David Carradine
Acting
Born: Dec 08, 1936 — Died: Jun 03, 2009
From: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Break | The Bishop | 2009 | 4.0 |
| Road of No Return | Mr. Hover | 2009 | 5.9 |
| Autumn | Philip | 2009 | 2.9 |
| All Hell Broke Loose | Marshal Ian McHenry | 2009 | 1.7 |
| Last Hour | Detective Mike Stone | 2008 | 4.188 |
| Camille | Cowboy Bob | 2008 | 6.212 |
| Kung Fu Killer | Crane | 2008 | 4.9 |
| Hell Ride | The Deuce | 2008 | 5.18 |
| Being Michael Madsen | Self | 2007 | 5.8 |
| Epic Movie | Museum Curator | 2007 | 3.866 |
| Brothers in Arms | Driscoll | 2005 | 3.478 |
| Kill Bill: Vol. 2 | Bill 'Snake Charmer' | 2004 | 7.877 |
| Dead & Breakfast | Mr. Wise | 2004 | 5.523 |
| Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | Bill | 2003 | 7.97 |
| Balto: Wolf Quest | Nava the Wolf Shaman (voice) | 2002 | 6.341 |
| Out of the Wilderness | Clint Dugan | 2001 | 3.667 |
| An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island | Chief Wulisso (voice) | 1998 | 6.282 |
| The New Swiss Family Robinson | Sheldon Blake | 1998 | 5.208 |
| Evil Toons | Gideon Fisk | 1992 | 4.933 |
| Bird on a Wire | Eugene Sorensen | 1990 | 6.225 |
| Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II | Dark One | 1989 | 2.486 |
| The Misfit Brigade | Col. Von Weisshagen | 1987 | 5.76 |
| The Best of Sex and Violence | Self - Cameo Appearance | 1982 | 5.464 |
| Circle of Iron | The Blind Man / Monkeyman … | 1978 | 5.567 |
| Gray Lady Down | Captain Gates | 1978 | 6.418 |
| Cannonball | Coy "Cannonball" Buckman | 1976 | 5.556 |
| Death Race 2000 | Frankenstein | 1975 | 6.135 |
| The Long Goodbye | Dave aka Socrates (uncredited) | 1973 | 7.393 |
| Boxcar Bertha | Big Bill Shelly | 1972 | 5.8 |
| Heaven with a Gun | Coke Beck | 1969 | 5.481 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1936 |
| From | Hollywood, Los Angeles, … |