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Paddy Carpenter(1943-2023)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
  • Actor
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Paddy Carpenter was born on 11 February 1943 in Surrey, England, UK. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for Event Horizon (1997), Tom Grattan's War (1968) and All I Want Is You... and You... and You... (1974). He died on 8 November 2023 in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
BornFebruary 11, 1943
DiedNovember 8, 2023(80)
BornFebruary 11, 1943
DiedNovember 8, 2023(80)
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Known for

Event Horizon (1997)
Event Horizon
6.6
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1997
Tom Grattan's War (1968)
Tom Grattan's War
7.6
TV Series
  • Production Management
All I Want Is You... and You... and You...
7.2
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1974
Honor Blackman, Olivia Hussey, Edward Fox, Michael Callan, Wendy Hiller, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Beatrix Lehmann, Carol Lynley, Daniel Massey, and Peter McEnery in The Cat and the Canary (1978)
The Cat and the Canary
5.6
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Alan Carpenter, uncredited)
  • 1978

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Event Horizon (1997)
    Event Horizon
    6.6
    • first assistant director: second unit
    • 1997
  • Robert Carlyle in Hamish Macbeth (1995)
    Hamish Macbeth
    7.8
    TV Series
    • first assistant director
    • 1995
  • Return to Treasure Island (1986)
    Return to Treasure Island
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • assistant director
    • 1986
  • Omar Sharif and Nancy Travis in Harem (1986)
    Harem
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director
    • 1986
  • Lace II (1985)
    Lace II
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director
    • 1985
  • Jason Connery, Nickolas Grace, Clive Mantle, Michael Praed, Phil Rose, Mark Ryan, Judi Trott, Peter Llewellyn Williams, and Ray Winstone in Robin of Sherwood (1984)
    Robin of Sherwood
    8.4
    TV Series
    • first assistant director
    • 1984–1985
  • George Cole in Minder (1979)
    Minder
    7.8
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1984
  • David Warner in Charlie (1984)
    Charlie
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • first assistant director
    • 1984
  • Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
    Reilly: Ace of Spies
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • assistant director
    • 1983
  • Rowan Atkinson in Dead on Time (1983)
    Dead on Time
    6.4
    Short
    • first assistant director
    • 1983
  • That Summer! (1979)
    That Summer!
    6.3
    • second unit director
    • 1979
  • Honor Blackman, Olivia Hussey, Edward Fox, Michael Callan, Wendy Hiller, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Beatrix Lehmann, Carol Lynley, Daniel Massey, and Peter McEnery in The Cat and the Canary (1978)
    The Cat and the Canary
    5.6
    • assistant director
    • first assistant director (as Alan Carpenter, uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse (1978)
    Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
    4.0
    • first assistant director
    • 1978
  • Joseph Andrews (1977)
    Joseph Andrews
    5.6
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976)
    Confessions of a Driving Instructor
    4.5
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1976

Production Management

  • Tom Grattan's War (1968)
    Tom Grattan's War
    7.6
    TV Series
    • production manager
    • 1970

Actor

  • The Girl with a Pistol (1968)
    The Girl with a Pistol
    6.7
    • Scotsman at Party (uncredited)
    • 1968

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative name
    • Alan Carpenter
  • Born
    • February 11, 1943
    • Surrey, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 8, 2023
    • Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England, UK

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