David Carradine

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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Filmography (255 Appearances)

Mata Hari

2025

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

2019

A Tale of James Brown

2016

Madam Secretary

2014

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

2013

Madoff: Made Off with America

2013

Night of the Templar

2012

Eldorado

2012

Corman's World

2011

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

2011

Stretch

2011

Six Days in Paradise

2010

Dinocroc vs. Supergator

2010

True Legend

2010

Detention

2010

All Hell Broke Loose

2009

Road of No Return

2009

Bad Cop

2009

Dark Fields

2009

Autumn

2009

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009

Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil

2009

Tattoos: A Scarred History

2009

Mental

2009

Break

2009

Crank: High Voltage

2009

Absolute Evil

2009

My Suicide

2009

Kandisha

2008

The Golden Boys

2008

Death Race

2008

Kung Fu Killer

2008

Kung Fu Killer

2008

Hell Ride

2008

Last Hour

2008

Camille

2008

Son of the Dragon

2008

Naked Movie

2008

A Vampire Reformed

2008

Big Stan

2007

Fuego

2007

Permanent Vacation

2007

Spiral Fitness Beginnings

2007

Being Michael Madsen

2007

Fall Down Dead

2007

Homo Erectus

2007

Richard III

2007

The Ultimate Fighter

2007

Treasure Raiders

2007

How to Rob a Bank

2007

Epic Movie

2007

In Case of Emergency

2007

Celebrity Paranormal Project

2006

The Last Sect

2006

Final Move

2006

Miracle at Sage Creek

2005

Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy

2005

Ringers: Lord of the Fans

2005

Medium

2005

Brothers in Arms

2005

Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon

2004

UnConventional

2004

The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'

2004

Last Goodbye

2004

Hair High

2004

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

2004

Danny Phantom

2004

Dead & Breakfast

2004

Away from Home

2004

American Reel

2003

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

2003

Lost Bullet

2003

Eve

2003

Wild West Tech

2003

The Outsider

2002

Modern Warriors

2002

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

2002

Balto: Wolf Quest

2002

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

2001

Down 'n Dirty

2001

Alias

2001

The Nightmare Room

2001

Warden of Red Rock

2001

By Dawn's Early Light

2001

The Donor

2001

Guaranteed on Delivery

2001

Largo Winch

2001

Lizzie McGuire

2001

Out of the Wilderness

2001

Jackie Chan Adventures

2000

Nightfall

2000

Kung Fu Action Masters

2000

Full Blast

2000

Titus

2000

Dangerous Curves

2000

Code Name: Jaguar

1999

Kiss of a Stranger

1999

Family Law

1999

The Bitter End

1999

The Puzzle in the Air

1999

Knocking on Death's Door

1999

The Monster Hunter

1999

Charmed

1998

The Effects of Magic

1998

The Shepherd

1998

Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes

1998

The New Swiss Family Robinson

1998

Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror

1998

An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island

1998

Lovers and Liars

1998

Light Speed

1998

Mystic Origins of the Martial Arts

1998

The Rage

1997

Fast Track

1997

Lost Treasure of Dos Santos

1997

Just Shoot Me!

1997

Last Stand at Saber River

1997

King of the Hill

1997

Woof! Woof!! Uncle Matty's Ultimate Guide to Dog Training

1997

Macon County Jail

1997

Profiler

1996

Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys

1996

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

The Eagle and the Horse

1994

Dead Center

1994

Desperately Looking For Success

1994

Acapulco H.E.A.T.

1993

Kill Zone

1993

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

1993

Code... Death: Frontera Sur

1993

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

1993

Distant Justice

1992

Animal Instincts

1992

Night Rhythms

1992

Human Target

1992

Waxwork II: Lost in Time

1992

Roadside Prophets

1992

Double Trouble

1992

Evil Toons

1992

Kung Fu - A Legend Reborn

1992

Capital Punishment

1991

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

1991

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

1991

Brotherhood of the Gun

1991

Karate Cop

1991

Deadly Surveillance

1991

Project Eliminator

1991

Midnight Fear

1991

Dune Warriors

1991

Field of Fire

1991

That's Action

1990

Martial Law

1990

Future Zone

1990

Bird on a Wire

1990

The Trace of Lynx

1989

Warlords

1989

Think Big

1989

Try This One for Size

1989

Sonny Boy

1989

Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II

1989

Nowhere to Run

1989

Future Force

1989

The Cover Girl and the Cop

1989

Night Children

1989

The Mad Bunch

1989

Crime of Crimes

1989

Crime Zone

1988

Tropical Snow

1988

I Saw What You Did

1988

Fatal Secret

1988

Animal Protector

1988

Run for Your Life

1988

Open Fire

1988

The Misfit Brigade

1987

Six Against the Rock

1987

Heartbeat

1987

Armed Response

1986

Oceans of Fire

1986

P.O.W. The Escape

1986

Matlock

1986

Kung Fu: The Movie

1986

Wedden, dat..?

1986

North and South

1985

Amazing Stories

1985

The Ray Bradbury Theater

1985

The Bad Seed

1985

On the Line

1984

A Distant Scream

1984

Partners in Crime

1984

The Warrior and the Sorceress

1984

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

1984

Jealousy

1984

Airwolf

1984

Lone Wolf McQuade

1983

Trick or Treats

1982

Q

1982

Safari 3000

1982

The Best of Sex and Violence

1982

Today's F.B.I.

1981

Americana

1981

High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane

1980

Cloud Dancer

1980

The Long Riders

1980

Gauguin the Savage

1980

Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider

1979

I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs

1979

Mr. Horn

1979

Mr. Horn

1979

Circle of Iron

1978

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

1978

Deathsport

1978

Gray Lady Down

1978

The Serpent's Egg

1977

Thunder and Lightning

1977

Bound for Glory

1976

Cannonball

1976

Saturday Night Live

1975

Long Way Home

1975

The Family Holvak

1975

You and Me

1975

Death Race 2000

1975

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

Midi Première

1975

Mean Streets

1973

The Long Goodbye

1973

Kung Fu

1972

Boxcar Bertha

1972

Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon

1972

Macho Callahan

1971

Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring

1971

Night Gallery

1970

The McMasters

1970

Young Billy Young

1969

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

1969

Heaven with a Gun

1969

The Name of the Game

1968

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

Johnny Belinda

1967

The Hunted

1967

The Violent Ones

1967

Cimarron Strip

1967

Ironside

1967

Too Many Thieves

1966

Shane

1966

Bus Riley's Back in Town

1965

Taggart

1965 Debut

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

Arrest and Trial

1963

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

The Virginian

1962

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Tony Awards

1956

Gunsmoke

1955

Golden Globe Awards

1944
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