Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

139

Gender

Male

Birthday

1893-09-05

Day of Death

1948-10-24 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Carthage, Missouri, USA

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

Karl Hackett

Biography

Known For

The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail

Acting

Bad Man of Deadwood

1941

Bad Man of Deadwood

as

Bank President

Rollin' Plains

1938

Rollin' Plains

as

Dan Barrow

Sing Cowboy Sing

1937

Sing Cowboy Sing

as

Kalmus

Paroled - To Die

1938

Paroled - To Die

as

Harvey Meline

Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts

1937

Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts

as

Newt Kemp, Henchman

Borrowed Hero

1941

Borrowed Hero

as

Richard Allen (uncredited)

The Rangers' Round-Up

1938

The Rangers' Round-Up

as

Hank

Aces and Eights

1936

Aces and Eights

as

Wild Bill Hickok / Prologue Narrator (uncredited)

The Firefly

1937

The Firefly

as

Spaniard (uncredited)

Frisco Kid

1935

Frisco Kid

as

Card Dealer (uncredited)

Roarin' Guns

1936

Roarin' Guns

as

Evans

Take Me Back to Oklahoma

1940

Take Me Back to Oklahoma

as

Storm

Whistling Bullets

1937

Whistling Bullets

as

Dave Stone

Lightning Raiders

1946

Lightning Raiders

as

Jim Murray

Billy the Kid's Range War

1941

Billy the Kid's Range War

as

Williams

His Brother's Ghost

1945

His Brother's Ghost

as

Doc Packard

Bulldog Courage

1935

Bulldog Courage

as

Williams

Tucson Raiders

1944

Tucson Raiders

as

Reverend George Allen

Lightnin' Bill Carson

1936

Lightnin' Bill Carson

as

Stack Stone

Desert Phantom

1936

Desert Phantom

as

Tom Jackson

The Traitor

1936

The Traitor

as

Texas Ranger Captain John Hughes

Down to the Sea

1936

Down to the Sea

as

Joe

Cavalry

1936

Cavalry

as

Gavin Rance

Happy Go Lucky

1936

Happy Go Lucky

as

Porozzi

The Gold Racket

1937

The Gold Racket

as

Lefty

Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin

1937

Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin

as

Gabe Bowdre

Border Phantom

1937

Border Phantom

as

Obed Young

Utah Trail

1938

Utah Trail

as

Hiram Slaughter

Where the Buffalo Roam

1938

Where the Buffalo Roam

as

Three-Finger Rogel

The Feud Maker

1938

The Feud Maker

as

Rand Lassiter aka Ross Landers

Arizona Gunfighter

1937

Arizona Gunfighter

as

Rancher Durkin

Flaming Frontiers

1938

Flaming Frontiers

as

Jake

Songs and Saddles

1938

Songs and Saddles

as

George Morrow

Phantom Ranger

1938

Phantom Ranger

as

Sharpe

Six-Gun Trail

1938

Six-Gun Trail

as

Joe Willis

Lightning Carson Rides Again

1938

Lightning Carson Rides Again

as

Gray -Banker

Code of the Prairie

1944

Code of the Prairie

as

Death Valley Rangers

1943

Death Valley Rangers

as

Doc Thorne

Arizona Whirlwind

1944

Arizona Whirlwind

as

Banker Steve Lynch

Westward Bound

1944

Westward Bound

as

Henry Wagner - Tax Collector

The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

1941

The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury

as

Matt Malone

Stormy Trails

1936

Stormy Trails

as

Henchman Max Durante

Frontier Town

1938

Frontier Town

as

Nat Regan

The Phantom Creeps

1939

The Phantom Creeps

as

Brown

Songs and Bullets

1938

Songs and Bullets

as

Harry Skelton

Buck Rogers

1939

Buck Rogers

as

Councillor Krenko

The Oregon Trail

1939

The Oregon Trail

as

Clark

Two-Fisted Sheriff

1937

Two-Fisted Sheriff

as

Henchman

Borderland

1937

Borderland

as

American Visitor

Come on Danger

1942

Come on Danger

as

Ott Ramsey

The Road to Glory

1936

The Road to Glory

as

Soldier (uncredited)

Murder on the Yukon

1940

Murder on the Yukon

as

Hawks

The Range Busters

1940

The Range Busters

as

Sheriff Dod Clayburne

Colorado Kid

1937

Colorado Kid

as

Wolf Hines

The Texas Marshal

1941

The Texas Marshal

as

Ernest Moore

Yukon Flight

1940

Yukon Flight

as

Raymond - Airline Owner

Sky Bandits

1940

Sky Bandits

as

Hawthorne

Sundown on the Prairie

1939

Sundown on the Prairie

as

Jack Hendricks

Pirates of the Prairie

1942

Pirates of the Prairie

as

Rufe Jackson

Outlaws of Boulder Pass

1942

Outlaws of Boulder Pass

as

Sid Clayton

The Lion's Den

1936

The Lion's Den

as

Sheriff Ben Thompson

Texas Trail

1937

Texas Trail

as

Major McCready

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

1940

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

as

Hansen, the Stranger

Lawless Breed

1946

Lawless Breed

as

Sheriff Dan Bradley

The Green Hornet

1940

The Green Hornet

as

Gorman - Workman (uncredited)

Wolves of the Range

1943

Wolves of the Range

as

Bob Corrigan

Trail of Vengeance

1937

Trail of Vengeance

as

Bert Pearson

Bordertown Gun Fighters

1943

Bordertown Gun Fighters

as

Frank Holden

Durango Valley Raiders

1938

Durango Valley Raiders

as

John McKay

Frontier Crusader

1940

Frontier Crusader

as

Barney Bronson

Prairie Rustlers

1945

Prairie Rustlers

as

Dan Foster

Chip of the Flying U

1939

Chip of the Flying U

as

Hennessy

Boss of Bullion City

1940

Boss of Bullion City

as

Deputy Tug

Sagebrush Law

1943

Sagebrush Law

as

Roberts

Colorado

1940

Colorado

as

Mr. Haynes

Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

1940

Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

as

Attorney Martin

Deadwood Dick

1940

Deadwood Dick

as

Jack McCall

Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

1941

Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

as

Bert Davis

Lure of the Wasteland

1939

Lure of the Wasteland

as

Parker

Western Mail

1942

Western Mail

as

Jim Rivers

General Spanky

1936

General Spanky

as

First Mate

The Renegade

1943

The Renegade

as

John Martin

I'll Name the Murderer

1936

I'll Name the Murderer

as

Bill, Ted's Friend (Uncredited)

Texas Man Hunt

1942

Texas Man Hunt

as

Banker Paul Clay

Rolling Down the Great Divide

1942

Rolling Down the Great Divide

as

Pete (Rancher-Agitator)

Rustlers of the Badlands

1945

Rustlers of the Badlands

as

Sheriff Mallory

The Avenging Rider

1943

The Avenging Rider

as

Sheriff Allen

Jesse James, Jr.

1942

Jesse James, Jr.

as

Amos Martin

Wild Horse Rustlers

1943

Wild Horse Rustlers

as

Sheriff

Death Valley Outlaws

1941

Death Valley Outlaws

as

Charles W. Gifford

California Joe

1943

California Joe

as

Telegrapher Potter

Death Rides the Plains

1943

Death Rides the Plains

as

Edward Simms

Outlaws of the Rio Grande

1941

Outlaws of the Rio Grande

as

Marlow

Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns

1942

Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns

as

Hart

Man from Montana

1941

Man from Montana

as

Flash Watson aka Trig

Texas Justice

1942

Texas Justice

as

Jack Stewart

Sonora Stagecoach

1944

Sonora Stagecoach

as

Joe Kenton

The Pioneers

1941

The Pioneers

as

Carson

Tumbleweed Trail

1942

Tumbleweed Trail

as

Barlow the New Sheriff

Along the Sundown Trail

1942

Along the Sundown Trail

as

Pop Lawrence

Fugitive of the Plains

1943

Fugitive of the Plains

as

Sam Packard

The Lone Rider Rides On

1941

The Lone Rider Rides On

as

Judge Graham

The Lone Rider in Cheyenne

1942

The Lone Rider in Cheyenne

as

Dan Blodgett

The Pinto Bandit

1944

The Pinto Bandit

as

Sheriff Bisbee

Western Cyclone

1943

Western Cyclone

as

Jim Arnold

Thundering Trails

1943

Thundering Trails

as

Henchman Mollison

1944

Brand of the Devil

as

Jeff Palin

Mojave Firebrand

1944

Mojave Firebrand

as

Luke Reed

Oath of Vengeance

1944

Oath of Vengeance

as

Dan Harper

Shadows of Death

1945

Shadows of Death

as

Dave Hanley

Thundering Gun Slingers

1944

Thundering Gun Slingers

as

Jeff Halliday

Outlaws of the Plains

1946

Outlaws of the Plains

as

Henry Reed

Ghost Of Hidden Valley

1946

Ghost Of Hidden Valley

as

Elder Cowhand

Gentlemen With Guns

1946

Gentlemen With Guns

as

Judge

Gunman's Code

1946

Gunman's Code

as

Rancher Ben Lewis

Lost Canyon

1942

Lost Canyon

as

Wade Haskell

Starlight Over Texas

1938

Starlight Over Texas

as

Kildare

Lady from Louisiana

1941

Lady from Louisiana

as

Mirbeau Supporter

Jesse James at Bay

1941

Jesse James at Bay

as

Homesteader

Sons of the Pioneers

1942

Sons of the Pioneers

as

Dr. Thompson

Sunset Serenade

1942

Sunset Serenade

as

Rancher in Antlers Saloon

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

as

Clem Jellife

In Old California

1942

In Old California

as

Charlie - Wagon Owner

Northwest Rangers

1942

Northwest Rangers

as

Gambler

The Mysterious Rider

1942

The Mysterious Rider

as

The Marshal

Prairie Pals

1942

Prairie Pals

as

Sheriff

The Kid Rides Again

1943

The Kid Rides Again

as

Henry

Idaho

1943

Idaho

as

Parson

Boss of Rawhide

1943

Boss of Rawhide

as

Bill Holden

Phantom Killer

1942

Phantom Killer

as

Defense Attorney

The Red Rope

1937

The Red Rope

as

Grant Brade

Song of Revolt

1937

Song of Revolt

as

Corporal Defending de Lisle (uncredited)

Batman

1943

Batman

as

Wallace

The Public Pays

1936

The Public Pays

as

Milk Company Executive Markovitz (uncredited)

Wells Fargo Days

1944

Wells Fargo Days

as

Mike

Gold Is Where You Find It

1938

Gold Is Where You Find It

as

Clerk (uncredited)

Terrors on Horseback

1946

Terrors on Horseback

as

Ed Sperling

Canyon Passage

1946

Canyon Passage

as

Miner (uncredited)

The Last Train from Madrid

1937

The Last Train from Madrid

as

Herrera (uncredited)

Production

Crew

Directing