Portrait of Horace B. Carpenter

Acting

Horace B. Carpenter

Career

Active from 1913 to 1938, busiest in 1914 with 13 main titles.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Carmen
Carmen
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Horace B. Carpenter Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 8
  • Classic Western 4
  • Silent Film Era 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Silent Era 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • Silent Film 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

178
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000)

as (archive footage)

1940s

42 titles ยท average score 60
Along Came Jones
Along Came Jones (1945)
GoodWatch score 49

as Old Barfly (uncredited)

Belle of the Yukon
Belle of the Yukon (1944)
GoodWatch score 42

as Townsman (uncredited)

Return of the Ape Man
Return of the Ape Man (1944)
GoodWatch score 53

as Theater Watchman (uncredited)

In Old California
In Old California (1942)
GoodWatch score 54

as Townsman

The Sons of the Pioneers
The Sons of the Pioneers (1942)

as Rancher

All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy (1941)
GoodWatch score 88

as Jabez Stone's Party Guest (uncredited)

The Great Man's Lady
The Great Man's Lady (1941)
GoodWatch score 57

as Man in Saloon

Go West, Young Lady
Go West, Young Lady (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

as Barfly

Bad Man of Deadwood
Bad Man of Deadwood (1941)
GoodWatch score 55

as Medicine Show Spectator

Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
GoodWatch score 83

as Man (uncredited)

Dark Command
Dark Command (1940)
GoodWatch score 83

as Townsman

Three Faces West
Three Faces West (1940)
GoodWatch score 50

as White-Haired Farmer in Oregon

1930s

76 titles ยท average score 62
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

as Atlanta Citizen (uncredited)

Joaquin Murrieta
Joaquin Murrieta (1938)

as The Auctioneer (uncredited)

Doomed at Sundown
Doomed at Sundown (1937)

as Lew Sprague

Wanted - A Master
Wanted - A Master (1936)

as The Boy's Father (uncredited)

Lucky Terror
Lucky Terror (1936)

as Prosecutor

Smokey Smith
Smokey Smith (1935)

as Dad Smith

Maniac
Maniac (1934)
GoodWatch score 62

as Dr. Meirschultz

Range Riders
Range Riders (1934)

as Dad Sutton

Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1934)
GoodWatch score 74

as Roman (uncredited)

The Dude Bandit
The Dude Bandit (1933)

as Doc Pettit (as Horace Carpenter)

Riders of the Desert
Riders of the Desert (1932)

as Ranger Capt. Jim Reynolds (as H.B. Carpenter)

South of Sonora
South of Sonora (1930)

as Mr. Carter

1920s

13 titles
Fighters of the Saddle
Fighters of the Saddle (1929)

Writer

Riders of the Rio Grande
Riders of the Rio Grande (1929)

as Dan Steelman (as H.B. Carpenter)

The Arizona Kid
The Arizona Kid (1929)

as Jake Grant (as H.B. Carpenter)

Bullets and Justice
Bullets and Justice (1929)

as Molly's Father

Bride Of The Desert
Bride Of The Desert (1929)

as Sheriff

Vultures of the Sea
Vultures of the Sea (1928)

as (unconfirmed)

Fangs of Fate
Fangs of Fate (1925)

Director

Just Travelin'
Just Travelin' (1925)

Director, Scenario Writer

Shootin' Square
Shootin' Square (1924)

as Dad Mason

Lightnin' Jack
Lightnin' Jack (1924)

as Sheriff Higgins

Travelin' Fast
Travelin' Fast (1924)

as Sheriff Ted Clark

The Silent Stranger
The Silent Stranger (1924)

as Sheriff Sam Hull

1910s

46 titles ยท average score 59
The Terror of the Range
The Terror of the Range (1919)

as James Grant

Wild and Woolly
Wild and Woolly (1917)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

The Ghost House
The Ghost House (1917)

as James Clancy

For the Defense
For the Defense (1916)

as Henri

The Adventures of Kathlyn
The Adventures of Kathlyn (1916)

as Ramabai

The Golden Chance
The Golden Chance (1915)
GoodWatch score 55

as Steve Denby

Carmen
Carmen (1915)
GoodWatch score 71

as Pastia

The Virginian
The Virginian (1914)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mexican Henchman

The Call of the North
The Call of the North (1914)

as Rand

The Man From Home
The Man From Home (1914)

as Ivanoff

The Ghost Breaker
The Ghost Breaker (1914)

as Duke D'Alva - Carlos

The Adventures of Kathlyn
The Adventures of Kathlyn (1913)

as Ramabai