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David Carradine
David Carradine’s screen credits include Bill in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and Bill 'Snake Charmer' in Kill Bill: Vol. 2.
Born December 8, 1936† June 3, 2009 Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA2 movies on MoviHero
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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. …
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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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- 2026Mata HariSelf (archive footage)
- 2019Iron Fists and Kung Fu KicksSelf (archive footage)
- 2016A Tale of James BrownSelf
- 2013Madoff: Made Off with AmericaNeal
- 2012Night of the TemplarShopkeeper
- 2012EldoradoThe Spirit Guide
- 2011Corman's WorldSelf - Actor
- 2011Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody AffairBill (Snake Charmer)
- 2011StretchMonteiro
- 2010Six Days in ParadiseVernon Billings
- 2010Dinocroc vs. SupergatorJason Drake
- 2010True LegendAnthony
- 2010DetentionPrincipal Hoskins
- 2009All Hell Broke LooseMarshal Ian McHenry
- 2009Road of No ReturnProducer · Mr. Hover
- 2009Bad CopDet. Humes
- 2009Dark FieldsClive Jonis
- 2009AutumnPhilip
- 2009Starz Inside - Unforgettably EvilSelf
- 2009Tattoos: A Scarred HistorySelf
- 2009BreakThe Bishop
- 2009Crank: High VoltagePoon Dong
- 2009Absolute EvilRaf McCane
- 2009My SuicideVargas
- 2008KandishaThe American
- 2008The Golden BoysCapt. Zebulon Hedge
- 2008Death RaceFrankenstein (voice)
- 2008Kung Fu KillerCrane
- 2008Hell RideThe Deuce
- 2008Last HourDetective Mike Stone
- 2008CamilleCowboy Bob
- 2008Naked MovieSelf
- 2008A Vampire ReformedSelf
- 2007Big StanThe Master
- 2007FuegoLobo
- 2007Permanent VacationOld Man
- 2007Spiral Fitness BeginningsSelf
- 2007Being Michael MadsenSelf
- 2007Fall Down DeadProducer · Wade Douglas
- 2007Homo ErectusMookoo / Uncle Unky
- 2007Richard IIIProducer · Buckingham
- 2007The Ultimate FighterMikhail
- 2007Treasure RaidersPierre
- 2007Epic MovieMuseum Curator
- 2007How to Rob a BankNick
- 2006World War I: American Legacynarrator
- 2006The Last SectVan Helsing
- 2006Final MoveCaptain Baker
- 2005Miracle at Sage CreekIke
- 2005Danny Phantom: The Ultimate EnemyClockwork (voice)
- 2005Ringers: Lord of the FansSelf
- 2005Brothers in ArmsDriscoll
- 2004Max Havoc: Curse Of The DragonGrand Master
- 2004UnConventionalSelf
- 2004The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'Self
- 2004Last GoodbyeFred McGillicuddie
- 2004Hair HighMr. Snerz (voice)
- 2004Dead & BreakfastMr. Wise
- 2004Away from HomeSelf
- 2003American ReelJames Lee Springer
- 2003Lost BulletMichael Morrison
- 2002The OutsiderDoctor Lucas Henry
- 2002Modern WarriorsSelf
- 2002The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the MoviesSelf
- 2002Balto: Wolf QuestNava the Wolf Shaman (voice)
- 2001Down 'n DirtyGil Garner
- 2001The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish ForMr. Farber
- 2001Warden of Red RockMike Sullivan
- 2001By Dawn's Early LightNick Decker
- 2001The DonorMike
- 2001Guaranteed on DeliveryNorman Williams
- 2001Out of the WildernessClint Dugan
- 2000NightfallGnomen
- 2000Kung Fu Action MastersNarrator
- 2000Full BlastMaceo
- 2000Dangerous CurvesLemmy
- 1999Code Name: JaguarMax Kaufman
- 1999Kiss of a StrangerSean O'Leary
- 1999The Bitter EndActor
- 1999The Puzzle in the AirThe General
- 1999Knocking on Death's DoorDoc Hadley
- 1999The Monster HunterLouis Dehoven
- 1998Lovers and LiarsMr. Montague
- 1998The Effects of MagicThe Cabinet Maker
- 1998The ShepherdVentriloquist
- 1998Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley SnipesSelf
- 1998The New Swiss Family RobinsonSheldon Blake
- 1998Children of the Corn V: Fields of TerrorLuke
- 1998Nosferatu: The First VampireHost
- 1998An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan IslandChief Wulisso (voice)
- 1998Light SpeedMiles
- 1998Mystic Origins of the Martial ArtsActor
- 1997The RageLucas McDermott
- 1997Lost Treasure of Dos SantosMartin Shaw
- 1997Last Stand at Saber RiverDuane Kidston
- 1997Macon County JailColey
- 1997Woof! Woof!! Uncle Matty's Ultimate Guide to Dog TrainingActor
- 1994The Eagle and the HorseJohn Freemont
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