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David Carpenter
★ Acting

David Carpenter

· Active 1975–2024

David Carpenter appears in Spiders (2000), a film that embodies the campy charm of early 2000s creature features. With a focus on the absurdity of giant spiders terrorizing a city, Carpenter's role contributes to the film's offbeat narrative, appealing to fans of cult and exploitation cinema. Though his filmography may be limited, his performance in Spiders captures the essence of the genre, making it a notable entry for enthusiasts of grindhouse and horror films.

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Spiders

Spiders

2000 ★ 4.6
as Technician

A DNA experiment on a rare breed of spider is taking place on a NASA space shuttle, when a freak meteor shower engulfs the shuttle, causing everything to go horribly wrong. One survivor is found on the ship and watched over in a secret location deep in the California desert. The problem continues, as the survivor isn't alone, as another deadly spiders climbs out of him and goes on a rampage around the ship. Curious reporter Marci Eyre must now survive, escape and warn everyone before the spider reaches outside the desert.

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Filmography

39 credits
2020s 1 credit
2024
Eggland as Marty (voice)
TV
2010s 4 credits
2019
Good Trouble as Hippie
TV ★ 7.5
2014
TV ★ 6.8
2013
Movie ★ 6.9
2010
Justified as Gene Reynolds
TV ★ 8.0
2000s 11 credits
2009
TV ★ 7.5
2005
Ghost Whisperer as Sound Guy
TV ★ 8.1
2005
Criminal Minds as Dr. Johnson
TV ★ 8.3
2005
Grey's Anatomy as Norris Straughn
TV ★ 8.2
2003
NCIS as Henry Hoss
TV ★ 7.6
2003
Miracles as Deputy Sheriff
TV ★ 8.0
2003
Nip/Tuck as Mr. Unger
TV ★ 7.2
2002
TV ★ 7.2
2002
George Lopez as Conner's Dad
TV ★ 7.5
2000
Spiders as Technician
Movie ★ 4.9
2000
Gun Shy as SEC Agent Cohler
Movie ★ 5.2
1990s 16 credits
1999
Family Tree as Dirt Jo
Movie ★ 8.0
1998
Outside Ozona as Trucker
Movie ★ 4.8
1998
Movie ★ 5.6
1997
Journey of the Heart as Sheriff Henry
Movie ★ 4.8
1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Officer Lewis (segment "Count Mystery")
TV ★ 7.2
1996
Movie
1996
Pistol Pete as Luke McCandles
Movie ★ 7.0
1995
JAG as Joe Osborne
TV ★ 7.3
1995
JAG as Commander Appleby
TV ★ 7.3
1994
Movie ★ 6.2
1993
Gettysburg as Col. Thomas C. Dean
Movie ★ 7.0
1993
Fearless as Chester Tucker
Movie ★ 6.9
1993
Return to Lonesome Dove as Needle Nelson
TV ★ 6.9
1993
TV ★ 7.9
1992
Mad About You as Man on Street
TV ★ 6.7
1990
Come See the Paradise as Army Captain
Movie ★ 6.2
1980s 5 credits
1989
Warlock as Pastor
Movie ★ 6.3
1989
A Town's Revenge as Dan Prescott
Movie
1988
Movie ★ 6.9
1986
Crimes of the Heart as Barnette Lloyd
Movie ★ 6.1
1986
Matlock as Daniel Abrams
TV ★ 7.1
1970s 2 credits
1975
Yo soy fulana de tal as Ignacio Alcochaga
Movie
1975
Movie ★ 4.3