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Horace B. Carpenter was an American actor, film director and, screenwriter. He appeared in 334 films between 1914 and 1946. He also directed 15 films between 1925 and 1934. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Carpenter died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack.
Birth Name
Horace Bernard Carpenter
Born
Sunday, 31 January 1875
Died
Monday, 21 May 1945
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Lonesome Trail | Rancher | 1945 |
| Frontier Feud | Barfly | 1945 |
| Colorado Pioneers | Townsman | 1945 |
| Outlaws of the Rockies | Townsman | 1945 |
| Bandits of the Badlands | Jim | 1945 |
| Along Came Jones | Old Barfly | 1945 |
| Hitchhike to Happiness | Stage Doorman | 1945 |
| Oregon Trail | Frank - Stagecoach Agent | 1945 |
| Man from Oklahoma | Townsman | 1945 |
| The Chicago Kid | Elderly Watchman | 1945 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Lonesome Trail | Rancher | 1945 |
| Frontier Feud | Barfly | 1945 |
| Colorado Pioneers | Townsman | 1945 |
| Outlaws of the Rockies | Townsman | 1945 |
| Bandits of the Badlands | Jim | 1945 |
| Along Came Jones | Old Barfly | 1945 |
| Hitchhike to Happiness | Stage Doorman | 1945 |
| Oregon Trail | Frank - Stagecoach Agent | 1945 |
| Man from Oklahoma | Townsman | 1945 |
| The Chicago Kid | Elderly Watchman | 1945 |
| Flame of the West | Pop | 1945 |
| Gangster's Den | Barfly | 1945 |
| Santa Fe Saddlemates | Town Lamplighter | 1945 |
| Lone Texas Ranger | Mr. Hill | 1945 |
| Stranger from Santa Fe | Townsman | 1945 |
| The Master Key | Man on Street | 1945 |
| Corpus Christi Bandits | Stagecoach Passenger | 1945 |
| Utah | Station Agent | 1945 |
| Sheriff of Cimarron | Townsman | 1945 |
| Gun Smoke | Man in Pawnee | 1945 |
| Great Stagecoach Robbery | Townsman | 1945 |
| Brenda Starr, Reporter | Mine Guard [Chs. 7-8] | 1945 |
| The Topeka Terror | Townsman | 1945 |
| The Big Bonanza | Rancher | 1944 |
| Belle of the Yukon | Townsman | 1944 |
| Firebrands of Arizona | Townsman | 1944 |
| Zorro's Black Whip | Townsman | 1944 |
| Vigilantes of Dodge City | Jeff Moore | 1944 |
| Sheriff of Sundown | Rancher | 1944 |
| Law of the Valley | Luke Stone | 1944 |
| Code of the Prairie | Trail Henchman Jim | 1944 |
| Cheyenne Wildcat | Townsman | 1944 |
| Raiders of Ghost City | Poker Player | 1944 |
| Silver City Kid | Townsman in Stoner's Office | 1944 |
| The Great Moment | Courtroom Dissenter | 1944 |
| Return of the Ape Man | Theater Watchman | 1944 |
| Call of the Rockies | Miner | 1944 |
| Marshal of Reno | Townsman | 1944 |
| Fuzzy Settles Down | Red Rock Townsman in Office | 1944 |
| Range Law | Jailer Abe | 1944 |
| The Yellow Rose of Texas | Townsman | 1944 |
| Sonora Stagecoach | Doc Brady | 1944 |
| The Scarlet Claw | Villager in Pub | 1944 |
| Hot Rhythm | Store Owner | 1944 |
| Outlaws of Santa Fe | Barfly | 1944 |
| Hidden Valley Outlaws | Train Passenger | 1944 |
| Mojave Firebrand | Town Banker | 1944 |
| Frontier Outlaws | Barfly | 1944 |
| Beneath Western Skies | Elder Townsman | 1944 |
| Westward Bound | Dr. Bernard Adrian | 1944 |
| Career Girl | Stage Doorman | 1944 |
| Pride of the Plains | Townsman | 1944 |
| Whispering Footsteps | Loan Customer | 1943 |
| Klondike Kate | Townsman | 1943 |
| The Texas Kid | Rancher | 1943 |
| Where Are Your Children? | Gas Station Proprietor | 1943 |
| Silver City Raiders | Rancher | 1943 |
| Man from Music Mountain | Audience Member | 1943 |
| Return of the Rangers | Townsman | 1943 |
| A Scream in the Dark | Client | 1943 |
| The Stranger from Pecos | Barfly | 1943 |
| Calling Wild Bill Elliott | Rancher | 1943 |
| The Ghost Rider | Townsman / Talkative Old-Timer | 1943 |
| A Stranger in Town | Old Man at Train Depot | 1943 |
| Assignment in Brittany | Yves | 1943 |
| Carson City Cyclone | Night Watchman Haskell | 1943 |
| Mountain Rhythm | Party Guest | 1943 |
| Dawn on the Great Divide | Townsman | 1942 |
| The Valley of Vanishing Men | Outlaws' Cook (ch. 7) | 1942 |
| Tennessee Johnson | Senator | 1942 |
| Heart of the Golden West | Townsman | 1942 |
| Valley of Hunted Men | Townsman | 1942 |
| Outlaws of Pine Ridge | Saloon Gambler | 1942 |
| Undercover Man | Party Guest | 1942 |
| West of the Law | Barfly | 1942 |
| Overland Mail | Post Defender [Ch. 3] / Post Defender | 1942 |
| Isle of Missing Men | Prisoner | 1942 |
| Shadows on the Sage | Townsman | 1942 |
| Prairie Gunsmoke | Rancher | 1942 |
| Joan of Ozark | Mountain Man | 1942 |
| Sons of the Pioneers | Rancher | 1942 |
| Texas Justice | Man in Lynch Mob | 1942 |
| In Old California | Townsman | 1942 |
| Juke Girl | Townsman | 1942 |
| Perils of the Royal Mounted | Townsman | 1942 |
| Where Trails End | George Kent / Rancher George Kent (as Horace Carpenter) | 1942 |
| Westward Ho! | Townsman | 1942 |
| Rolling Down the Great Divide | Barfly | 1942 |
| The Bashful Bachelor | Search Party Member | 1942 |
| Arizona Roundup | Holmes - Rancher | 1942 |
| Billy the Kid Trapped | Barfly | 1942 |
| West of Tombstone | Townsman | 1942 |
| Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case | Second Stage Doorman | 1941 |
| The Lone Rider Fights Back | Barfly | 1941 |
| Billy the Kid's Round-Up | Townsman | 1941 |
| Go West, Young Lady | Barfly | 1941 |
| Sierra Sue | Carnival Spectator | 1941 |
| The Great Man's Lady | Man in Saloon | 1941 |
| Gauchos of El Dorado | John | 1941 |
| All That Money Can Buy | Jabez Stone's Guest at Party | 1941 |
| Riders of the Timberline | Barfly | 1941 |
| Bad Man of Deadwood | Medicine Show Spectator | 1941 |
| The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury | Barfly | 1941 |
| Thunder Over the Prairie | Bailiff | 1941 |
| The Son of Davy Crockett | Rancher | 1941 |
| The Texas Marshal | Man in Audience | 1941 |
| Kansas Cyclone | Townsman | 1941 |
| Wrangler's Roost | Church Member | 1941 |
| Desert Bandit | Barfly | 1941 |
| Two Gun Sheriff | Townsman | 1941 |
| White Eagle | Townsman | 1941 |
| Friendly Neighbors | Townsman | 1940 |
| The Trail Blazers | Walters | 1940 |
| Haunted House | Judge Meade | 1940 |
| Deadwood Dick | Older Townsman | 1940 |
| The Golden Trail | Miner | 1940 |
| Three Faces West | White-Haired Farmer in Oregon | 1940 |
| Winners of the West | Barfly / Barfly [Chs. 3, 5] | 1940 |
| One Man's Law | Townsman | 1940 |
| Grand Ole Opry | Townsman | 1940 |
| Wagons Westward | Telegraph Man | 1940 |
| In Old Missouri | Merchant | 1940 |
| Young Buffalo Bill | Barfly | 1940 |
| Dark Command | Townsman | 1940 |
| Rancho Grande | Justice of the Peace | 1940 |
| Santa Fe Marshal | Sam | 1940 |
| The Shadow | Hijacked Car Driver | 1940 |
| Gone with the Wind | Atlanta Citizen | 1940 |
| Days of Jesse James | Townsman | 1939 |
| Taming of the West | Townsman | 1939 |
| Saga of Death Valley | Man at Party | 1939 |
| Rovin' Tumbleweeds | Radio Listener | 1939 |
| Allegheny Uprising | One of Jim's Black Boys | 1939 |
| Jeepers Creepers | Townsman | 1939 |
| Mutiny in the Big House | White-Haired Pedestrian | 1939 |
| Outpost of the Mounties | Trapper | 1939 |
| The Oregon Trail | Pioneer at Wagon Train Camp / Pioneer at Wagon Train Camp [Ch. 2] | 1939 |
| Mountain Rhythm | Rancher | 1939 |
| Man of Conquest | Tennessee Man | 1939 |
| Spoilers of the Range | Townsman | 1939 |
| Frontier Pony Express | St. Jo Townsman | 1939 |
| Dodge City | Train Passenger | 1939 |
| Silver on the Sage | Card Player | 1939 |
| Trigger Smith | Townsman | 1939 |
| Rollin' Westward | Barfly | 1939 |
| The Lone Ranger Rides Again | Lynch-Mob Townsman / Lynch-Mob Townsman (Ch.1) | 1939 |
| Sunset Trail | Townsman | 1939 |
| The Phantom Stage | Townsman Who Reports Robbery | 1939 |
| Texas Stampede | Townsman | 1939 |
| Shine on Harvest Moon | Man at Meeting | 1938 |
| Ghost Town Riders | Townsman | 1938 |
| The Strange Case of Dr. Meade | Hillbilly Man | 1938 |
| Santa Fe Stampede | Townsman | 1938 |
| Come on, Rangers! | Man in Bank | 1938 |
| Rhythm of the Saddle | Rodeo Judge #2 | 1938 |
| Down in 'Arkansaw' | Townsman | 1938 |
| The Stranger from Arizona | Saloon Barfly | 1938 |
| Starlight Over Texas | Bartender | 1938 |
| Under the Big Top | Doctor | 1938 |
| Man from Music Mountain | Land Buyer | 1938 |
| Utah Trail | Barfly | 1938 |
| South of Arizona | Townsman | 1938 |
| Prison Break | Tuna Fisherman at Party | 1938 |
| Panamint's Bad Man | Gambler | 1938 |
| Rollin' Plains | Hank Tomlin | 1938 |
| Pride of the West | Townsman | 1938 |
| Flaming Frontiers | Witness [Ch. 7] / Townsman [Ch. 9] / Stockade Defender [Ch. 13] | 1938 |
| The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Texan (Ch. 1) | 1938 |
| Outlaw Express | Land Commissioner | 1938 |
| Romance of the Limberlost | Undetermined Role | 1938 |
| Phantom Ranger | Townsman | 1938 |
| The Feud Maker | Settler / Townsman | 1938 |
| Outlaws of Sonora | Murdered Storekeeper | 1938 |
| Call of the Rockies | Townsman | 1938 |
| The Last Stand | Cattleman | 1938 |
| State Police | Motorist | 1938 |
| King of the Newsboys | Fisherman | 1938 |
| Port of Missing Girls | Bartender | 1938 |
| Mr. Boggs Steps Out | Clapping Citizen | 1938 |
| Cattle Raiders | Townsman | 1938 |
| West of Rainbow's End | Tom | 1938 |
| Paroled - To Die | Bartender | 1938 |
| Exiled to Shanghai | Mr. Pettiwell - the Postman | 1937 |
| The Mysterious Pilot | Townsman | 1937 |
| Boy of the Streets | Pop McCarthy | 1937 |
| Colorado Kid | Bartender | 1937 |
| Where Trails Divide | Mr. Blackman | 1937 |
| Law for Tombstone | Court Attorney | 1937 |
| Arizona Gunfighter | Jim (Man with Mr. Ferron) | 1937 |
| On Such a Night | Flood Refugee | 1937 |
| Trailing Trouble | Elderly Ranch Hand | 1937 |
| Rustlers' Valley | Party Guest | 1937 |
| The Red Rope | Townsman | 1937 |
| Riders of the Dawn | State Official | 1937 |
| Hoosier Schoolboy | Townsman | 1937 |
| Doomed at Sundown | Lew Sprague | 1937 |
| Wild West Days | Settler [Ch. 1] | 1937 |
| Flying Fists | Health Camp Man | 1937 |
| Range Defenders | Pete | 1937 |
| North of the Rio Grande | Juror #3 - Smoking Pipe / Juror #3 | 1937 |
| Border Phantom | Old Barfly | 1937 |
| The Painted Stallion | Wagoneer (Ch's 1 & 6) | 1937 |
| Hollywood Cowboy | Rancher | 1937 |
| Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin | Minister | 1937 |
| Michael O'Halloran | Skipper | 1937 |
| The Law Commands | Jason / Jason the lead farmer | 1937 |
| Gunsmoke Ranch | Joe Larkin | 1937 |
| Mountain Justice | Man at Jeff's Trial | 1937 |
| Bar-Z Bad Men | Barfly | 1937 |
| Left Handed Law | Townsman | 1937 |
| Trail of Vengeance | Second Rancher | 1937 |
| Git Along Little Dogies | Clem | 1937 |
| Old Louisiana | Settler / Henchman | 1937 |
| Paradise Express | Townsman on Street | 1937 |
| Sandflow | Townsman | 1937 |
| Arizona Days | Townsman | 1937 |
| Battle of Greed | Indiana Man / Court Spectator | 1937 |
| Ranger Courage | Town Marshal | 1937 |
| Wanted -- A Master | The Boy's Father | 1936 |
| Lawless Land | Judge | 1936 |
| The Gun Ranger | Joe - Cafe Owner | 1936 |
| The Big Show | Studio Gateman | 1936 |
| Wild Brian Kent | Townsman | 1936 |
| Ghost-Town Gold | Townsman | 1936 |
| The Fugitive Sheriff | Parade Leader | 1936 |
| Cavalry | Connor | 1936 |
| Cavalcade of the West | Townsman | 1936 |
| The President's Mystery | Townsman | 1936 |
| Dodsworth | Motor Company Employee / Motor Company Employee (Uncredited) | 1936 |
| The Unknown Ranger | Elder Rancher | 1936 |
| Romance Rides the Range | Audience Member | 1936 |
| Oh, Susanna! | Sage City Autry Fan | 1936 |
| The Crooked Trail | Parson | 1936 |
| West of Nevada | Cafe Diner | 1936 |
| Winds of the Wasteland | Settler with Sick Child | 1936 |
| Guns and Guitars | Town Drunk | 1936 |
| Hearts in Bondage | Townsman | 1936 |
| The Lonely Trail | Wagon Loader | 1936 |
| Last of the Warrens | Doctor | 1936 |
| Marihuana | Bartender | 1936 |
| Rogue of the Range | Lem - Blacksmith | 1936 |
| The Country Doctor | Townsman | 1936 |
| Desert Phantom | Townsman | 1936 |
| King of the Pecos | Townsman | 1936 |
| Red River Valley | Construction Worker | 1936 |
| Border Caballero | Spectator | 1936 |
| Lucky Terror | Prosecutor | 1936 |
| The Lawless Nineties | Dynamite Thrower | 1936 |
| The Bridge of Sighs | Juror | 1936 |
| Black Gold | Tom | 1936 |
| Lawless Riders | Coin-Tosser | 1935 |
| The Irish Gringo | Taggart | 1935 |
| Timber War | Logger | 1935 |
| Between Men | Doctor | 1935 |
| Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery | Townsman [Ch. 1] / Townsman | 1935 |
| The Old Homestead | Townsman | 1935 |
| Condemned to Live | Villager | 1935 |
| Tumbling Tumbleweeds | Town Drunk | 1935 |
| The Man from Guntown | Gillespie | 1935 |
| Western Frontier | Townsman | 1935 |
| Outlawed Guns | Hank - Man with Fire Hose | 1935 |
| Paradise Canyon | Blacksmith | 1935 |
| The Roaring West | Burke - Land Agent [ch. 12] | 1935 |
| Shadows of the Orient | Property Clerk | 1935 |
| The Outlaw Deputy | Deacon | 1935 |
| Stone of Silver Creek | Church Member | 1935 |
| The Miracle Rider | Townsman [Ch. 6] | 1935 |
| Sunset Range | Postmaster Joe Jackson | 1935 |
| Smokey Smith | Dad Smith | 1935 |
| The Revenge Rider | Townsman | 1935 |
| Desert Mesa | Ed Calder | 1935 |
| The Lone Bandit | Townsman | 1935 |
| Rustlers of Red Dog | Bill Medford [Chs. 1-3, 12] / Medford | 1935 |
| When a Man Sees Red | Jim | 1934 |
| In Old Santa Fe | Guest | 1934 |
| Tailspin Tommy | Postmaster Jed Purdy [Chs. 1, 12] | 1934 |
| Cleopatra | Roman | 1934 |
| Maniac | Dr. Meirschultz | 1934 |
| Law of the Wild | Townsman [Chs. 1, 6] | 1934 |
| The Man from Hell | Townsman | 1934 |
| Range Riders | Dad Sutton | 1934 |
| Randy Rides Alone | Ed Rogers | 1934 |
| Burn 'Em Up Barnes | Irate Customer [Ch. 6] | 1934 |
| Smoking Guns | Host at Dance | 1934 |
| Blue Steel | Townsman | 1934 |
| Fighting to Live | Frank Gilmore | 1934 |
| The Pecos Dandy | 1934 | |
| Wheels of Destiny | The Blacksmith | 1934 |
| West of the Divide | Cattle Buyer Hornsby / Hornsby | 1934 |
| The Mystery Squadron | Express Agent [Ch. 3] | 1933 |
| Gun Justice | Miner | 1933 |
| The Big Race | Race Track Man | 1933 |
| Riders of Destiny | Rancher | 1933 |
| The Wolf Dog | Cafe Cook | 1933 |
| The Trail Drive | Pete's Father | 1933 |
| The Fighting Parson | Citizen Jones | 1933 |
| The Fiddlin' Buckaroo | Train Agent | 1933 |
| Corruption | Committee Man | 1933 |
| King of the Arena | Town Merchant | 1933 |
| Trailing North | Man at Ranger Station | 1933 |
| The Lone Avenger | John | 1933 |
| The Dude Bandit | Doc Pettit (as Horace Carpenter) / Doc Pettit | 1933 |
| Phantom Thunderbolt | Townsman | 1933 |
| Breed of the Border | Dr. Bates | 1933 |
| When a Man Rides Alone | Doctor | 1933 |
| The Galloping Kid | Blake the sheriff | 1932 |
| Lucky Larrigan | Townsman | 1932 |
| Renegades of the West | Townsman | 1932 |
| Young Blood | Townsman Ezra | 1932 |
| Outlaw Justice | Drunk | 1932 |
| Out of Singapore | Capt. Smith | 1932 |
| Fighting for Justice | Townsman | 1932 |
| Riders of the Desert | Ranger Capt. Jim Reynolds (as H.B. Carpenter) / Ranger Capt. Jim Reynolds | 1932 |
| Mark of the Spur | Doc | 1932 |
| Partners of the Trail | Skeets Briggs | 1931 |
| Pueblo Terror | Sheriff | 1931 |
| Riders of the North | Bartender | 1931 |
| Wild West Whoopee | 1931 | |
| Trails of the Golden West | 1931 | |
| The Apache Kid's Escape | Larry Wilson | 1930 |
| South of Sonora | Mr. Carter | 1930 |
| Trailing Trouble | Elderly Ranch Hand | 1930 |
| Riders of the Rio Grande | Dan Steelman (as H.B. Carpenter) / Dan Steelman | 1929 |
| Bride of the Desert | Sheriff | 1929 |
| False Fathers | 1929 | |
| The Arizona Kid | Jake Grant (as H.B. Carpenter) / Jake Grant | 1929 |
| Bullets and Justice | Molly's Father | 1929 |
| Texas Tommy | Rancher | 1928 |
| Travelin' Fast | Sheriff Ted Clark | 1924 |
| Lightnin' Jack | Sheriff Higgins | 1924 |
| Smoking Trails | Doctor | 1924 |
| Headin' Through | 'Pop' Hilder | 1924 |
| Growing Better | 1923 | |
| King's Creek Law | The Sheriff | 1923 |
| One More American | Mike Regan | 1918 |
| Jules of the Strong Heart | Louis the 'Red Fox' | 1918 |
| The Devil-Stone | 1917 | |
| Nan of Music Mountain | McAlpin | 1917 |
| The Jaguar's Claws | Undetermined Role | 1917 |
| The Cost of Hatred | Ramon | 1917 |
| Castles for Two | Neough | 1917 |
| The Winning of Sally Temple | Oliver Pipe | 1917 |
| Joan the Woman | Jacques d'Arc | 1916 |
| The Plow Girl | M. Pantani | 1916 |
| The Heir to the Hoorah | Bud Young | 1916 |
| Anton the Terrible | General Stanovitch (Vera's father) | 1916 |
| Common Ground | Burke | 1916 |
| The Selfish Woman | Mike | 1916 |
| The Thousand-Dollar Husband | Lawyer Judson | 1916 |
| The Sowers | Chief of Secret Police | 1916 |
| For the Defense | Henri | 1916 |
| The Blacklist | Sergius Maroff | 1916 |
| The Golden Chance | Steve Denby | 1915 |
| The Unknown | Hotel Proprietor | 1915 |
| Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo | Mons. Pitou | 1915 |
| Armstrong's Wife | Police Inspector | 1915 |
| Carmen | Pastia | 1915 |
| The Puppet Crown | Count Mallendorf | 1915 |
| The Country Boy | Merkle | 1915 |
| The Goose Girl | Torpete the Gypsy | 1915 |
| The Virginian | Mexican Henchman | 1914 |
| The Adventures of Kathlyn | Ramabai | 1913 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Pecos Dandy | 1934 |
| False Fathers | 1929 |
| The Arizona Kid | 1929 |
| Lucky Spurs | 1926 |
| The Last Chance | 1926 |
| The Lovin' Fool | 1926 |
| Jus' Travlin' | 1925 |
| Fangs of Fate | 1925 |
| Flashing Steeds | 1925 |
| Desperate Odds | 1925 |
| Growing Better | 1923 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Last Chance | 1926 |
| Fangs of Fate | 1925 |
| Flashing Steeds | 1925 |
