Karl Hackett
Date of birth: 1893-09-05
Place of birth: Carthage, Missouri, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Carl Ellsworth Germain, William Karl Germain, William Karl Hackett, William K. Hackett, Wm. Karl Hackett, William Hackett, Karl Hacket, Carl Hackett, Carl E. Germain
Biography
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Bad Man of Deadwood
1941-09-05
Roy and Gabby fight bad guys to save the town of Deadwood.
Rollin' Plains
1938-07-08
It's cattlemen versus sheepmen and Trigger Gargan appears to be the leader of the gang causing the t
Sing Cowboy Sing
1937-05-22
Kalmus is after the freight contract held by Summers. When his gang kill Summers, Tex and Duke step
Paroled - To Die
1938-01-11
Meline is taking money from his own bank to drill an oil well. When he finds Doug Redfern's bandana,
Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts
1937-11-26
Tex is after the gang that robbed a train of a gold shipment. He suspects Dorman is the culprit and
Borrowed Hero
1941-12-05
A struggling lawyer is named as special prosecutor in a racketeering case.
The Rangers' Round-Up
1938-02-09
Working undercover, the Rangers are after Bull and his gang. Ted successfully joins Dr. Aikmans trav
Aces and Eights
1936-06-06
A card sharp steps in when a Mexican family's ranch is threatened by swindlers and cheats.
The Firefly
1937-11-05
Nina Maria Azara is the beautiful and alluring singing spy for Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. Her
Frisco Kid
1935-11-30
After a roustabout sailor avoids being shanghaied in 1850s San Francisco, his audacity helps him ris
Take Me Back to Oklahoma
1940-11-11
Storm is out to wreck Ace's stage line. When Tex arrives to help Ace, Storm brings in hired killer M
Roarin' Guns
1936-01-29
Tim Corwin- an agent for the Cattlemen's Association- is assigned to look into a range war between s
Whistling Bullets
1937-05-03
Ace Beldon is in prison, but with his stolen bonds not recovered, Capt. Saunders has an idea. He sen
Lightning Raiders
1946-01-07
A cowboy and his sidekick track mail thieves to a hide-out.
Billy the Kid's Range War
1941-01-24
Williams is out to stop Ellen Goreham from completing her road that is under construction and is usi
His Brother's Ghost
1945-02-03
When a group of gunmen are running sharecroppers off their land, rancher Andy Jones sends for his fr
Bulldog Courage
1935-12-30
A miner who was swindled out of his mine by a banker turns to robbing stagecoaches. Several years af
Tucson Raiders
1944-05-14
In Elliot's initial appearance as Red Ryder, he finds himself framed for murder. Little Beaver then
Lightnin' Bill Carson
1936-04-14
A lawman captures the notorious "Pecos Kid", who is tried and hanged for his crimes--then starts to
Desert Phantom
1936-03-09
Billy Donovan arrives looking for his sister's killer. When he hires on at the Halloran ranch where
The Traitor
1936-08-29
To prevent a lynching, Ranger Tim lets two outlaws go saying he will get them later. This gets him k
Down to the Sea
1936-05-30
Greek sponge divers in Tarpon Springs, Florida duel over diving methods and fight over the same girl
Cavalry
1936-10-04
Just after the Civil War, Captain Thorn is sent west to help protect the new telegraph line that is
Happy Go Lucky
1936-12-13
A singer in Shanghai looks exactly like a missing flyer who went missing, and is feared to have sold
The Gold Racket
1937-04-10
At the request of the Mexican government, a federal agent and a lady reporter team up to catch a gan
Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin
1937-05-18
Lawyer Bowdre has started a war between the ranchers and the homesteaders planning to take over the
Border Phantom
1937-06-06
Cowboy Larry O'Day and his sidekick Lucky Smith happen upon a distraught Barbara Hartwell, who is ab
Utah Trail
1938-08-12
Tex and his sidekicks arrive to help out his friend Jeffers, a railroad owner, only to find that he
Where the Buffalo Roam
1938-10-12
Tex returns to Santa Fe to find his Mother murdered. Foster runs the town and all crimes committed b
The Feud Maker
1938-04-16
When Tex is brought in to fight in a range war between the cowmen and the nesters, he meets his old
Arizona Gunfighter
1937-09-24
When Colt kills the men that murdered his father, he escapes his pursuers and joins Wolf and his out
Flaming Frontiers
1938-07-05
Tom Grant has found a rich gold vein and Bart Eaton is after it. Tom's sister Mary heads for the gol
Songs and Saddles
1938-06-01
An old rancher's property sites smack-dab on the site where a new highway is to be built, although h
Phantom Ranger
1938-05-27
A Treasury Department engraver is being held captive by a counterfeiting gang that wants him to make
Six-Gun Trail
1938-11-25
Chasing jewel thieves, Captain Carson and Magpie head for the border where Carson, posing as a China
Lightning Carson Rides Again
1938-10-09
Lightning Carson's nephew has been falsely accused of murder. To get in with the gang, Lightning pos
Code of the Prairie
1944-10-06
Just after the Oklahoma Panhandle was annexed into the united states an ex-lawman turned newspaper m
Westward Bound
1944-01-17
Learning that Montana is about to become a state and that property values will rise rapidly, Caldwel
Death Valley Rangers
1943-12-03
When a fed-up businessman tires of watching gold shipments disappear without a trace, he calls in th
Arizona Whirlwind
1944-02-21
US marshals Ken, Hoot and Bob stop a gang dressed as Indians from robbing the stage. After getting r
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
1941-08-08
A honest cowboy is falsely accused of the murder of a rancher.
Stormy Trails
1936-12-23
A rancher caught in the middle of a bank robbery shoots one of the robbers. However, the dead bandit
Frontier Town
1938-03-04
Regan is passing off counterfeit money at rodeos betting on his man Denby. When Tex appears and wins
The Phantom Creeps
1939-01-07
A mad scientist attempts to rule the world by creating various elaborate inventions.
Songs and Bullets
1938-05-14
Melody arrives looking for the killer of his uncle and at the same time Dumont arrives looking for t
Buck Rogers
1939-04-10
Buck Rogers and Buddy Wade are in the middle of a trans-polar dirigible flight when they are caught
The Oregon Trail
1939-07-04
Jeff Scott is sent to investigate problems with wagon trains attempting to make the journey to Orego
Two-Fisted Sheriff
1937-06-14
This is a remake of Columbia's 1932 "Cornered" that starred Tim McCoy. Bob Pearson saves the life of
Borderland
1937-02-26
Hoppy goes undercover as an outlaw (which permits him, for once, to drink and be mean to children) t
Come on Danger
1942-06-05
When a woman turns outlaw, she is suspected of murder.
The Road to Glory
1936-09-04
The story of trench life during World War I through the lives of a French regiment. As men are kille
Murder on the Yukon
1940-02-25
Unknown to Joan Manning, her trading post partner Weathers is operating a counterfeiting ring. When
The Range Busters
1940-08-22
A phantom-like gunman is murdering the hands at the Circle T Ranch and the Range Busters are recruit
Colorado Kid
1937-12-06
When Hines kills the Colonel for his money, the Colorado Kid is arrested and then found guilt of the
The Texas Marshal
1941-07-12
Local "patriot's league" leader secretly kills off ranchers, buys up their estates, which are underm
Yukon Flight
1940-01-02
When the plane owned by the "Yukon and Columbia Mail Service" crashes, RCMP Sergeant Renfrew (James
Sky Bandits
1940-07-06
Sgt. Renfrew and Constable Kelly go aloft to search for a plane missing with a shipment of gold from
Sundown on the Prairie
1939-02-08
Tex and Ananias are sent by the government to capture some Santa Fe rustlers. Tex recognizes Hendric
Pirates of the Prairie
1942-11-20
In one of his better early Westerns, Tim Holt, as Deputy Marshal Larry Durant, is sent to Spencervil
Outlaws of Boulder Pass
1942-11-28
Harkness controls Boulder Pass and his men are overcharging the ranches for its usage. When Tom Came
The Lion's Den
1936-07-07
Merwin hires Barton to fight Welsh, but when Barton arrives in town, Welsh mistakes him for the hire
Texas Trail
1937-11-26
The U.S. Army needs more horses for the Spanish-American War. Hoppy must turn his Bar 20 cowhands in
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
1940-12-24
Second serial featuring The Green Hornet and Kato.
Lawless Breed
1946-08-16
Government agents Ted Everett and Tumbleweed are sent to Spearville, Texas, where the law agencies h
The Green Hornet
1940-01-08
A newspaper publisher and his Korean servant fight crime as vigilantes who pose as a notorious maske
Wolves of the Range
1943-06-21
Dorn is after the rancher's land and is trying to stop Banker Brady from helping them. When his man
Bordertown Gun Fighters
1943-07-08
Cameo Shelby is running a crooked lottery out of El Paso and treasury agent Bill Elliott has been se
Frontier Crusader
1940-06-14
A marshal is sent to clean up a mining town being terrorized by an organized gang that is killing mi
Durango Valley Raiders
1938-08-21
The Shadow and his outlaw gang have control of Durango Valley. Keene Cordner arrives, and with the h
Trail of Vengeance
1937-03-28
There is a range war between the ranchers led by Tilden and the outlaw gang of Link Carson. Wanted o
Prairie Rustlers
1945-11-07
Billy Carson is accused of the crimes committed by his dead-ringer, outlaw cousin Jim Slade, and bar
Chip of the Flying U
1939-11-29
Chip of the Flying U was Johnny Mack Brown's first western entry for 1940. Brown essays the title ro
Boss of Bullion City
1940-03-01
A lawman sets out to disrupt the operations of a crooked town boss.
Sagebrush Law
1943-04-02
Tom Weston arriving in town just as the Doctor announces his father's death a suicide, sees the gun
Colorado
1940-09-15
Trouble in Colorado is tying up Union troops needed back east during the Civil War and Lieut. Burke
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
1940-12-27
Escaping from the law once again, Billy, Fuzzy, and Jeff ride to the ranch of Jeff's uncle only to f
Deadwood Dick
1940-07-19
Columbia's 11th serial and the first western serial that James W. Horne solo-directed.
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
1941-07-11
Falsely accused of murder, Billy is able to escape thanks to his pals. Once in Santa Fe, he meets on
Western Mail
1942-02-13
Working undercover, Allen and sidekick Mendoza are out to stop the mail train robberies. Rivers and
Lure of the Wasteland
1939-03-18
A "special" by Monogram standards, Lure of the Wasteland was lensed in a not inexpensive process cal
General Spanky
1936-12-11
Orphaned shoeshine boy Spanky is working on a Mississippi riverboat during the Civil War. There he b
The Renegade
1943-08-25
Town banker John Martin calls on Billy and Fuzzy for help in capturing the men that robbed his bank.
I'll Name the Murderer
1936-01-26
Gossip columnist Tommy Tilton, who excels in slinging nonsense about, is not a timid bluffer when it
Texas Man Hunt
1942-01-02
It's WW II and German Reuther has organized local gangs to sabotage the beef supply at the source. M
Rolling Down the Great Divide
1942-04-24
A ring of cattle thieves uses short-wave radio to communicate with each other. A trio of range detec
Rustlers of the Badlands
1945-08-16
The Durango Kid fights to catch the rustlers who killed an Army officer.
The Avenging Rider
1943-05-20
Wrongfully arrested, Tim must escape and find the men who murdered his partner and stole the gold.
Jesse James, Jr.
1942-03-25
Though Don "Red" Barry is the star of Jesse James, Jr., he plays a character named Johnny Barrett. T
Wild Horse Rustlers
1943-02-12
Tom Cameron learns that his twin brother is with a group of German spies. They intend to thwart the
Death Valley Outlaws
1941-09-26
Ambushed by the Vigilantes, a dying friend gets Johnny who was only passing through to take up the f
California Joe
1943-12-29
During the Civil War, three American soldiers are sent, disguised as civilians, to California to gat
Death Rides the Plains
1943-05-06
A couple of crooks have repeatedly sold the Circle C Ranch to unsuspecting buyers, whom they summari
Outlaws of the Rio Grande
1941-02-26
Bob Day has been captured by Marlow's gang. When Tim Barton and sidekick Monte come looking for him,
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
1942-05-01
Knowing the Army is arriving to establish a post. Doc Hagan and his gang and the crooked Sheriff are
Man from Montana
1941-09-05
A sheriff tries to prevent a range war between cattlemen and homesteaders.
Texas Justice
1942-06-05
Tom Cameron and Fuzzy Q. Jones come to the aid of their old friend Smoky, who is having trouble with
Sonora Stagecoach
1944-06-10
The Trail Blazers are bringing in a prisoner to stand trial for bank robbery, when several attempts
The Pioneers
1941-05-10
A frontiersman leads a group of pioneers to their destination in the Old West and then helps them se
Along the Sundown Trail
1942-10-10
Three lawmen hunt down thieves who are robbing a tungsten mine.
Tumbleweed Trail
1942-07-10
In this western, guns blaze, fists fly, horses run, and justice prevails in the end.
Fugitive of the Plains
1943-04-01
Billy joins an outlaw band led by woman to clear his name of their crimes, which are being blamed on
The Lone Rider Rides On
1941-01-10
Tom Cameron is searching for the outlaws who ambushed a wagon train, murdered his parents and stole
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
1942-03-20
Tom Cameron must prove himself innocent after he is wrongfully charged with the murder of a prison g
The Pinto Bandit
1944-04-26
A masked desperado wants to disrupt the mail service between two frontier communities.
Thundering Trails
1943-01-25
In this western, the Three Mesquiteers team up with a Texas Ranger to round up the outlaws who force
Western Cyclone
1943-05-14
Billy the Kid is framed for murder.
Brand of the Devil
1944-07-30
Jolley is the leader of the Devil's Brand gang of rustlers. When Molly Dawson sends for the Texas Ra
Mojave Firebrand
1944-03-19
In this western, a crusty old sourdough finally finds the silver mine of his dreams only to find his
Oath of Vengeance
1944-12-09
Steve Kinney and his henchman, Mort, are trying to stir up trouble between the local ranchers and fa
Thundering Gun Slingers
1944-03-25
When Billy Carson's uncle is lynched as a supposed rustler, Billy arrives looking for the murderers.
Shadows of Death
1945-04-19
With the railroad coming to Red Rock, trouble is expected and Billy has been sent to help his friend
Outlaws of the Plains
1946-09-22
A gang of swindlers takes advantage of simple-minded Fuzzy Jones.....
Gentlemen With Guns
1946-03-26
While Fuzzy is waiting for his mail order bride, McCallister frames him for murder. McCallister then
Ghost Of Hidden Valley
1946-06-04
Dawson is running rustled cattle across the abandoned Trenton ranch and has given it the reputation
Gunman's Code
1946-08-01
Wells Fargo agents Jack Douglas (Kirby Grant) and Bosco O'Toole (Fuzzy Knight) are sent after a gang
Lost Canyon
1942-12-18
Burton is after Clark's ranch. He gets the banker to refuse to renew Clark's note and then sends his
Starlight Over Texas
1938-09-06
Tex has been sent to investigate the theft of government provisions along the border. Kildare is the
Jesse James at Bay
1941-10-17
When Jesse learns that Krager is cheating settlers, he and his gang rob trains to obtain money for t
Lady from Louisiana
1941-04-22
Northern lawyer John Reynolds travels to New Orleans to try and clean up the local crime syndicate b
Sons of the Pioneers
1942-07-02
A singing entomologist (Roy Rogers) acts meek to help a juggling sheriff (George "Gabby" Hayes) solv
Sunset Serenade
1942-09-14
Bad guys plot to trick a newly arrived Eastern girl out of a ranch which belongs to her infant ward.
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942-01-31
The Western hero takes on a ruthless land baron whose henchmen killed his best friend.
In Old California
1942-05-31
Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt D
Northwest Rangers
1942-10-28
Boyhood friends grow up into different professions: one a dedicated Canadian Mountie, the other a no
The Mysterious Rider
1942-11-20
Billy the Kid and his pal Fuzzy escape from the Marshal and find themselves in the ghost town of Lar
Prairie Pals
1942-09-04
Two deputies go undercover to save a scientist from his evil kidnappers.
The Kid Rides Again
1943-01-27
Billy the Kid has been wrongfully arrested for robbing a train. In order to prove his innocence, the
Idaho
1943-03-10
A deputy sets out to prove that a respected judge, who had once been a criminal, is being framed for
Boss of Rawhide
1943-11-20
Texas Rangers Tex Wyatt, Jim Steele and Panhandle Perkins are sent to the district of Rawhide to inv
Phantom Killer
1942-10-02
Well-known philanthropist and deaf-mute John G. Harrison is identified leaving the scene of several
The Red Rope
1937-07-19
Brade has hired Rattler Haynes to kill Tom Shaw. But when Shaw intercepts a message between the two,
Song of Revolt
1937-05-29
This MGM Tabloid Musical short tells the story of how France's national anthem, "La Marseillaise", c
Batman
1943-07-16
Japanese master spy Daka operates a covert espionage-sabotage organization located in Gotham City's
The Public Pays
1936-10-10
In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a protection racket preying on milk distribution is bro
Wells Fargo Days
1944-04-01
A notorious arrives in Sunrise and turns in his gun and promises to avoid trouble. But when robbers
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938-02-12
Colonel Ferris, a wealthy farmer in northern California, is strongly opposed to hydraulic mining, a
Terrors on Horseback
1946-05-01
Fuzzy's niece is killed in a stagecoach hold-up. Billy and Fuzzy quickly learn that the culprit, who
Canyon Passage
1946-07-17
In 1850s Oregon, a businessman is torn between his love of two very different women and his loyalty
The Last Train from Madrid
1937-06-25
The story of seven people: their lives and love affairs in Madrid during the Civil War.