlike Samantha, the cheerleader he has a desperate crush on. Then one day, he gets ...

Manna from Heaven

Manna from Heaven

2002

as Two-Digit Doyle

Acting

Manna From Heaven is a comedic fable about what happens when you get a gift from God (a financial windfall), but many years later you find out it was ...

Angela

Angela

2002

5.2
Acting

Manhattan- as it is every day of the week, year in, year out. Life is pretty routine for Bob, about to turn 70, yet aching for one last fling. Maybe h...

A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind

2001

as Thomas King

7.9
Acting

From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. experiences it all. As a brilliant but socially awkward mathematician, ...

Sounds from a Town I Love

Sounds from a Town I Love

2001

as film buff

5.6
Acting

A montage of short scenes of New Yorkers talking on their cellphones, evoking snippets of conversation overheard in passing on the streets of Manhatta...

The Concert for New York City

The Concert for New York City

2001

as Austin Pendleton film buff

4.8
Acting

The Concert for New York City took place on October 20, 2001 at Madison Square Garden. It was a celebration of the strength of New York and a thank-yo...

Queenie in Love

Queenie in Love

2001

as Alvin

5.9
Acting

A quirky, romantic New York comedy about the pursuit of love, life and the right to be yourself.

Fast Food Fast Women

Fast Food Fast Women

2000

as George

6.3
Acting

How important is the truth when falling in love? Bella is a Manhattan café waitress, about to turn 35, stuck in a long-term affair going nowhere. Paul...

The Acting Class

The Acting Class

2000

as Bobby Austin

5.5
Acting

A comedy about an exceptionally dysfunctional acting class. Playing unsuspecting college students, Liz and Jill set off to find the most influential a...

Homicide: The Movie

Homicide: The Movie

2000

as George Griscom

6.8
Acting

Retired police lieutenant Al Giardello is running for mayor when he is suddenly shot at a press conference. All of the detectives, past and present, c...

Broke Even

Broke Even

2000

as Archie

2.8
Acting

Dot, Lem and Curry, three hapless working-class chums living in the Bronx, have a penchant for gambling. While riding a rare winning streak, they deci...

The 4th Floor

The 4th Floor

1999

as Albert Collins

5.7
Acting

A woman inherits a rent-controlled apartment and is terrorized by a neighbor.

Men of Means

Men of Means

1999

as Jerry Trask

Acting

In a world where two men in close proximity will eventually draw guns, Rico "BULLET" Burke finds himself at a crossroads. Having long ago ruined his b...

Joe the King

Joe the King

1999

as Winston

6.0
Acting

A destitute 14-year-old struggles to keep his life together despite harsh abuse at his mother's hands, harsher abuse at his father's, and a growing se...

Sue

Sue

1998

as Bob

6.8
Acting

An unemployed ex-office worker searching for work floats a fragile line of sanity as she struggles to find friendship and companionship. Her tenuous g...

Amistad

Amistad

1997

as Professor Gibbs

7.0
Acting

In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are th...

River Made to Drown In

River Made to Drown In

1997

as Billy

5.0
Acting

Thaddeus Mackenzie, a wealthy lawyer, learns that he is dying and decides to sell all of his property and visit his old friend Allen Hayden. Allen is ...

Trial and Error

Trial and Error

1997

as Judge Paul Z. Graff

5.4
Acting

An actor poses as a lawyer to help his sick friend, and problems develop.

The Fumbleheads

The Fumbleheads

1997

as Eugene Cleft

3.0
Acting

When his town's beloved football team, the Buzzards, moves out of state, diehard fan Charlie confronts the team's greedy owner. With the help of his n...

The Mirror Has Two Faces

The Mirror Has Two Faces

1996

as Barry

6.7
Acting

Rose Morgan, who still lives with her mother, is a professor of Romantic Literature who desperately longs for passion in her life. Gregory Larkin, a m...

The Associate

The Associate

1996

as Aesop Franklin

6.3
Acting

Laurel Ayres is a businesswoman trying to make it but unfortunately she works at a investment firm where she does all the work but all the senior inve...

2 Days in the Valley

2 Days in the Valley

1996

as Ralph Crupi

6.2
Acting

In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that...

The Proprietor

The Proprietor

1996

as Willy Kunst

Acting

An expatriated French novelist returns to Paris when she learns that her childhood home is being placed on the auction block.

Sgt. Bilko

Sgt. Bilko

1996

as MAJ Ebersole

5.8
Acting

The US army is known for churning out lean mean fighting machines intent on protecting our great nation. Sergeant Ernie Bilko is the leader of a ragta...

Two Much

Two Much

1995

as Dr. Huffeyer

5.4
Acting

Art Dodge is a painter-turned-gallerist drowning in debt. He gets in over his head when a con job leads to an engagement with a rich divorcee. He gets...

Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays

1995

as Peter Arnold

6.3
Acting

After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Cl...

The Fifteen Minute Hamlet

The Fifteen Minute Hamlet

1995

as Hamlet

7.2
Acting

Shakespeare films Hamlet on a single reel then, after an initial screening, edits it down to the bare bones.

Don't Drink the Water

Don't Drink the Water

1994

as Chef Oscar

5.5
Acting

Somewhere behind the early 1960s cold-war iron curtain, the Hollander family cause an international spying incident when Walter photographs a sunset i...

The World of Jim Henson

The World of Jim Henson

1994

as Max (archive footage)

7.3
Acting

In this episode of PBS' Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is explored, from his six-second commercial beginnings to a...

Guarding Tess

Guarding Tess

1994

as Earl

6.0
Acting

Doug is a Secret Service Agent who has just completed his stint in charge protecting Tess Carlisle—the widow of a former U.S. President, and a close p...

Greedy

Greedy

1994

as Hotel Clerk

6.2
Acting

Meet the McTeagues. They've come to stake a claim in their wealthy uncle's will… only he's not dead yet!

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Searching for Bobby Fischer

1993

as Asa Hoffman

7.1
Acting

A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.

My Boyfriend's Back

My Boyfriend's Back

1993

as Dr. Bronson

5.7
Acting

Missy McCloud is the most beautiful girl in school and Johnny Dingle has been in love with her for years. One night, Johnny is killed trying to win he...

Mr. Nanny

Mr. Nanny

1993

as Alex Mason, Sr.

5.1
Acting

A former pro-wrestler is hired to be the bodyguard/nanny for a couple of bratty kids whose inventor father is being stalked by a rival.

Rain Without Thunder

Rain Without Thunder

1993

as Catholic Priest

3.5
Acting

This evocative faux documentary imagines a dystopian near future in which the government monitors every woman's sexual activity. At its center is Alli...

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

1992

2.5
Acting

Ernest Albright opens his eyeglass store in what he thinks is a thriving community, but soon discovers that his store is just a shabby shack in Tombst...

My Cousin Vinny

My Cousin Vinny

1992

as John Gibbons

7.5
Acting

Two carefree pals from Brooklyn traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortuna...

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

1991

as Lawyer Taylor

5.7
Acting

A small-town eccentric opens a café in her decaying home.

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

1990

as Mr. Gadbury

6.0
Acting

Set during World War II, an upper-class family begins to fall apart due to the conservative nature of the patriarch and the progressive values of his ...

Hello Again

Hello Again

1987

as Junior Lacey

5.8
Acting

A suburban housewife chokes to death and is brought back to life by a spell cast by her wacky sister.

Short Circuit

Short Circuit

1986

as Howard Marner

6.6
Acting

After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his design...

Off Beat

Off Beat

1986

as Gun Shop Salesman

4.7
Acting

Joe Gower's job is skating through library shelves, fetching books. A police officer/friend of his is chosen to participate in a charity dance perform...

My Man Adam

My Man Adam

1985

as Mr. Greenhut

6.5
Acting

A young man meets the girl of his dreams, whereupon he finds himself involved in a murder mystery.

Talk to Me

Talk to Me

1984

as Richard Patterson

Acting

Richard, a successful New York accountant, has a chronic stuttering problem that causes great exhaustion and personal strife for him. After trying a n...

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1983

as White Rabbit

6.8
Acting

From the elaborate Broadway revival of the 1932 Eva Le Gallienne/Florida Friebus production comes a whimsical retelling of the Lewis Carroll classic.

First Family

First Family

1980

as Dr. Alexander Grade

3.0
Acting

When the First Daughter is kidnapped by an African tribe, the President must do what he can to keep them from sacrificing her.

Simon

Simon

1980

as Dr. Carl Becker

6.2
Acting

A group of scientists take Simon, a psychology professor, as a test person for a brainwashing experiment and try to convince him that he is a living b...

Starting Over

Starting Over

1979

as Paul

6.4
Acting

After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.

The Muppet Movie

The Muppet Movie

1979

as Max

7.2
Acting

The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp ...

The Great Smokey Roadblock

The Great Smokey Roadblock

1978

as Guido

5.9
Acting

An old trucker steals his truck for one last cross-country run, with a madam and her crew on board.

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

1976

as Fancy Car Man (uncredited)

5.0
Acting

Candy and Ellie Jo are a pair of sexy bank robbers who blast their way into small-town banks with a carload of dynamite! When they take Slim hostage, ...

Diary of the Dead

Diary of the Dead

1976

as Dr. Klein

7.0
Acting

An unemployed man who lives with his wife and overbearing mother-in-law sees an opportunity to relieve himself of the old bat, which tangles him in a ...

The Front Page

The Front Page

1974

as Earl Williams

7.3
Acting

A journalist suffering from burn-out wants to finally say goodbye to his office – but his boss doesn’t like the idea one bit.

June Moon

June Moon

1974

as Bennie

Acting

In this rousing satire a native upstate New York clerk comes to 1920s Manhattan with dreams of making in big on Tin Pan Alley.

The Thief Who Came to Dinner

The Thief Who Came to Dinner

1973

as Zukovsky

6.9
Acting

A computer programmer decides to become a thief. And when he starts making waves, an insurance investigator hounds him. He also meets a woman who beco...

Every Little Crook and Nanny

Every Little Crook and Nanny

1972

as Luther

Acting

An Englishwoman turns nanny and kidnaps the son of an Italian gangster who took over her dancing school.

What's Up, Doc?

What's Up, Doc?

1972

as Frederick Larrabee

7.4
Acting

The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.

Catch-22

Catch-22

1970

as Lt. Col. Moodus

6.7
Acting

A bombardier in World War II tries desperately to escape the insanity of the war. However, sometimes insanity is the only sane way to cope with a craz...

Skidoo

Skidoo

1968

as Fred the Professor

4.8
Acting

Ex-gangster Tony Banks is called out of retirement by mob kingpin God to carry out a hit on fellow mobster "Blue Chips" Packard. When Banks demurs, Go...

Petulia

Petulia

1968

as Intern (uncredited)

5.9
Acting

Dr. Archie Bollen is having a midlife crisis. He's just divorced his wife and is establishing a new life for himself. One night, he catches the eye of...

The Pitchfork Retreat

The Pitchfork Retreat

N/A

as Dr. Nacht

Acting

Three writers arrive by boat on a private island for a horror writer retreat where they are told they will compete for a life changing writing competi...