Karl Hackett Explained

Karl Hackett
Birth Name:Carl Ellsworth Germain
Birth Date:5 September 1893
Birth Place:Carthage, Missouri, U.S.
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting Place:Los Angeles National Cemetery
Nationality:American
Yearsactive:1919–1947
Occupation:Actor
Spouse:Ruby Burnette Moore[1]

Carl Ellsworth Germain (September 5, 1893  - October 24, 1948), known professionally as Karl Hackett, was an American actor. He served in the U.S. army during World War I. He was married to Ruby Burnette Moore.

On October 24, 1948, Hackett died from bronchopneumonia in Los Angeles, California, aged 55. He was buried at the Los Angeles National Cemetery.[2]

Selected filmography

List of acting performances in film
YearTitleRole
1935Bulldog CourageWilliams
1936Aces and EightsWild Bill Hickok
Desert PhantomTom Jackson
The Public PaysMarkovitz
CavalryGavin Rance
Lightnin' Bill CarsonStack Stone
Roarin' GunsEvans
The TraitorCaptain John Hughes
1937Arizona GunfighterRancher Durkin
Sing, Cowboy, SingKalmus
Texas TrailMayor McCready
Whistling BulletsDave Stone
1938The Feud MakerRand Lassiter
Lightning Carson Rides AgainGray
The Rangers' Round-UpHank
Phantom RangerSharpe
Rollin' PlainsDan Barrow
Six-Gun TrailJoe Willis
Songs and SaddlesGeorge Morrow
The Utah TrailSheriff Clayton
Where the Buffalo RoamThree-Finger Rogell
1940Billy the Kid's Gun JusticeAttorney Martin
Take Me Back to OklahomaStorm
1941Billy the Kid in Santa FeBert Davis
The Lone Rider Rides OnJudge Graham
The Lone Rider in Frontier FuryMatt Malone
The Pioneers Carson
Billy the Kid's Range WarWilliams
1942The Lone Rider in CheyenneMayor Dan Blodgett
The Lone Rider in Texas JusticeJack Stewart
Outlaws of Boulder PassSid Clayton
Phantom KillerDefense Attorney
Western MailJim Rivers
Western CycloneGovernor Jim Arnold
Billy the Kid's Smoking GunsHart
1943Fugitive of the PlainsSam Packard
Wild Horse RustlersThe Sheriff
Thundering TrailsHenchman Mollison
Death Rides the PlainsEdward Simms
Wolves of the RangeBob Corrigan
1944Brand of the DevilJeff Palin
Oath of VengeanceDan Harper
Arizona WhirlwindBanker Steve Lynch
1945His Brother's GhostDoc Packard
Gangster's DenOld Man Taylor
Shadows of DeathDave Hanley
Prairie RustlersDan Foster
1946Lightning RaidersJim Murray
Terrors on HorsebackEd Sperling
Gentlemen with GunsJudge
Ghost of Hidden ValleyJed
Outlaws of the PlainsHenry Reed

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karl Hackett - Carl Ellsworth Germain.
  2. Web site: Karl Hackett - Carl Ellsworth Germain. b-westerns.com. 2015-04-01.