Austin Pendleton

Career timeline

1. 1940 · Born

   Born in Warren, Ohio, USA

2. 1968 · Screen debut

   Petulia (Movie)

3. 1999 · Breakthrough

   Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV)

4. 2019 · Latest release

   The Sound of Silence (Movie)

Career in numbers

3 1960s

8 1970s

12 1980s

29 1990s

13 2000s

11 2010s

• Comedy40
• Drama39
• Crime14
• Romance12
• Mystery10
• Family9

Highest-rated title New Amsterdam 2018 8.3 Most popular title Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 8.0

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Austin Pendleton in our catalogue.

Dick Wolf

3 titles together

Eli Wallach

3 titles together

Edward Herrmann

3 titles together

David Jackson

3 titles together

Thomas Carter

3 titles together

Tim Van Patten

2 titles together

Andrew Stanton

2 titles together

Alan Arkin

2 titles together

Albert Brooks

2 titles together

BD Wong

2 titles together

1. 2019 The Sound of Silence as Robert Feinway 5.9 Movie
2. 2018 New Amsterdam as Eli Pembroke 8.3 TV
3. 2018 Alex, Inc. as Wesley Harman 6.3 TV
4. 2017 The Good Fight as Dr. Goat 7.6 TV
5. 2016 Finding Dory as Gurgle (voice) 7.0 Movie
6. 2016 Billions as Goose Quill 7.8 TV
7. 2015 She's Funny That Way as Judge Pendergast 5.9 Movie
8. 2013 Hairbrained as Dapper Man 5.4 Movie
9. 2012 Game Change as Senator Joe Lieberman 6.9 Movie
10. 2011 Person of Interest as Pilcher 8.1 TV
11. 2010 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps as Dr. Masters 6.1 Movie
12. 2009 Cupid as Dr. Boyd TV
13. 2008 Life on Mars as Dr. Goldman 6.4 TV
14. 2006 The Notorious Bettie Page as Teacher 6.3 Movie
15. 2004 Christmas with the Kranks as Umbrella Santa / Marty 6.2 Movie
16. 2004 Strip Search as James Perley 6.2 Movie
17. 2003 Joan of Arcadia as Dietrich Steinholz 7.4 TV
18. 2003 Uptown Girls as Mr. McConkey 7.1 Movie
19. 2003 Finding Nemo as Gurgle (voice) 7.8 Movie
20. 2002 Wishcraft as Mr. Turner 5.2 Movie
21. 2001 A Beautiful Mind as Thomas King 7.9 Movie
22. 2001 The Concert for New York City as Austin Pendleton film buff Movie
23. 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent as John Manotti 7.6 TV
24. 2000 Fast Food Fast Women as George 6.2 Movie
25. 1999 The West Wing as Barry Haskell 8.3 TV
26. 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Horace Gorman 8.0 TV
27. 1999 The 4th Floor as Albert Collins 5.7 Movie
28. 1999 Joe the King as Winston 5.9 Movie
29. 1997 Amistad as Professor Gibbs 7.0 Movie
30. 1997 Liberty! as Benjamin Rush TV
31. 1997 River Made to Drown In as Billy Movie
32. 1997 Oz as William Giles 8.0 TV
33. 1997 Trial and Error as Judge Paul Z. Graff 5.4 Movie
34. 1997 The Practice as Sam Feldberg 7.6 TV
35. 1996 The Mirror Has Two Faces as Barry 6.7 Movie
36. 1996 The Associate as Aesop Franklin 6.2 Movie
37. 1996 2 Days in the Valley as Ralph Crupi 6.2 Movie
38. 1996 Sgt. Bilko as Major Ebersole 5.9 Movie
39. 1995 Two Much as Dr. Huffeyer 5.5 Movie
40. 1995 Home for the Holidays as Peter Arnold 6.3 Movie
41. 1994 Don't Drink the Water as Chef Oscar 5.6 Movie
42. 1994 Touched by an Angel as Mr. Piltdown 7.2 TV
43. 1994 Guarding Tess as Earl 6.0 Movie
44. 1994 Greedy as Hotel Clerk 6.1 Movie
45. 1993 Frasier as Dr. Dorfman 7.7 TV
46. 1993 Searching for Bobby Fischer as Asa Hoffman 7.1 Movie
47. 1993 My Boyfriend's Back as Dr. Bronson 5.7 Movie
48. 1993 Mr. Nanny as Alex Mason, Sr. 5.1 Movie
49. 1993 Homicide: Life on the Street as Dr. George Griscom 8.1 TV
50. 1992 My Cousin Vinny as John Gibbons 7.5 Movie
51. 1991 True Identity as Director of Othello 5.6 Movie
52. 1990 Mr. & Mrs. Bridge as Mr. Gadbury 6.1 Movie
53. 1990 American Dreamer TV
54. 1989 Tales from the Crypt as Orloff 8.0 TV
55. 1987 Hello Again as Junior Lacey 5.7 Movie
56. 1987 Leg Work as Harold Rodman TV
57. 1987 21 Jump Street as Mr. Trysla 7.3 TV
58. 1986 Short Circuit as Howard Marner 6.7 Movie
59. 1986 Off Beat as Gun Shop Salesman 4.7 Movie
60. 1985 The Equalizer as Jonah 7.2 TV
61. 1984 Murder, She Wrote as Barney Gunderson 7.5 TV
62. 1984 The Cosby Show as Mr. Kensington 7.0 TV
63. 1984 Miami Vice as Max Rogo 7.5 TV
64. 1982 St. Elsewhere as Mr. Entertainment 5.7 TV
65. 1980 Simon as Dr. Carl Becker 6.3 Movie
66. 1979 Starting Over as Paul 6.4 Movie
67. 1979 The Muppet Movie as Max 7.2 Movie
68. 1976 The Great Texas Dynamite Chase as Fancy Car Man (uncredited) 4.9 Movie
69. 1974 The Front Page as Earl Williams 7.3 Movie
70. 1974 Good Times 8.0 TV
71. 1972 What's Up, Doc? as Frederick Larrabee 7.4 Movie
72. 1971 Great Performances as Bennie 6.1 TV
73. 1970 Catch-22 as Lt. Col. Moodus 6.7 Movie
74. 1969 Love, American Style 6.2 TV
75. 1968 Skidoo as Fred the Professor 4.7 Movie
76. 1968 Petulia as Intern (uncredited) 6.0 Movie

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