Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Austin Pendleton
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.3
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 6168
IMDb ID: nm0671721
Known for: Acting
Born: March 27, 1940
Age: 85
Place of birth: Warren, Ohio, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1968 - 2025
Years active: 58
Average TMDB rating: 6.53
Wikidata: Q572004
Frequent jobs
Director (2)
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Austin Pendleton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Austin Pendleton.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Austin Pendleton.
7.9
A Beautiful Mind
as Thomas King
2001 Movie
7.8
Finding Nemo
as Gurgle (voice)
2003 Movie
7.5
My Cousin Vinny
as John Gibbons
1992 Movie
7.4
What's Up, Doc?
as Frederick Larrabee
1972 Movie
7.3
The Front Page
as Earl Williams
1974 Movie
7.2
The Muppet Movie
as Max
1979 Movie
7.1
Searching for Bobby Fischer
as Asa Hoffman
1993 Movie
7.0
Finding Dory
as Gurgle (voice)
2016 Movie
7.0
Amistad
as Professor Gibbs
1997 Movie
6.9
Game Change
as Senator Joe Lieberman
2012 Movie
6.9
Uptown Girls
as Mr. McConkey
2003 Movie
6.7
The Mirror Has Two Faces
as Barry
1996 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Austin Pendleton.
8.3
New Amsterdam
as Eli Pembroke • 1 eps
2018 Series
8.3
The West Wing
as Barry Haskell • 1 eps
1999 Series
8.1
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Dr. George Griscom • 11 eps
1993 Series
8.1
Person of Interest
as Pilcher • 1 eps
2011 Series
8.0
Oz
as William Giles • 11 eps
1997 Series
8.0
Good Times
1 eps
1974 Series
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
as Orloff • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Horace Gorman • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.7
Billions
2 eps
2016 Series
7.7
Frasier
as Dr. Dorfman • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.6
The Practice
as Sam Feldberg • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as John Manotti • 1 eps
2001 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Austin Pendleton.
7.8
Finding Nemo
as Gurgle (voice)
2003 Movie
7.9
A Beautiful Mind
as Thomas King
2001 Movie
7.0
Finding Dory
as Gurgle (voice)
2016 Movie
6.6
Sue
as Bob
1998 Movie
7.5
My Cousin Vinny
as John Gibbons
1992 Movie
5.9
Petulia
as Intern (uncredited)
1968 Movie
4.7
Off Beat
as Gun Shop Salesman
1986 Movie
6.6
Catch-22
as Lt. Col. Moodus
1970 Movie
6.1
Greedy
as Hotel Clerk
1994 Movie
8.0
Olympia
as Himself
2018 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Austin Pendleton.
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Horace Gorman • 1 eps
1999 Series
8.3
The West Wing
as Barry Haskell • 1 eps
1999 Series
8.1
Person of Interest
as Pilcher • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.7
Frasier
as Dr. Dorfman • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Barney Gunderson • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.5
Miami Vice
as Max Rogo • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.7
Billions
2 eps
2016 Series
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as John Manotti • 1 eps
2001 Series
5.8
Great Performances
as Bennie • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.5
The Good Fight
as Dr. Goat • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.6
The Practice
as Sam Feldberg • 1 eps
1997 Series
8.0
Oz
as William Giles • 11 eps
1997 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Austin Pendleton.
The Pitchfork Retreat
as Dr. Nacht
2025 Movie
Magic Hour
as Joseph
2025 Movie
Essentials
as Max
2022 Movie
2.8
The Reunion
2022 Movie
5.0
Our Father
as Jerry
2021 Movie
4.1
The Mimic
as The Driver
2021 Movie
4.7
Paint
as Professor Jacob Winston
2020 Movie
6.5
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
as Self
2019 Movie
5.8
The Sound of Silence
as Robert Feinway
2019 Movie
6.5
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
as Self
2019 Movie
8.0
Olympia
as Himself
2018 Movie
4.4
7 Splinters in Time
as Fyodor Wax
2018 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Austin Pendleton.
8.3
New Amsterdam
as Eli Pembroke • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.3
Alex, Inc.
as Wesley Harman • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.5
The Good Fight
as Dr. Goat • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.7
Billions
2 eps
2016 Series
6.2
Difficult People
as Director • 1 eps
2015 Series
8.1
Person of Interest
as Pilcher • 1 eps
2011 Series
5.9
Cupid
as Dr. Boyd • 1 eps
2009 Series
6.4
Life on Mars
as Dr. Goldman • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.3
Joan of Arcadia
as Dietrich Steinholz • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as John Manotti • 1 eps
2001 Series
8.3
The West Wing
as Barry Haskell • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Horace Gorman • 1 eps
1999 Series