David Carradine
Acting
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 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.
Born: December 8, 1936
Place of Birth: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
In Case of Emergency
Four old friends from high school find themselves at that stage where they realize that their lives didn't turn out exactly the way they'd planned. Over the course of one crazy evening, a series of calamities reunites this hapless brood at Los Angeles Westside Hospital, where they all find themselves under the care of a reluctant Dr. Joanna.
Midi Première
Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975 until January 1, 1982 on TF1. The program was generally broadcast between 12:15 p.m. and 12:55 p.m., then giving way to the 1:00 p.m. TV news. However, the broadcast schedule could change, depending on the guests, and the setting where the recording of the program was shot. Certain performances by artists who have become cult like the one where Ringo jostles with a demonstrator in interpretation (1977), that of Dalida with the title There is always a song with the soundtrack that does not start, twice, at the right speed (1978), Claude François and his Clodettes, who, in the provinces, are unable to join "the set" in order to interpret his song, the latter being taken by the crowd of delirious fans (summer 1977) . The group Supertramp performed there with the title "Dreamer" on March 8, 1975.
Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy
Danny and his friends get caught up in a time-traveling adventure. They are taken into a dark future, in which Amity Park is destroyed and the world's most powerful and evil ghost is Danny's own future self!
The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'
The documentary of Kill Bill Vol.2, and how it was made. This is a documentary found on the DVD of Kill Bill Vol. 2. It consists of interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, and clips of the movie.
A Distant Scream
Lying on his deathbed, an elderly man who has spent most of his life in prison for the murder of the woman he loved is granted a supernatural chance to go back to that fateful weekend and attempt to discover what really happened...
Eve
Eve is an American sitcom starring Eve, Jason Winston George, Ali Landry, Natalie Desselle-Reid, Brian Hooks and Sean Maguire. It aired on the UPN network from September 15, 2003 to May 11, 2006, with 66 episodes produced spanning 3 seasons. The series follows Shelly, a beautiful and intelligent woman of the new generation trying to navigate the exhilarating world of 21st century love, romance and career. The series was nominated in 2004 for Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout TV Show and had seven nominations in major awards.
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
Special honoring the grand masters of the martial arts with guest stars from film and television, music performances, live demonstrations, competitions and tributes to Jackie Chan, Bennie "The Jet" Urquidez, Cynthia Rothrock, Billy Blanks, Ernie Reyes Sr., and Shaka Zulu.
Danny Phantom
Danny Fenton was once your typical kid until he accidentally blew up his parents' laboratory and became ghost-hunting superhero Danny Phantom. Now half-ghost, Danny's picked up paranormal powers, but only his sister, Jazz, and best friends, Samantha and Tucker, know his secret. Danny's busy fighting ghosts, saving Casper High and hiding his new identity all while trying to graduate.
Jackie Chan Adventures
Jackie Chan teams up with his 11-year-old fictive-niece, Jade, traveling the globe to locate a dozen magical talismans before the sinister Dark Hand. Helping Jackie and Jade is Uncle, a cantankerous but wise antiquities expert.
Charmed
Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each sister possesses unique magical powers that grow and evolve, while they attempt to maintain normal lives in modern day San Francisco.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as John Tucker (archive Footage)
as Shopkeeper
as The Spirit Guide
as Self - Actor
as Bill (Snake Charmer)
as Monteiro
as Jason Drake
as Anthony
as Principal Hoskins
as Marshal Ian McHenry
as Mr. Hover
as Det. Humes
as Clive Jonis
as Philip
as Self
as Self
as Gideon Graham
as The Bishop
as Poon Dong
as Raf McCane
as Vargas
as The American
as Capt. Zebulon Hedge
as Frankenstein (voice)
as Crane
as Crane
as The Deuce
as Detective Mike Stone
as Cowboy Bob
as Bird
as Self
as The Master
as Lobo
as Old Man
as Self
as Self
as Wade Douglas
as Mookoo / Uncle Unky
as Buckingham
as Mikhail
as Pierre
as Nick
as Museum Curator
as Guru Danny
as Self
as Van Helsing
as Captain Baker
as Ike
as Clockwork (voice)
as Self
as Jessica's Brother
as Driscoll
as Grand Master
as Self
as Fred McGillicuddie
as Mr. Snerz (voice)
as Bill 'Snake Charmer'
as Clockwork (voice)
as Mr. Wise
as Self
as James Lee Springer
as Bill
as Michael Morrison
as Kung Fu Master
as Self - Host
as Doctor Lucas Henry
as Self
as Nava the Wolf Shaman (voice)
as Gil Garner
as Conrad
as Mr. Farber
as Mike Sullivan
as Nick Decker
as Mike
as Norman Williams
as Nério Winch
as Self
as Clint Dugan
as Lo Pei (voice)
as Gnomen
as Maceo
as Bob Hawkins
as Lemmy
as Max Kaufman
as Sean O'Leary
as Andrew Weller
as Doc Hadley
as Louis Dehoven
as Tempus
as The Cabinet Maker
as Ventriloquist
as Sheldon Blake
as Luke Enright
as Chief Wulisso (voice)
as Mr. Montague
as Lucas McDermott
as David Carradine
as Duane Kidston
as Junichiro (voice)
as Coley
as Christopher Joe Allman
as Mandrax (voice)
as Self
as John Freemont
as Chavez
as James Lorrimer
as Victor Garrison
as Col. Horace Wiggins
as Kwai Chang Caine
as Houston Currier
as Colonel
as Joe Foley
as William Lamberti
as Vincent
as Harry Solow
as The Beggar
as Othello Jones
as Mr. C
as Gideon Fisk
as Kwai Chang Caine
as Michale Maltin
as Kwai-Chang Caine
as Mardulak
as Dad
as Lieutenant
as Ron Morrell
as Hanley
as Michael
as Gen. Corman
as John Tucker (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Dalton Rhodes
as John Tucker
as Eugene Sorensen
as Dow
as Sweeney
as Bradley
as Pearl
as Harmon
as Dark One
as John Tucker
as Slade
as Max Crawford
as Frank McEntire
as Professor Foxwood
as Jason
as Oskar
as Stephen
as Maggiore Charles Forsythe
as Col. Whitlock
as Joe Rourke
as Michael LeWinter
as Col. Von Weisshagen
as Bernard 'Bernie' Paul Coy
as Man Playing Dice
as Jim Roth
as J.C. Busch
as Col. James Cooper
as Jimmy Legrand
as Steve Mazarowski
as Kwai Chang Caine
as Justin LaMotte
as Calvin
as Spender
as Leroy Jessup
as Bryant
as Michael
as Hermanski
as Michael/Harris
as Bobby Dee
as Dr. Robert Winchester
as Rawley Wilkes
as Richard Adams
as Shepard
as Eddie Miles
as Self - Cameo Appearance
as The American Soldier
as Ben Irons
as Brad Randolph
as Cole Younger
as Paul Gauguin
as Charlie Swattle
as Le professeur d'arts martiaux à LAPD
as Tom Horn
as The Blind Man / Monkeyman / Death / Changsha
as Kaz Oshay
as Captain Gates
as Abel Rosenberg
as Harley Thomas
as Woody Guthrie
as Coy "Cannonball" Buckman
as Self - Host
as Craw Dantley
as Zeto
as Frankenstein
as Self
as Self
as Drunk
as Dave aka Socrates (uncredited)
as Kwai Chang Caine
as Big Bill Shelly
as Kwai Chang Caine
as David Mountford
as Gideon
as White Feather
as Jesse Boone
as Coke Beck
as Jason Blake
as Self - Guest
as Locky
as Gene Gauge
as Lucas Barnes
as Gene Gauge
as Pogo Weems
as Luke Roberts
as Frank Carlson
as Felix
as Shane
as Stretch
as Cal Dodge
as Wally Carpen
as Self
as Edward Clarke
as The Utah Kid
as Self
as Clint
as Self - Nominee
as Self