Richard Carpenter

Career Overview

Richard Carpenter has 29 screen credits in a career dating back to 1964. Signature works include The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait, Carpenters Very First Television Special, Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection. 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

29

Birth Date

1946-10-15

Birth Place

New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Known For

• 

  The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait
• 

  Carpenters Very First Television Special
• 

  Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
• 

  Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story
• 

  Carpenters: Live at Budokan
• 

  Carpenters: Christmas Memories

Frequent Collaborators

• Karen Carpenter (6 collaborations)
• Olivia Newton-John (2 collaborations)
• Cubby O'Brien (2 collaborations)
• Gene Kelly (1 collaborations)
• Georgia Engel (1 collaborations)
• Jimmy McNichol (1 collaborations)
• Kristy McNichol (1 collaborations)
• John Denver (1 collaborations)
• Victor Borge (1 collaborations)
• Howard Cosell (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (24 credits)

  • 60 Songs: BBC Two at 60

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Herb Alpert Is...

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Carpenters: Christmas Memories

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • The Joy of Easy Listening

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Doris Day: Virgin Territory

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Carpenters: Yesterday Once More

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Mickey's 50

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The Carpenters... Space Encounters

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The Carpenters at Christmas

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Carpenters Very First Television Special

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • The Carpenters: A World of Music

    self

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • The Carpenters Concert: Live at the New London Theatre

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • The Perry Como Christmas Show

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Carpenters: Live at Budokan

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Carpenters: Live in Australia

    self

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The Carpenters: Live at the BBC

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • The Carol Burnett Show

    - Ken Berry, The Carpenters, and Nanette Fabray (1972) ... Self - The Carpenters actor actors

    - The Carpenters and Tim Conway (1971) ... Self - The Carpenters actor actors
    1967
  • Die Drehscheibe

    - Episode 156 (1975) ... Self actor actors
    1964

• sound (3 credits)

  • The Karen Carpenter Story

    music

    sound
    1989
  • Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

    music

    sound
    1987
  • The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait

    music arranger

    sound
    1978

• production (1 credits)

  • The Karen Carpenter Story

    executive producer

    production
    1989

• directing (1 credits)

  • The Karen Carpenter Story

    director

    directing
    1989