Clifford A. Carpenter[1] (March 2, 1915 – January 9, 2014) was an American actor who appeared in radio, television and films.

[4] After the start of World War II, Carpenter enlisted in the United States Army.

[5] Carpenter worked sporadically between the 1950s and 1970s, making appearances in television series such as The Patty Duke Show, The Defenders, Hawk, Coronet Blue and Great Performances.

In later life, he had a small role in Synecdoche, New York, directed by Charlie Kaufman and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, 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.

Carpenter lived with actress and screenwriter Jean Rouverol, another former blacklisted artist, for several years.