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Austin Pendleton

Austin Pendleton TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
LIFESat, Nov 14, 1:00 PMUptown GirlsBuy
MOMAXeSun, Nov 15, 4:25 AMThe Front PageBuy
FMCMon, Nov 16, 12:15 AMMy Cousin VinnyBuy
BRAVOThu, Nov 19, 9:00 AMWest WingBuy
FMCThu, Nov 19, 8:00 PMMy Cousin VinnyBuy
FMCFri, Nov 20, 12:15 AMMy Cousin VinnyBuy
IFCFri, Nov 20, 9:25 PMThe Notorious Bettie PageBuy
IFCSat, Nov 21, 3:15 AMThe Notorious Bettie PageBuy

Austin Pendleton Biography

  • Birth Place: Warren, OH
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/27/1940, Aries
  • Profession: Actor; writer; stage director
Austin Pendleton Fast Facts:
  • As a child, he became interested in acting through his mother, who started a community theater group that rehearsed in their home.
  • Studied acting at New York's HB Studio under Uta Hagen.
  • Made his Broadway debut with the original company of Fiddler on the Roof in 1964.
  • Won an Obie and a Drama Desk Award for his performance in 1970's The Last Sweet Days of Isaac.
  • An in-demand character actor who is best known to mainstream audiences for his turn as a reluctant villain in 1979's The Muppet Movie.
  • Started writing plays at age 50.
  • Joined Chicago's famed Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1979.
    Austin Pendleton Relationships:
  • Audrey Christine Pendleton - Daughter
  • Frances Pendleton - Mother
  • Katina Commings - Wife
  • Thorn Pendleton - Father

    • Austin Pendleton Awards:
  • 1981 Tony: Director (Play) - Nominee

  • College:
  • Yale University, New Haven, CT (BA, 1961)
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