Editing Kit Carson (section)

=== Media portrayals ===

* [[Harry Carey (actor)|Harry Carey]] played Carson in the 1936 film ''[[Sutter's Gold]]''.
* [[Jon Hall (actor)|Jon Hall]] played Carson in the 1940 [[Western (genre)|Western]] film ''[[Kit Carson (1940 film)|Kit Carson]]''.
* [[Bill Williams (actor)|Bill Williams]] played Carson in the TV mini-series 1951–1955 ''[[The Adventures of Kit Carson]]''.
* [[Rip Torn]] played Carson in the 1986 [[miniseries]] ''[[Dream West]]''.
* Carson was the inspiration for a same-named character in the popular Italian comic book series ''[[Tex Willer]]''.
* Carson was a regular character in various UK publications, mostly from Amalgamated  Press (IPC), including ''Cowboy Picture Library'', ''Kit Carson Annual'' and weekly comics. Some of these were written by [[Michael Moorcock]] as a youth, as well as Carson being a supporting character in Moorcock's "Whitefriars" trilogy.
* Carson is a supporting character in [[Willa Cather]]'s novel, ''Death Comes for the Archbishop''.
* Carson is a vital supporting character in ''[[Flashman and the Redskins]]'', an installment of the [[The Flashman Papers|Flashman]] series by [[George MacDonald Fraser]].
* Carson appeared in the INSP television series ''[[Into the Wild Frontier]]''.
* Carson is the main character in Kevin Hauser's Dutch novel ''Als de ratelslang aanvalt'' (2024).