David Carradine
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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
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
as Bill
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
as Bill 'Snake Charmer'
Death Race (2008)
as Frankenstein (voice)
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)
as Bill (Snake Charmer)
Crank: High Voltage (2009)
as Poon Dong
Bird on a Wire (1990)
as Eugene Sorensen
Epic Movie (2007)
as Museum Curator
Big Stan (2007)
as The Master
Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
as Rawley Wilkes
Mean Streets (1973)
as Drunk
Death Race 2000 (1975)
as Frankenstein
The Long Goodbye (1973)
as Dave aka Socrates (uncredited)
The Long Riders (1980)
as Cole Younger
Balto: Wolf Quest (2002)
as Nava the Wolf Shaman (voice)
True Legend (2010)
as Anthony
P.O.W. The Escape (1986)
as Col. James Cooper
Animal Instincts (1992)
as William Lamberti
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island (1998)
as Chief Wulisso (voice)
Q (1982)
as Shepard
Evil Toons (1992)
as Gideon Fisk
The Serpent's Egg (1977)
as Abel Rosenberg
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998)
as Luke
Gray Lady Down (1978)
as Captain Gates
The Bad Seed (1985)
as Leroy Jessup
How to Rob a Bank (2007)
as Nick
Corman's World (2011)
as Self - Actor
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Heaven with a Gun (1969)
as Coke Beck
Last Stand at Saber River (1997)
as Duane Kidston
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil (2009)
as Self
Young Billy Young (1969)
as Jesse Boone
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1991)
as Mardulak
Boxcar Bertha (1972)
as Big Bill Shelly
The Good Life (—)
Actor
Double Trouble (1992)
as Mr. C
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
as Waco
Crime Zone (1988)
as Jason
The Outsider (2002)
as Doctor Lucas Henry
Kung Fu - A Legend Reborn (1992)
as Kwai Chang Caine
Cannonball (1976)
as Coy "Cannonball" Buckman
Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)
as The Beggar
The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984)
as Kain
Homo Erectus (2007)
as Mookoo / Uncle Unky
Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy (2005)
as Clockwork (voice)
Bound for Glory (1976)
as Woody Guthrie
Camille (2008)
as Cowboy Bob
Martial Law (1990)
as Dalton Rhodes
Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005)
as Self
Hell Ride (2008)
as The Deuce
Dinocroc vs. Supergator (2010)
as Jason Drake
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991)
as Kwai-Chang Caine
I Saw What You Did (1988)
as Stephen
Tropical Snow (1988)
as Oskar
Hair High (2004)
as Mr. Snerz (voice)
The Effects of Magic (1998)
as The Cabinet Maker
Taggart (1965)
as Cal Dodge
Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon (2004)
as Grand Master
Being Michael Madsen (2007)
as Self
Dead & Breakfast (2004)
as Mr. Wise
Kung Fu: The Movie (1986)
as Kwai Chang Caine
Tattoos: A Scarred History (2009)
as Self
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel (1978)
as Self
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes (1998)
as Self
The Misfit Brigade (1987)
as Col. Von Weisshagen
Miracle at Sage Creek (2005)
as Ike
The New Swiss Family Robinson (1998)
as Sheldon Blake
Circle of Iron (1978)
as The Blind Man / Monkeyman / Death / Changsha
Road of No Return (2009)
as Mr. Hover
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon (1972)
as Kwai Chang Caine
Warden of Red Rock (2001)
as Mike Sullivan
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring (1971)
as Flack
My Suicide (2009)
as Vargas
The Cover Girl and the Cop (1989)
as Slade
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979)
as Charlie Swattle
Brotherhood of the Gun (1991)
as Artemis McBride
The Best of Sex and Violence (1982)
as Self - Cameo Appearance
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies (2002)
as Self
Eldorado (2012)
as The Spirit Guide
Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965)
as Stretch
Macho Callahan (1971)
as David Mountford
Code... Death: Frontera Sur (1993)
as Colonel
Six Against the Rock (1987)
as Bernard 'Bernie' Paul Coy
By Dawn's Early Light (2001)
as Nick Decker
Try This One for Size (1989)
as Bradley
Kiss of a Stranger (1999)
as Sean O'Leary
Brothers in Arms (2005)
as Driscoll
Down 'n Dirty (2001)
as Gil Garner
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs (1979)
as Le professeur d'arts martiaux à LAPD
Night of the Templar (2012)
as Shopkeeper
Modern Warriors (2002)
as Self
Madoff: Made Off with America (2013)
as Neal
Too Many Thieves (1966)
as Felix
Future Zone (1990)
as John Tucker
Permanent Vacation (2007)
as Old Man
Think Big (1989)
as Sweeney
The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2' (2004)
as Self
Crime of Crimes (1989)
as Frank McEntire
Trick or Treats (1982)
as Richard Adams
Dark Fields (2009)
as Clive Jonis
Kung Fu Killer (2008)
as Crane
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II (1989)
as Dark One
Future Force (1989)
as John Tucker
Treasure Raiders (2007)
as Pierre
The Rage (1997)
as Lucas McDermott
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (1980)
as Ben Irons
The Shepherd (1998)
as Ventriloquist
The McMasters (1970)
as White Feather
Bad Cop (2009)
as Det. Humes
Last Goodbye (2004)
as Fred McGillicuddie
Full Blast (2000)
as Maceo
UnConventional (2004)
as Self
Knocking on Death's Door (1999)
as Doc Hadley
Nightfall (2000)
as Gnomen
Code Name: Jaguar (1999)
as Max Kaufman
Cloud Dancer (1980)
as Brad Randolph
Night Rhythms (1992)
as Vincent
Six Days in Paradise (2010)
as Vernon Billings
Lost Bullet (2003)
as Michael Morrison
Lost Treasure of Dos Santos (1997)
as Martin Shaw
Fall Down Dead (2007)
as Wade Douglas
Armed Response (1986)
as Jim Roth
Kandisha (2008)
as The American
American Reel (2003)
as James Lee Springer
Dune Warriors (1991)
as Michael
Oceans of Fire (1986)
as J.C. Busch
Final Move (2006)
as Captain Baker
Long Way Home (1975)
as Craw Dantley
Macon County Jail (1997)
as Coley
Run for Your Life (1988)
as Maggiore Charles Forsythe
Roadside Prophets (1992)
as Othello Jones
Deathsport (1978)
as Kaz Oshay
Thunder and Lightning (1977)
as Harley Thomas
Lovers and Liars (1998)
as Mr. Montague
Heartbeat (1987)
as Man Playing Dice
A Tale of James Brown (2016)
as Self
Light Speed (1998)
as Miles
Sonny Boy (1989)
as Pearl
Mata Hari (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
Last Hour (2008)
as Detective Mike Stone
Autumn (2009)
as Philip
The Golden Boys (2008)
as Capt. Zebulon Hedge
Deadly Surveillance (1991)
as Lieutenant
Naked Movie (2008)
as Self
Out of the Wilderness (2001)
as Clint Dugan
Dead Center (1994)
as Chavez
Night Children (1989)
as Max Crawford
The Monster Hunter (1999)
as Louis Dehoven
Jealousy (1984)
as Bobby Dee
On the Line (1984)
as Bryant
Distant Justice (1992)
as Joe Foley
Absolute Evil (2009)
as Raf McCane
Richard III (2007)
as Buckingham
Project Eliminator (1991)
as Ron Morrell
Mystic Origins of the Martial Arts (1998)
Actor
The Eagle and the Horse (1994)
as John Freemont
The Puzzle in the Air (1999)
as The General
Gauguin the Savage (1980)
as Paul Gauguin
Kill Zone (1993)
as Col. Horace Wiggins
Detention (2010)
as Principal Hoskins
The Last Sect (2006)
as Van Helsing
The Violent Ones (1967)
as Lucas Barnes
Nowhere to Run (1989)
as Harmon
The Trace of Lynx (1989)
Actor
World War I: American Legacy (2006)
as narrator
Karate Cop (1991)
as Dad
Woof! Woof!! Uncle Matty's Ultimate Guide to Dog Training (1997)
Actor
Field of Fire (1991)
as Gen. Corman
That's Action (1990)
as John Tucker (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stretch (2011)
as Monteiro
Capital Punishment (1991)
as Michale Maltin
Guaranteed on Delivery (2001)
as Norman Williams
The Ultimate Fighter (2007)
as Mikhail
Animal Protector (1988)
as Col. Whitlock
All Hell Broke Loose (2009)
as Marshal Ian McHenry
Break (2009)
as The Bishop
Warlords (1989)
as Dow
The Donor (2001)
as Mike
Americana (1981)
as The American Soldier
You and Me (1975)
as Zeto
A Distant Scream (1984)
as Michael
Johnny Belinda (1967)
as Locky
Fuego (2007)
as Lobo
Safari 3000 (1982)
as Eddie Miles
Open Fire (1988)
as Joe Rourke
The Mad Bunch (1989)
as Professor Foxwood
The Hunted (1967)
as Gene Gauge
Spiral Fitness Beginnings (2007)
as Self
Kung Fu Action Masters (2000)
as Narrator
Midnight Fear (1991)
as Hanley
Away from Home (2004)
as Self
Fatal Secret (1988)
as Michael LeWinter
Desperately Looking For Success (1994)
as James Lorrimer
Dangerous Curves (2000)
as Lemmy
The Bitter End (1999)
Actor
A Vampire Reformed (2008)
as Self