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David Carradine

David Carradine

Acting December 8, 1936 (72 years old) June 3, 2009 Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Carradine, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies 197

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 8.0

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

as Bill

2003
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 7.9

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

as Bill 'Snake Charmer'

2004
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair 8.1

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

as Bill (Snake Charmer)

2011
Death Race 6.3

Death Race

as Frankenstein (voice)

2008
Crank: High Voltage 6.1

Crank: High Voltage

as Poon Dong

2009
Big Stan 6.6

Big Stan

as The Master

2007
Bird on a Wire 6.2

Bird on a Wire

as Eugene Sorensen

1990
Epic Movie 3.8

Epic Movie

as Museum Curator

2007
The Long Riders 6.7

The Long Riders

as Cole Younger

1980
Lone Wolf McQuade 6.5

Lone Wolf McQuade

as Rawley Wilkes

1983
Mean Streets 7.0

Mean Streets

as Drunk

1973
The Long Goodbye 7.4

The Long Goodbye

as Dave aka Socrates (uncredited)

1973
Death Race 2000 6.1

Death Race 2000

as Frankenstein

1975
Animal Instincts 5.1

Animal Instincts

as William Lamberti

1992
How to Rob a Bank 5.8

How to Rob a Bank

as Nick

2007
Balto: Wolf Quest 6.4

Balto: Wolf Quest

as Nava the Wolf Shaman (voice)

2002
True Legend 6.6

True Legend

as Anthony

2010
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror 4.1

Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror

as Luke

1998
Evil Toons 4.9

Evil Toons

as Gideon Fisk

1992
Q 5.8

Q

as Shepard

1982
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks 6.7

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

as Self (archive footage)

2019
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island 6.3

An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island

as Chief Wulisso (voice)

1998
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat 6.1

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

as Mardulak

1991
Cannonball 5.6

Cannonball

as Coy "Cannonball" Buckman

1976
The Serpent's Egg 6.2

The Serpent's Egg

as Abel Rosenberg

1977
Waxwork II: Lost in Time 5.0

Waxwork II: Lost in Time

as The Beggar

1992
Camille 6.3

Camille

as Cowboy Bob

2008
Hell Ride 5.2

Hell Ride

as The Deuce

2008
Bound for Glory 6.9

Bound for Glory

as Woody Guthrie

1976
Gray Lady Down 6.5

Gray Lady Down

as Captain Gates

1978
Dinocroc vs. Supergator 4.4

Dinocroc vs. Supergator

as Jason Drake

2010
P.O.W. The Escape 4.6

P.O.W. The Escape

as Col. James Cooper

1986
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys 5.5

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

as Waco

1969
Last Stand at Saber River 6.5

Last Stand at Saber River

as Duane Kidston

1997
Circle of Iron 5.6

Circle of Iron

as The Blind Man / Monkeyman / Death / Changsha

1978
The Warrior and the Sorceress 4.4

The Warrior and the Sorceress

as Kain

1984
Boxcar Bertha 5.8

Boxcar Bertha

as Big Bill Shelly

1972
Heaven with a Gun 5.5

Heaven with a Gun

as Coke Beck

1969
Double Trouble 4.7

Double Trouble

as Mr. C

1992
Corman's World 7.0

Corman's World

as Self - Actor

2011
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies 5.8

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

as Self

2002
Kung Fu: The Movie 5.3

Kung Fu: The Movie

as Kwai Chang Caine

1986
My Suicide 6.1

My Suicide

as Vargas

2009
Homo Erectus 4.0

Homo Erectus

as Mookoo / Uncle Unky

2007
Deathsport 4.0

Deathsport

as Kaz Oshay

1978
The Outsider 5.9

The Outsider

as Doctor Lucas Henry

2002
Warden of Red Rock 5.9

Warden of Red Rock

as Mike Sullivan

2001
Miracle at Sage Creek 5.7

Miracle at Sage Creek

as Ike

2005
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw 4.8

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

as Kwai-Chang Caine

1991
The Misfit Brigade 5.7

The Misfit Brigade

as Col. Von Weisshagen

1987
Night of the Templar 3.8

Night of the Templar

as Shopkeeper

2012
Martial Law 6.2

Martial Law

as Dalton Rhodes

1990
Taggart 5.5

Taggart

as Cal Dodge

1965
Ringers: Lord of the Fans 6.4

Ringers: Lord of the Fans

as Self

2005
Bus Riley's Back in Town 5.7

Bus Riley's Back in Town

as Stretch

1965
Dune Warriors 4.0

Dune Warriors

as Michael

1991
The Cover Girl and the Cop 6.0

The Cover Girl and the Cop

as Slade

1989
I Saw What You Did 5.3

I Saw What You Did

as Stephen

1988
Macho Callahan 4.5

Macho Callahan

as David Mountford

1971
Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon 4.9

Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon

as Grand Master

2004
Bad Cop 2.9

Bad Cop

as Det. Humes

2009
Road of No Return 5.9

Road of No Return

as Mr. Hover

2009
Hair High 6.4

Hair High

as Mr. Snerz (voice)

2004
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II 2.5

Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II

as Dark One

1989
Think Big 6.1

Think Big

as Sweeney

1989
Roadside Prophets 5.6

Roadside Prophets

as Othello Jones

1992
Young Billy Young 5.9

Young Billy Young

as Jesse Boone

1969
The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2' 8.8

The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'

as Self

2004
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring 6.0

Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring

as Flack

1971
Autumn 2.9

Autumn

as Philip

2009
Crime of Crimes 4.4

Crime of Crimes

as Frank McEntire

1989
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For

The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For

as Mr. Farber

2001
Thunder and Lightning 5.1

Thunder and Lightning

as Harley Thomas

1977
Kung Fu Killer 4.9

Kung Fu Killer

as Crane

2008
Stretch 4.2

Stretch

as Monteiro

2011
Eldorado 3.2

Eldorado

as The Spirit Guide

2012
By Dawn's Early Light 6.0

By Dawn's Early Light

as Nick Decker

2001
Fall Down Dead 4.0

Fall Down Dead

as Wade Douglas

2007
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon 7.2

Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon

as Kwai Chang Caine

1972
Macon County Jail 4.0

Macon County Jail

as Coley

1997
Try This One for Size 7.3

Try This One for Size

as Bradley

1989
Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy 7.0

Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy

as Clockwork (voice)

2005
Treasure Raiders 3.3

Treasure Raiders

as Pierre

2007
Dead & Breakfast 5.5

Dead & Breakfast

as Mr. Wise

2004
Tattoos: A Scarred History

Tattoos: A Scarred History

as Self

2009
UnConventional 5.3

UnConventional

as Self

2004
Deadly Surveillance 3.6

Deadly Surveillance

as Lieutenant

1991
Six Against the Rock 4.8

Six Against the Rock

as Bernard 'Bernie' Paul Coy

1987
Down 'n Dirty 4.3

Down 'n Dirty

as Gil Garner

2001
Night Rhythms 5.1

Night Rhythms

as Vincent

1992
Cloud Dancer 6.0

Cloud Dancer

as Brad Randolph

1980
Sonny Boy 5.1

Sonny Boy

as Pearl

1989
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane 4.7

High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane

as Ben Irons

1980
Kung Fu - A Legend Reborn 6.5

Kung Fu - A Legend Reborn

as Kwai Chang Caine

1992
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel 7.7

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

as Self

1978
Being Michael Madsen 5.8

Being Michael Madsen

as Self

2007
Safari 3000 5.4

Safari 3000

as Eddie Miles

1982
The Best of Sex and Violence 5.5

The Best of Sex and Violence

as Self - Cameo Appearance

1982
Light Speed 2.0

Light Speed

as Miles

1998
Full Blast 4.0

Full Blast

as Maceo

2000
Armed Response 5.1

Armed Response

as Jim Roth

1986
Permanent Vacation 4.3

Permanent Vacation

as Old Man

2007
The Last Sect 3.7

The Last Sect

as Van Helsing

2006
The McMasters 4.6

The McMasters

as White Feather

1970
Kandisha 5.3

Kandisha

as The American

2008
Brothers in Arms 3.5

Brothers in Arms

as Driscoll

2005
Brotherhood of the Gun 6.5

Brotherhood of the Gun

as Artemis McBride

1991
Project Eliminator 3.8

Project Eliminator

as Ron Morrell

1991
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes 9.0

Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes

as Self

1998
The Rage 3.7

The Rage

as Lucas McDermott

1997
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider 5.5

Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider

as Charlie Swattle

1979
Lost Bullet 5.2

Lost Bullet

as Michael Morrison

2003
Crime Zone 4.3

Crime Zone

as Jason

1988
The Shepherd 3.6

The Shepherd

as Ventriloquist

1998
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil 4.8

Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil

as Self

2009
Nosferatu: The First Vampire

Nosferatu: The First Vampire

as Host

1998
Trick or Treats 4.0

Trick or Treats

as Richard Adams

1982
The New Swiss Family Robinson 5.1

The New Swiss Family Robinson

as Sheldon Blake

1998
Nightfall 4.2

Nightfall

as Gnomen

2000
Tropical Snow 4.0

Tropical Snow

as Oskar

1988
Code... Death: Frontera Sur 6.4

Code... Death: Frontera Sur

as Colonel

1993
Absolute Evil 5.7

Absolute Evil

as Raf McCane

2009
Run for Your Life 4.8

Run for Your Life

as Maggiore Charles Forsythe

1988
A Distant Scream 9.5

A Distant Scream

as Michael

1984
Code Name: Jaguar 4.3

Code Name: Jaguar

as Max Kaufman

1999
Knocking on Death's Door 2.9

Knocking on Death's Door

as Doc Hadley

1999
All Hell Broke Loose 1.7

All Hell Broke Loose

as Marshal Ian McHenry

2009
Final Move 4.8

Final Move

as Captain Baker

2006
The Monster Hunter 5.0

The Monster Hunter

as Louis Dehoven

1999
Future Zone 3.6

Future Zone

as John Tucker

1990
Americana 5.2

Americana

as The American Soldier

1981
Night Children 3.8

Night Children

as Max Crawford

1989
The Donor 4.0

The Donor

as Mike

2001
Detention 3.5

Detention

as Principal Hoskins

2010
Madoff: Made Off with America 4.7

Madoff: Made Off with America

as Neal

2013
Karate Cop 3.6

Karate Cop

as Dad

1991
You and Me 7.2

You and Me

as Zeto

1975
Kiss of a Stranger 4.8

Kiss of a Stranger

as Sean O'Leary

1999
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs 5.2

I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs

as Le professeur d'arts martiaux à LAPD

1979
Oceans of Fire 4.9

Oceans of Fire

as J.C. Busch

1986
On the Line 4.8

On the Line

as Bryant

1984
The Bad Seed 6.1

The Bad Seed

as Leroy Jessup

1985
The Puzzle in the Air 6.0

The Puzzle in the Air

as The General

1999
Kill Zone 2.2

Kill Zone

as Col. Horace Wiggins

1993
Future Force 3.7

Future Force

as John Tucker

1989
Midnight Fear 4.0

Midnight Fear

as Hanley

1991
Dangerous Curves 4.5

Dangerous Curves

as Lemmy

2000
The Good Life

The Good Life

Jealousy 4.0

Jealousy

as Bobby Dee

1984
Gauguin the Savage

Gauguin the Savage

as Paul Gauguin

1980
The Golden Boys 5.7

The Golden Boys

as Capt. Zebulon Hedge

2008
Out of the Wilderness 3.7

Out of the Wilderness

as Clint Dugan

2001
Lovers and Liars 4.0

Lovers and Liars

as Mr. Montague

1998
The Eagle and the Horse 10.0

The Eagle and the Horse

as John Freemont

1994
Last Hour 4.2

Last Hour

as Detective Mike Stone

2008
That's Action 9.0

That's Action

as John Tucker (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990
Long Way Home

Long Way Home

as Craw Dantley

1975
A Tale of James Brown

A Tale of James Brown

as Self

2016
The Effects of Magic 4.5

The Effects of Magic

as The Cabinet Maker

1998
Six Days in Paradise

Six Days in Paradise

as Vernon Billings

2010
The Trace of Lynx 5.3

The Trace of Lynx

1989
Woof! Woof!! Uncle Matty's Ultimate Guide to Dog Training 10.0

Woof! Woof!! Uncle Matty's Ultimate Guide to Dog Training

1997
The Ultimate Fighter 3.3

The Ultimate Fighter

as Mikhail

2007
Break 3.9

Break

as The Bishop

2009
Last Goodbye 5.5

Last Goodbye

as Fred McGillicuddie

2004
Fuego 2.0

Fuego

as Lobo

2007
Too Many Thieves 5.7

Too Many Thieves

as Felix

1966
Dark Fields 3.2

Dark Fields

as Clive Jonis

2009
American Reel 7.5

American Reel

as James Lee Springer

2003
Naked Movie 3.7

Naked Movie

as Self

2008
The Violent Ones 7.0

The Violent Ones

as Lucas Barnes

1967
Heartbeat 7.0

Heartbeat

as Man Playing Dice

1987
Richard III 2.0

Richard III

as Buckingham

2007
Guaranteed on Delivery 4.8

Guaranteed on Delivery

as Norman Williams

2001
Mata Hari

Mata Hari

as Self (archive footage)

2026
Lost Treasure of Dos Santos 4.5

Lost Treasure of Dos Santos

as Martin Shaw

1997
Open Fire 4.3

Open Fire

as Joe Rourke

1988
Modern Warriors 5.5

Modern Warriors

as Self

2002
Warlords 3.5

Warlords

as Dow

1989
Nowhere to Run 4.2

Nowhere to Run

as Harmon

1989
Johnny Belinda 9.0

Johnny Belinda

as Locky

1967
Capital Punishment 3.6

Capital Punishment

as Michale Maltin

1991
Mystic Origins of the Martial Arts

Mystic Origins of the Martial Arts

1998
The Hunted

The Hunted

as Gene Gauge

1967
Distant Justice 5.5

Distant Justice

as Joe Foley

1992
Fatal Secret 4.8

Fatal Secret

as Michael LeWinter

1988
Field of Fire 5.0

Field of Fire

as Gen. Corman

1991
The Mad Bunch 3.8

The Mad Bunch

as Professor Foxwood

1989
Kung Fu Action Masters

Kung Fu Action Masters

as Narrator

2000
World War I: American Legacy

World War I: American Legacy

as narrator

2006
The Bitter End 10.0

The Bitter End

1999
A Vampire Reformed

A Vampire Reformed

as Self

2008
Away from Home 6.7

Away from Home

as Self

2004
Animal Protector 4.8

Animal Protector

as Col. Whitlock

1988
Desperately Looking For Success 1.0

Desperately Looking For Success

as James Lorrimer

1994
Spiral Fitness Beginnings

Spiral Fitness Beginnings

as Self

2007
Dead Center 4.0

Dead Center

as Chavez

1994

TV Shows 70

Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
The Mike Douglas Show 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1961
Charmed 8.2

Charmed

as Tempus

1998
King of the Hill 7.4

King of the Hill

as Junichiro (voice)

1997
The Merv Griffin Show 6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

1962
Medium 7.5

Medium

as Jessica's Brother

2005
Ironside 6.8

Ironside

as Pogo Weems

1967
Ironside 6.8

Ironside

as Luke Roberts

1967
Ironside 6.8

Ironside

as Frank Carlson

1967
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman 7.6

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

as Houston Currier

1993
The Dick Cavett Show 6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1968
Midi Première 9.0

Midi Première

as Self

1975
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1944
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self

1944
Jackie Chan Adventures 8.2

Jackie Chan Adventures

as Lo Pei (voice)

2000
Madam Secretary 7.0

Madam Secretary

as President Conrad Dalton

2014
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 7.9

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Edward Clarke

1962
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1956
The Virginian 6.5

The Virginian

as The Utah Kid

1962
Matlock 7.0

Matlock

as Jimmy Legrand

1986
Matlock 7.0

Matlock

as Steve Mazarowski

1986
Airwolf 7.6

Airwolf

as Dr. Robert Winchester

1984
Profiler 7.0

Profiler

as Christopher Joe Allman

1996
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Fitzhugh

1963
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche 6.0

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

1975
Just Shoot Me! 6.6

Just Shoot Me!

as David Carradine

1997
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Clint

1955
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten 7.8

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

as John Tucker (archive Footage)

2013
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues 6.6

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

as Kwai Chang Caine

1993
The Name of the Game 7.0

The Name of the Game

as Jason Blake

1968
Danny Phantom 8.3

Danny Phantom

as Clockwork (voice)

2004
Night Gallery 7.9

Night Gallery

as Gideon

1970
Amazing Stories 7.5

Amazing Stories

as Calvin

1985
Family Law 8.1

Family Law

as Andrew Weller

1999
Celebrity Ghost Stories 7.3

Celebrity Ghost Stories

as Self

2009
Lizzie McGuire 7.2

Lizzie McGuire

as Self

2001
North and South 7.5

North and South

as Justin LaMotte

1985
North and South 7.5

North and South

as Justine LaMotte

1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater 6.9

The Ray Bradbury Theater

as Spender

1985
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross 6.1

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

as Self

2001
Titus 6.9

Titus

as Bob Hawkins

2000
Acapulco H.E.A.T. 5.3

Acapulco H.E.A.T.

as Victor Garrison

1993
Eve 8.5

Eve

as Kung Fu Master

2003
Arrest and Trial 8.2

Arrest and Trial

as Wally Carpen

1963
Alias 6.8

Alias

as Conrad

2001
Largo Winch 6.0

Largo Winch

as Nério Winch

2001
Largo Winch 6.0

Largo Winch

2001
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys 6.7

Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys

as Mandrax (voice)

1996
Cimarron Strip 5.8

Cimarron Strip

as Gene Gauge

1967
Shane 6.2

Shane

as Shane

1966
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense 6.5

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

as Michael/Harris

1984
Wedden, dat..? 7.0

Wedden, dat..?

as Self

1986
Darkroom 7.2

Darkroom

as Biker / Hitchhiker

1981
Fast Track

Fast Track

1997
The Nightmare Room 8.1

The Nightmare Room

as Mr. Farber

2001
Partners in Crime 6.5

Partners in Crime

as Hermanski

1984
Mental 5.8

Mental

as Gideon Graham

2009
In Case of Emergency 9.0

In Case of Emergency

as Guru Danny

2007
E! True Hollywood Story 8.1

E! True Hollywood Story

as Self

1996
Old Friends... New Friends

Old Friends... New Friends

as Self

1978
Kung Fu Killer

Kung Fu Killer

as Crane

2008
Wild West Tech 8.0

Wild West Tech

as Self - Host

2003
Human Target 5.5

Human Target

as Harry Solow

1992
Son of the Dragon 5.1

Son of the Dragon

as Bird

2008
Today's F.B.I. 7.5

Today's F.B.I.

as The Leader

1981
The Family Holvak 9.0

The Family Holvak

as Craw

1975
Celebrity Paranormal Project 7.0

Celebrity Paranormal Project

as Self

2006
Mr. Horn 7.0

Mr. Horn

as Tom Horn

1979
Kung Fu 7.7

Kung Fu

as Kwai Chang Caine

1972
Faces of Culture

Faces of Culture

as Narrator

1983

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