- Born: Apr 05, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York
- Occupation: Director, Writer, Cinematographer
- Active: '70s-'80s
- Major Genres: Action, Adventure
- Career Highlights: Capone, Lone Wolf McQuade, Big Bad Mama
- First Major Screen Credit: The Tell-Tale Heart (1971)
Biography
A directing and writing fellow at the American Film Institute's Center for Advanced Studies in 1970, Carver assisted
Dalton Trumbo on
Johnny Got His Gun. He began making low-budget exploitationers in the mid '70s, such as the slavery sagas
The Arena and
Drum and the crime films
Big Bad Mama and
Capone. Actioners have become Carver's claim to fame, including
An Eye for an Eye,
Lone Wolf McQuade with
Chuck Norris, and
River Of Death with
Michael Dudikoff. ~ All Movie Guide