Karl Hackett

Biography

Career Overview

Karl Hackett has 139 screen credits in a career dating back to 1935. Their work spans 10 cinematic universes — most prominently Billy the Kid (Buster Crabbe) Collection with 16 titles. Signature works include Colorado Kid, Cavalry, Desert Phantom. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

139

Birth Date

1893-09-05 00:00:00

Birth Place

Carthage, Missouri, USA

Known For

• 

  Colorado Kid
• 

  Cavalry
• 

  Desert Phantom
• 

  Prairie Rustlers
• 

  His Brother's Ghost
• 

  The Texas Marshal

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 10 universes

• Billy the Kid (Buster Crabbe) Collection (16 titles)
• The Lone Rider (8 titles)
• Lone Rider (8 titles)
• The Frontier Marshals Collection (5 titles)
• Trail Blazers Collection (3 titles)
• Hopalong Cassidy Collection (3 titles)
• Billy the Kid (Bob Steele) Collection (3 titles)
• Renfrew of the Royal Mounted Collection (3 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Charles King (3 collaborations)
• Bob Steele (2 collaborations)
• Ted Adams (2 collaborations)
• Hal Price (2 collaborations)
• Budd Buster (2 collaborations)
• Buster Crabbe (2 collaborations)
• Al St. John (2 collaborations)
• Bud Osborne (2 collaborations)
• Marion Weldon (1 collaborations)
• Ernie Adams (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (139 credits)

  • Outlaws of the Plains

    Henry Reed

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Lawless Breed

    Sheriff Dan Bradley

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Gunman's Code

    Rancher Ben Lewis

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Canyon Passage

    Miner (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Ghost Of Hidden Valley

    Elder Cowhand

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Terrors on Horseback

    Ed Sperling

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Gentlemen With Guns

    Judge

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Lightning Raiders

    Jim Murray

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Prairie Rustlers

    Dan Foster

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Rustlers of the Badlands

    Sheriff Mallory

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Shadows of Death

    Dave Hanley

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • His Brother's Ghost

    Doc Packard

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Oath of Vengeance

    Dan Harper

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Code of the Prairie

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Brand of the Devil

    Jeff Palin

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Sonora Stagecoach

    Joe Kenton

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Tucson Raiders

    Reverend George Allen

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The Pinto Bandit

    Sheriff Bisbee

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Wells Fargo Days

    Mike

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Thundering Gun Slingers

    Jeff Halliday

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Mojave Firebrand

    Luke Reed

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Arizona Whirlwind

    Banker Steve Lynch

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Westward Bound

    Henry Wagner - Tax Collector

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • California Joe

    Telegrapher Potter

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Death Valley Rangers

    Doc Thorne

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Boss of Rawhide

    Bill Holden

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The Renegade

    John Martin

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Batman

    Wallace

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Bordertown Gun Fighters

    Frank Holden

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Wolves of the Range

    Bob Corrigan

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The Avenging Rider

    Sheriff Allen

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Western Cyclone

    Jim Arnold

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Death Rides the Plains

    Edward Simms

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Sagebrush Law

    Roberts

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Fugitive of the Plains

    Sam Packard

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Idaho

    Parson

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Wild Horse Rustlers

    Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The Kid Rides Again

    Henry

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Thundering Trails

    Henchman Mollison

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Lost Canyon

    Wade Haskell

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Outlaws of Boulder Pass

    Sid Clayton

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Pirates of the Prairie

    Rufe Jackson

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Mysterious Rider

    The Marshal

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Northwest Rangers

    Gambler

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Along the Sundown Trail

    Pop Lawrence

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Phantom Killer

    Defense Attorney

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Sunset Serenade

    Rancher in Antlers Saloon

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Prairie Pals

    Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Tumbleweed Trail

    Barlow the New Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Sons of the Pioneers

    Dr. Thompson

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Come on Danger

    Ott Ramsey

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Texas Justice

    Jack Stewart

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • In Old California

    Charlie - Wagon Owner

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns

    Hart

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Rolling Down the Great Divide

    Pete (Rancher-Agitator)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Jesse James, Jr.

    Amos Martin

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Lone Rider in Cheyenne

    Dan Blodgett

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Western Mail

    Jim Rivers

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Wild Bill Hickok Rides

    Clem Jellife

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Texas Man Hunt

    Banker Paul Clay

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Borrowed Hero

    Richard Allen (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Jesse James at Bay

    Homesteader

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Death Valley Outlaws

    Charles W. Gifford

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Bad Man of Deadwood

    Bank President

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Man from Montana

    Flash Watson aka Trig

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

    Matt Malone

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Texas Marshal

    Ernest Moore

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

    Bert Davis

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Pioneers

    Carson

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Lady from Louisiana

    Mirbeau Supporter

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Outlaws of the Rio Grande

    Marlow

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Billy the Kid's Range War

    Williams

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Lone Rider Rides On

    Judge Graham

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

    Attorney Martin

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

    Hansen, the Stranger

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Take Me Back to Oklahoma

    Storm

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Colorado

    Mr. Haynes

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Range Busters

    Sheriff Dod Clayburne

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Deadwood Dick

    Jack McCall

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Sky Bandits

    Hawthorne

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Frontier Crusader

    Barney Bronson

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Boss of Bullion City

    Deputy Tug

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Murder on the Yukon

    Hawks

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Green Hornet

    Gorman - Workman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Yukon Flight

    Raymond - Airline Owner

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Chip of the Flying U

    Hennessy

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Oregon Trail

    Clark

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Buck Rogers

    Councillor Krenko

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Lure of the Wasteland

    Parker

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Sundown on the Prairie

    Jack Hendricks

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Phantom Creeps

    Brown

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Six-Gun Trail

    Joe Willis

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Where the Buffalo Roam

    Three-Finger Rogel

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Lightning Carson Rides Again

    Gray -Banker

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Starlight Over Texas

    Kildare

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Durango Valley Raiders

    John McKay

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Utah Trail

    Hiram Slaughter

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Rollin' Plains

    Dan Barrow

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Flaming Frontiers

    Jake

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Songs and Saddles

    George Morrow

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Phantom Ranger

    Sharpe

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Songs and Bullets

    Harry Skelton

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Feud Maker

    Rand Lassiter aka Ross Landers

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Frontier Town

    Nat Regan

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Gold Is Where You Find It

    Clerk (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Rangers' Round-Up

    Hank

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Paroled - To Die

    Harvey Meline

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Colorado Kid

    Wolf Hines

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Texas Trail

    Major McCready

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts

    Newt Kemp, Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Firefly

    Spaniard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Arizona Gunfighter

    Rancher Durkin

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Red Rope

    Grant Brade

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Last Train from Madrid

    Herrera (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Two-Fisted Sheriff

    Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Border Phantom

    Obed Young

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Song of Revolt

    Corporal Defending de Lisle (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Sing Cowboy Sing

    Kalmus

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin

    Gabe Bowdre

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Whistling Bullets

    Dave Stone

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Gold Racket

    Lefty

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Trail of Vengeance

    Bert Pearson

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Borderland

    American Visitor

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Stormy Trails

    Henchman Max Durante

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Happy Go Lucky

    Porozzi

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • General Spanky

    First Mate

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Public Pays

    Milk Company Executive Markovitz (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Cavalry

    Gavin Rance

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Road to Glory

    Soldier (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Traitor

    Texas Ranger Captain John Hughes

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Lion's Den

    Sheriff Ben Thompson

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Aces and Eights

    Wild Bill Hickok / Prologue Narrator (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Down to the Sea

    Joe

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Lightnin' Bill Carson

    Stack Stone

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Desert Phantom

    Tom Jackson

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Roarin' Guns

    Evans

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • I'll Name the Murderer

    Bill, Ted's Friend (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Bulldog Courage

    Williams

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Frisco Kid

    Card Dealer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935