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