Acting
David Carradine
EN, FR, ZH, ES cinema · 197 credits
Born
8 December 1936
Died
3 June 2009 (aged 72)
Birthplace
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as John Arthur Carradine · John Arthur Carradine Jr.
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
Filmography
Mata Hari
as Self (archive footage)
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
as Self (archive footage)
Eldorado
as The Spirit Guide
Night of the Templar
as Shopkeeper
Stretch
as Monteiro
Corman's World
as Self - Actor
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
as Bill (Snake Charmer)
True Legend
as Anthony
Dinocroc vs. Supergator
as Jason Drake
Detention
as Principal Hoskins
Six Days in Paradise
as Vernon Billings
Break
as The Bishop
Road of No Return
as Mr. Hover, Associate Producer
Autumn
as Philip
All Hell Broke Loose
as Marshal Ian McHenry
Crank: High Voltage
as Poon Dong
Dark Fields
as Clive Jonis
Bad Cop
as Det. Humes
My Suicide
as Vargas
Absolute Evil
as Raf McCane
Last Hour
as Detective Mike Stone
Camille
as Cowboy Bob
Kung Fu Killer
as Crane
Hell Ride
as The Deuce
The Golden Boys
as Capt. Zebulon Hedge
Naked Movie
as Self
Kandisha
as The American
Death Race
as Frankenstein (voice)
Epic Movie
as Museum Curator
Big Stan
as The Master
Treasure Raiders
as Pierre
Homo Erectus
as Mookoo / Uncle Unky
Richard III
as Buckingham, Executive Producer
Permanent Vacation
as Old Man
Fall Down Dead
as Wade Douglas, Associate Producer
Fuego
as Lobo
The Ultimate Fighter
as Mikhail
The Last Sect
as Van Helsing
Final Move
as Captain Baker
Brothers in Arms
as Driscoll
Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy
as Clockwork (voice)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
as Bill 'Snake Charmer'
Dead & Breakfast
as Mr. Wise
Hair High
as Mr. Snerz (voice)
Last Goodbye
as Fred McGillicuddie
Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon
as Grand Master
UnConventional
as Self
Away from Home
as Self
American Reel
as James Lee Springer
Lost Bullet
as Michael Morrison
Balto: Wolf Quest
as Nava the Wolf Shaman (voice)
The Outsider
as Doctor Lucas Henry
Modern Warriors
as Self
Out of the Wilderness
as Clint Dugan
Guaranteed on Delivery
as Norman Williams
By Dawn's Early Light
as Nick Decker
Warden of Red Rock
as Mike Sullivan
The Donor
as Mike
Down 'n Dirty
as Gil Garner
Nightfall
as Gnomen
Full Blast
as Maceo
Dangerous Curves
as Lemmy
The Monster Hunter
as Louis Dehoven
Kiss of a Stranger
as Sean O'Leary
Knocking on Death's Door
as Doc Hadley
Code Name: Jaguar
as Max Kaufman
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
as Chief Wulisso (voice)
The New Swiss Family Robinson
as Sheldon Blake
The Shepherd
as Ventriloquist
Lovers and Liars
as Mr. Montague
The Effects of Magic
as The Cabinet Maker
Last Stand at Saber River
as Duane Kidston
Macon County Jail
as Coley
The Rage
as Lucas McDermott
Desperately Looking For Success
as James Lorrimer
Dead Center
as Chavez
The Eagle and the Horse
as John Freemont
Kill Zone
as Col. Horace Wiggins
Code... Death: Frontera Sur
as Colonel
Evil Toons
as Gideon Fisk
Roadside Prophets
as Othello Jones
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
as The Beggar
Night Rhythms
as Vincent
Animal Instincts
as William Lamberti
Kung Fu - A Legend Reborn
as Kwai Chang Caine
Double Trouble
as Mr. C
Distant Justice
as Joe Foley
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
as Mardulak
Capital Punishment
as Michale Maltin
Karate Cop
as Dad
Deadly Surveillance
as Lieutenant
Dune Warriors
as Michael
Field of Fire
as Gen. Corman
Project Eliminator
as Ron Morrell, Associate Producer
Midnight Fear
as Hanley
Brotherhood of the Gun
1991
Brotherhood of the Gun
as Artemis McBride
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
as Kwai-Chang Caine
Bird on a Wire
as Eugene Sorensen
Martial Law
as Dalton Rhodes
Future Zone
as John Tucker
That's Action
as John Tucker (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II
as Dark One
Warlords
as Dow
Think Big
as Sweeney
Future Force
as John Tucker, Associate Producer
Sonny Boy
as Pearl, Theme Song Performance
Night Children
as Max Crawford
Crime of Crimes
as Frank McEntire, Producer
Nowhere to Run
as Harmon
The Mad Bunch
as Professor Foxwood
Try This One for Size
as Bradley
Crime Zone
as Jason, Executive Producer
Open Fire
as Joe Rourke
I Saw What You Did
as Stephen
Animal Protector
as Col. Whitlock
Tropical Snow
as Oskar
Run for Your Life
as Maggiore Charles Forsythe
Fatal Secret
as Michael LeWinter
The Misfit Brigade
as Col. Von Weisshagen
Six Against the Rock
as Bernard 'Bernie' Paul Coy
Heartbeat
as Man Playing Dice
Kung Fu: The Movie
as Kwai Chang Caine, Co-Producer
Armed Response
as Jim Roth
P.O.W. The Escape
as Col. James Cooper
Oceans of Fire
as J.C. Busch
The Bad Seed
as Leroy Jessup
On the Line
as Bryant
Jealousy
as Bobby Dee
A Distant Scream
as Michael
Lone Wolf McQuade
as Rawley Wilkes
The Best of Sex and Violence
as Self - Cameo Appearance
Q
as Shepard
Safari 3000
as Eddie Miles
Trick or Treats
as Richard Adams
Americana
as The American Soldier, Director, Editor, Producer
The Long Riders
as Cole Younger
Cloud Dancer
as Brad Randolph
Gauguin the Savage
as Paul Gauguin
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
as Charlie Swattle
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
as Le professeur d'arts martiaux à LAPD
Circle of Iron
as The Blind Man / Monkeyman / Death / Changsha
Gray Lady Down
as Captain Gates
Deathsport
as Kaz Oshay
The Serpent's Egg
as Abel Rosenberg
Thunder and Lightning
as Harley Thomas
Cannonball
as Coy "Cannonball" Buckman
Bound for Glory
as Woody Guthrie
Death Race 2000
as Frankenstein
You and Me
as Zeto, Editor, Director, Original Music Composer
Long Way Home
as Craw Dantley
The Long Goodbye
as Dave aka Socrates (uncredited)
Mean Streets
as Drunk
Boxcar Bertha
as Big Bill Shelly
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
as Kwai Chang Caine
Macho Callahan
as David Mountford
The McMasters
as White Feather
Heaven with a Gun
as Coke Beck
Young Billy Young
as Jesse Boone
The Violent Ones
as Lucas Barnes
The Hunted
as Gene Gauge
Johnny Belinda
as Locky
Too Many Thieves
as Felix
Taggart
as Cal Dodge
Bus Riley's Back in Town
as Stretch