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Born · December 8, 1936
Died · June 3, 2009 (72 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Archive Footage
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Self (archive footage)
6.8
2020
Self (archive footage)
6.8
2019
Self
0.0
2016
Self (archive footage)
7.8
2013
Neal
6.5
2013
Bill (Snake Charmer)
8.0
2011
Raf McCane
6.0
2009
The American
5.3
2008
Frankenstein (voice)
6.3
2008
Self
0.0
2008
Lobo
3.0
2007
Wade Douglas
3.9
2007
Mikhail
2.0
2007
Self
6.3
2005
Grand Master
4.9
2004
Self
3.5
2004
Fred McGillicuddie
0.0
2004
Mr. Snerz (voice)
6.6
2004
Self
6.0
2004
James Lee Springer
0.0
2003
Michael Morrison
6.0
2003
Self
5.2
2002
Self
5.7
2002
Gil Garner
2.0
2001
Mike Sullivan
5.0
2001
Nick Decker
7.5
2001
Mike
3.5
2001
Narrator
0.0
2000
Max Kaufman
5.0
1999
Sean O'Leary
4.3
1999
The General
0.0
1999
Doc Hadley
2.2
1999
Self
8.5
1998
Luke Enright
4.0
1998
Mr. Montague
0.0
1998
Lucas McDermott
3.3
1997
John Freemont
0.0
1994
Chavez
4.0
1994
James Lorrimer
0.0
1994
Colonel
5.0
1993
Joe Foley
5.0
1992
Mr. C
4.7
1992
Kwai Chang Caine
4.0
1992
Artemis McBride
5.0
1991
Ron Morrell
1.7
1991
Hanley
4.4
1991
John Tucker (archive footage) (uncredited)
0.0
1990
Bradley
7.1
1989
Maggiore Charles Forsythe
5.2
1988
Michael LeWinter
4.5
1988
Man Playing Dice
10.0
1987
Michael
9.0
1984
Paul Gauguin
0.0
1980
Tom Horn
6.0
1979
Craw Dantley
0.0
1975
Zeto
5.5
1975
Drunk
7.1
1973
Kwai Chang Caine
7.0
1972
David Mountford
4.3
1971
Locky
0.0
1967
Felix
4.5
1966
Stretch
5.2
1965
Cal Dodge
5.2
1965
0.0
John Tucker (archive Footage) · (1 episode)
7.6
2013
Shopkeeper
4.2
2012
The Spirit Guide
2.4
2012
Self - Actor
7.1
2011
Vargas
6.2
2011
Monteiro
4.8
2011
Jason Drake
4.5
2010
Anthony
6.6
2010
Principal Hoskins
3.7
2010
Marshal Ian McHenry
1.8
2009
Mr. Hover
5.9
2009
Det. Humes
3.4
2009
Clive Jonis
3.5
2009
Philip
3.1
2009
Self · (1 episode)
7.3
2009
Self
5.3
2009
Gideon Graham · (1 episode)
5.8
2009
The Bishop
4.5
2009
Poon Dong
6.1
2009
Capt. Zebulon Hedge
5.6
2008
Crane
5.0
2008
Crane
6.5
2008
The Deuce
5.2
2008
Detective Mike Stone
3.8
2008
Cowboy Bob
6.2
2008
Bird · (2 episodes)
5.1
2008
The Master
6.6
2007
Self
0.0
2007
Old Man
5.7
2007
Self
5.9
2007
Mookoo / Uncle Unky
3.9
2007
Buckingham
0.0
2007
Pierre
2.1
2007
Museum Curator
3.9
2007
Nick
5.8
2007
Guru Danny · (1 episode)
10.0
2007
Self · (1 episode)
8.7
2006
Van Helsing
3.5
2006
Captain Baker
4.9
2006
Ike
5.6
2005
Jessica's Brother · (1 episode)
7.5
2005
Driscoll
3.6
2005
Self
8.0
2004
Bill 'Snake Charmer'
7.9
2004
Clockwork (voice) · (2 episodes)
8.3
2004
Mr. Wise
5.5
2004
Bill
8.0
2003
Kung Fu Master · (1 episode)
9.3
2003
Self - Host · (34 episodes)
0.0
2003
Doctor Lucas Henry
5.6
2002
Nava the Wolf Shaman (voice)
6.3
2002
Self · (1 episode)
5.9
2001
Conrad · (2 episodes)
6.7
2001
Mr. Farber · (1 episode)
7.8
2001
Norman Williams
5.0
2001
Self · (1 episode)
7.2
2001
Clint Dugan
2.0
2001
Lo Pei (voice) · (2 episodes)
8.2
2000
Maceo
0.0
2000
Bob Hawkins · (1 episode)
7.0
2000
Lemmy
0.0
2000
Gnomen
4.0
2000
Andrew Weller · (3 episodes)
8.2
1999
Ventriloquist
3.9
1999
Louis Dehoven
5.2
1999
Tempus · (1 episode)
8.2
1998
The Cabinet Maker
0.0
1998
Sheldon Blake
5.0
1998
Host
5.0
1998
Chief Wulisso (voice)
6.3
1998
Miles
3.0
1998
Martin Shaw
2.0
1997
David Carradine · (1 episode)
6.7
1997
Duane Kidston
6.2
1997
Junichiro (voice) · (2 episodes)
7.3
1997
Coley
4.4
1997
Christopher Joe Allman · (1 episode)
7.0
1996
Mandrax (voice) · (2 episodes)
5.8
1996
Self · (1 episode)
8.0
1996
Victor Garrison · (1 episode)
5.1
1993
Col. Horace Wiggins
1.0
1993
Kwai Chang Caine · (88 episodes)
6.5
1993
Houston Currier · (1 episode)
7.6
1993
William Lamberti
5.0
1992
Vincent
4.8
1992
Ron Morrell
0.0
1992
Harry Solow · (1 episode)
4.3
1992
The Beggar
5.0
1992
Othello Jones
5.7
1992
Gideon Fisk
4.8
1992
Michale Maltin
3.5
1991
Dad
3.7
1991
Lieutenant
3.0
1991
Michael
4.1
1991
Gen. Corman
3.7
1991
Dalton Rhodes
6.2
1990
John Tucker
3.4
1990
Eugene Sorensen
6.2
1990
5.0
1989
Dow
3.4
1989
Sweeney
6.4
1989
Mardulak
6.1
1989
Jason
4.3
1989
Pearl
5.1
1989
Dark One
2.4
1989
Harmon
4.3
1989
John Tucker
3.7
1989
Slade
3.0
1989
Max Crawford
3.5
1989
Frank McEntire
4.3
1989
Professor Foxwood
2.5
1989
Oskar
4.0
1988
Stephen
5.4
1988
Joe Rourke
4.2
1988
Col. Whitlock
5.5
1988
Col. Von Weisshagen
5.9
1987
Bernard 'Bernie' Paul Coy
4.9
1987
Jim Roth
5.1
1986
J.C. Busch
4.4
1986
Col. James Cooper
4.4
1986
Jimmy Legrand · (1 episode)
7.2
1986
Steve Mazarowski · (2 episodes)
7.2
1986
Kwai Chang Caine
4.9
1986
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1986
Justin LaMotte · (8 episodes)
7.4
1985
Calvin · (1 episode)
7.5
1985
Spender · (1 episode)
6.9
1985
Leroy Jessup
6.5
1985
Bryant
4.4
1984
Hermanski · (1 episode)
6.2
1984
Kain
4.2
1984
Michael/Harris · (1 episode)
6.4
1984
Bobby Dee
2.7
1984
Dr. Robert Winchester · (1 episode)
7.5
1984
Rawley Wilkes
6.5
1983
Richard Adams
4.0
1982
Shepard
5.7
1982
Eddie Miles
5.1
1982
Self - Cameo Appearance
5.6
1982
The Leader · (1 episode)
5.0
1981
The American Soldier
5.5
1981
Ben Irons
4.2
1980
Brad Randolph
5.6
1980
Cole Younger
6.7
1980
Charlie Swattle
5.1
1979
The Blind Man / Monkeyman / Death / Changsha
5.8
1978
Self
7.4
1978
Kaz Oshay
4.0
1978
Captain Gates
6.4
1978
Abel Rosenberg
6.3
1977
Harley Thomas
4.9
1977
Woody Guthrie
6.8
1976
Coy "Cannonball" Buckman
5.5
1976
Self - Host · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
Craw · (2 episodes)
0.0
1975
Frankenstein
6.1
1975
Self · (2 episodes)
6.0
1975
Self · (1 episode)
10.0
1975
Dave aka Socrates (uncredited)
7.4
1973
Kwai Chang Caine · (62 episodes)
7.6
1972
Big Bill Shelly
5.9
1972
Flack
5.4
1971
Gideon · (1 episode)
7.8
1970
White Feather
4.4
1970
Jesse Boone
5.8
1969
Waco
5.4
1969
Coke Beck
5.5
1969
Jason Blake · (1 episode)
6.8
1968
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
6.7
1968
Gene Gauge
0.0
1967
Lucas Barnes
6.0
1967
Gene Gauge · (1 episode)
5.0
1967
Pogo Weems · (1 episode)
6.9
1967
Luke Roberts · (1 episode)
6.9
1967
Frank Carlson · (1 episode)
6.9
1967
Shane · (17 episodes)
6.0
1966
Fitzhugh · (1 episode)
5.5
1963
Wally Carpen · (1 episode)
7.0
1963
Edward Clarke · (1 episode)
7.8
1962
The Utah Kid · (1 episode)
6.4
1962
Self · (1 episode)
5.1
1961
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Clint · (1 episode)
6.5
1955
Self - Nominee · (3 episodes)
6.8
1944
Self · (1 episode)
6.8
1944