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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 8, 1936
Place of Birth:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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David Carradine
Biography
David Carradine (born John Arthur Carradine Jr.; December 8, 1936 – June 3, 2009) was an American actor best known for playing martial arts roles. He is perhaps best known as the star of the 1970s television series Kung Fu, playing Kwai Chang Caine, a peace-loving Shaolin monk travelling through the American Old West. He also portrayed the title character of both of the Kill Bill films. He appeared in two Martin Scorsese films: Boxcar Bertha and Mean Streets.
David Carradine was a member of the Carradine family of actors that began with his father, John Carradine. The elder Carradine's acting career, which included major and minor roles on stage, television, and in cinema, spanned more than four decades. A prolific "B" movie actor, David Carradine appeared in more than 100 feature films in a career spanning more than six decades. He received nominations for a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award for his work on Kung Fu, and received three additional Golden Globe nominations for his performances in the Woody Guthrie biopic Bound for Glory (1976), the television miniseries North and South (1985), and Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Volume 2, for which he won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Throughout his life, Carradine was arrested and prosecuted for a variety of offenses, which often involved substance abuse. Films that featured Carradine continued to be released after his death. These posthumous credits were from a variety of genres including action, documentaries, drama, horror, martial arts, science fiction, and westerns. In addition to his acting career, Carradine was a director and musician. Moreover, influenced by his Kung Fu role, he studied martial arts. On April 1, 1997, Carradine received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird | (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Be Water | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks | Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | A Tale of James Brown | Self |
| 2013 | Madoff: Made Off with America | Neal |
| 2013 | Jodorowsky's Dune | Self (archive footage) |
| 2012 | Eldorado | The Spirit Guide |
| 2012 | Night of the Templar | Shopkeeper |
| 2011 | Stretch | Monteiro |
| 2011 | Corman's World | Self - Actor |
| 2011 | Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair | Bill (Snake Charmer) |
| 2010 | True Legend | Anthony |
| 2010 | Dinocroc vs. Supergator | Jason Drake |
| 2010 | Detention | Principal Hoskins |
| 2009 | Break | The Bishop |
| 2009 | Road of No Return | Mr. Hover |
| 2009 | Autumn | Philip |
| 2009 | All Hell Broke Loose | Marshal Ian McHenry |
| 2009 | Crank: High Voltage | Poon Dong |
| 2009 | Dark Fields | Clive Jonis |
| 2009 | Bad Cop | Det. Humes |
| 2009 | My Suicide | Vargas |
| 2009 | Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil | Self |
| 2009 | Absolute Evil | Raf McCane |
| 2009 | Tattoos: A Scarred History | Self |
| 2008 | Last Hour | Detective Mike Stone |
| 2008 | Camille | Cowboy Bob |
| 2008 | Kung Fu Killer | Crane |
| 2008 | Hell Ride | The Deuce |
| 2008 | The Golden Boys | Capt. Zebulon Hedge |
| 2008 | Kung Fu Killer 2 | Crane |
| 2008 | Naked Movie | Self |
| 2008 | Kandisha | The American |
| 2008 | Death Race | Frankenstein (voice) |
| 2008 | A Vampire Reformed | Self |
| 2007 | Being Michael Madsen | Self |
| 2007 | Epic Movie | Museum Curator |
| 2007 | Big Stan | The Master |
| 2007 | How to Rob a Bank | Nick |
| 2007 | Treasure Raiders | Pierre |
| 2007 | Homo Erectus | Mookoo / Uncle Unky |
| 2007 | Spiral Fitness Beginnings | Self |
| 2007 | Richard III | Buckingham |
| 2007 | Permanent Vacation | Old Man |
| 2007 | Fall Down Dead | Wade Douglas |
| 2007 | Fuego | Lobo |
| 2007 | The Ultimate Fighter | Mikhail |
| 2006 | The Last Sect | Van Helsing |
| 2006 | Final Move | Captain Baker |
| 2005 | Brothers in Arms | Driscoll |
| 2005 | Miracle at Sage Creek | Ike |
| 2005 | Ringers: Lord of the Fans | Self |
| 2004 | Kill Bill: Vol. 2 | Bill 'Snake Charmer' |
| 2004 | Dead & Breakfast | Mr. Wise |
| 2004 | The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2' | Self |
| 2004 | Hair High | Mr. Snerz (voice) |
| 2004 | Last Goodbye | Fred McGillicuddie |
| 2004 | Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon | Grand Master |
| 2004 | UnConventional | Self |
| 2004 | Away from Home | Self |
| 2003 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | Bill |
| 2003 | American Reel | James Lee Springer |
| 2003 | Lost Bullet | Michael Morrison |
| 2002 | Balto: Wolf Quest | Nava the Wolf Shaman (voice) |
| 2002 | The Outsider | Doctor Lucas Henry |
| 2002 | Modern Warriors | Self |
| 2002 | The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies | Self |
| 2001 | Out of the Wilderness | Clint Dugan |
| 2001 | Guaranteed on Delivery | Norman Williams |
| 2001 | By Dawn's Early Light | Nick Decker |
| 2001 | Warden of Red Rock | Mike Sullivan |
| 2001 | The Donor | Mike |
| 2001 | Down 'n Dirty | Gil Garner |
| 2000 | Nightfall | Gnomen |
| 2000 | Full Blast | Maceo |
| 2000 | Dangerous Curves | Lemmy |
| 2000 | Kung Fu Action Masters | Narrator |
| 1999 | The Shepherd | Ventriloquist |
| 1999 | The Monster Hunter | Louis Dehoven |
| 1999 | The Puzzle in the Air | The General |
| 1999 | Kiss of a Stranger | Sean O'Leary |
| 1999 | Knocking on Death's Door | Doc Hadley |
| 1999 | Code Name: Jaguar | Max Kaufman |
| 1999 | The Bitter End | |
| 1998 | An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island | Chief Wulisso (voice) |
| 1998 | The New Swiss Family Robinson | Sheldon Blake |
| 1998 | Nosferatu: The First Vampire | Host |
| 1998 | Light Speed | Miles |
| 1998 | Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror | Luke Enright |
| 1998 | Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes | Self |
| 1998 | Lovers and Liars | Mr. Montague |
| 1998 | The Effects of Magic | The Cabinet Maker |
| 1997 | Last Stand at Saber River | Duane Kidston |
| 1997 | Lost Treasure of Dos Santos | Martin Shaw |
| 1997 | Macon County Jail | Coley |
| 1997 | The Rage | Lucas McDermott |
| 1994 | Desperately Looking For Success | James Lorrimer |
| 1994 | Dead Center | Chavez |
| 1994 | The Eagle and the Horse | John Freemont |
| 1993 | Kill Zone | Col. Horace Wiggins |
| 1993 | Code... Death: Frontera Sur | Colonel |
| 1992 | Evil Toons | Gideon Fisk |
| 1992 | Roadside Prophets | Othello Jones |
| 1992 | Waxwork II: Lost in Time | The Beggar |
| 1992 | Night Rhythms | Vincent |
| 1992 | Animal Instincts | William Lamberti |
| 1992 | Stroker - Ein Mann wie ein Stromstoss | Ron Morrell |
| 1992 | Kung Fu - A Legend Reborn | Kwai Chang Caine |
| 1992 | Double Trouble | Mr. C |
| 1992 | Distant Justice | Joe Foley |
| 1991 | Capital Punishment | Michale Maltin |
| 1991 | Karate Cop | Dad |
| 1991 | Deadly Surveillance | Lieutenant |
| 1991 | Dune Warriors | Michael |
| 1991 | Field of Fire | Gen. Corman |
| 1991 | Project Eliminator | Ron Morrell |
| 1991 | Midnight Fear | Hanley |
| 1991 | Brotherhood of the Gun | Artemis McBride |
| 1991 | The Gambler: The Luck Of The Draw | Kwai-Chang Caine |
| 1990 | Bird on a Wire | Eugene Sorensen |
| 1990 | Martial Law | Dalton Rhodes |
| 1990 | Future Zone | John Tucker |
| 1990 | That's Action | John Tucker (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1989 | Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II | Dark One |
| 1989 | Warlords | Dow |
| 1989 | Think Big | Sweeney |
| 1989 | Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat | Mardulak |
| 1989 | Future Force | John Tucker |
| 1989 | Sonny Boy | Pearl |
| 1989 | The Trace of Lynx | |
| 1989 | Night Children | Max Crawford |
| 1989 | Crime of Crimes | Frank McEntire |
| 1989 | Nowhere to Run | Harmon |
| 1989 | The Cover Girl and the Cop | Slade |
| 1989 | The Mad Bunch | Professor Foxwood |
| 1989 | Try This One for Size | Bradley |
| 1988 | Crime Zone | Jason |
| 1988 | Open Fire | Joe Rourke |
| 1988 | I Saw What You Did | Stephen |
| 1988 | Animal Protector | Col. Whitlock |
| 1988 | Tropical Snow | Oskar |
| 1988 | Run for Your Life | Maggiore Charles Forsythe |
| 1988 | Fatal Secret | Michael LeWinter |
| 1987 | The Misfit Brigade | Col. Von Weisshagen |
| 1987 | Six Against the Rock | Bernard 'Bernie' Paul Coy |
| 1987 | Heartbeat | Man Playing Dice |
| 1986 | Kung Fu: The Movie | Kwai Chang Caine |
| 1986 | Armed Response | Jim Roth |
| 1986 | P.O.W. The Escape | Col. James Cooper |
| 1986 | Oceans of Fire | J.C. Busch |
| 1985 | The Bad Seed | Leroy Jessup |
| 1984 | The Warrior and the Sorceress | Kain |
| 1984 | On the Line | Bryant |
| 1984 | Jealousy | Bobby Dee |
| 1984 | A Distant Scream | Michael |
| 1983 | Lone Wolf McQuade | Rawley Wilkes |
| 1982 | The Best of Sex and Violence | Self - Cameo Appearance |
| 1982 | Q | Shepard |
| 1982 | Safari 3000 | Eddie Miles |
| 1982 | Trick or Treats | Richard Adams |
| 1981 | Americana | The American Soldier |
| 1980 | The Long Riders | Cole Younger |
| 1980 | High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane | Ben Irons |
| 1980 | Cloud Dancer | Brad Randolph |
| 1980 | Gauguin the Savage | Paul Gauguin |
| 1979 | Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider | Charlie Swattle |
| 1979 | Mr. Horn | Tom Horn |
| 1979 | I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs | Le professeur d'arts martiaux à LAPD |
| 1978 | Circle of Iron | The Blind Man / Monkeyman / Death / Changsha |
| 1978 | Gray Lady Down | Captain Gates |
| 1978 | Deathsport | Kaz Oshay |
| 1978 | Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel | Self |
| 1977 | The Serpent's Egg | Abel Rosenberg |
| 1977 | Thunder and Lightning | Harley Thomas |
| 1976 | Cannonball | Coy "Cannonball" Buckman |
| 1976 | Bound for Glory | Woody Guthrie |
| 1975 | Death Race 2000 | Frankenstein |
| 1975 | You and Me | Zeto |
| 1975 | Long Way Home | Craw Dantley |
| 1973 | The Long Goodbye | Dave aka Socrates (uncredited) |
| 1973 | Mean Streets | Drunk |
| 1972 | Boxcar Bertha | Big Bill Shelly |
| 1972 | Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon | Kwai Chang Caine |
| 1971 | Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring | Flack |
| 1971 | Macho Callahan | David Mountford |
| 1970 | The McMasters | White Feather |
| 1969 | Heaven with a Gun | Coke Beck |
| 1969 | Young Billy Young | Jesse Boone |
| 1969 | The Good Guys and the Bad Guys | Waco |
| 1967 | The Violent Ones | Lucas Barnes |
| 1967 | The Hunted | Gene Gauge |
| 1967 | Johnny Belinda | Locky |
| 1966 | Too Many Thieves | Felix |
| 1965 | Taggart | Cal Dodge |
| 1965 | Bus Riley's Back in Town | Stretch |
| The Good Life |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten | John Tucker (archive Footage) |
| 2009 | Mental | Gideon Graham |
| 2009 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Self |
| 2008 | Son of the Dragon | Bird |
| 2007 | In Case of Emergency | Guru Danny |
| 2006 | Celebrity Paranormal Project | Self |
| 2005 | Medium | Jessica's Brother |
| 2004 | Danny Phantom | Clockwork (voice) |
| 2003 | Wild West Tech | Self - Host |
| 2003 | Eve | Kung Fu Master |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Self |
| 2001 | Alias | Conrad |
| 2001 | Lizzie McGuire | Self |
| 2001 | The Nightmare Room | Mr. Farber |
| 2000 | Titus | Bob Hawkins |
| 2000 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Lo Pei (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Law | Andrew Weller |
| 1998 | Charmed | Tempus |
| 1997 | King of the Hill | Junichiro (voice) |
| 1997 | Just Shoot Me! | David Carradine |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | Self |
| 1996 | Profiler | Christopher Joe Allman |
| 1996 | Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys | Mandrax (voice) |
| 1993 | Acapulco H.E.A.T. | Victor Garrison |
| 1993 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Kwai Chang Caine |
| 1993 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Houston Currier |
| 1992 | Human Target | Harry Solow |
| 1986 | Matlock | Jimmy Legrand |
| 1986 | Matlock | Steve Mazarowski |
| 1986 | Wedden, dat..? | Self |
| 1985 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | Spender |
| 1985 | North and South | Justin LaMotte |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories | Calvin |
| 1984 | Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense | Michael/Harris |
| 1984 | Partners in Crime | Hermanski |
| 1984 | Airwolf | Dr. Robert Winchester |
| 1981 | Today's F.B.I. | The Leader |
| 1975 | The Family Holvak | Craw |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1975 | Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self |
| 1975 | Midi Première | Self |
| 1972 | Kung Fu | Kwai Chang Caine |
| 1970 | Night Gallery | Gideon |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | Jason Blake |
| 1967 | Ironside | Pogo Weems |
| 1967 | Cimarron Strip | Gene Gauge |
| 1967 | Ironside | Luke Roberts |
| 1967 | Ironside | Frank Carlson |
| 1966 | Shane | Shane |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Fitzhugh |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial | Wally Carpen |
| 1962 | The Virginian | The Utah Kid |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Edward Clarke |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Clint |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self |