Georges Carpentier

Personal Info

Birthday

January 12, 1894

Day of Death

1975-10-27

(81 years old)

Place of Birth

Liévin, Pas-de-Calais, France

Georges Carpentier

Biography

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

The Show of Shows

Hold Everything

The Wonder Man

Toboggan

A Gipsy Cavalier

Filmography

1964
Chance at Love
as Self (segment "Les interviews-vérités") (uncredited)
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
1920
The Wonder Man
as Henri D'Alour