Birthday
1936/12/08
Day of death
2009/06/03 (72 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Also know as
John Arthur Carradine, 大衛·卡拉定
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...Read more
(2003) Kill Bill: Vol. 1
as Bill
(2004) Kill Bill: Vol. 2
as Bill 'Snake Charmer'
(1990) Bird on a Wire
as Eugene Sorensen
(1969) Heaven with a Gun
as Coke Beck
(1973) The Long Goodbye
as Dave aka Socrates (uncredited)
(2008) Last Hour
as Detective Mike Stone
(2004) Dead & Breakfast
as Mr. Wise
(1976) Cannonball
as Coy "Cannonball" Buckman
(1987) The Misfit Brigade
as Col. Von Weisshagen
(2009) Break
as The Bishop
(1972) Boxcar Bertha
as Big Bill Shelly
(2007) Being Michael Madsen
as Self
(2009) Road of No Return
as Mr. Hover
(1982) The Best of Sex and Violence
as Self - Cameo Appearance
(2009) Autumn
as Philip
(2005) Brothers in Arms
as Driscoll
(1992) Evil Toons
as Gideon Fisk
(2001) Out of the Wilderness
as Clint Dugan
(2008) Camille
as Cowboy Bob
(1998) An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
as Chief Wulisso (voice)
(1989) Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II
as Dark One
(1978) Circle of Iron
as The Blind Man / Monkeyman / Death / Changsha
(1978) Gray Lady Down
as Captain Gates
(2008) Kung Fu Killer
as Crane
(2007) Epic Movie
as Museum Curator
(2002) Balto: Wolf Quest
as Nava the Wolf Shaman (voice)
(1998) The New Swiss Family Robinson
as Sheldon Blake
(1975) Death Race 2000
as Frankenstein
(2008) Hell Ride
as The Deuce
(2009) All Hell Broke Loose
as Marshal Ian McHenry
(1982) Q
as Shepard
(2007) Big Stan
as The Master
(2007) How to Rob a Bank
as Nick
(1992) Roadside Prophets
as Othello Jones
(1978) Deathsport
as Kaz Oshay
(1992) Waxwork II: Lost in Time
as The Beggar
(2006) The Last Sect
as Van Helsing
(1976) Bound for Glory
as Woody Guthrie
(2007) Treasure Raiders
as Pierre
(2020) Be Water
as Self (archive footage)
(1989) Warlords
as Dow
(2007) Homo Erectus
as Mookoo / Uncle Unky
(1980) The Long Riders
as Cole Younger
(1983) Lone Wolf McQuade
as Rawley Wilkes
(2010) True Legend
as Anthony
(2009) Crank: High Voltage
as Poon Dong
(2009) Dark Fields
as Clive Jonis
(2008) The Golden Boys
as Capt. Zebulon Hedge
(1989) Think Big
as Sweeney
(2010) Dinocroc vs. Supergator
as Jason Drake
(2007) Spiral Fitness Beginnings
as Self
(1989) Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
as Mardulak
(2002) The Outsider
as Doctor Lucas Henry
(1992) Night Rhythms
as Vincent
(1984) The Warrior and the Sorceress
as Kain
(2011) Stretch
as Monteiro
(2000) Nightfall
as Gnomen
(1977) The Serpent's Egg
as Abel Rosenberg
(1969) Young Billy Young
as Jesse Boone
(2005) Miracle at Sage Creek
as Ike
(1990) Martial Law
as Dalton Rhodes
(1986) Kung Fu The Movie
as Kwai Chang Caine
(1986) Armed Response
as Jim Roth
(2009) Bad Cop
as Det. Humes
(1992) Animal Instincts
as William Lamberti
(1989) Future Force
as John Tucker
(1999) The Shepherd
as Ventriloquist
(1992) Stroker - Ein Mann wie ein Stromstoss
as Ron Morrell
(1969) The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Waco
(2011) My Suicide
as Vargas
(2006) Final Move
as Captain Baker
(1989) Crime Zone
as Jason
(1991) Capital Punishment
as Michale Maltin
(1991) Karate Cop
as Dad
(1989) Sonny Boy
as Pearl
(1993) Kill Zone
as Col. Horace Wiggins
(1997) Last Stand at Saber River
as Duane Kidston
(1977) Thunder and Lightning
as Harley Thomas
(1979) Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
as Charlie Swattle
(1982) Safari 3000
as Eddie Miles
(2011) Corman's World
as Self - Actor
(2012) Eldorado
as The Spirit Guide
(1982) Trick or Treats
as Richard Adams
(1990) Future Zone
as John Tucker
(1967) The Violent Ones
as Lucas Barnes
(2007) Richard III
as Buckingham
(1970) The McMasters
as White Feather
(1986) P.O.W. The Escape
as Col. James Cooper
(1989) The Trace of Lynx
as ---
(1989) Night Children
as Max Crawford
(1988) Open Fire
as Joe Rourke
(1988) I Saw What You Did
as Stephen
(1998) Nosferatu: The First Vampire
as Host
(1985) The Bad Seed
as Leroy Jessup
(1989) Crime of Crimes
as Frank McEntire
(2012) Night of the Templar
as Shopkeeper
(2004) The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'
as Self
(2010) Detention
as Principal Hoskins
(1999) The Monster Hunter
as Louis Dehoven
(1991) Deadly Surveillance
as Lieutenant
(1997) Lost Treasure of Dos Santos
as Martin Shaw
(1980) High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
as Ben Irons
(1988) Animal Protector
as Col. Whitlock
(1988) Tropical Snow
as Oskar
(2000) Full Blast
as Maceo
(2008) Kung Fu Killer 2
as Crane
(1989) Nowhere to Run
as Harmon
(1987) Six Against the Rock
as Bernard 'Bernie' Paul Coy
(1984) On the Line
as Bryant
(1998) Light Speed
as Miles
(2009) Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
as Self
(1997) Macon County Jail
as Coley
(1991) Dune Warriors
as Michael
(1991) Field of Fire
as Gen. Corman
(2001) Guaranteed on Delivery
as Norman Williams
(1981) Americana
as The American Soldier
(1971) Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
as Flack
(2000) Dangerous Curves
as Lemmy
(1989) The Cover Girl and the Cop
as Slade
(1986) Oceans of Fire
as J.C. Busch
(1989) The Mad Bunch
as Professor Foxwood
(1984) Jealousy
as Bobby Dee
(1978) Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
as Self
(1980) Cloud Dancer
as Brad Randolph
(2007) Permanent Vacation
as Old Man
(1967) The Hunted
as Gene Gauge
(1999) The Puzzle in the Air
as The General
(1991) Project Eliminator
as Ron Morrell
(1994) Desperately Looking For Success
as James Lorrimer
(2009) Absolute Evil
as Raf McCane
(2004) Hair High
as Mr. Snerz (voice)
(2004) Last Goodbye
as Fred McGillicuddie
(2007) Fall Down Dead
as Wade Douglas
(1987) Heartbeat
as Man Playing Dice
(1973) Mean Streets
as Drunk
(2003) American Reel
as James Lee Springer
(2008) Naked Movie
as Self
(1966) Too Many Thieves
as Felix
(1992) Kung Fu - A Legend Reborn
as Kwai Chang Caine
(2013) Madoff: Made Off with America
as Neal
(2001) By Dawn's Early Light
as Nick Decker
(2004) Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon
as Grand Master
(1991) Midnight Fear
as Hanley
(1991) Brotherhood of the Gun
as Artemis McBride
(2000) Kung Fu Action Masters
as Narrator
(2013) Jodorowsky's Dune
as Self (archive footage)
(1971) Macho Callahan
as David Mountford
(1988) Run for Your Life
as Maggiore Charles Forsythe
(2002) Modern Warriors
as Self
(1980) Gauguin the Savage
as Paul Gauguin
(1998) Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
as Luke Enright
(2008) Kandisha
as The American
(1972) Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
as Kwai Chang Caine
(1992) Double Trouble
as Mr. C
(1988) Fatal Secret
as Michael LeWinter
(1989) Try This One for Size
as Bradley
(1965) Taggart
as Cal Dodge
(2016) A Tale of James Brown
as Self
(1992) Distant Justice
as Joe Foley
(1979) Mr. Horn
as Tom Horn
(2011) Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
as Bill (Snake Charmer)
(2004) UnConventional
as Self
(2024) Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird
as Archive Footage
(1999) Kiss of a Stranger
as Sean O'Leary
(2001) Warden of Red Rock
as Mike Sullivan
(1984) A Distant Scream
as Michael
(2007) Fuego
as Lobo
(1975) You and Me
as Zeto
(1990) That's Action
as John Tucker (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1965) Bus Riley's Back in Town
as Stretch
(1998) Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
as Self
(1993) Code... Death: Frontera Sur
as Colonel
(2004) Away from Home
as Self
(1994) Dead Center
as Chavez
(1999) Knocking on Death's Door
as Doc Hadley
(1975) Long Way Home
as Craw Dantley
(2002) The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
as Self
(2001) The Donor
as Mike
(2001) Down 'n Dirty
as Gil Garner
(2019) Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
as Self (archive footage)
(1999) Code Name: Jaguar
as Max Kaufman
(1998) Lovers and Liars
as Mr. Montague
(2008) Death Race
as Frankenstein (voice)
(2005) Ringers: Lord of the Fans
as Self
(1967) Johnny Belinda
as Locky
(1997) The Rage
as Lucas McDermott
(1994) The Eagle and the Horse
as John Freemont
(2007) The Ultimate Fighter
as Mikhail
(2003) Lost Bullet
as Michael Morrison
The Good Life
as ---
(1998) The Effects of Magic
as The Cabinet Maker
(2005) Medium
as Jessica's Brother
(2000) Titus
as Bob Hawkins
(1993) Acapulco H.E.A.T.
as Victor Garrison
(2000) Jackie Chan Adventures
as Lo Pei (voice)
(1993) Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
as Kwai Chang Caine
(2003) Wild West Tech
as Self - Host
(1972) Kung Fu
as Kwai Chang Caine
(2007) In Case of Emergency
as Guru Danny
(2001) Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self
(2001) Alias
as Conrad
(1986) Matlock
as Jimmy Legrand
(1998) Charmed
as Tempus
(1996) E! True Hollywood Story
as Self
(2004) Danny Phantom
as Clockwork (voice)
(1996) Profiler
as Christopher Joe Allman
(2006) Celebrity Paranormal Project
as Self
(1996) Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys
as Mandrax (voice)
(1955) Gunsmoke
as Clint
(1993) Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as Houston Currier
(1985) The Ray Bradbury Theater
as Spender
(2001) Lizzie McGuire
as Self
(1967) Ironside
as Pogo Weems
(2009) Mental
as Gideon Graham
(2001) The Nightmare Room
as Mr. Farber
(1967) Cimarron Strip
as Gene Gauge
(1999) Family Law
as Andrew Weller
(1962) The Virginian
as The Utah Kid
(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Fitzhugh
(1984) Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
as Michael/Harris
(1967) Ironside
as Luke Roberts
(1986) Matlock
as Steve Mazarowski
(1967) Ironside
as Frank Carlson
(1975) The Family Holvak
as Craw
(1984) Partners in Crime
as Hermanski
(1992) Human Target
as Harry Solow
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
(1985) North and South
as Justin LaMotte
(1985) Amazing Stories
as Calvin
(1963) Arrest and Trial
as Wally Carpen
(1970) Night Gallery
as Gideon
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
(2008) Son of the Dragon
as Bird
(1984) Airwolf
as Dr. Robert Winchester
(2009) Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
(1966) Shane
as Shane
(1975) Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
(1975) Midi Première
as Self
(1981) Today's F.B.I.
as The Leader
(1997) King of the Hill
as Junichiro (voice)
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(1968) The Name of the Game
as Jason Blake
(1986) Wedden, dat..?
as Self
(2003) Eve
as Kung Fu Master
(1997) Just Shoot Me!
as David Carradine
(1962) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Edward Clarke
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
(2013) Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
as John Tucker (archive Footage)
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self