David Carradine
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 8, 1936
- Died
- Jun 3, 2009 (aged 72)
- Place of birth
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Credits
- 260
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.
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Known for
Filmography
Mata Hari
2026Movie
Self (archive footage)
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019Movie
Self (archive footage)
A Tale of James Brown
2016Movie
Self
Madam Secretary
2014TV
President Conrad Dalton
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
2013TV
John Tucker (archive Footage)
Madoff: Made Off with America
2013Movie
Neal
Night of the Templar
2012Movie
Shopkeeper
Eldorado
2012Movie
The Spirit Guide
Corman's World
2011Movie
Self - Actor
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011Movie
Bill (Snake Charmer)
Stretch
2011Movie
Monteiro
Six Days in Paradise
2010Movie
Vernon Billings
Dinocroc vs. Supergator
2010Movie
Jason Drake
True Legend
2010Movie
Anthony
Detention
2010Movie
Principal Hoskins
All Hell Broke Loose
2009Movie
Marshal Ian McHenry
Road of No Return
2009Movie
Mr. Hover
Bad Cop
2009Movie
Det. Humes
Dark Fields
2009Movie
Clive Jonis
Autumn
2009Movie
Philip
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009TV
Self
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
2009Movie
Self
Tattoos: A Scarred History
2009Movie
Self
Mental
2009TV
Gideon Graham
Break
2009Movie
The Bishop
Crank: High Voltage
2009Movie
Poon Dong
Absolute Evil
2009Movie
Raf McCane
My Suicide
2009Movie
Vargas
Kandisha
2008Movie
The American
The Golden Boys
2008Movie
Capt. Zebulon Hedge
Death Race
2008Movie
Frankenstein (voice)
Kung Fu Killer
2008Movie
Crane
Kung Fu Killer
2008TV
Crane
Hell Ride
2008Movie
The Deuce
Last Hour
2008Movie
Detective Mike Stone
Camille
2008Movie
Cowboy Bob
Son of the Dragon
2008TV
Bird
Naked Movie
2008Movie
Self
A Vampire Reformed
2008Movie
Self
Big Stan
2007Movie
The Master
Fuego
2007Movie
Lobo
Spiral Fitness Beginnings
2007Movie
Self
Permanent Vacation
2007Movie
Old Man
Being Michael Madsen
2007Movie
Self
Fall Down Dead
2007Movie
Wade Douglas
Homo Erectus
2007Movie
Mookoo / Uncle Unky
Richard III
2007Movie
Buckingham
The Ultimate Fighter
2007Movie
Mikhail
Treasure Raiders
2007Movie
Pierre
Epic Movie
2007Movie
Museum Curator
How to Rob a Bank
2007Movie
Nick
In Case of Emergency
2007TV
Guru Danny
Celebrity Paranormal Project
2006TV
Self
World War I: American Legacy
2006Movie
narrator
The Last Sect
2006Movie
Van Helsing
Final Move
2006Movie
Captain Baker
Miracle at Sage Creek
2005Movie
Ike
Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy
2005Movie
Clockwork (voice)
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2005Movie
Self
Medium
2005TV
Jessica's Brother
Brothers in Arms
2005Movie
Driscoll
Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon
2004Movie
Grand Master
UnConventional
2004Movie
Self
The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'
2004Movie
Self
Last Goodbye
2004Movie
Fred McGillicuddie
Hair High
2004Movie
Mr. Snerz (voice)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004Movie
Bill 'Snake Charmer'
Danny Phantom
2004TV
Clockwork (voice)
Dead & Breakfast
2004Movie
Mr. Wise
Away from Home
2004Movie
Self
American Reel
2003Movie
James Lee Springer
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003Movie
Bill
Lost Bullet
2003Movie
Michael Morrison
Eve
2003TV
Kung Fu Master
Wild West Tech
2003TV
Self - Host
The Outsider
2002Movie
Doctor Lucas Henry
Modern Warriors
2002Movie
Self
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002Movie
Self
Balto: Wolf Quest
2002Movie
Nava the Wolf Shaman (voice)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001TV
Self
Down 'n Dirty
2001Movie
Gil Garner
Alias
2001TV
Conrad
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
2001Movie
Mr. Farber
The Nightmare Room
2001TV
Mr. Farber
Warden of Red Rock
2001Movie
Mike Sullivan
By Dawn's Early Light
2001Movie
Nick Decker
The Donor
2001Movie
Mike
Guaranteed on Delivery
2001Movie
Norman Williams
Largo Winch
2001TV
Nério Winch
Lizzie McGuire
2001TV
Self
Out of the Wilderness
2001Movie
Clint Dugan
Jackie Chan Adventures
2000TV
Lo Pei (voice)
Nightfall
2000Movie
Gnomen
Kung Fu Action Masters
2000Movie
Narrator
Full Blast
2000Movie
Maceo
Titus
2000TV
Bob Hawkins
Dangerous Curves
2000Movie
Lemmy
Code Name: Jaguar
1999Movie
Max Kaufman
Kiss of a Stranger
1999Movie
Sean O'Leary
Family Law
1999TV
Andrew Weller
The Bitter End
1999Movie
The Puzzle in the Air
1999Movie
The General
Knocking on Death's Door
1999Movie
Doc Hadley
The Monster Hunter
1999Movie
Louis Dehoven
Lovers and Liars
1998Movie
Mr. Montague
Charmed
1998TV
Tempus
The Effects of Magic
1998Movie
The Cabinet Maker
The Shepherd
1998Movie
Ventriloquist
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
1998Movie
Self
The New Swiss Family Robinson
1998Movie
Sheldon Blake
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
1998Movie
Luke
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
1998Movie
Chief Wulisso (voice)
Light Speed
1998Movie
Miles
Mystic Origins of the Martial Arts
1998Movie
The Rage
1997Movie
Lucas McDermott
Fast Track
1997TV
Lost Treasure of Dos Santos
1997Movie
Martin Shaw
Just Shoot Me!
1997TV
David Carradine
Last Stand at Saber River
1997Movie
Duane Kidston
King of the Hill
1997TV
Junichiro (voice)
Macon County Jail
1997Movie
Coley
Woof! Woof!! Uncle Matty's Ultimate Guide to Dog Training
1997Movie
Profiler
1996TV
Christopher Joe Allman
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys
1996TV
Mandrax (voice)
E! True Hollywood Story
1996TV
Self
The Eagle and the Horse
1994Movie
John Freemont
Dead Center
1994Movie
Chavez
Desperately Looking For Success
1994Movie
James Lorrimer
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
1993TV
Victor Garrison
Kill Zone
1993Movie
Col. Horace Wiggins
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993TV
Kwai Chang Caine
Code... Death: Frontera Sur
1993Movie
Colonel
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993TV
Houston Currier
Distant Justice
1992Movie
Joe Foley
Animal Instincts
1992Movie
William Lamberti
Night Rhythms
1992Movie
Vincent
Human Target
1992TV
Harry Solow
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
1992Movie
The Beggar
Roadside Prophets
1992Movie
Othello Jones
Double Trouble
1992Movie
Mr. C
Evil Toons
1992Movie
Gideon Fisk
Kung Fu - A Legend Reborn
1992Movie
Kwai Chang Caine
Capital Punishment
1991Movie
Michale Maltin
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991Movie
Kwai-Chang Caine
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
1991Movie
Mardulak
Brotherhood of the Gun
1991Movie
Artemis McBride
Karate Cop
1991Movie
Dad
Deadly Surveillance
1991Movie
Lieutenant
Project Eliminator
1991Movie
Ron Morrell
Midnight Fear
1991Movie
Hanley
Dune Warriors
1991Movie
Michael
Field of Fire
1991Movie
Gen. Corman
That's Action
1990Movie
John Tucker (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martial Law
1990Movie
Dalton Rhodes
Future Zone
1990Movie
John Tucker
Bird on a Wire
1990Movie
Eugene Sorensen
The Trace of Lynx
1989Movie
Warlords
1989Movie
Dow
Think Big
1989Movie
Sweeney
Try This One for Size
1989Movie
Bradley
Sonny Boy
1989Movie
Pearl
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II
1989Movie
Dark One
Nowhere to Run
1989Movie
Harmon
Future Force
1989Movie
John Tucker
The Cover Girl and the Cop
1989Movie
Slade
Night Children
1989Movie
Max Crawford
Crime of Crimes
1989Movie
Frank McEntire
The Mad Bunch
1989Movie
Professor Foxwood
Crime Zone
1988Movie
Jason
Tropical Snow
1988Movie
Oskar
I Saw What You Did
1988Movie
Stephen
Open Fire
1988Movie
Joe Rourke
Animal Protector
1988Movie
Col. Whitlock
Run for Your Life
1988Movie
Maggiore Charles Forsythe
Fatal Secret
1988Movie
Michael LeWinter
The Misfit Brigade
1987Movie
Col. Von Weisshagen
Six Against the Rock
1987Movie
Bernard 'Bernie' Paul Coy
Heartbeat
1987Movie
Man Playing Dice
Armed Response
1986Movie
Jim Roth
Oceans of Fire
1986Movie
J.C. Busch
P.O.W. The Escape
1986Movie
Col. James Cooper
Matlock
1986TV
Jimmy Legrand, Steve Mazarowski
Kung Fu: The Movie
1986Movie
Kwai Chang Caine
Wedden, dat..?
1986TV
Self
North and South
1985TV
Justin LaMotte
Amazing Stories
1985TV
Calvin
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985TV
Spender
The Bad Seed
1985Movie
Leroy Jessup
On the Line
1984Movie
Bryant
A Distant Scream
1984Movie
Michael
Partners in Crime
1984TV
Hermanski
The Warrior and the Sorceress
1984Movie
Kain
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984TV
Michael/Harris
Jealousy
1984Movie
Bobby Dee
Airwolf
1984TV
Dr. Robert Winchester
Faces of Culture
1983TV
Narrator
Lone Wolf McQuade
1983Movie
Rawley Wilkes
Trick or Treats
1982Movie
Richard Adams
Q
1982Movie
Shepard
Safari 3000
1982Movie
Eddie Miles
The Best of Sex and Violence
1982Movie
Self - Cameo Appearance
Darkroom
1981TV
Biker / Hitchhiker
Today's F.B.I.
1981TV
The Leader
Americana
1981Movie
The American Soldier
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
1980Movie
Ben Irons
Cloud Dancer
1980Movie
Brad Randolph
The Long Riders
1980Movie
Cole Younger
Gauguin the Savage
1980Movie
Paul Gauguin
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
1979Movie
Charlie Swattle
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
1979Movie
Le professeur d'arts martiaux à LAPD
Mr. Horn
1979TV
Tom Horn
Circle of Iron
1978Movie
The Blind Man / Monkeyman / Death / Changsha
Old Friends... New Friends
1978TV
Self
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978Movie
Self
Deathsport
1978Movie
Kaz Oshay
Gray Lady Down
1978Movie
Captain Gates
The Serpent's Egg
1977Movie
Abel Rosenberg
Thunder and Lightning
1977Movie
Harley Thomas
Bound for Glory
1976Movie
Woody Guthrie
Cannonball
1976Movie
Coy "Cannonball" Buckman
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Host
Long Way Home
1975Movie
Craw Dantley
The Family Holvak
1975TV
Craw
You and Me
1975Movie
Zeto
Death Race 2000
1975Movie
Frankenstein
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975TV
Self
Midi Première
1975TV
Self
Mean Streets
1973Movie
Drunk
The Long Goodbye
1973Movie
Dave aka Socrates (uncredited)
Kung Fu
1972TV
Kwai Chang Caine
Boxcar Bertha
1972Movie
Big Bill Shelly
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
1972Movie
Kwai Chang Caine
Macho Callahan
1971Movie
David Mountford
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
1971Movie
Flack
Night Gallery
1970TV
Gideon
The McMasters
1970Movie
White Feather
Young Billy Young
1969Movie
Jesse Boone
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969Movie
Waco
Heaven with a Gun
1969Movie
Coke Beck
The Name of the Game
1968TV
Jason Blake
The Dick Cavett Show
1968TV
Self - Guest
Johnny Belinda
1967Movie
Locky
The Hunted
1967Movie
Gene Gauge
The Violent Ones
1967Movie
Lucas Barnes
Cimarron Strip
1967TV
Gene Gauge
Ironside
1967TV
Pogo Weems, Luke Roberts, Frank Carlson
Too Many Thieves
1966Movie
Felix
Shane
1966TV
Shane
Bus Riley's Back in Town
1965Movie
Stretch
Taggart
1965Movie
Cal Dodge
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963TV
Fitzhugh
Arrest and Trial
1963TV
Wally Carpen
The Merv Griffin Show
1962TV
Self
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962TV
Edward Clarke
The Virginian
1962TV
The Utah Kid
The Mike Douglas Show
1961TV
Self
Tony Awards
1956TV
Self - Presenter
Gunsmoke
1955TV
Clint
Golden Globe Awards
1944TV
Self - Nominee, Self
The Good Life
Movie