David Carradine
177 movies · 46 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 8, 1936
- Died
- Jun 3, 2009 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- John Arthur Carradine · John Arthur Carradine Jr.
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.
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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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David Carradine: movies and TV shows
Acting (223)
- Upcoming
- 2014
- 2013 Madoff: Made Off with America
as Neal
- 2012 Night of the Templar
as Shopkeeper
- 2012 Eldorado
as The Spirit Guide
- 2011 Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
as Bill (Snake Charmer)
- 2011 Stretch
as Monteiro
- 2010 Six Days in Paradise
as Vernon Billings
- 2010 Dinocroc vs. Supergator
as Jason Drake
- 2010 True Legend
as Anthony
- 2010 Detention
as Principal Hoskins
- 2009 All Hell Broke Loose
as Marshal Ian McHenry
- 2009 Road of No Return
as Mr. Hover
- 2009 Bad Cop
as Det. Humes
- 2009 Dark Fields
as Clive Jonis
- 2009 Autumn
as Philip
- 2009
- 2009 Break
as The Bishop
- 2009 Crank: High Voltage
as Poon Dong
- 2009 Absolute Evil
as Raf McCane
- 2009 My Suicide
as Vargas
- 2008 Kandisha
as The American
- 2008 The Golden Boys
as Capt. Zebulon Hedge
- 2008 Death Race
as Frankenstein (voice)
- 2008 Kung Fu Killer
as Crane
- 2008
- 2008 Hell Ride
as The Deuce
- 2008 Last Hour
as Detective Mike Stone
- 2008 Camille
as Cowboy Bob
- 2008
- 2007 Big Stan
as The Master
- 2007 Fuego
as Lobo
- 2007 Permanent Vacation
as Old Man
- 2007 Fall Down Dead
as Wade Douglas
- 2007 Homo Erectus
as Mookoo / Uncle Unky
- 2007 Richard III
as Buckingham
- 2007 The Ultimate Fighter
as Mikhail
- 2007 Treasure Raiders
as Pierre
- 2007 Epic Movie
as Museum Curator
- 2007 How to Rob a Bank
as Nick
- 2007
- 2006 World War I: American Legacy
as narrator
- 2006 The Last Sect
as Van Helsing
- 2006 Final Move
as Captain Baker
- 2005 Miracle at Sage Creek
as Ike
- 2005 Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy
as Clockwork (voice)
- 2005
- 2005 Brothers in Arms
as Driscoll
- 2004 Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon
as Grand Master
- 2004 Last Goodbye
as Fred McGillicuddie
- 2004 Hair High
as Mr. Snerz (voice)
- 2004 Kill Bill: Vol. 2
as Bill 'Snake Charmer'
- 2004
- 2004 Dead & Breakfast
as Mr. Wise
- 2003 American Reel
as James Lee Springer
- 2003 Kill Bill: Vol. 1
as Bill
- 2003 Lost Bullet
as Michael Morrison
- 2003
- 2002 The Outsider
as Doctor Lucas Henry
- 2002 Balto: Wolf Quest
as Nava the Wolf Shaman (voice)
- 2001 Down 'n Dirty
as Gil Garner
- 2001
- 2001 The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
as Mr. Farber
- 2001
- 2001 Warden of Red Rock
as Mike Sullivan
- 2001 By Dawn's Early Light
as Nick Decker
- 2001 The Donor
as Mike
- 2001 Guaranteed on Delivery
as Norman Williams
- 2001
- 2001 Out of the Wilderness
as Clint Dugan
- 2000
- 2000 Nightfall
as Gnomen
- 2000 Kung Fu Action Masters
as Narrator
- 2000 Full Blast
as Maceo
- 2000
- 2000 Dangerous Curves
as Lemmy
- 1999 Code Name: Jaguar
as Max Kaufman
- 1999 Kiss of a Stranger
as Sean O'Leary
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999 The Puzzle in the Air
as The General
- 1999 Knocking on Death's Door
as Doc Hadley
- 1999 The Monster Hunter
as Louis Dehoven
- 1998 Lovers and Liars
as Mr. Montague
- 1998
- 1998 The Effects of Magic
as The Cabinet Maker
- 1998 The Shepherd
as Ventriloquist
- 1998 The New Swiss Family Robinson
as Sheldon Blake
- 1998
- 1998 An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
as Chief Wulisso (voice)
- 1998 Light Speed
as Miles
- 1998
- 1997 The Rage
as Lucas McDermott
- 1997
- 1997 Lost Treasure of Dos Santos
as Martin Shaw
- 1997
- 1997 Last Stand at Saber River
as Duane Kidston
- 1997
- 1997 Macon County Jail
as Coley
- 1997
- 1996
- 1996
- 1994 The Eagle and the Horse
as John Freemont
- 1994 Dead Center
as Chavez
- 1994 Desperately Looking For Success
as James Lorrimer
- 1993
- 1993 Kill Zone
as Col. Horace Wiggins
- 1993
- 1993 Code... Death: Frontera Sur
as Colonel
- 1993
- 1992 Distant Justice
as Joe Foley
- 1992 Animal Instincts
as William Lamberti
- 1992 Night Rhythms
as Vincent
- 1992
- 1992 Waxwork II: Lost in Time
as The Beggar
- 1992 Roadside Prophets
as Othello Jones
- 1992 Double Trouble
as Mr. C
- 1992 Evil Toons
as Gideon Fisk
- 1992 Kung Fu - A Legend Reborn
as Kwai Chang Caine
- 1991 Capital Punishment
as Michale Maltin
- 1991 The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
as Kwai-Chang Caine
- 1991 Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
as Mardulak
- 1991 Brotherhood of the Gun
as Artemis McBride
- 1991 Karate Cop
as Dad
- 1991 Deadly Surveillance
as Lieutenant
- 1991 Project Eliminator
as Ron Morrell
- 1991 Midnight Fear
as Hanley
- 1991 Dune Warriors
as Michael
- 1991 Field of Fire
as Gen. Corman
- 1990 That's Action
as John Tucker (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1990 Martial Law
as Dalton Rhodes
- 1990 Future Zone
as John Tucker
- 1990 Bird on a Wire
as Eugene Sorensen
- 1989
- 1989 Warlords
as Dow
- 1989 Think Big
as Sweeney
- 1989 Try This One for Size
as Bradley
- 1989 Sonny Boy
as Pearl
- 1989 Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II
as Dark One
- 1989 Nowhere to Run
as Harmon
- 1989 Future Force
as John Tucker
- 1989 The Cover Girl and the Cop
as Slade
- 1989 Night Children
as Max Crawford
- 1989 Crime of Crimes
as Frank McEntire
- 1989 The Mad Bunch
as Professor Foxwood
- 1988 Crime Zone
as Jason
- 1988 Tropical Snow
as Oskar
- 1988 I Saw What You Did
as Stephen
- 1988 Open Fire
as Joe Rourke
- 1988 Animal Protector
as Col. Whitlock
- 1988 Run for Your Life
as Maggiore Charles Forsythe
- 1988 Fatal Secret
as Michael LeWinter
- 1987 The Misfit Brigade
as Col. Von Weisshagen
- 1987 Six Against the Rock
as Bernard 'Bernie' Paul Coy
- 1987 Heartbeat
as Man Playing Dice
- 1986 Armed Response
as Jim Roth
- 1986 Oceans of Fire
as J.C. Busch
- 1986 P.O.W. The Escape
as Col. James Cooper
- 1986
- 1986 Kung Fu: The Movie
as Kwai Chang Caine
- 1985
- 1985
- 1985
- 1985 The Bad Seed
as Leroy Jessup
- 1984 On the Line
as Bryant
- 1984 A Distant Scream
as Michael
- 1984
- 1984 The Warrior and the Sorceress
as Kain
- 1984
- 1984 Jealousy
as Bobby Dee
- 1984
- 1983
- 1983 Lone Wolf McQuade
as Rawley Wilkes
- 1982 Trick or Treats
as Richard Adams
- 1982 Q
as Shepard
- 1982 Safari 3000
as Eddie Miles
- 1981
- 1981
- 1981 Americana
as The American Soldier
- 1980 High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
as Ben Irons
- 1980 Cloud Dancer
as Brad Randolph
- 1980 The Long Riders
as Cole Younger
- 1980 Gauguin the Savage
as Paul Gauguin
- 1979 Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
as Charlie Swattle
- 1979 I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
as Le professeur d'arts martiaux à LAPD
- 1979
- 1978 Circle of Iron
as The Blind Man / Monkeyman / Death / Changsha
- 1978 Deathsport
as Kaz Oshay
- 1978 Gray Lady Down
as Captain Gates
- 1977 The Serpent's Egg
as Abel Rosenberg
- 1977 Thunder and Lightning
as Harley Thomas
- 1976 Bound for Glory
as Woody Guthrie
- 1976 Cannonball
as Coy "Cannonball" Buckman
- 1975 Long Way Home
as Craw Dantley
- 1975
- 1975 You and Me
as Zeto
- 1975 Death Race 2000
as Frankenstein
- 1973 Mean Streets
as Drunk
- 1973 The Long Goodbye
as Dave aka Socrates (uncredited)
- 1972
+ 23 more credits
Behind the camera (13)
- 2009 Road of No Return
Associate Producer
- 2007 Fall Down Dead
Associate Producer
- 2007 Richard III
Executive Producer
- 1993
- 1991 Project Eliminator
Associate Producer
- 1989 Sonny Boy
Theme Song Performance
- 1989 Future Force
Associate Producer
- 1989 Crime of Crimes
Producer
- 1988 Crime Zone
Executive Producer
- 1986 Kung Fu: The Movie
Co-Producer
- 1981 Americana
Director, Producer, Editor
- 1975 You and Me
Editor, Director, Original Music Composer
- 1972
Talk shows and appearances (38)
- 2026
- 2019
- 2016
- 2013 Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
1 episode
- 2011
- 2009 Celebrity Ghost Stories
1 episode
- 2009
- 2009
- 2008
- 2008
- 2007
- 2007
- 2006 Celebrity Paranormal Project
1 episode
- 2005
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004
- 2003 Wild West Tech
34 episodes
- 2002
- 2002
- 2001 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
1 episode
- 2001 Lizzie McGuire
1 episode
- 1998
- 1998
- 1996 E! True Hollywood Story
1 episode
- 1986 Wedden, dat..?
1 episode
- 1982
- 1978 Old Friends... New Friends
1 episode
- 1978
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
1 episode
- 1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
2 episodes
- 1975 Midi Première
1 episode
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show
1 episode
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1 episode
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show
2 episodes
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
1 episode
- 1956 Tony Awards
1 episode
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
4 episodes