Cliff Carpenter

Cliff Carpenter
Born March 2, 1915
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died January 9, 2014 (aged 98)
New Milford, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1937–2014

Clifford A. Carpenter[1] (March 2, 1915 – January 9, 2014) was an American actor who appeared in radio, television and films.

Career

Radio

In 1937, Carpenter began his professional career on the radio serial Terry and the Pirates. The show was adapted from the comic strip of the same name. Carpenter provided the voice for the main character Terry Lee.[2] He also played Curtis Bassett in the radio serial drama Prairie Folks.[3]

Stage

Carpented debuted on Broadway in Eve of St. Mark in 1942. He also played in Inherit the Wind, Sunrise at Campobello and The Andersonville Trial.[4]

Military

As the Second World War started, he enlisted in the United States Army. He became blacklisted due to his support for Philip Loeb, who had been included in Red Channels.[5]

Television

Carpenter worked sporadically between the 1950s and 1970s, making appearances in television series such as The Patty Duke Show, The Defenders, Hawk, Coronet Blue and Great Performances. In later life, he had a small role in Synecdoche, New York, directed by Charlie Kaufman and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, and made recurring appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, playing a 22-year-old man who aged prematurely as a consequence of watching Sean Hannity nightly on Fox News. He has also provided the voice of Odin Andersson in the video games Alan Wake (2010) and Alan Wake's American Nightmare (2012). [6]

Family

Cliff Carpenter lived with actress and screenwriter Jean Rouverol, another former blacklisted artist, for several years.[5]

Death

He died in New Milford, Connecticut in 2014, aged 98 from natural causes.[7]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "The birth of Clifford Carpenter". California Birth Index. Retrieved 2014-01-15. Clifford A Carpenter was born on March 2, 1915, in San Francisco County, California.
  2. ↑ "Terry and the Pirates Old Time Radio Program". Comicweb. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  3. ↑ "Wednesday's Highlights" (PDF). Radio and Television Mirror 14 (4): 46. August 1940. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Slezak in 'Rhinoceros,' Next Playhouse Show". The Bridgeport Post. July 1, 1962. p. 58. Retrieved April 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Blacklisted: Portraits of 7 Writers and Actors Who Defied Hollywood". The Hollywood Reporter. 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  6. ↑ Cliff Carpenter at the Internet Movie Database
  7. ↑ "Clifford Carpenter (1915 - 2014) Obituary". Poughkeepsie Journal. 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2014-01-15.

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