Actor
Willie C. Carpenter
Willie C. Carpenter is a veteran American character actor best known for his extensive work across television, film, and theater. He has built a prolific career spanning several decades, frequently portraying authoritative figures like judges, doctors, military personnel, and government officials.
Notable work
7.2Men in Black (1997)
as Police Inspector
8.6House (2004)
as Del
7.2Collateral Beauty (2016)
as Board Member
8Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Chaplain
7.6Gotham (2014)
as Leon Winkler
8.1Reacher (2022)
as Mosley
7.6NCIS (2003)
as Arthur Gruden
7.5The Insider (1999)
as John Harris
7Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
as Lefty
6.3The Discovery (2017)
as Hospital Janitor
6.5Hard Target (1993)
as Elijah Roper
7.9Gilmore Girls (2000)
as Chief Baker
Often works with
Will Smith
2 titles together
Men in Black, Collateral Beauty
Vincent D'Onofrio
2 titles together
Men in Black, Godfather of Harlem
Rip Torn
2 titles together
Men in Black, The Insider
Dann Florek
2 titles together
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order
Mike Doyle
2 titles together
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, New Amsterdam
Bruce McGill
2 titles together
Reacher, The Insider
Full filmography · 78
Souvenir
as Old Kevin / Doomsday
2026
Woodstockers
as Barry
2026
Eugene the Marine
as Phil
2025
Too Many Christmases
as Davis
2024
Trivia at St. Nick's
as Gary
2024
First Shift
as Willy
20245.4
Eileen
as Bob
20235.8
40-Love
as Booker
2021
Monster
as Judge
20216.4
The Block Island Sound
as Chief Rogers
20215.2
The Scottish Play
as Don
2020
Ode to Joy
as Lavelle
20196.1