Austin Pendleton
Austin Pendleton | |
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Pendleton backstage at the Delacorte Theatre, Central Park, New York City, August, 2006. | |
Born |
Austin Campbell Pendleton[1][2] March 27, 1940 Warren, Ohio, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1963–present |
Austin Campbell Pendleton (born March 27, 1940) is an American actor, playwright, theatre director and instructor.
Early life, family and education
Pendleton was born in Warren, Ohio, the son of Thorn Pendleton, who ran a tool company, and Frances (née Manchester) Pendleton, a professional actress. Austin Pendleton is a graduate of Yale University's School of Drama.
Career
Theater
Pendleton first received critical acclaim in 1964 for his performance as Motel in the original Broadway cast of Fiddler on the Roof. He appeared in The Last Sweet Days of Isaac (for which he won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance and an Obie Award), The Diary of Anne Frank, Goodtime Charley, and Up from Paradise as well as many other plays. In August 2006, Pendleton played the Chaplain in Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children with Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline in the New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theater production directed by George C. Wolfe at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, New York City. In 2007, he appeared as Friar Lawrence in the Public Theater's production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet at the Delacorte Theater.
Pendleton wrote the plays Uncle Bob, Booth, and Orson's Shadow, all of which were staged off-Broadway.
As a director, Pendleton has worked extensively on and off Broadway.[3][4] His direction of Elizabeth Taylor and Maureen Stapleton in Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes garnered him a Tony Award nomination in 1981. Additional directing credits include The Runner Stumbles by Milan Stitt (1977),[5] Spoils of War by Michael Weller (1988),[5] and The Size of the World by Charles Evered (1996).[6]
Pendleton is also a member of The Mirror Theater Ltd's Mirror Repertory Company, directing the company’s 1984 production of Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts, starring Geraldine Page, Sabra Jones, and Victor Slezak.[7] His play H6R3, a compilation of Henry VI and Richard III in order to make the storyline clearer and strengthen the women's parts, became a benefit production of The Mirror Theater Ltd at the then Promenade Theater in New York. Pendleton played Richard in this performance, Sabra Jones performed Elizabeth, Lynn Redgrave played Mad Margaret, Charles McAteer was Lord Rutland, Geraint Wyn Davies played Henry VI, Daniel Gerroll played Buckingham, and Lisa Pelikan played Lady Anne.[8]
In 2009 Pendleton directed Uncle Vanya, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard, at the Classic Stage Company. The same year he directed Tennessee Williams' autobiographical play Vieux Carré at The Pearl Theatre Company.[9] In January and February 2010, Pendleton directed two plays, Bus Stop at The Olney Theatre and Golden Age at the Philadelphia Theatre Company. His 2011 directing of Three Sisters won him an Obie Award.[10] In 2012, he directed a production of Detroit at the National Theatre in London, England.[11]
Pendleton served as Artistic Director for Circle Repertory Company with associate artistic director Lynne Thigpen. The Company closed in 1996.[12]
He teaches acting at the HB Studio and directing at The New School, both in Greenwich Village.[13] Pendleton has been involved with the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago since directing Ralph Pape's Say Goodnight, Gracie for the 1979-80 season, and is currently an ensemble member there.[14] His acting credits at Steppenwolf include Uncle Vanya, Valparaiso, and Educating Rita.
Work
Broadway
Year | Stage | Role | Notes |
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1964 | Fiddler on the Roof | Motel | |
1966 | Hail Scrawdyke! | Irwin Ingham | |
1967 | The Little Foxes | Leo Hubbard | |
1973 | Shelter | Director | |
1974 | An American Millionaire | Professor Bobby Rudetsky | |
1975 | Goodtime Charley | Charley (standby) | |
1976 | The Runner Stumbles | Director | |
1980 | John Gabriel Borkman | Director | |
1981 | The Little Foxes | Director (nominated for Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play) | |
1985 | Doubles | Arnie | |
1988 | Spoils of War | Director | |
1989 | Grand Hotel | Otto Kringelein (replacement) | |
1997 | The Diary of Anne Frank | Mr. Dussel |
Off-Broadway[3]
Year | Stage | Role | Notes |
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1976 | The Old Glory | Director | |
1978 | Say Goodnight Gracie | Director | |
1996 | The Size of the World | Director | |
1996 | 900 Oneonta | Director | |
2007 | Toys in the Attic | Director | |
2008 | Fifty Words | Director | |
2009 | Uncle Vanya | Director | |
2009 | Vieux Carre | Director | |
2009 | Order | Director[15] | |
2009 | Love Drunk | Wilbur | |
2011 | Three Sisters | Director (won Obie Award for Directing) | |
2012 | Detroit | Director | |
2012 | Ivanov | Director | |
2012 | Between Riverside and Crazy | Director | |
2017 | Workshop | Ward Stein | |
2018 | Wars of the Roses: Henry VI & Richard III | Henry VI |
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1968 | Petulia | Intern | |
One Life to Live | TV Series | ||
Skidoo | Fred | ||
1970 | Catch-22 | Lt. Col. Moodus | |
1972 | What's Up, Doc? | Frederick Larrabee | |
Every Little Crook and Nanny | Luther | ||
Love, American Style | Barney Dereemus | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
1973 | The Thief Who Came to Dinner | Zukovsky | |
Love, American Style | Leo | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
1974 | Good Times | Donald Hargrove | TV Series (1 Episode) |
The Front Page | Earl Williams | ||
Great Performances | Bennie | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
1976 | Diary of the Dead | Dr. Klein | |
1977 | You're Gonna Love It Here | Harry Rogers | TV Movie |
The Great Smokey Roadblock | Guido | ||
1978 | Big City Boys | Harry Buckman | TV Movie |
1979 | The Muppet Movie | Max | |
Starting Over | Paul | ||
1980 | Simon | Dr. Carl Becker | |
First Family | Dr. Alexander Grade | ||
1983 | Great Performances | White Rabbit | TV Series (1 Episode) |
St. Elsewhere | Mr. Entertainment | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
1984 | Talk to Me | Richard Patterson | |
St. Elsewhere | Mr. Entertainment | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
1985 | Love, Long Distance | Dr. Arthur Ruskin | TV Movie |
My Man Adam | Mr. Greenhut | ||
1986 | Miami Vice | Max Rogo | TV Series (1 Episode) |
Off Beat | Gun Shop Salesman | ||
Short Circuit | Howard Marner | ||
1987 | Leg Work | Harold Rodman | TV Series (1 Episode) |
Hello Again | Junior Lacey | ||
1988 | Spenser: For Hire | The Professor | TV Series (1 Episode) |
1986-89 | The Equalizer | Jonah | TV Series (3 Episodes) |
1989 | The Cosby Show | Mr. Kensington | TV Series (1 Episode) |
B.L. Stryker | Danny Lennox | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
Anything But Love | Max Templeton | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
1990 | American Dreamer | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
21 Jump Street | Mr. Trysla | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
Mr. and Mrs. Bridge | Mr. Gadbury | ||
1991 | The Ballad of the Sad Café | Lawyer Taylor | |
True Identity | Othello's Director | ||
Lethal Innocence | Paul Kent | TV Movie | |
1992 | My Cousin Vinny | John Gibbons | |
Murder, She Wrote | Barney Gunderson | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
Rain Without Thunder | Catholic Priest | ||
Charlie's Ear | Harold Blodgett | ||
Four Eyes and Six Guns | TV Movie | ||
Do You Like Women? | |||
1993 | Mr. Nanny | Alex Mason, Sr. | |
My Boyfriend's Back | Dr. Bronson | ||
Searching for Bobby Fischer | Asa Hoffmann | ||
1994 | Greedy | Hotel Clerk | |
Guarding Tess | Earl Fowler | ||
The Cosby Mysteries | Maynard Caldwell | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
Don't Drink the Water | Chef Oscar | TV Movie | |
1995 | Tales from the Crypt | Orloff | TV Series (1 Episode) |
New York News | TV Series (1 Episode) | ||
Home for the Holidays | Peter Arnold | ||
Two Much | Dr. Huffeyer | ||
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet | Hamlet | Short | |
Long Island Fever | Dr. Motts | TV Movie | |
1996 | Sgt. Bilko | Maj. Ebersole | |
2 Days in the Valley | Ralph Crupi | ||
The Proprietor | Willy Kunst | ||
The Associate | Aesop Franklin | ||
The Mirror Has Two Faces | Barry | ||
1997 | Frasier | Dr. Dorfman | TV Series (1 Episode) |
The Practice | Sam Feldberg | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
Fired Up | Bobby H. | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
Trial and Error | Judge Paul Z. Graff | ||
Sue Lost in Manhattan | Bob | ||
Liberty! | Benjamin Rush | TV Mini-Series (2 Episodes) | |
Amistad | Professor Gibbs | ||
The Fanatics | Eugene Cleft | ||
A River Made to Drown In | Billy | ||
1998 | Tracey Takes On... | Professor Kenneth Hawkins | TV Series (1 Episode) |
Charlie Hoboken | Harry Cedars | ||
1998-99 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Dr. George Griscom | TV Series (11 Episodes) |
1999 | Skirty Winner | François Truffaut | |
Joe the King | Winston | ||
Men of Means | Jerry Trask | ||
The 4th Floor | Mr. Collins | ||
Brokendown Love Story | Lucky | Short | |
2000 | Homicide: The Movie | Dr. George Griscom | TV Movie |
The Acting Class | Bobby Austin | ||
Broke Even | Archie | ||
The West Wing | Barry Haskell | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
Fast Food Fast Women | George | ||
The Summer of My Deflowering | Short | ||
Clowns | Dean | ||
2001 | Queenie in Love | Alvin | |
The Education of Max Bickford | Harry | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
A Beautiful Mind | Thomas King | Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated - Awards Circuit Community Awards - Best Cast Ensemble | |
2003 | Finding Nemo | Gurgle | Voice |
Uptown Girls | Mr. McConkey | ||
2004 | Christmas with the Kranks | Marty | |
2010 | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | Dr. Masters | |
2011 | Person of Interest: Foe | Pilcher | |
2012 | Game Change | Senator Joe Lieberman | TV film |
2013 | Black Box | William Peters | |
2014 | She's Funny That Way | Judge Pendergast | |
2015 | Difficult People | Austin Pendleton | |
2016 | Starring Austin Pendleton[16] | Himself | Documentary |
2016 | Finding Dory | Gurgle | Voice |
References
- ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Government Printing Office. 1963. p. 29.
- ↑ "Birth Record of Austin Campbell Pendleton". MooseRoots. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- 1 2 "Austin Pendleton Theatre Credits". Broadway World. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ↑ Rothstein, Mervyn (July 3, 2011). "A LIFE IN THE THEATRE: Actor-Writer-Director Austin Pendleton". Playbill.
- 1 2 "Austin Pendleton: Director Performer". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ↑ Brantley, Ben (March 21, 1996). "Theater Review. So Chipper, So Smiley, So Upbeat, but Why?". The New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ↑ Bennetts, Leslie (June 26, 1984). "Repertory Company Blossoms". The New York Times. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ↑ Simonson, Robert (January 21, 2016). "Mirror Rep Presents HGRS, Pendleton's Bard With a Bonus Conflation". Playbill. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ↑ Hetrick, Adam."Pearl's Vieux Carré Begins Previews Off-Broadway May 12" Playbill, May 12, 2009
- ↑ Furlan, Julia (March 17, 2011). "And the Obie Award Goes To..." WNYC. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ↑ "Detroit". Time Out London. May 16, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ↑ Lefkowitz, David (October 8, 1996). "NY's Circle Rep, Home of Lanford Wilson, Closes After 27 Years". Playbill.
- ↑ "Austin Pendleton". HB Studios. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ↑ "Austin Pendleton". Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ↑ Rooney, David (June 24, 2010). "Sometimes That Inner Demon Just Needs to Win". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ↑ "Starring Austin Pendleton". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
External links
- Austin Pendleton at the Internet Broadway Database
- Austin Pendleton on IMDb
- Austin Pendleton at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Austin Pendleton at the TCM Movie Database
- Austin Pendleton Talks about Stuttering and Acting
- "St. Louis Actors' Studio to host class with Austin Pendleton". St. Louis Post Dispatch. August 30, 2013.