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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…
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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.
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David Carradine's Filmography
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Mata Hari
as Self (archive footage)
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
as Self (archive footage)
A Tale of James Brown
as Self
No Poster
Madoff: Made Off with America
as Neal
Night of the Templar
as Shopkeeper
Eldorado
as The Spirit Guide
Corman's World
as Self - Actor
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
as Bill (Snake Charmer)
Stretch
as Monteiro
Six Days in Paradise
as Vernon Billings
Dinocroc vs. Supergator
as Jason Drake
True Legend
as Anthony
Detention
as Principal Hoskins
All Hell Broke Loose
as Marshal Ian McHenry
Road of No Return
as Mr. Hover
Bad Cop
as Det. Humes
Dark Fields
as Clive Jonis
Autumn
as Philip
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
as Self
Tattoos: A Scarred History
as Self
Break
as The Bishop
Crank: High Voltage
as Poon Dong
Absolute Evil
as Raf McCane
My Suicide
as Vargas
Kandisha
as The American
The Golden Boys
as Capt. Zebulon Hedge
Death Race
as Frankenstein (voice)
Kung Fu Killer
as Crane
Hell Ride
as The Deuce
Last Hour
as Detective Mike Stone
Camille
as Cowboy Bob
Naked Movie
as Self
No Poster
A Vampire Reformed
as Self
Big Stan
as The Master
Fuego
as Lobo
Permanent Vacation
as Old Man
Spiral Fitness Beginnings
as Self
Being Michael Madsen
as Self
Fall Down Dead
as Wade Douglas
Homo Erectus
as Mookoo / Uncle Unky
Richard III
as Buckingham
The Ultimate Fighter
as Mikhail
Treasure Raiders
as Pierre
Epic Movie
as Museum Curator
How to Rob a Bank
as Nick
World War I: American Legacy
as narrator
The Last Sect
as Van Helsing
Final Move
as Captain Baker
Miracle at Sage Creek
as Ike
Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy
as Clockwork (voice)
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
as Self
Brothers in Arms
as Driscoll
Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon
as Grand Master
UnConventional
as Self
The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'
as Self
Last Goodbye
as Fred McGillicuddie
Hair High
as Mr. Snerz (voice)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
as Bill 'Snake Charmer'
Dead & Breakfast
as Mr. Wise
Away from Home
as Self
American Reel
as James Lee Springer
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
as Bill
Lost Bullet
as Michael Morrison
The Outsider
as Doctor Lucas Henry
Modern Warriors
as Self
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
as Self
Balto: Wolf Quest
as Nava the Wolf Shaman (voice)
Down 'n Dirty
as Gil Garner
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
as Mr. Farber
Warden of Red Rock
as Mike Sullivan
By Dawn's Early Light
as Nick Decker
The Donor
as Mike
Guaranteed on Delivery
as Norman Williams
Out of the Wilderness
as Clint Dugan
Nightfall
as Gnomen
No Poster
Kung Fu Action Masters
as Narrator
Full Blast
as Maceo
Dangerous Curves
as Lemmy
Code Name: Jaguar
as Max Kaufman
Kiss of a Stranger
as Sean O'Leary
No Poster
The Bitter End
No Poster
The Puzzle in the Air
as The General
Knocking on Death's Door
as Doc Hadley
The Monster Hunter
as Louis Dehoven
Lovers and Liars
as Mr. Montague
The Effects of Magic
as The Cabinet Maker
The Shepherd
as Ventriloquist
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
as Self
The New Swiss Family Robinson
as Sheldon Blake
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
as Luke
Nosferatu: The First Vampire
as Host
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
as Chief Wulisso (voice)
No Poster
Mystic Origins of the Martial Arts
No Poster
Light Speed
as Miles
The Rage
as Lucas McDermott
No Poster
Lost Treasure of Dos Santos
as Martin Shaw
Last Stand at Saber River
as Duane Kidston
Macon County Jail
as Coley
Woof! Woof!! Uncle Matty's Ultimate Guide to Dog Training
The Eagle and the Horse
as John Freemont
Dead Center
as Chavez
Desperately Looking For Success
as James Lorrimer
Kill Zone
as Col. Horace Wiggins
Code... Death: Frontera Sur
as Colonel
Distant Justice
as Joe Foley
Animal Instincts
as William Lamberti
Night Rhythms
as Vincent
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
as The Beggar
Roadside Prophets
as Othello Jones
Double Trouble
as Mr. C
Evil Toons
as Gideon Fisk
Kung Fu - A Legend Reborn
as Kwai Chang Caine
Capital Punishment
as Michale Maltin
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
as Kwai-Chang Caine
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
as Mardulak
No Poster
Brotherhood of the Gun
as Artemis McBride
Karate Cop
as Dad
Deadly Surveillance
as Lieutenant
Project Eliminator
as Ron Morrell
Midnight Fear
as Hanley
Dune Warriors
as Michael
Field of Fire
as Gen. Corman
That's Action
as John Tucker (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martial Law
as Dalton Rhodes
Future Zone
as John Tucker
Bird on a Wire
as Eugene Sorensen
No Poster
The Trace of Lynx
Warlords
as Dow
Think Big
as Sweeney
Try This One for Size
as Bradley
Sonny Boy
as Pearl
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II
as Dark One
Nowhere to Run
as Harmon
Future Force
as John Tucker
The Cover Girl and the Cop
as Slade
Night Children
as Max Crawford
Crime of Crimes
as Frank McEntire
The Mad Bunch
as Professor Foxwood
Crime Zone
as Jason
Tropical Snow
as Oskar
I Saw What You Did
as Stephen
Run for Your Life
as Maggiore Charles Forsythe
Fatal Secret
as Michael LeWinter
Open Fire
as Joe Rourke
Animal Protector
as Col. Whitlock
The Misfit Brigade
as Col. Von Weisshagen
Six Against the Rock
as Bernard 'Bernie' Paul Coy
Heartbeat
as Man Playing Dice
Armed Response
as Jim Roth
Oceans of Fire
as J.C. Busch
P.O.W. The Escape
as Col. James Cooper
Kung Fu: The Movie
as Kwai Chang Caine
The Bad Seed
as Leroy Jessup
On the Line
as Bryant
A Distant Scream
as Michael
The Warrior and the Sorceress
as Kain
Jealousy
as Bobby Dee
Lone Wolf McQuade
as Rawley Wilkes
Trick or Treats
as Richard Adams
Q
as Shepard
Safari 3000
as Eddie Miles
The Best of Sex and Violence
as Self - Cameo Appearance
Americana
as The American Soldier
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
as Ben Irons
Cloud Dancer
as Brad Randolph
The Long Riders
as Cole Younger
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
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
as Self
Deathsport
as Kaz Oshay
Gray Lady Down
as Captain Gates
The Serpent's Egg
as Abel Rosenberg
Thunder and Lightning
as Harley Thomas
Bound for Glory
as Woody Guthrie
Cannonball
as Coy "Cannonball" Buckman
Long Way Home
as Craw Dantley
You and Me
as Zeto
Death Race 2000
as Frankenstein
Mean Streets
as Drunk
The Long Goodbye
as Dave aka Socrates (uncredited)
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
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
as Flack
The McMasters
as White Feather
Young Billy Young
as Jesse Boone
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Waco
Heaven with a Gun
as Coke Beck
Johnny Belinda
as Locky
The Hunted
as Gene Gauge
The Violent Ones
as Lucas Barnes
Too Many Thieves
as Felix
Bus Riley's Back in Town
as Stretch
Taggart
as Cal Dodge
No Poster