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