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David Carradine

David Carradine

Acting

Born December 8, 1936, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (35)
  • 2026Mata Hari — Self (archive footage)
  • 2019Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks — Self (archive footage)
  • 2016A Tale of James Brown — Self
  • 2011Corman's World — Self - Actor
  • Celebrity Ghost Stories — Self
  • 2009Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil — Self
  • 2009Tattoos: A Scarred History — Self
  • 2008A Vampire Reformed — Self
  • 2008Naked Movie — Self
  • 2007Being Michael Madsen — Self
  • 2007Spiral Fitness Beginnings — Self
  • Celebrity Paranormal Project — Self
  • 2005Ringers: Lord of the Fans — Self
  • 2004Away from Home — Self
  • 2004The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2' — Self
  • 2004UnConventional — Self
  • Wild West Tech — Self - Host
  • 2002Modern Warriors — Self
  • 2002The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies — Self
  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross — Self
  • Lizzie McGuire — Self
  • 1998Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes — Self
  • E! True Hollywood Story — Self
  • Wedden, dat..? — Self
  • 1982The Best of Sex and Violence — Self - Cameo Appearance
  • Old Friends... New Friends — Self
  • 1978Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel — Self
  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self
  • Midi Première — Self
  • Saturday Night Live — Self - Host
  • The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest
  • The Merv Griffin Show — Self
  • The Mike Douglas Show — Self
  • Tony Awards — Self - Presenter
  • Golden Globe Awards — Self - Nominee
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