David Carradine

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 Best…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) — Bill
2. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) — Bill 'Snake Charmer'
3. Death Race (2008) — Frankenstein (voice)
4. Crank: High Voltage (2009) — Poon Dong
5. Charmed (1998) — Tempus
6. Mean Streets (1973) — Drunk
7. Epic Movie (2007) — Museum Curator
8. Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011) — Bill (Snake Charmer)
9. Danny Phantom (2004) — Clockwork (voice)
10. Big Stan (2007) — The Master
11. Bird on a Wire (1990) — Eugene Sorensen
12. Jackie Chan Adventures (2000) — Lo Pei (voice)
13. The Long Goodbye (1973) — Dave aka Socrates (uncredited)
14. Alias (2001) — Conrad
15. King of the Hill (1997) — Junichiro (voice)
16. Medium (2005) — Jessica's Brother
17. Death Race 2000 (1975) — Frankenstein
18. Balto: Wolf Quest (2002) — Nava the Wolf Shaman (voice)
19. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host
20. Q (1982) — Shepard
21. Airwolf (1984) — Dr. Robert Winchester
22. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) — Houston Currier
23. Lone Wolf McQuade (1983) — Rawley Wilkes
24. Lizzie McGuire (2001) — Self
25. Madam Secretary (2014) — President Conrad Dalton
26. The Long Riders (1980) — Cole Younger
27. Boxcar Bertha (1972) — Big Bill Shelly
28. True Legend (2010) — Anthony
29. Kung Fu (1972) — Kwai Chang Caine
30. Hell Ride (2008) — The Deuce
31. Amazing Stories (1985) — Calvin
32. An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island (1998) — Chief Wulisso (voice)
33. Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998) — Luke
34. North and South (1985) — Justin LaMotte
35. Just Shoot Me! (1997) — David Carradine
36. Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992) — The Beggar
37. Matlock (1986) — Jimmy Legrand
38. How to Rob a Bank (2007) — Nick
39. Cannonball (1976) — Coy "Cannonball" Buckman
40. The Serpent's Egg (1977) — Abel Rosenberg

Directed

1. Kung Fu (1972) — Director
2. Americana (1981) — Director
3. You and Me (1975) — Director