David Carradine
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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- 2024 · Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird as Archive Footage
- 2020 · Be Water as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · A Tale of James Brown as Self
- 2013 · Jodorowsky's Dune as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 · Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten as John Tucker (archive Footage)
- 2013 · Madoff: Made Off with America as Neal
- 2012 · Night of the Templar as Shopkeeper
- 2012 · Eldorado as The Spirit Guide
- 2011 · Corman's World as Self - Actor
- 2011 · My Suicide as Vargas
- 2011 · Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair as Bill (Snake Charmer)
- 2011 · Stretch as Monteiro
- 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 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil as Self
- 2009 · Mental as Gideon Graham
- 2009 · Break as The Bishop
- 2009 · Crank: High Voltage as Poon Dong
- 2009 · Absolute Evil as Raf McCane
- 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 · Kung Fu Killer 2 as Crane
- 2008 · Hell Ride as The Deuce
- 2008 · Last Hour as Detective Mike Stone
- 2008 · Camille as Cowboy Bob
- 2008 · Son of the Dragon as Bird
- 2008 · Naked Movie as Self
- 2007 · Big Stan as The Master
- 2007 · Fuego as Lobo
- 2007 · Permanent Vacation as Old Man
- 2007 · Spiral Fitness Beginnings as Self
- 2007 · Being Michael Madsen as Self
- 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 · In Case of Emergency as Guru Danny
- 2006 · Celebrity Paranormal Project as Self
- 2006 · The Last Sect as Van Helsing
- 2006 · Final Move as Captain Baker
- 2005 · Miracle at Sage Creek as Ike
- 2005 · Ringers: Lord of the Fans as Self
- 2005 · Medium as Jessica's Brother
- 2005 · Brothers in Arms as Driscoll
- 2004 · Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon as Grand Master
- 2004 · UnConventional as Self
- 2004 · The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2' as Self
- 2004 · Last Goodbye as Fred McGillicuddie
- 2004 · Hair High as Mr. Snerz (voice)
- 2004 · Kill Bill: Vol. 2 as Bill 'Snake Charmer'
- 2004 · Danny Phantom as Clockwork (voice)
- 2004 · Dead & Breakfast as Mr. Wise
- 2004 · Away from Home as Self
- 2003 · American Reel as James Lee Springer
- 2003 · Kill Bill: Vol. 1 as Bill
- 2003 · Lost Bullet as Michael Morrison
- 2003 · Eve as Kung Fu Master
- 2003 · Wild West Tech as Self - Host
- 2002 · The Outsider as Doctor Lucas Henry
- 2002 · Modern Warriors as Self
- 2002 · The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies as Self
- 2002 · Balto II: Wolf Quest as Nava the Wolf Shaman (voice)
- 2001 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- 2001 · Down 'n Dirty as Gil Garner
- 2001 · Alias as Conrad
- 2001 · The Nightmare Room as Mr. Farber
- 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 · Lizzie McGuire as Self
- 2001 · Out of the Wilderness as Clint Dugan
- 2000 · Jackie Chan Adventures as Lo Pei (voice)
- 2000 · Kung Fu Action Masters as Narrator
- 2000 · Full Blast as Maceo
- 2000 · Titus as Bob Hawkins
- 2000 · Dangerous Curves as Lemmy
- 2000 · Nightfall as Gnomen
- 1999 · Code Name: Jaguar as Max Kaufman
- 1999 · Kiss of a Stranger as Sean O'Leary
- 1999 · Family Law as Andrew Weller
- 1999 · The Puzzle in the Air as The General
- 1999 · Knocking on Death's Door as Doc Hadley
- 1999 · The Shepherd as Ventriloquist
- 1999 · The Monster Hunter as Louis Dehoven
- 1998 · Charmed as Tempus
- 1998 · The Effects of Magic as The Cabinet Maker
- 1998 · Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes as Self
- 1998 · The New Swiss Family Robinson as Sheldon Blake
- 1998 · Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror as Luke Enright
- 1998 · Nosferatu: The First Vampire as Host
- 1998 · An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island as Chief Wulisso (voice)
- 1998 · Light Speed as Miles
- 1998 · Lovers and Liars as Mr. Montague
- 1997 · The Rage as Lucas McDermott
- 1997 · Lost Treasure of Dos Santos as Martin Shaw
- 1997 · Just Shoot Me! as David Carradine
- 1997 · Last Stand at Saber River as Duane Kidston
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Junichiro (voice)
- 1997 · Macon County Jail as Coley
- 1996 · Profiler as Christopher Joe Allman
- 1996 · Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys as Mandrax (voice)
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as Self
- 1994 · The Eagle and the Horse as John Freemont
- 1994 · Dead Center as Chavez
- 1994 · Desperately Looking For Success as James Lorrimer
- 1993 · Acapulco H.E.A.T. as Victor Garrison
- 1993 · Kill Zone as Col. Horace Wiggins
- 1993 · Kung Fu: The Legend Continues as Kwai Chang Caine
- 1993 · Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Houston Currier
- 1993 · Code... Death: Frontera Sur as Colonel
- 1992 · Distant Justice as Joe Foley
- 1992 · Animal Instincts as William Lamberti
- 1992 · Night Rhythms as Vincent
- 1992 · Stroker - Ein Mann wie ein Stromstoss as Ron Morrell
- 1992 · Human Target as Harry Solow
- 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 · 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 · The Trace of Lynx as
- 1989 · Warlords as Dow
- 1989 · Think Big as Sweeney
- 1989 · Try This One for Size as Bradley
- 1989 · Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat as Mardulak
- 1989 · Crime Zone as Jason
- 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 · Tropical Snow as Oskar
- 1988 · I Saw What You Did as Stephen
- 1988 · Run for Your Life as Maggiore Charles Forsythe
- 1988 · Fatal Secret as Michael LeWinter
- 1988 · Animal Protector as Col. Whitlock
- 1988 · Open Fire as Joe Rourke
- 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 · Matlock as Jimmy Legrand
- 1986 · Matlock as Steve Mazarowski
- 1986 · Kung Fu The Movie as Kwai Chang Caine
- 1986 · Wedden, dat..? as Self
- 1985 · North and South as Justin LaMotte
- 1985 · Amazing Stories as Calvin
- 1985 · The Ray Bradbury Theater as Spender
- 1985 · The Bad Seed as Leroy Jessup
- 1984 · On the Line as Bryant
- 1984 · A Distant Scream as Michael
- 1984 · Partners in Crime as Hermanski
- 1984 · The Warrior and the Sorceress as Kain
- 1984 · Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense as Michael/Harris
- 1984 · Jealousy as Bobby Dee
- 1984 · Airwolf as Dr. Robert Winchester
- 1983 · Lone Wolf McQuade as Rawley Wilkes
- 1982 · Trick or Treats as Richard Adams
- 1982 · Q as Shepard
- 1982 · Safari 3000 as Eddie Miles
- 1982 · The Best of Sex and Violence as Self - Cameo Appearance
- 1981 · Today's F.B.I. as The Leader
- 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 · Mr. Horn as Tom Horn
- 1978 · Circle of Iron as The Blind Man / Monkeyman / Death / Changsha
- 1978 · Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel as Self
- 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 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · The Family Holvak as Craw
- 1975 · Long Way Home as Craw Dantley
- 1975 · You and Me as Zeto
- 1975 · Death Race 2000 as Frankenstein
- 1975 · Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- 1975 · Midi Première as Self
- 1973 · Mean Streets as Drunk
- 1973 · The Long Goodbye as Dave aka Socrates (uncredited)
- 1972 · Kung Fu as Kwai Chang Caine
- 1972 · Boxcar Bertha as Big Bill Shelly
- 1972 · Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon as Kwai Chang Caine
- 1971 · Macho Callahan as David Mountford
- 1971 · Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring as Flack
- 1970 · Night Gallery as Gideon
- 1970 · The McMasters as White Feather
- 1969 · Young Billy Young as Jesse Boone
- 1969 · The Good Guys and the Bad Guys as Waco
- 1969 · Heaven with a Gun as Coke Beck
- 1968 · The Name of the Game as Jason Blake
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1967 · Johnny Belinda as Locky
- 1967 · The Violent Ones as Lucas Barnes
- Future · The Good Life as
- 1967 · The Hunted as Gene Gauge
- 1967 · Cimarron Strip as Gene Gauge
- 1967 · Ironside as Pogo Weems
- 1967 · Ironside as Luke Roberts
- 1967 · Ironside as Frank Carlson
- 1966 · Too Many Thieves as Felix
- 1966 · Shane as Shane
- 1965 · Bus Riley's Back in Town as Stretch
- 1965 · Taggart as Cal Dodge
- 1963 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Fitzhugh
- 1963 · Arrest and Trial as Wally Carpen
- 1962 · The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Edward Clarke
- 1962 · The Virginian as The Utah Kid
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Clint
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self