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