David Carradine
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1936-12-08
Day of Death
2009-06-03 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
David Carradine
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.
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Acting
(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)
(2012)
Eldorado
as The Spirit Guide
(2012)
Night of the Templar
as Shopkeeper
(2011)
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
as Bill (Snake Charmer)
(2011)
Corman's World
as Self - Actor
(2011)
Stretch
as Monteiro
(2010)
True Legend
as Anthony
(2010)
Dinocroc vs. Supergator
as Jason Drake
(2010)
Detention
as Principal Hoskins
(2009)
Crank: High Voltage
as Poon Dong
(2009)
My Suicide
as Vargas
(2009)
Road of No Return
as Mr. Hover
(2009)
Autumn
as Philip
(2009)
Tattoos: A Scarred History
as Self
(2009)
Bad Cop
as Det. Humes
(2009)
(2009)
Absolute Evil
as Raf McCane
(2009)
Break
as The Bishop
(2009)
All Hell Broke Loose
as Marshal Ian McHenry
(2009)
Dark Fields
as Clive Jonis
(2008)
Death Race
as Frankenstein (voice)
(2008)
Hell Ride
as The Deuce
(2008)
Kung Fu Killer
as Crane
(2008)
Naked Movie
as Self
(2008)
Camille
as Cowboy Bob
(2008)
The Golden Boys
as Capt. Zebulon Hedge
(2008)
Kung Fu Killer 2
as Crane
(2008)
Kandisha
as The American
(2008)
Last Hour
as Detective Mike Stone
(2008)
A Vampire Reformed
as Self
(2007)
Big Stan
as The Master
(2007)
Epic Movie
as Museum Curator
(2007)
Treasure Raiders
as Pierre
(2007)
Homo Erectus
as Mookoo / Uncle Unky
(2007)
How to Rob a Bank
as Nick
(2007)
Fall Down Dead
as Wade Douglas
(2007)
Permanent Vacation
as Old Man
(2007)
The Ultimate Fighter
as Mikhail
(2007)
Being Michael Madsen
as Self
(2007)
Fuego
as Lobo
(2007)
Richard III
as Buckingham
(2007)
Spiral Fitness Beginnings
as Self
(2006)
The Last Sect
as Van Helsing
(2006)
Final Move
as Captain Baker
(2005)
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
as Self
(2005)
Brothers in Arms
as Driscoll
(2005)
Miracle at Sage Creek
as Ike
(2004)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
as Bill 'Snake Charmer'
(2004)
Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon
as Grand Master
(2004)
Hair High
as Mr. Snerz (voice)
(2004)
Dead & Breakfast
as Mr. Wise
(2004)
Last Goodbye
as Fred McGillicuddie
(2004)
(2004)
UnConventional
as Self
(2004)
Away from Home
as Self
(2003)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
as Bill
(2003)
Lost Bullet
as Michael Morrison
(2003)
American Reel
as James Lee Springer
(2002)
Balto: Wolf Quest
as Nava the Wolf Shaman (voice)
(2002)
The Outsider
as Doctor Lucas Henry
(2002)
(2002)
Modern Warriors
as Self
(2001)
The Donor
as Mike
(2001)
Down 'n Dirty
as Gil Garner
(2001)
Warden of Red Rock
as Mike Sullivan
(2001)
By Dawn's Early Light
as Nick Decker
(2001)
Out of the Wilderness
as Clint Dugan
(2001)
Guaranteed on Delivery
as Norman Williams
(2000)
Nightfall
as Gnomen
(2000)
Full Blast
as Maceo
(2000)
Dangerous Curves
as Lemmy
(2000)
Kung Fu Action Masters
as Narrator
(1999)
Kiss of a Stranger
as Sean O'Leary
(1999)
The Shepherd
as Ventriloquist
(1999)
Code Name: Jaguar
as Max Kaufman
(1999)
Knocking on Death's Door
as Doc Hadley
(1999)
The Monster Hunter
as Louis Dehoven
(1999)
The Puzzle in the Air
as The General
(1998)
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
as Chief Wulisso (voice)
(1998)
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
as Luke Enright
(1998)
(1998)
The New Swiss Family Robinson
as Sheldon Blake
(1998)
Nosferatu: The First Vampire
as Host
(1998)
The Effects of Magic
as The Cabinet Maker
(1998)
Lovers and Liars
as Mr. Montague
(1998)
Light Speed
as Miles
(1997)
The Rage
as Lucas McDermott
(1997)
Last Stand at Saber River
as Duane Kidston
(1997)
Macon County Jail
as Coley
(1997)
Lost Treasure of Dos Santos
as Martin Shaw
(1994)
Dead Center
as Chavez
(1994)
The Eagle and the Horse
as John Freemont
(1994)
Desperately Looking For Success
as James Lorrimer
(1993)
Kill Zone
as Col. Horace Wiggins
(1993)
Code... Death: Frontera Sur
as Colonel
(1992)
Animal Instincts
as William Lamberti
(1992)
Double Trouble
as Mr. C
(1992)
Night Rhythms
as Vincent
(1992)
Evil Toons
as Gideon Fisk
(1992)
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
as The Beggar
(1992)
Roadside Prophets
as Othello Jones
(1992)
Distant Justice
as Joe Foley
(1992)
Kung Fu - A Legend Reborn
as Kwai Chang Caine
(1992)
Stroker - Ein Mann wie ein Stromstoss
as Ron Morrell
(1991)
The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw
as Kwai-Chang Caine
(1991)
Dune Warriors
as Michael
(1991)
Capital Punishment
as Michale Maltin
(1991)
Project Eliminator
as Ron Morrell
(1991)
Deadly Surveillance
as Lieutenant
(1991)
Midnight Fear
as Hanley
(1991)
Karate Cop
as Dad
(1991)
Brotherhood of the Gun
as Artemis McBride
(1991)
Field of Fire
as Gen. Corman
(1990)
Bird on a Wire
as Eugene Sorensen
(1990)
Martial Law
as Dalton Rhodes
(1990)
Future Zone
as John Tucker
(1990)
That's Action
as John Tucker (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1989)
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
as Mardulak
(1989)
Warlords
as Dow
(1989)
Think Big
as Sweeney
(1989)
Sonny Boy
as Pearl
(1989)
The Cover Girl and the Cop
as Slade
(1989)
Try This One for Size
as Bradley
(1989)
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II
as Dark One
(1989)
Nowhere to Run
as Harmon
(1989)
Crime of Crimes
as Frank McEntire
(1989)
Future Force
as John Tucker
(1989)
Night Children
as Max Crawford
(1989)
The Mad Bunch
as Professor Foxwood
(1989)
(1988)
Crime Zone
as Jason
(1988)
I Saw What You Did
as Stephen
(1988)
Tropical Snow
as Oskar
(1988)
Run for Your Life
as Maggiore Charles Forsythe
(1988)
Open Fire
as Joe Rourke
(1988)
Fatal Secret
as Michael LeWinter
(1988)
Animal Protector
as Col. Whitlock
(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)
P.O.W. The Escape
as Col. James Cooper
(1986)
Armed Response
as Jim Roth
(1986)
Kung Fu: The Movie
as Kwai Chang Caine
(1986)
Oceans of Fire
as J.C. Busch
(1985)
The Bad Seed
as Leroy Jessup
(1984)
(1984)
On the Line
as Bryant
(1984)
Jealousy
as Bobby Dee
(1984)
A Distant Scream
as Michael
(1983)
Lone Wolf McQuade
as Rawley Wilkes
(1982)
Q
as Shepard
(1982)
The Best of Sex and Violence
as Self - Cameo Appearance
(1982)
Trick or Treats
as Richard Adams
(1982)
Safari 3000
as Eddie Miles
(1981)
Americana
as The American Soldier
(1980)
The Long Riders
as Cole Younger
(1980)
Cloud Dancer
as Brad Randolph
(1980)
Gauguin the Savage
as Paul Gauguin
(1980)
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
as Ben Irons
(1979)
Mr. Horn
as Tom Horn
(1979)
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
as Le professeur d'arts martiaux à LAPD
(1979)
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
as Charlie Swattle
(1978)
Gray Lady Down
as Captain Gates
(1978)
Deathsport
as Kaz Oshay
(1978)
Circle of Iron
as The Blind Man / Monkeyman / Death / Changsha
(1978)
(1977)
Thunder and Lightning
as Harley Thomas
(1977)
The Serpent's Egg
as Abel Rosenberg
(1976)
Cannonball
as Coy "Cannonball" Buckman
(1976)
Bound for Glory
as Woody Guthrie
(1975)
Death Race 2000
as Frankenstein
(1975)
You and Me
as Zeto
(1975)
Long Way Home
as Craw Dantley
(1973)
The Long Goodbye
as Dave aka Socrates (uncredited)
(1973)
Mean Streets
as Drunk
(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)
(1970)
The McMasters
as White Feather
(1969)
(1969)
Young Billy Young
as Jesse Boone
(1969)
Heaven with a Gun
as Coke Beck
(1967)
The Violent Ones
as Lucas Barnes
(1967)
Johnny Belinda
as Locky
(1967)
The Hunted
as Gene Gauge
(1966)
Too Many Thieves
as Felix
(1965)
Taggart
as Cal Dodge
(1965)
Bus Riley's Back in Town
as Stretch
Crew
(2009)
Road of No Return
Associate Producer
(2007)
Fall Down Dead
Associate Producer
(2007)
Richard III
Executive Producer
(1991)
Project Eliminator
Associate Producer
(1989)
Crime of Crimes
Producer
(1989)
Future Force
Associate Producer
(1988)
Crime Zone
Executive Producer
(1986)
Kung Fu: The Movie
Co-Producer
(1981)
Americana
Director, Editor, Producer
(1975)
You and Me
Editor, Director, Original Music Composer