
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.
Known For
Credits
- 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)
- 2010 · Dinocroc vs. Supergator as Jason Drake
- 2010 · True Legend as Anthony
- 2010 · Detention as Principal Hoskins
- 2009 · Road of No Return as Mr. Hover
- 2009 · Bad Cop as Det. Humes
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil as Self
- 2009 · Tattoos: A Scarred History as Self
- 2009 · Mental as Gideon Graham
- 2009 · Crank: High Voltage as Poon Dong
- 2008 · Kandisha as The American
- 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 · Permanent Vacation as Old Man
- 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 · 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 · 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 · The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2' as Self
- 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
- 2003 · Kill Bill: Vol. 1 as Bill
- 2003 · Eve as Kung Fu Master
- 2003 · Wild West Tech as Self - Host
- 2002 · The Outsider as Doctor Lucas Henry
- 2002 · The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies as Self
- 2002 · Balto: 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 · Lizzie McGuire as Self
- 2000 · Jackie Chan Adventures as Lo Pei (voice)
- 2000 · Titus as Bob Hawkins
- 2000 · Nightfall as Gnomen
- 1999 · Kiss of a Stranger as Sean O'Leary
- 1999 · Family Law as Andrew Weller
- 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 New Swiss Family Robinson as Sheldon Blake
- 1998 · Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror as Luke Enright
- 1998 · An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island as Chief Wulisso (voice)
- 1997 · The Rage as Lucas McDermott
- 1997 · Just Shoot Me! as David Carradine
- 1997 · Last Stand at Saber River as Duane Kidston
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Junichiro (voice)
- 1996 · Profiler as Christopher Joe Allman
- 1996 · Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys as Mandrax (voice)
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as Self
- 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
- 1992 · Animal Instincts as William Lamberti
- 1992 · Night Rhythms as Vincent
- 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
- 1991 · The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw as Kwai-Chang Caine
- 1991 · Brotherhood of the Gun as Artemis McBride
- 1991 · Deadly Surveillance as Lieutenant
- 1991 · Project Eliminator as Ron Morrell
- 1991 · Midnight Fear as Hanley
- 1991 · Dune Warriors as Michael
- 1990 · Martial Law as Dalton Rhodes
- 1990 · Future Zone as John Tucker
- 1990 · Bird on a Wire as Eugene Sorensen
- 1989 · Warlords as Dow
- 1989 · Think Big as Sweeney
- 1989 · Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat as Mardulak
- 1989 · Sonny Boy as Pearl
- 1989 · Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II as Dark One
- 1989 · Future Force as John Tucker
- 1989 · The Cover Girl and the Cop as Slade
- 1988 · Crime Zone as Jason
- 1988 · I Saw What You Did as Stephen
- 1988 · Run for Your Life as Maggiore Charles Forsythe
- 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 · 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 · Partners in Crime as Hermanski
- 1984 · The Warrior and the Sorceress as Kain
- 1984 · Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense as Michael/Harris
- 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
- 1980 · High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane as Ben Irons
- 1980 · The Long Riders as Cole Younger
- 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 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
- Future · The Good Life as
- 2011 · Stretch as Monteiro
- 2009 · All Hell Broke Loose as Marshal Ian McHenry
- 2009 · Dark Fields as Clive Jonis
- 2009 · Autumn as Philip
- 2009 · Break as The Bishop
- 2009 · Absolute Evil as Raf McCane
- 2008 · The Golden Boys as Capt. Zebulon Hedge
- 2008 · A Vampire Reformed as Self
- 2007 · Fuego as Lobo
- 2007 · Spiral Fitness Beginnings as Self
- 2007 · The Ultimate Fighter as Mikhail
- 2005 · Miracle at Sage Creek as Ike
- 2004 · UnConventional as Self
- 2004 · Last Goodbye as Fred McGillicuddie
- 2004 · Away from Home as Self
- 2003 · American Reel as James Lee Springer
- 2003 · Lost Bullet as Michael Morrison
- 2002 · Modern Warriors as Self
- 2001 · Guaranteed on Delivery as Norman Williams
- 2001 · Out of the Wilderness as Clint Dugan
- 2000 · Kung Fu Action Masters as Narrator
- 2000 · Full Blast as Maceo
- 2000 · Dangerous Curves as Lemmy
- 1999 · Code Name: Jaguar as Max Kaufman
- 1999 · The Puzzle in the Air as The General
- 1998 · The Effects of Magic as The Cabinet Maker
- 1998 · Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes as Self
- 1998 · Nosferatu: The First Vampire as Host
- 1998 · Lovers and Liars as Mr. Montague
- 1998 · Light Speed as Miles
- 1997 · Lost Treasure of Dos Santos as Martin Shaw
- 1997 · Macon County Jail as Coley
- 1994 · The Eagle and the Horse as John Freemont
- 1994 · Dead Center as Chavez
- 1994 · Desperately Looking For Success as James Lorrimer
- 1993 · Code... Death: Frontera Sur as Colonel
- 1992 · Distant Justice as Joe Foley
- 1992 · Stroker - Ein Mann wie ein Stromstoss as Ron Morrell
- 1992 · Kung Fu - A Legend Reborn as Kwai Chang Caine
- 1991 · Capital Punishment as Michale Maltin
- 1991 · Karate Cop as Dad
- 1991 · Field of Fire as Gen. Corman
- 1990 · That's Action as John Tucker (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1989 · The Trace of Lynx as
- 1989 · Try This One for Size as Bradley
- 1989 · Nowhere to Run as Harmon
- 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 · Open Fire as Joe Rourke
- 1988 · Fatal Secret as Michael LeWinter
- 1988 · Animal Protector as Col. Whitlock
- 1986 · Oceans of Fire as J.C. Busch
- 1984 · A Distant Scream as Michael
- 1984 · Jealousy as Bobby Dee
- 1981 · Americana as The American Soldier
- 1980 · Cloud Dancer as Brad Randolph
- 1980 · Gauguin the Savage as Paul Gauguin
- 1975 · Long Way Home as Craw Dantley
- 1967 · Johnny Belinda as Locky
- 1967 · The Hunted as Gene Gauge
- 1967 · The Violent Ones as Lucas Barnes
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self