David Carradine

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.

Acting

2025

Mata Hari
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2019

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2013

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
Tv

John Tucker (archive Footage)

2012

Eldorado
Movie

The Spirit Guide

2011

2011

Stretch
Movie

Monteiro

2010

2010

Detention
Movie

Principal Hoskins

2009

All Hell Broke Loose
Movie

Marshal Ian McHenry

2009

2009

Mental
Tv

Gideon Graham

2009

Break
Movie

The Bishop

2009

2009

2008

The Golden Boys
Movie

Capt. Zebulon Hedge

2008

Death Race
Movie

Frankenstein (voice)

2008

2008

Last Hour
Movie

Detective Mike Stone

2008

Camille
Movie

Cowboy Bob

2007

Big Stan
Movie

The Master

2007

2007

2007

Homo Erectus
Movie

Mookoo / Uncle Unky

2007

2007

Epic Movie
Movie

Museum Curator

2006

2005

Medium
Tv

Jessica's Brother

2004

Hair High
Movie

Mr. Snerz (voice)

2004

Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Movie

Bill 'Snake Charmer'

2002

The Outsider
Movie

Doctor Lucas Henry

2002

Balto: Wolf Quest
Movie

Nava the Wolf Shaman (voice)

2001

Alias
Tv

Conrad

2001

2001

2000

1999

1999

1999

1998

Charmed
Tv

Tempus

1998

The Effects of Magic
Movie

The Cabinet Maker

1998

The Shepherd
Movie

Ventriloquist

1998

1997

The Rage
Movie

Lucas McDermott

1997

Just Shoot Me!
Tv

David Carradine

1996

Profiler
Tv

Christopher Joe Allman

1993

Acapulco H.E.A.T.
Tv

Victor Garrison

1993

Kill Zone
Movie

Col. Horace Wiggins

1993

1992

Animal Instincts
Movie

William Lamberti

1992

1992

Evil Toons
Movie

Gideon Fisk

1992

1991

1990

Martial Law
Movie

Dalton Rhodes

1990

Future Zone
Movie

John Tucker

1990

Bird on a Wire
Movie

Eugene Sorensen

1989

1989

1989

1989

The Mad Bunch
Movie

Professor Foxwood

1989

Crime of Crimes
Movie

Frank McEntire

1988

1988

Fatal Secret
Movie

Michael LeWinter

1988

Run for Your Life
Movie

Maggiore Charles Forsythe

1987

The Misfit Brigade
Movie

Col. Von Weisshagen

1987

Six Against the Rock
Movie

Bernard 'Bernie' Paul Coy

1987

Heartbeat
Movie

Man Playing Dice

1986

1986

P.O.W. The Escape
Movie

Col. James Cooper

1986

Matlock
Tv

Jimmy Legrand

1986

Matlock
Tv

Steve Mazarowski

1986

Kung Fu: The Movie
Movie

Kwai Chang Caine

1985

North and South
Tv

Justin LaMotte

1985

The Bad Seed
Movie

Leroy Jessup

1984

Jealousy
Movie

Bobby Dee

1984

Airwolf
Tv

Dr. Robert Winchester

1983

1982

1982

Q
Movie

Shepard

1982

Safari 3000
Movie

Eddie Miles

1982

The Best of Sex and Violence
Movie

Self - Cameo Appearance

1981

1980

Cloud Dancer
Movie

Brad Randolph

1980

1979

I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
Movie

Le professeur d'arts martiaux à LAPD

1979

1978

Circle of Iron
Movie

The Blind Man / Monkeyman / Death / Changsha

1978

1978

Gray Lady Down
Movie

Captain Gates

1977

1976

1976

Cannonball
Movie

Coy "Cannonball" Buckman

1975

1975

Long Way Home
Movie

Craw Dantley

1975

1973

The Long Goodbye
Movie

Dave aka Socrates (uncredited)

1972

Kung Fu
Tv

Kwai Chang Caine

1972

Boxcar Bertha
Movie

Big Bill Shelly

1971

Macho Callahan
Movie

David Mountford

1970

1970

The McMasters
Movie

White Feather

1969

1967

The Hunted
Movie

Gene Gauge

1967

1967

Ironside
Tv

Luke Roberts

1967

Ironside
Tv

Frank Carlson

1967

Ironside
Tv

Pogo Weems

1966

Shane
Tv

Shane

1965

Taggart
Movie

Cal Dodge

1955

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Tv

Self - Nominee

Production

2009

Road of No Return
Movie

Associate Producer

2007

Fall Down Dead
Movie

Associate Producer

2007

Richard III
Movie

Executive Producer

1991

Project Eliminator
Movie

Associate Producer

1989

Future Force
Movie

Associate Producer

1988

Crime Zone
Movie

Executive Producer

Sound

1989

Sonny Boy
Movie

Theme Song Performance

Directing

1972

Kung Fu
Tv

Director

Infos

Full Name
David Carradine
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
12/8/1936
Date of Death
6/3/2009
Also Known As

John Arthur Carradine

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