Richard Carpenter

CinematographerWriterActor Aug 14 (died age 82) King's Lynn, Norfolk, England 1959–2024 (65 year career)

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Biography

Richard Michael "Kip" Carpenter was an English screenwriter, author and actor. He created a number of British television series including Robin of Sherwood, Catweazle, Dick Turpin, The Ghosts of Motley Hall, Smuggler and Adventurer.

Known For

Film

Robin of Sherwood

Writer

Film

H.M.S. Defiant

Lieut. Posonby

Film

Catweazle

Writer

Film

The Famous Five

Writer

Film

Doctor Snuggles

Writer

Film

The Password Is Courage

Robinson

Film

Dick Turpin

Writer

Film

The Borrowers

Writer

Filmography

Acting (13)

Movies (8)

The Terrornauts

1967

as Danny

5.2

Frankenstein Mark 2

1966

as Inspector Gilliat

Clash by Night

1964

7.0

Mystery Submarine

1963

as Lt. Haskins

Operation Stogie

as Second N.C.O.

H.M.S. Defiant

as Lieut. Posonby

The Password Is Courage

1962

as Robinson

6.3

Tarnished Heroes

1961

as Private Frederick Burton

6.0

Television (5)

Cloud Burst

Gideon's Way

as Michael Penn

Sherlock Holmes

No Hiding Place

Knight Errant Limited

1959

as Peter Parker

Crew (18)

Movies (5)

62 1/2

2024

Director of Photography

I Was a Rat

2001

Writer

Stanley's Dragon

1994

Writer

3.0

Robin of Sherwood: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer

1984

Writer

The Boy from Space

1971

Writer

Television (13)

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Writer

The Borrowers

Writer

Hannay

Writer

Pulaski

Writer

Robin of Sherwood

Writer

Doctor Snuggles

Writer

Smuggler

Writer

Dick Turpin

Writer

The Famous Five

Writer

The Ghosts of Motley Hall

1976

Writer

6.8

The Adventures of Black Beauty

1972

Writer

5.8

The Boy from Space

1971

Writer

Catweazle

1970

Writer

7.6