David Carradine
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 8, 1936
- Died
- June 3, 2009 (aged 72)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
The Good Life
Movie
Mata Hari
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
A Tale of James Brown
Movie · as Self
Madam Secretary
TV · as President Conrad Dalton · 22 eps
Madoff: Made Off with America
Movie · as Neal
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
TV · as John Tucker (archive Footage) · 1 ep
Eldorado
Movie · as The Spirit Guide
Night of the Templar
Movie · as Shopkeeper
Stretch
Movie · as Monteiro
Corman's World
Movie · as Self - Actor
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Movie · as Bill (Snake Charmer)
True Legend
Movie · as Anthony
Dinocroc vs. Supergator
Movie · as Jason Drake
Detention
Movie · as Principal Hoskins
Six Days in Paradise
Movie · as Vernon Billings
Break
Movie · as The Bishop
Road of No Return
Movie · as Mr. Hover
Autumn
Movie · as Philip
All Hell Broke Loose
Movie · as Marshal Ian McHenry
Crank: High Voltage
Movie · as Poon Dong
Dark Fields
Movie · as Clive Jonis
Bad Cop
Movie · as Det. Humes
My Suicide
Movie · as Vargas
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
Movie · as Self
Absolute Evil
Movie · as Raf McCane
Tattoos: A Scarred History
Movie · as Self
Mental
TV · as Gideon Graham · 1 ep
Celebrity Ghost Stories
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Last Hour
Movie · as Detective Mike Stone
Camille
Movie · as Cowboy Bob
Kung Fu Killer
Movie · as Crane
Hell Ride
Movie · as The Deuce
The Golden Boys
Movie · as Capt. Zebulon Hedge
Naked Movie
Movie · as Self
Kandisha
Movie · as The American
Death Race
Movie · as Frankenstein (voice)
A Vampire Reformed
Movie · as Self
Son of the Dragon
TV · as Bird · 2 eps
Kung Fu Killer
TV · as Crane · 2 eps
Being Michael Madsen
Movie · as Self
Epic Movie
Movie · as Museum Curator
Big Stan
Movie · as The Master
How to Rob a Bank
Movie · as Nick
Treasure Raiders
Movie · as Pierre
Homo Erectus
Movie · as Mookoo / Uncle Unky
Spiral Fitness Beginnings
Movie · as Self
Richard III
Movie · as Buckingham
Permanent Vacation
Movie · as Old Man
Fall Down Dead
Movie · as Wade Douglas
Fuego
Movie · as Lobo
The Ultimate Fighter
Movie · as Mikhail
In Case of Emergency
TV · as Guru Danny · 1 ep
The Last Sect
Movie · as Van Helsing
Final Move
Movie · as Captain Baker
World War I: American Legacy
Movie · as narrator
Celebrity Paranormal Project
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Brothers in Arms
Movie · as Driscoll
Miracle at Sage Creek
Movie · as Ike
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Movie · as Self
Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy
Movie · as Clockwork (voice)
Medium
TV · as Jessica's Brother · 1 ep
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Movie · as Bill 'Snake Charmer'
Dead & Breakfast
Movie · as Mr. Wise
The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'
Movie · as Self
Hair High
Movie · as Mr. Snerz (voice)
Last Goodbye
Movie · as Fred McGillicuddie
Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon
Movie · as Grand Master
UnConventional
Movie · as Self
Away from Home
Movie · as Self
Danny Phantom
TV · as Clockwork (voice) · 2 eps
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Movie · as Bill
American Reel
Movie · as James Lee Springer
Lost Bullet
Movie · as Michael Morrison
Wild West Tech
TV · as Self - Host · 34 eps
Eve
TV · as Kung Fu Master · 1 ep
Balto: Wolf Quest
Movie · as Nava the Wolf Shaman (voice)
The Outsider
Movie · as Doctor Lucas Henry
Modern Warriors
Movie · as Self
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Movie · as Self
Out of the Wilderness
Movie · as Clint Dugan
Guaranteed on Delivery
Movie · as Norman Williams
By Dawn's Early Light
Movie · as Nick Decker
Warden of Red Rock
Movie · as Mike Sullivan
The Donor
Movie · as Mike
Down 'n Dirty
Movie · as Gil Garner
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
Movie · as Mr. Farber
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Alias
TV · as Conrad · 2 eps
Lizzie McGuire
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Nightmare Room
TV · as Mr. Farber · 1 ep
Largo Winch
TV · as Nério Winch · 1 ep
Nightfall
Movie · as Gnomen
Full Blast
Movie · as Maceo
Dangerous Curves
Movie · as Lemmy
Kung Fu Action Masters
Movie · as Narrator
Titus
TV · as Bob Hawkins · 1 ep
Jackie Chan Adventures
TV · as Lo Pei (voice) · 2 eps
The Monster Hunter
Movie · as Louis Dehoven
The Puzzle in the Air
Movie · as The General
Kiss of a Stranger
Movie · as Sean O'Leary
Knocking on Death's Door
Movie · as Doc Hadley
Code Name: Jaguar
Movie · as Max Kaufman
The Bitter End
Movie
Family Law
TV · as Andrew Weller · 3 eps
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
Movie · as Chief Wulisso (voice)
The New Swiss Family Robinson
Movie · as Sheldon Blake
The Shepherd
Movie · as Ventriloquist
Light Speed
Movie · as Miles
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
Movie · as Luke
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
Movie · as Self
Lovers and Liars
Movie · as Mr. Montague
The Effects of Magic
Movie · as The Cabinet Maker
Mystic Origins of the Martial Arts
Movie
Nosferatu: The First Vampire
Movie · as Host
Charmed
TV · as Tempus · 1 ep
Last Stand at Saber River
Movie · as Duane Kidston
Lost Treasure of Dos Santos
Movie · as Martin Shaw
Macon County Jail
Movie · as Coley
The Rage
Movie · as Lucas McDermott
Woof! Woof!! Uncle Matty's Ultimate Guide to Dog Training
Movie
King of the Hill
TV · as Junichiro (voice) · 2 eps
Just Shoot Me!
TV · as David Carradine · 1 ep
Fast Track
TV · 1 ep
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Profiler
TV · as Christopher Joe Allman · 1 ep
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys
TV · as Mandrax (voice) · 3 eps
Desperately Looking For Success
Movie · as James Lorrimer
Dead Center
Movie · as Chavez
The Eagle and the Horse
Movie · as John Freemont
Kill Zone
Movie · as Col. Horace Wiggins
Code... Death: Frontera Sur
Movie · as Colonel
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
TV · as Victor Garrison · 1 ep
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
TV · as Kwai Chang Caine · 88 eps
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
TV · as Houston Currier · 1 ep
Evil Toons
Movie · as Gideon Fisk
Roadside Prophets
Movie · as Othello Jones
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
Movie · as The Beggar
Night Rhythms
Movie · as Vincent
Animal Instincts
Movie · as William Lamberti
Kung Fu - A Legend Reborn
Movie · as Kwai Chang Caine
Double Trouble
Movie · as Mr. C
Distant Justice
Movie · as Joe Foley
Human Target
TV · as Harry Solow · 1 ep
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
Movie · as Mardulak
Capital Punishment
Movie · as Michale Maltin
Karate Cop
Movie · as Dad
Deadly Surveillance
Movie · as Lieutenant
Dune Warriors
Movie · as Michael
Field of Fire
Movie · as Gen. Corman
Project Eliminator
Movie · as Ron Morrell
Midnight Fear
Movie · as Hanley
Brotherhood of the Gun
Movie · as Artemis McBride
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Movie · as Kwai-Chang Caine
Bird on a Wire
Movie · as Eugene Sorensen
Martial Law
Movie · as Dalton Rhodes
Future Zone
Movie · as John Tucker
That's Action
Movie · as John Tucker (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II
Movie · as Dark One
Warlords
Movie · as Dow
Think Big
Movie · as Sweeney
Future Force
Movie · as John Tucker
Sonny Boy
Movie · as Pearl
The Trace of Lynx
Movie
Night Children
Movie · as Max Crawford
Crime of Crimes
Movie · as Frank McEntire
Nowhere to Run
Movie · as Harmon
The Cover Girl and the Cop
Movie · as Slade
The Mad Bunch
Movie · as Professor Foxwood
Try This One for Size
Movie · as Bradley
Crime Zone
Movie · as Jason
Open Fire
Movie · as Joe Rourke
I Saw What You Did
Movie · as Stephen
Animal Protector
Movie · as Col. Whitlock
Tropical Snow
Movie · as Oskar
Run for Your Life
Movie · as Maggiore Charles Forsythe
Fatal Secret
Movie · as Michael LeWinter
The Misfit Brigade
Movie · as Col. Von Weisshagen
Six Against the Rock
Movie · as Bernard 'Bernie' Paul Coy
Heartbeat
Movie · as Man Playing Dice
Kung Fu: The Movie
Movie · as Kwai Chang Caine
Armed Response
Movie · as Jim Roth
P.O.W. The Escape
Movie · as Col. James Cooper
Oceans of Fire
Movie · as J.C. Busch
Matlock
TV · as Jimmy Legrand, Steve Mazarowski · 1 ep
Wedden, dat..?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Bad Seed
Movie · as Leroy Jessup
The Ray Bradbury Theater
TV · as Spender · 1 ep
North and South
TV · as Justin LaMotte, Justine LaMotte · 8 eps
Amazing Stories
TV · as Calvin · 1 ep
The Warrior and the Sorceress
Movie · as Kain
On the Line
Movie · as Bryant
Jealousy
Movie · as Bobby Dee
A Distant Scream
Movie · as Michael
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
TV · as Michael/Harris · 1 ep
Partners in Crime
TV · as Hermanski · 1 ep
Airwolf
TV · as Dr. Robert Winchester · 1 ep
Lone Wolf McQuade
Movie · as Rawley Wilkes
Faces of Culture
TV · as Narrator · 26 eps
The Best of Sex and Violence
Movie · as Self - Cameo Appearance
Q
Movie · as Shepard
Safari 3000
Movie · as Eddie Miles
Trick or Treats
Movie · as Richard Adams
Americana
Movie · as The American Soldier
Today's F.B.I.
TV · as The Leader · 1 ep
Darkroom
TV · as Biker / Hitchhiker · 1 ep
The Long Riders
Movie · as Cole Younger
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
Movie · as Ben Irons
Cloud Dancer
Movie · as Brad Randolph
Gauguin the Savage
Movie · as Paul Gauguin
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
Movie · as Charlie Swattle
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
Movie · as Le professeur d'arts martiaux à LAPD
Mr. Horn
TV · as Tom Horn · 2 eps
Circle of Iron
Movie · as The Blind Man / Monkeyman / Death / Changsha
Gray Lady Down
Movie · as Captain Gates
Deathsport
Movie · as Kaz Oshay
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
Movie · as Self
Old Friends... New Friends
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Serpent's Egg
Movie · as Abel Rosenberg
Thunder and Lightning
Movie · as Harley Thomas
Cannonball
Movie · as Coy "Cannonball" Buckman
Bound for Glory
Movie · as Woody Guthrie
Death Race 2000
Movie · as Frankenstein
You and Me
Movie · as Zeto
Long Way Home
Movie · as Craw Dantley
The Family Holvak
TV · as Craw · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Midi Première
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Long Goodbye
Movie · as Dave aka Socrates (uncredited)
Mean Streets
Movie · as Drunk
Boxcar Bertha
Movie · as Big Bill Shelly
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
Movie · as Kwai Chang Caine
Kung Fu
TV · as Kwai Chang Caine · 62 eps
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
Movie · as Flack
Macho Callahan
Movie · as David Mountford
The McMasters
Movie · as White Feather
Night Gallery
TV · as Gideon · 1 ep
Heaven with a Gun
Movie · as Coke Beck
Young Billy Young
Movie · as Jesse Boone
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Movie · as Waco
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Name of the Game
TV · as Jason Blake · 1 ep
The Violent Ones
Movie · as Lucas Barnes
The Hunted
Movie · as Gene Gauge
Johnny Belinda
Movie · as Locky
Ironside
TV · as Pogo Weems, Luke Roberts, Frank Carlson · 1 ep
Cimarron Strip
TV · as Gene Gauge · 1 ep
Too Many Thieves
Movie · as Felix
Shane
TV · as Shane · 17 eps
Taggart
Movie · as Cal Dodge
Bus Riley's Back in Town
Movie · as Stretch
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · as Fitzhugh · 1 ep
Arrest and Trial
TV · as Wally Carpen · 1 ep
The Virginian
TV · as The Utah Kid · 1 ep
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV · as Edward Clarke · 1 ep
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Gunsmoke
TV · as Clint · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 3 eps