Skip to content

Carleton Carpenter

Carleton Carpenter

6 movies on Netflix

Biography

Carleton Carpenter was an American actor, magician, songwriter and novelist. He began on Broadway as a magician and a performer, appearing in Bright Boy, David Merrick's first production, in 1944, followed by Three to Make Ready, John Murray Anderson's Almanac and Hotel Paradiso. After early television work on Campus Hoopla, he moved to Hollywood in 1949 at the invitation of producer Louis de Rochemont, who cast him in Lost Boundaries. Signed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1950, he made eight films over three years, among them Summer Stock (1950), Vengeance Valley (1951) and Take the High Ground! (1953), and gained fame teaming with Debbie Reynolds in Three Little Words and Two Weeks with Love. He returned to the screen for Up Periscope (1959), and later wrote mystery novels, songs and scripts, receiving a lifetime achievement award from Cinecon in 2012.

95years old at death

Born July 10, 1926Bennington
Died January 31, 2022Warwick
Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Carleton Upham Carpenter Jr. (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 6
Career span: 31 years1950 to 1981

Genres

Drama33%, 2 films
Romance33%, 2 films
Action17%, 1 film
Documentary17%, 1 film
Family17%, 1 film

First and latest

Photos

Share

Did you know?!

A first
Carpenter's duet with Debbie Reynolds, "Aba Daba Honeymoon" from Two Weeks with Love, became the first soundtrack recording to top the chart as a gold record, reaching number three on Billboard.
First role
Carpenter's performing career started with magic and Broadway acting. His first show was David Merrick's first production, Bright Boy, in 1944.
A change of course
During World War II, Carpenter was a Seabee in the U.S. Navy. He helped build the airstrip that the Enola Gay used when it took off to bomb Hiroshima.
Behind the camera
Carpenter wrote mystery novels and found success in the 1970s and 1980s. His books include Deadhead, Games Murderers Play, and Cat Got Your Tongue?.
Behind the award
Cinecon, a Hollywood film organization, gave Carpenter a lifetime achievement award in 2012. Debbie Reynolds, who often worked with him, handed it to him in person.

Carleton Carpenter movies on Netflix

The Prowler1981IMDb rating 5.9as 1945 M.C
That's Entertainment!1974IMDb rating 7.8
Up Periscope1959IMDb rating 6.4as Lt. Phil Carney
Take the High Ground!1953IMDb rating 6.0as Merton 'Tex' Tolliver
Vengeance Valley1951IMDb rating 5.9as Hewie
Summer Stock1950IMDb rating 7.1as Artie

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

Up Periscope1959 Action, Drama, Romanceas Lt. Phil Carney
IMDb rating 6.42.4K votes
Vengeance Valley1951 Westernas Hewie
IMDb rating 5.92.9K votes
Summer Stock1950as Artie
IMDb rating 7.15.3K votes
Take the High Ground!1953as Merton 'Tex' Tolliver
IMDb rating 6.01.2K votes
The Prowler1981as 1945 M.C
IMDb rating 5.915K votes
That's Entertainment!1974
IMDb rating 7.85.7K votes

Worked with

Carleton Carpenter shares two films with Gene Kelly, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Ray Collins

James Stewart

Burt Lancaster

Mickey Rooney

Richard WidmarkJoseph ZitoDirector, 1 film

Jack Haley Jr.Director, 1 film

Charles WaltersDirector, 1 film

Films together

Gene Kelly2 films together, 1950 to 1974
Gene Kelly's page
- That's Entertainment!1974IMDb rating 7.8Kelly as Self - Host / Narrator
- Summer Stock1950IMDb rating 7.1Carpenter as ArtieKelly as Joe D. Ross
Ray Collins2 films together, 1950 to 1951
Ray Collins's page
- Vengeance Valley1951IMDb rating 5.9Carpenter as HewieCollins as Arch Strobie
- Summer Stock1950IMDb rating 7.1Carpenter as ArtieCollins as Jasper G. Wingait
James Stewart1 film together, 1974
James Stewart's page
- That's Entertainment!1974IMDb rating 7.8Stewart as Self - Host / Narrator
Burt Lancaster1 film together, 1951
Burt Lancaster's page
- Vengeance Valley1951IMDb rating 5.9Carpenter as HewieLancaster as Owen Daybright
Mickey Rooney1 film together, 1974
Mickey Rooney's page
- That's Entertainment!1974IMDb rating 7.8Rooney as Self - Host / Narrator
Richard Widmark1 film together, 1953
Richard Widmark's page
- Take the High Ground!1953IMDb rating 6.0Carpenter as Merton 'Tex' TolliverWidmark as Sgt. Thorne Ryan
Joseph ZitoDirector, 1 film, 1981
All films by Joseph Zito
- The Prowler1981IMDb rating 5.9Carpenter as 1945 M.C
Jack Haley Jr.Director, 1 film, 1974
All films by Jack Haley Jr.
- That's Entertainment!1974IMDb rating 7.8
Charles WaltersDirector, 1 film, 1950
All films by Charles Walters
- Summer Stock1950IMDb rating 7.1Carpenter as Artie

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.