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

Career

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. He provided the voice for the main character Terry Lee. He played Curtis Bassett in the radio serial drama ''Prairie Folks''. Carpenter debuted on

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in ''Eve of St. Mark'' in 1942. He also played in '' Inherit the Wind'', ''

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'' and ''The Andersonville Trial''. After the start of

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, Carpenter enlisted in the

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. He later became blacklisted due to his support for

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, who had been included in ''

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''. Carpenter worked sporadically between the 1950s and 1970s, making appearances in television series such as ''

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'', '' The Defenders'', '' Hawk'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In later life, he had a small role in '' Synecdoche, New York'', directed by

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and starring

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, 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 provided the voice of Odin Andersson in the video games ''Alan Wake'' (2010) and ''Alan Wake's American Nightmare'' (2012).

Personal life

Carpenter lived with actress and screenwriter Jean Rouverol, another former blacklisted artist, for several years. He died in New Milford, Connecticut in 2014, aged 98, from natural causes.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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