David Carradine
Acting
- Born:
- 1936-12-08
- Died:
- 2009-06-03
- Place of birth:
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
Mata Hari
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
A Tale of James Brown
Madam Secretary
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
Madoff: Made Off with America
Night of the Templar
Eldorado
Corman's World
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Stretch
Six Days in Paradise
Dinocroc vs. Supergator
True Legend
Detention
All Hell Broke Loose
Road of No Return
Bad Cop
Dark Fields
Autumn
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
Tattoos: A Scarred History
Mental
Break
Crank: High Voltage
Absolute Evil
My Suicide
Kandisha
The Golden Boys
Death Race
Kung Fu Killer
Kung Fu Killer
Hell Ride
Last Hour
Camille
Son of the Dragon
Naked Movie
A Vampire Reformed
Big Stan
Fuego
Spiral Fitness Beginnings
Permanent Vacation
Being Michael Madsen
Fall Down Dead
Homo Erectus
Richard III
The Ultimate Fighter
Treasure Raiders
Epic Movie
How to Rob a Bank
In Case of Emergency
Celebrity Paranormal Project
World War I: American Legacy
The Last Sect
Final Move
Miracle at Sage Creek
Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Medium
Brothers in Arms
Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon
UnConventional
The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'
Last Goodbye
Hair High
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Danny Phantom
Dead & Breakfast
Away from Home
American Reel
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Lost Bullet
Eve
Wild West Tech
The Outsider
Modern Warriors
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Balto: Wolf Quest
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Down 'n Dirty
Alias
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
The Nightmare Room
Warden of Red Rock
By Dawn's Early Light
The Donor
Guaranteed on Delivery
Largo Winch
Lizzie McGuire
Out of the Wilderness
Jackie Chan Adventures
Nightfall
Kung Fu Action Masters
Full Blast
Titus
Dangerous Curves
Code Name: Jaguar
Kiss of a Stranger
Family Law
The Bitter End
The Puzzle in the Air
Knocking on Death's Door
The Monster Hunter
Lovers and Liars
Charmed
The Effects of Magic
The Shepherd
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
The New Swiss Family Robinson
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
Nosferatu: The First Vampire
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
Light Speed
Mystic Origins of the Martial Arts
The Rage
Fast Track
Lost Treasure of Dos Santos
Just Shoot Me!
Last Stand at Saber River
King of the Hill
Macon County Jail
Woof! Woof!! Uncle Matty's Ultimate Guide to Dog Training
Profiler
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys
E! True Hollywood Story
The Eagle and the Horse
Dead Center
Desperately Looking For Success
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
Kill Zone
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Code... Death: Frontera Sur
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Distant Justice
Animal Instincts
Night Rhythms
Human Target
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
Roadside Prophets
Double Trouble
Evil Toons
Kung Fu - A Legend Reborn
Capital Punishment
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
Brotherhood of the Gun
Karate Cop
Deadly Surveillance
Project Eliminator
Midnight Fear
Dune Warriors
Field of Fire
That's Action
Martial Law
Future Zone
Bird on a Wire
The Trace of Lynx
Warlords
Think Big
Try This One for Size
Sonny Boy
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II
Nowhere to Run
Future Force
The Cover Girl and the Cop
Night Children
Crime of Crimes
The Mad Bunch
Crime Zone
Tropical Snow
I Saw What You Did
Open Fire
Animal Protector
Run for Your Life
Fatal Secret
The Misfit Brigade
Six Against the Rock
Heartbeat
Armed Response
Oceans of Fire
P.O.W. The Escape
Matlock
Kung Fu: The Movie
Wedden, dat..?
North and South
Amazing Stories
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Bad Seed
On the Line
A Distant Scream
Partners in Crime
The Warrior and the Sorceress
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Jealousy
Airwolf
Faces of Culture
Lone Wolf McQuade
Trick or Treats
Q
Safari 3000
The Best of Sex and Violence
Darkroom
Today's F.B.I.
Americana
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
Cloud Dancer
The Long Riders
Gauguin the Savage
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
Mr. Horn
Circle of Iron
Old Friends... New Friends
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
Deathsport
Gray Lady Down
The Serpent's Egg
Thunder and Lightning
Bound for Glory
Cannonball
Saturday Night Live
Long Way Home
The Family Holvak
You and Me
Death Race 2000
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Midi Première
Mean Streets
The Long Goodbye
Kung Fu
Boxcar Bertha
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
Macho Callahan
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
Night Gallery
The McMasters
Young Billy Young
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Heaven with a Gun
The Name of the Game
The Dick Cavett Show
Johnny Belinda
The Hunted
The Violent Ones
Cimarron Strip
Ironside
Too Many Thieves
Shane
Bus Riley's Back in Town
Taggart
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Arrest and Trial
The Merv Griffin Show
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Virginian
The Mike Douglas Show
Tony Awards
Gunsmoke
Golden Globe Awards
The Good Life