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Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 8, 1936
Died
June 3, 2009
Place of Birth
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
- John Arthur Carradine
David Carradine
2.3 Popularity
Biography
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
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Mata Hari
2025
6.7
Self (archive footage)
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019
0.0
Self
A Tale of James Brown
2016
7.8
John Tucker (archive Footage)
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
2013
🎬
4.7
Neal
Madoff: Made Off with America
2013
3.9
Shopkeeper
Night of the Templar
2012
2.7
The Spirit Guide
Eldorado
2012
7.1
Self - Actor
Corman's World
2011
8.0
Bill (Snake Charmer)
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011
4.2
Monteiro
Stretch
2011
Credits
Mata Hari
as Self (archive footage)
2025
0.0
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
as Self (archive footage)
2019
6.7
A Tale of James Brown
as Self
2016
0.0
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
as John Tucker (archive Footage)
2013
7.8
🎬
Madoff: Made Off with America
as Neal
2013
4.7
Night of the Templar
as Shopkeeper
2012
3.9
Eldorado
as The Spirit Guide
2012
2.7
Corman's World
as Self - Actor
2011
7.1
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
as Bill (Snake Charmer)
2011
8.0
Stretch
as Monteiro
2011
4.2
Dinocroc vs. Supergator
as Jason Drake
2010
4.3
True Legend
as Anthony
2010
6.6
Detention
as Principal Hoskins
2010
3.6
All Hell Broke Loose
as Marshal Ian McHenry
2009
1.7
Road of No Return
as Mr. Hover
2009
5.9
Bad Cop
as Det. Humes
2009
2.9
Dark Fields
as Clive Jonis
2009
3.2
Autumn
as Philip
2009
3.0
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
2009
7.3
🎬
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
as Self
2009
5.3
Tattoos: A Scarred History
as Self
2009
0.0
Mental
as Gideon Graham
2009
5.8
Break
as The Bishop
2009
4.0
Crank: High Voltage
as Poon Dong
2009
6.1
Absolute Evil
as Raf McCane
2009
5.7
My Suicide
as Vargas
2009
6.0
Kandisha
as The American
2008
5.3
The Golden Boys
as Capt. Zebulon Hedge
2008
5.5
Death Race
as Frankenstein (voice)
2008
6.3
Kung Fu Killer
as Crane
2008
0.0
Kung Fu Killer
as Crane
2008
4.9
Hell Ride
as The Deuce
2008
5.1
Last Hour
as Detective Mike Stone
2008
3.4
Camille
as Cowboy Bob
2008
6.2
Son of the Dragon
as Bird
2008
5.1
Naked Movie
as Self
2008
2.0
🎬
A Vampire Reformed
as Self
2008
0.0
Big Stan
as The Master
2007
6.6
Fuego
as Lobo
2007
2.0
Permanent Vacation
as Old Man
2007
3.8
Spiral Fitness Beginnings
as Self
2007
0.0
Being Michael Madsen
as Self
2007
5.8
Fall Down Dead
as Wade Douglas
2007
4.0
Homo Erectus
as Mookoo / Uncle Unky
2007
3.9
Richard III
as Buckingham
2007
2.0
The Ultimate Fighter
as Mikhail
2007
3.3
Treasure Raiders
as Pierre
2007
3.0
Epic Movie
as Museum Curator
2007
3.9
How to Rob a Bank
as Nick
2007
5.8
In Case of Emergency
as Guru Danny
2007
10.0
Celebrity Paranormal Project
as Self
2006
7.0
The Last Sect
as Van Helsing
2006
3.5
Final Move
as Captain Baker
2006
4.5
Miracle at Sage Creek
as Ike
2005
5.6
Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy
as Clockwork (voice)
2005
9.0
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
as Self
2005
6.3
Medium
as Jessica's Brother
2005
7.5
Brothers in Arms
as Driscoll
2005
3.4
Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon
as Grand Master
2004
4.5
UnConventional
as Self
2004
3.5
The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'
as Self
2004
9.0
Last Goodbye
as Fred McGillicuddie
2004
1.0
Hair High
as Mr. Snerz (voice)
2004
6.4
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
as Bill 'Snake Charmer'
2004
7.9
Danny Phantom
as Clockwork (voice)
2004
8.3
Dead & Breakfast
as Mr. Wise
2004
5.5
Away from Home
as Self
2004
6.0
American Reel
as James Lee Springer
2003
5.0
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
as Bill
2003
8.0
Lost Bullet
as Michael Morrison
2003
4.3
Eve
as Kung Fu Master
2003
8.6
Wild West Tech
as Self - Host
2003
0.0
The Outsider
as Doctor Lucas Henry
2002
5.7
Modern Warriors
as Self
2002
5.2
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
as Self
2002
5.7
Balto: Wolf Quest
as Nava the Wolf Shaman (voice)
2002
6.3
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self
2001
6.0
Down 'n Dirty
as Gil Garner
2001
1.5
Alias
as Conrad
2001
6.8
The Nightmare Room
as Mr. Farber
2001
7.8
Warden of Red Rock
as Mike Sullivan
2001
5.2
By Dawn's Early Light
as Nick Decker
2001
5.2
The Donor
as Mike
2001
2.5
Guaranteed on Delivery
as Norman Williams
2001
4.0
Largo Winch
as Nério Winch
2001
5.8
Largo Winch
2001
5.8
Lizzie McGuire
as Self
2001
7.2
Out of the Wilderness
as Clint Dugan
2001
1.5
Jackie Chan Adventures
as Lo Pei (voice)
2000
8.2
🎬
Kung Fu Action Masters
as Narrator
2000
0.0
Full Blast
as Maceo
2000
1.0
Titus
as Bob Hawkins
2000
6.9
Dangerous Curves
as Lemmy
2000
1.5
Nightfall
as Gnomen
2000
3.6
Code Name: Jaguar
as Max Kaufman
1999
3.0
Kiss of a Stranger
as Sean O'Leary
1999
3.5
Family Law
as Andrew Weller
1999
8.2
🎬
The Bitter End
1999
0.0
🎬
The Puzzle in the Air
as The General
1999
5.0
Knocking on Death's Door
as Doc Hadley
1999
1.8
The Monster Hunter
as Louis Dehoven
1999
4.8
Charmed
as Tempus
1998
8.2
The Effects of Magic
as The Cabinet Maker
1998
1.0
The Shepherd
as Ventriloquist
1998
3.2
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
as Self
1998
8.5
The New Swiss Family Robinson
as Sheldon Blake
1998
5.0
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
as Luke Enright
1998
4.1
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
as Chief Wulisso (voice)
1998
6.3
Lovers and Liars
as Mr. Montague
1998
1.0
🎬
Light Speed
as Miles
1998
2.0
🎬
Mystic Origins of the Martial Arts
1998
0.0
The Rage
as Lucas McDermott
1997
3.3
Fast Track
1997
0.0
🎬
Lost Treasure of Dos Santos
as Martin Shaw
1997
2.0
Just Shoot Me!
as David Carradine
1997
6.6
Last Stand at Saber River
as Duane Kidston
1997
6.4
King of the Hill
as Junichiro (voice)
1997
7.4
Macon County Jail
as Coley
1997
3.4
Woof! Woof!! Uncle Matty's Ultimate Guide to Dog Training
1997
0.0
Profiler
as Christopher Joe Allman
1996
7.0
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys
as Mandrax (voice)
1996
6.6
E! True Hollywood Story
as Self
1996
8.1
The Eagle and the Horse
as John Freemont
1994
0.0
Dead Center
as Chavez
1994
3.0
Desperately Looking For Success
as James Lorrimer
1994
1.0
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
as Victor Garrison
1993
5.1
Kill Zone
as Col. Horace Wiggins
1993
1.2
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
as Kwai Chang Caine
1993
6.7
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as Houston Currier
1993
7.6
Code... Death: Frontera Sur
as Colonel
1993
5.0
Distant Justice
as Joe Foley
1992
3.0
Animal Instincts
as William Lamberti
1992
4.9
Night Rhythms
as Vincent
1992
4.5
Human Target
as Harry Solow
1992
5.0
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
as The Beggar
1992
5.0
Roadside Prophets
as Othello Jones
1992
5.5
Double Trouble
as Mr. C
1992
4.7
Evil Toons
as Gideon Fisk
1992
4.8
Kung Fu - A Legend Reborn
as Kwai Chang Caine
1992
6.3
Capital Punishment
as Michale Maltin
1991
3.1
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
as Kwai-Chang Caine
1991
4.6
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
as Mardulak
1991
6.0
🎬
Brotherhood of the Gun
as Artemis McBride
1991
5.0
Karate Cop
as Dad
1991
3.4
Deadly Surveillance
as Lieutenant
1991
2.2
Project Eliminator
as Ron Morrell
1991
1.5
Midnight Fear
as Hanley
1991
3.6
Dune Warriors
as Michael
1991
3.9
Field of Fire
as Gen. Corman
1991
3.0
That's Action
as John Tucker (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990
0.0
Martial Law
as Dalton Rhodes
1990
6.2
Future Zone
as John Tucker
1990
3.5
Bird on a Wire
as Eugene Sorensen
1990
6.2
🎬
The Trace of Lynx
1989
3.0
Warlords
as Dow
1989
3.1
Think Big
as Sweeney
1989
6.1
Try This One for Size
as Bradley
1989
7.1
Sonny Boy
as Pearl
1989
4.8
Nowhere to Run
as Harmon
1989
3.6
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II
as Dark One
1989
2.3
Future Force
as John Tucker
1989
3.6
The Cover Girl and the Cop
as Slade
1989
3.0
Night Children
as Max Crawford
1989
3.0
The Mad Bunch
as Professor Foxwood
1989
2.0
Crime of Crimes
as Frank McEntire
1989
4.0
Crime Zone
as Jason
1988
4.1
Tropical Snow
as Oskar
1988
3.1
I Saw What You Did
as Stephen
1988
5.3
Open Fire
as Joe Rourke
1988
3.9
Animal Protector
as Col. Whitlock
1988
4.0
Fatal Secret
as Michael LeWinter
1988
3.3
Run for Your Life
as Maggiore Charles Forsythe
1988
4.4
The Misfit Brigade
as Col. Von Weisshagen
1987
5.7
Six Against the Rock
as Bernard 'Bernie' Paul Coy
1987
4.1
Heartbeat
as Man Playing Dice
1987
5.5
Armed Response
as Jim Roth
1986
4.7
Oceans of Fire
as J.C. Busch
1986
4.4
P.O.W. The Escape
as Col. James Cooper
1986
4.5
Matlock
as Jimmy Legrand
1986
7.1
Matlock
as Steve Mazarowski
1986
7.1
Kung Fu: The Movie
as Kwai Chang Caine
1986
5.3
🎬
Wedden, dat..?
as Self
1986
8.0
North and South
as Justin LaMotte
1985
7.4
Amazing Stories
as Calvin
1985
7.4
The Ray Bradbury Theater
as Spender
1985
6.8
The Bad Seed
as Leroy Jessup
1985
6.2
On the Line
as Bryant
1984
4.1
A Distant Scream
as Michael
1984
9.0
Partners in Crime
as Hermanski
1984
6.2
The Warrior and the Sorceress
as Kain
1984
4.2
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
as Michael/Harris
1984
6.4
Jealousy
as Bobby Dee
1984
2.7
Airwolf
as Dr. Robert Winchester
1984
7.6
Lone Wolf McQuade
as Rawley Wilkes
1983
6.5
Trick or Treats
as Richard Adams
1982
3.9
Q
as Shepard
1982
5.7
Safari 3000
as Eddie Miles
1982
5.1
The Best of Sex and Violence
as Self - Cameo Appearance
1982
4.9
🎬
Today's F.B.I.
as The Leader
1981
5.0
Americana
as The American Soldier
1981
5.5
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
as Ben Irons
1980
4.2
Cloud Dancer
as Brad Randolph
1980
5.6
The Long Riders
as Cole Younger
1980
6.6
Gauguin the Savage
as Paul Gauguin
1980
0.0
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
as Charlie Swattle
1979
5.1
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
as Le professeur d'arts martiaux à LAPD
1979
5.1
Mr. Horn
as Tom Horn
1979
6.0
Circle of Iron
as The Blind Man / Monkeyman / Death / Changsha
1978
5.6
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
as Self
1978
7.4
Deathsport
as Kaz Oshay
1978
3.9
Gray Lady Down
as Captain Gates
1978
6.4
The Serpent's Egg
as Abel Rosenberg
1977
6.2
Thunder and Lightning
as Harley Thomas
1977
4.7
Bound for Glory
as Woody Guthrie
1976
6.9
Cannonball
as Coy "Cannonball" Buckman
1976
5.5
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
7.0
Long Way Home
as Craw Dantley
1975
0.0
🎬
The Family Holvak
as Craw
1975
0.0
You and Me
as Zeto
1975
6.7
Death Race 2000
as Frankenstein
1975
6.1
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
1975
6.0
Midi Première
as Self
1975
10.0
Mean Streets
as Drunk
1973
7.1
The Long Goodbye
as Dave aka Socrates (uncredited)
1973
7.4
Kung Fu
as Kwai Chang Caine
1972
7.7
Boxcar Bertha
as Big Bill Shelly
1972
5.8
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
as Kwai Chang Caine
1972
7.1
Macho Callahan
as David Mountford
1971
4.2
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
as Flack
1971
5.7
Night Gallery
as Gideon
1970
7.8
The McMasters
as White Feather
1970
4.2
Young Billy Young
as Jesse Boone
1969
6.0
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Waco
1969
5.5
Heaven with a Gun
as Coke Beck
1969
5.4
The Name of the Game
as Jason Blake
1968
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
6.8
Johnny Belinda
as Locky
1967
0.0
The Hunted
as Gene Gauge
1967
0.0
The Violent Ones
as Lucas Barnes
1967
6.0
Cimarron Strip
as Gene Gauge
1967
5.5
Ironside
as Pogo Weems
1967
6.8
Ironside
as Luke Roberts
1967
6.8
Ironside
as Frank Carlson
1967
6.8
Too Many Thieves
as Felix
1966
4.5
Shane
as Shane
1966
6.0
Bus Riley's Back in Town
as Stretch
1965
5.2
Taggart
as Cal Dodge
1965
5.4
🎬
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Fitzhugh
1963
5.7
Arrest and Trial
as Wally Carpen
1963
7.7
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
6.2
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Edward Clarke
1962
7.8
The Virginian
as The Utah Kid
1962
6.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1956
5.9
Gunsmoke
as Clint
1955
6.6
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self
1944
7.2