Paul Carpenter (born Patrick Paul Lane Charpentier; 8 December 192112 June 1964) was a Canadian actor and singer.

Life and career

Carpenter originally attended medical school in Montreal, but left aged 17 to join the

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as a

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. He also played professional hockey in Canada. He moved to

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and sang with Ted Heath and His Music in the 1940s and starred in the BBC Radio serial ''Riders of the Range'' (1949–1953) as the cowboy Jeff Arnold, where he shared the billing with his dog, Rustler (played by Percy Edwards). As a movie actor he "made over three dozen British films in the post-war decades, most of them 'B' pictures, such as ''

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'' (1954) and '' One Jump Ahead'' (1955), to which he brought an easy, likeable authority that seemed more difficult for British actors to achieve". His voice was so mellifluous, he would often be cast as announcers. His final (uncredited) film appearance was in the 1964

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film Goldfinger where he played an American General escorting

. During 1955-1956, he starred in his only television programme, ''Sailor of Fortune'' with

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Death

During rehearsals for the play ''The First Fish'' by

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at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, with a cast that included Moira Lister, Louie Ramsay and

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, Carpenter arrived at the theatre and asked to be helped to a dressing room as he felt unwell. The director, Charles Ross, and the other actors were unaware he was at the theatre. He was found dead alone in the dressing room three hours later. He had recently recovered from injuries suffered in a car accident.

Partial filmography

* '' This Man Is Mine'' (1946) – (uncredited) * '' School for Secrets'' (1946) – Flt. Lt. Argylle * '' Uneasy Terms'' (1948) – Windy Nicholls * ''

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'' (1949) – International Patrol D (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1949) – F / O Morgan * '' Albert R.N.'' (1953) – Fred * '' Face the Music'' (1954) – Johnny Sutherland * '' The Weak and the Wicked'' (1954) – Joe, Babs' boyfriend * '' Night People'' (1954) – Eddie Whitby * '' The House Across the Lake'' (1954) – Vincent Gordon * '' The Diamond'' (1954) – Mickey Sweeney (uncredited) * '' Johnny on the Spot'' (1954) – Paul Carrington * '' Five Days'' (1954) – Paul Kirby * '' Duel in the Jungle'' (1954) – Pan American Airways Clerk * '' A Stranger Came Home'' (1954) – Bill Saul * ''

'' (1954) – Ray Anderson * '' The Young Lovers'' (1954) – Gregg Pearson * '' The Sea Shall Not Have Them'' (1954) – Lt Patrick Boyle, Sea Otter Pilot * '' Mask of Dust'' (1954) – Racetrack Announcer (uncredited) * ''The Red Dress'' (1954) – Hannibal Jones (segment "Meet Mr. Jones' story) * ''The Last Moment'' (1954) – Derwent (segment: 'The Last Moment') * '' Shadow of a Man'' (1955) – Gene Landers * '' One Jump Ahead'' (1955) – Paul Banner * ''

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'' (1955) – Bob Bartlett * '' Doctor at Sea'' (1955) – Captain (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1955) – Larry Duke * '' The Narrowing Circle'' (1956) – Dave Nelson * '' Women Without Men'' (1956) – Nick Randall (UK version) * ''

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'' (1956) – Major Lewis * '' Reach for the Sky'' (1956) – Hall (uncredited) * '' Fire Maidens from Outer Space'' (1956) – Capt. Larson * '' Behind the Headlines'' (1956) – Paul Banner * '' The Battle of the River Plate'' (1956) – American reporter in Uruguay (uncredited) * '' Action Stations'' (1956) – Bob Reynolds * '' No Road Back'' (1957) – Clem Hayes * '' Murder Reported'' (1957) – Jeff Holly – Reporter * '' The Hypnotist'' (1957) – Valentine Neal * ''

Les Espions ''Les Espions'' ("The Spies") is a 1957 French-Italian noir mystery film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot and starring Curd Jürgens, Peter Ustinov O. E. Hasse, Sam Jaffe, Paul Carpenter, Véra Clouzot, Martita Hunt and Gérard Séty. ...

'' (1957) – Le Colonel Howard * '' Undercover Girl'' (1958) – Johnny Carter * '' Intent to Kill'' (1958) – O'Brien * '' Jet Storm'' (1959) – George Towers * '' Date at Midnight'' (1959) – Bob Dillon * ''

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'' (1960) – Launch Countdown Coordinator (uncredited) * '' Surprise Package'' (1960) – Television News Broadcaster (uncredited) * '' Jacktown'' (1962) – Policeman No. 1 * ''

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'' (1963) – Fight Commentator * '' Call Me Bwana'' (1963) – Col. Spencer * '' Dr. Crippen'' (1963) – Bruce Martin * '' Maigret Sees Red'' (1963) – Harry McDonald * '' The Beauty Jungle'' (1964) – American Tourist (uncredited) * '' First Men in the Moon'' (1964) – Reporter from the 'Express' (uncredited) * '' Goldfinger'' (1964) – US General at airport (uncredited) (final film role)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carpenter, Paul 1921 births 1964 deaths Canadian male film actors Male actors from Montreal 20th-century Canadian male actors Canadian expatriates in England