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 (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 (Movies)
Mata Hari
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/09/2025
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:14/08/2019
A Tale of James Brown
Character:Self
Release Date:23/01/2016
Madoff: Made Off with America
Character:Neal
Release Date:08/01/2013
Night of the Templar
Character:Shopkeeper
Release Date:13/05/2012
Eldorado
Character:The Spirit Guide
Release Date:30/01/2012
Corman's World
Character:Self - Actor
Release Date:16/12/2011
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Character:Bill (Snake Charmer)
Release Date:27/03/2011
Stretch
Character:Monteiro
Release Date:12/01/2011
Dinocroc vs. Supergator
Character:Jason Drake
Release Date:26/06/2010
True Legend
Character:Anthony
Release Date:09/02/2010
Detention
Character:Principal Hoskins
Release Date:16/01/2010
All Hell Broke Loose
Character:Marshal Ian McHenry
Release Date:01/12/2009
Road of No Return
Character:Mr. Hover
Release Date:10/11/2009
Bad Cop
Character:Det. Humes
Release Date:03/11/2009
Dark Fields
Character:Clive Jonis
Release Date:25/10/2009
Autumn
Character:Philip
Release Date:24/10/2009
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
Character:Self
Release Date:26/07/2009
Tattoos: A Scarred History
Character:Self
Release Date:21/06/2009
Break
Character:The Bishop
Release Date:01/05/2009
Crank: High Voltage
Character:Poon Dong
Release Date:16/04/2009
Absolute Evil
Character:Raf McCane
Release Date:08/02/2009
My Suicide
Character:Vargas
Release Date:07/02/2009
Kandisha
Character:The American
Release Date:22/12/2008
The Golden Boys
Character:Capt. Zebulon Hedge
Release Date:11/12/2008
Death Race
Character:Frankenstein (voice)
Release Date:22/08/2008
Kung Fu Killer
Character:Crane
Release Date:17/08/2008
Hell Ride
Character:The Deuce
Release Date:08/08/2008
Last Hour
Character:Detective Mike Stone
Release Date:15/04/2008
Camille
Character:Cowboy Bob
Release Date:13/04/2008
Naked Movie
Character:Self
Release Date:24/02/2008
A Vampire Reformed
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2008
Big Stan
Character:The Master
Release Date:03/11/2007
Fuego
Character:Lobo
Release Date:29/10/2007
Spiral Fitness Beginnings
Character:Self
Release Date:15/10/2007
Permanent Vacation
Character:Old Man
Release Date:15/10/2007
Being Michael Madsen
Character:Self
Release Date:28/09/2007
Fall Down Dead
Character:Wade Douglas
Release Date:20/07/2007
Homo Erectus
Character:Mookoo / Uncle Unky
Release Date:10/07/2007
Richard III
Character:Buckingham
Release Date:13/06/2007
The Ultimate Fighter
Character:Mikhail
Release Date:06/06/2007
Treasure Raiders
Character:Pierre
Release Date:20/04/2007
Epic Movie
Character:Museum Curator
Release Date:25/01/2007
How to Rob a Bank
Character:Nick
Release Date:25/01/2007
The Last Sect
Character:Van Helsing
Release Date:10/09/2006
Final Move
Character:Captain Baker
Release Date:15/03/2006
Miracle at Sage Creek
Character:Ike
Release Date:25/11/2005
Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy
Character:Clockwork (voice)
Release Date:16/09/2005
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Character:Self
Release Date:21/01/2005
Brothers in Arms
Character:Driscoll
Release Date:01/01/2005
Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon
Character:Grand Master
Release Date:10/11/2004
UnConventional
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/2004
The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'
Character:Self
Release Date:10/08/2004
Last Goodbye
Character:Fred McGillicuddie
Release Date:01/05/2004
Hair High
Character:Mr. Snerz (voice)
Release Date:17/04/2004
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Character:Bill 'Snake Charmer'
Release Date:16/04/2004
Dead & Breakfast
Character:Mr. Wise
Release Date:16/03/2004
Away from Home
Character:Self
Release Date:02/02/2004
American Reel
Character:James Lee Springer
Release Date:04/11/2003
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Character:Bill
Release Date:10/10/2003
Lost Bullet
Character:Michael Morrison
Release Date:01/10/2003
The Outsider
Character:Doctor Lucas Henry
Release Date:10/11/2002
Modern Warriors
Character:Self
Release Date:20/08/2002
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Character:Self
Release Date:01/06/2002
Balto: Wolf Quest
Character:Nava the Wolf Shaman (voice)
Release Date:30/04/2002
Down 'n Dirty
Character:Gil Garner
Release Date:23/10/2001
Warden of Red Rock
Character:Mike Sullivan
Release Date:06/06/2001
By Dawn's Early Light
Character:Nick Decker
Release Date:15/04/2001
The Donor
Character:Mike
Release Date:13/04/2001
Guaranteed on Delivery
Character:Norman Williams
Release Date:15/02/2001
Out of the Wilderness
Character:Clint Dugan
Release Date:10/01/2001
Kung Fu Action Masters
Character:Narrator
Release Date:15/05/2000
Full Blast
Character:Maceo
Release Date:10/05/2000
Dangerous Curves
Character:Lemmy
Release Date:14/03/2000
Nightfall
Character:Gnomen
Release Date:01/01/2000
Code Name: Jaguar
Character:Max Kaufman
Release Date:21/12/1999
Kiss of a Stranger
Character:Sean O'Leary
Release Date:01/11/1999
The Bitter End
Character:
Release Date:05/07/1999
The Puzzle in the Air
Character:The General
Release Date:14/05/1999
Knocking on Death's Door
Character:Doc Hadley
Release Date:01/03/1999
The Monster Hunter
Character:Louis Dehoven
Release Date:01/01/1999
The Effects of Magic
Character:The Cabinet Maker
Release Date:28/09/1998
The Shepherd
Character:Ventriloquist
Release Date:28/08/1998
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
Character:Self
Release Date:18/08/1998
The New Swiss Family Robinson
Character:Sheldon Blake
Release Date:08/07/1998
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
Character:Luke Enright
Release Date:21/06/1998
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
Character:Chief Wulisso (voice)
Release Date:15/02/1998
Light Speed
Character:Miles
Release Date:01/01/1998
Lovers and Liars
Character:Mr. Montague
Release Date:01/01/1998
Mystic Origins of the Martial Arts
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1998
The Rage
Character:Lucas McDermott
Release Date:15/08/1997
Lost Treasure of Dos Santos
Character:Martin Shaw
Release Date:20/04/1997
Last Stand at Saber River
Character:Duane Kidston
Release Date:19/01/1997
Macon County Jail
Character:Coley
Release Date:01/01/1997
Woof! Woof!! Uncle Matty's Ultimate Guide to Dog Training
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1997
The Eagle and the Horse
Character:John Freemont
Release Date:14/11/1994
Dead Center
Character:Chavez
Release Date:27/04/1994
Desperately Looking For Success
Character:James Lorrimer
Release Date:01/01/1994
Kill Zone
Character:Col. Horace Wiggins
Release Date:26/02/1993
Code... Death: Frontera Sur
Character:Colonel
Release Date:01/01/1993
Distant Justice
Character:Joe Foley
Release Date:01/12/1992
Animal Instincts
Character:William Lamberti
Release Date:21/10/1992
Night Rhythms
Character:Vincent
Release Date:09/09/1992
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
Character:The Beggar
Release Date:11/05/1992
Roadside Prophets
Character:Othello Jones
Release Date:27/03/1992
Double Trouble
Character:Mr. C
Release Date:14/02/1992
Evil Toons
Character:Gideon Fisk
Release Date:08/01/1992
Kung Fu - A Legend Reborn
Character:Kwai Chang Caine
Release Date:01/01/1992
Capital Punishment
Character:Michale Maltin
Release Date:21/12/1991
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Character:Kwai-Chang Caine
Release Date:03/11/1991
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
Character:Mardulak
Release Date:02/11/1991
Brotherhood of the Gun
Character:Artemis McBride
Release Date:04/10/1991
Karate Cop
Character:Dad
Release Date:14/09/1991
Deadly Surveillance
Character:Lieutenant
Release Date:06/09/1991
Project Eliminator
Character:Ron Morrell
Release Date:18/07/1991
Midnight Fear
Character:Hanley
Release Date:30/05/1991
Dune Warriors
Character:Michael
Release Date:18/01/1991
Field of Fire
Character:Gen. Corman
Release Date:01/01/1991
That's Action
Character:John Tucker (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:03/10/1990
Martial Law
Character:Dalton Rhodes
Release Date:01/10/1990
Future Zone
Character:John Tucker
Release Date:18/07/1990
Bird on a Wire
Character:Eugene Sorensen
Release Date:18/05/1990
The Trace of Lynx
Character:
Release Date:01/12/1989
Warlords
Character:Dow
Release Date:18/10/1989
Think Big
Character:Sweeney
Release Date:30/09/1989
Try This One for Size
Character:Bradley
Release Date:22/09/1989
Sonny Boy
Character:Pearl
Release Date:22/03/1989
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II
Character:Dark One
Release Date:01/03/1989
Nowhere to Run
Character:Harmon
Release Date:01/03/1989
Future Force
Character:John Tucker
Release Date:08/02/1989
The Cover Girl and the Cop
Character:Slade
Release Date:16/01/1989
Night Children
Character:Max Crawford
Release Date:06/01/1989
Crime of Crimes
Character:Frank McEntire
Release Date:01/01/1989
The Mad Bunch
Character:Professor Foxwood
Release Date:01/01/1989
Crime Zone
Character:Jason
Release Date:12/12/1988
Tropical Snow
Character:Oskar
Release Date:31/05/1988
I Saw What You Did
Character:Stephen
Release Date:20/05/1988
Open Fire
Character:Joe Rourke
Release Date:01/01/1988
Animal Protector
Character:Col. Whitlock
Release Date:01/01/1988
Run for Your Life
Character:Maggiore Charles Forsythe
Release Date:01/01/1988
Fatal Secret
Character:Michael LeWinter
Release Date:01/01/1988
The Misfit Brigade
Character:Col. Von Weisshagen
Release Date:02/07/1987
Six Against the Rock
Character:Bernard 'Bernie' Paul Coy
Release Date:18/05/1987
Heartbeat
Character:Man Playing Dice
Release Date:10/05/1987
Armed Response
Character:Jim Roth
Release Date:03/10/1986
Oceans of Fire
Character:J.C. Busch
Release Date:16/09/1986
P.O.W. The Escape
Character:Col. James Cooper
Release Date:01/04/1986
Kung Fu: The Movie
Character:Kwai Chang Caine
Release Date:01/02/1986
The Bad Seed
Character:Leroy Jessup
Release Date:07/02/1985
On the Line
Character:Bryant
Release Date:07/11/1984
A Distant Scream
Character:Michael
Release Date:05/11/1984
The Warrior and the Sorceress
Character:Kain
Release Date:07/09/1984
Jealousy
Character:Bobby Dee
Release Date:23/01/1984
Lone Wolf McQuade
Character:Rawley Wilkes
Release Date:15/04/1983
Trick or Treats
Character:Richard Adams
Release Date:29/10/1982
Q
Character:Shepard
Release Date:08/09/1982
Safari 3000
Character:Eddie Miles
Release Date:01/05/1982
The Best of Sex and Violence
Character:Self - Cameo Appearance
Release Date:05/02/1982
Americana
Character:The American Soldier
Release Date:16/05/1981
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
Character:Ben Irons
Release Date:15/11/1980
Cloud Dancer
Character:Brad Randolph
Release Date:29/05/1980
The Long Riders
Character:Cole Younger
Release Date:16/05/1980
Gauguin the Savage
Character:Paul Gauguin
Release Date:29/04/1980
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
Character:Charlie Swattle
Release Date:01/05/1979
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
Character:Le professeur d'arts martiaux à LAPD
Release Date:04/04/1979
Mr. Horn
Character:Tom Horn
Release Date:01/02/1979
Circle of Iron
Character:The Blind Man / Monkeyman / Death / Changsha
Release Date:25/07/1978
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
Character:Self
Release Date:06/04/1978
Deathsport
Character:Kaz Oshay
Release Date:01/04/1978
Gray Lady Down
Character:Captain Gates
Release Date:10/03/1978
The Serpent's Egg
Character:Abel Rosenberg
Release Date:28/10/1977
Thunder and Lightning
Character:Harley Thomas
Release Date:12/08/1977
Bound for Glory
Character:Woody Guthrie
Release Date:05/12/1976
Cannonball
Character:Coy "Cannonball" Buckman
Release Date:06/07/1976
Long Way Home
Character:Craw Dantley
Release Date:07/09/1975
You and Me
Character:Zeto
Release Date:31/05/1975
Death Race 2000
Character:Frankenstein
Release Date:30/04/1975
Mean Streets
Character:Drunk
Release Date:14/10/1973
The Long Goodbye
Character:Dave aka Socrates (uncredited)
Release Date:08/03/1973
Boxcar Bertha
Character:Big Bill Shelly
Release Date:14/06/1972
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
Character:Kwai Chang Caine
Release Date:22/02/1972
Macho Callahan
Character:David Mountford
Release Date:28/02/1971
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
Character:Flack
Release Date:16/02/1971
The McMasters
Character:White Feather
Release Date:23/04/1970
Young Billy Young
Character:Jesse Boone
Release Date:15/10/1969
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Character:Waco
Release Date:10/10/1969
Heaven with a Gun
Character:Coke Beck
Release Date:20/05/1969
Johnny Belinda
Character:Locky
Release Date:22/10/1967
The Hunted
Character:Gene Gauge
Release Date:05/10/1967
The Violent Ones
Character:Lucas Barnes
Release Date:01/10/1967
Too Many Thieves
Character:Felix
Release Date:13/10/1966
Bus Riley's Back in Town
Character:Stretch
Release Date:24/03/1965
Taggart
Character:Cal Dodge
Release Date:01/02/1965
Television Appearances
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
Character:John Tucker (archive Footage)
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Character:Self
Mental
Character:Gideon Graham
Kung Fu Killer
Character:Crane
Son of the Dragon
Character:Bird
In Case of Emergency
Character:Guru Danny
Celebrity Paranormal Project
Character:Self
Medium
Character:Jessica's Brother
Danny Phantom
Character:Clockwork (voice)
Eve
Character:Kung Fu Master
Wild West Tech
Character:Self - Host
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Character:Self
Alias
Character:Conrad
The Nightmare Room
Character:Mr. Farber
Largo Winch
Character:Nério Winch
Largo Winch
Character:
Lizzie McGuire
Character:Self
Jackie Chan Adventures
Character:Lo Pei (voice)
Titus
Character:Bob Hawkins
Family Law
Character:Andrew Weller
Charmed
Character:Tempus
Fast Track
Character:
Just Shoot Me!
Character:David Carradine
King of the Hill
Character:Junichiro (voice)
Profiler
Character:Christopher Joe Allman
Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys
Character:Mandrax (voice)
E! True Hollywood Story
Character:Self
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
Character:Victor Garrison
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Character:Kwai Chang Caine
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Character:Houston Currier
Human Target
Character:Harry Solow
Matlock
Character:Jimmy Legrand
Matlock
Character:Steve Mazarowski
Wedden, dat..?
Character:Self
North and South
Character:Justin LaMotte
Amazing Stories
Character:Calvin
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Character:Spender
Partners in Crime
Character:Hermanski
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Character:Michael/Harris
Airwolf
Character:Dr. Robert Winchester
Today's F.B.I.
Character:The Leader
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
The Family Holvak
Character:Craw
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character:Self
Midi Première
Character:Self
Kung Fu
Character:Kwai Chang Caine
Night Gallery
Character:Gideon
The Name of the Game
Character:Jason Blake
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
Cimarron Strip
Character:Gene Gauge
Ironside
Character:Pogo Weems
Ironside
Character:Luke Roberts
Ironside
Character:Frank Carlson
Shane
Character:Shane
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Character:Fitzhugh
Arrest and Trial
Character:Wally Carpen
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Character:Edward Clarke
The Virginian
Character:The Utah Kid
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Gunsmoke
Character:Clint
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self
Images
