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Georges Carpentier
Liévin, Pas-de-Calais, France · b. Jan 12, 1894
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81
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Georges Carpentier was a French boxer who reigned as the world's light heavyweight champion in 1920-22. He is best remembered for his fight for the world's heavyweight crown with champ Jack Dempsey, one of the highlights of the Roaring Twenties.
KNOWN FOR
La Joie de vivre
1952
The Show of Shows
1929
Chance at Love
1964
Toboggan
1934
Carpentier
1921
Paris 1900
1948
The Wonder Man
1920
A Gipsy Cavalier
1922
Palace Music Hall
1925
Hold Everything
1930
The Battle of the Century
1921
Le Roman de Carpentier
FILMOGRAPHY
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Movies
TV
Acting
11
Directing
1
1964
Chance at Love
as Self (segment "Les interviews-vérités") (uncredited)
1952
La Joie de vivre
as Self
1948
Paris 1900
as Self (archive footage)
1934
Toboggan
as Georges Romanet
1930
Hold Everything
as Georges La Verne
1929
The Show of Shows
as Boulevardier in 'If I Could Learn to Love' Number (uncredited)
1922
A Gipsy Cavalier
as Valerius Carew
1921
The Battle of the Century
1921
Carpentier
1920
The Wonder Man
as Henri D'Alour
Le Roman de Carpentier