David Carradine

ActorProductionProducerDirectorEditor Dec 8 (died age 72) Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA 1944–2025 (81 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Bill

Film

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Bill 'Snake Charmer'

Film

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

Bill (Snake Charmer)

Film

Mean Streets

Drunk

Film

Death Race

Frankenstein (voice)

Film

The Long Goodbye

Dave aka Socrates (uncredited)

Film

Crank: High Voltage

Poon Dong

Film

Big Stan

The Master

Filmography

Acting (255)

Movies (193)

Mata Hari

2025

as Self (archive footage)

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

2019

as Self (archive footage)

6.7

A Tale of James Brown

2016

as Self

Madoff: Made Off with America

as Neal

Eldorado

as The Spirit Guide

Night of the Templar

as Shopkeeper

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

2011

as Bill (Snake Charmer)

Corman's World

as Self - Actor

Stretch

as Monteiro

True Legend

as Anthony

Dinocroc vs. Supergator

as Jason Drake

Detention

as Principal Hoskins

Crank: High Voltage

as Poon Dong

Break

as The Bishop

All Hell Broke Loose

as Marshal Ian McHenry

Autumn

as Philip

My Suicide

as Vargas

Bad Cop

as Det. Humes

Dark Fields

as Clive Jonis

Absolute Evil

as Raf McCane

Tattoos: A Scarred History

2009

as Self

Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil

as Self

Road of No Return

as Mr. Hover

Death Race

as Frankenstein (voice)

Camille

as Cowboy Bob

Kandisha

as The American

Hell Ride

as The Deuce

Naked Movie

as Self

Kung Fu Killer

as Crane

The Golden Boys

as Capt. Zebulon Hedge

5.5

A Vampire Reformed

2008

as Self

Last Hour

2008

as Detective Mike Stone

Big Stan

as The Master

Epic Movie

as Museum Curator

Homo Erectus

as Mookoo / Uncle Unky

Treasure Raiders

as Pierre

Permanent Vacation

as Old Man

Richard III

as Buckingham

The Ultimate Fighter

as Mikhail

Spiral Fitness Beginnings

2007

as Self

Fuego

as Lobo

Fall Down Dead

as Wade Douglas

How to Rob a Bank

as Nick

Being Michael Madsen

as Self

The Last Sect

as Van Helsing

Final Move

as Captain Baker

Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy

2005

as Clockwork (voice)

9.5

Ringers: Lord of the Fans

as Self

Brothers in Arms

as Driscoll

Miracle at Sage Creek

2005

as Ike

5.6

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

2004

as Bill 'Snake Charmer'

Dead & Breakfast

as Mr. Wise

UnConventional

as Self

Hair High

as Mr. Snerz (voice)

Last Goodbye

as Fred McGillicuddie

1.0

Away from Home

2004

as Self

6.0

Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon

2004

as Grand Master

4.5

The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'

as Self

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

as Bill

American Reel

as James Lee Springer

Lost Bullet

as Michael Morrison

Balto: Wolf Quest

as Nava the Wolf Shaman (voice)

Modern Warriors

as Self

The Outsider

as Doctor Lucas Henry

5.8

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

as Self

The Donor

as Mike

By Dawn's Early Light

as Nick Decker

Down 'n Dirty

as Gil Garner

Warden of Red Rock

as Mike Sullivan

Out of the Wilderness

2001

as Clint Dugan

1.5

Guaranteed on Delivery

as Norman Williams

Nightfall

as Gnomen

Full Blast

as Maceo

Dangerous Curves

as Lemmy

Kung Fu Action Masters

2000

as Narrator

The Bitter End

1999

The Puzzle in the Air

as The General

The Monster Hunter

as Louis Dehoven

Kiss of a Stranger

as Sean O'Leary

Knocking on Death's Door

as Doc Hadley

Code Name: Jaguar

as Max Kaufman

An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island

1998

as Chief Wulisso (voice)

Lovers and Liars

as Mr. Montague

Light Speed

as Miles

Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror

1998

as Luke Enright

4.1

Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes

1998

as Self

8.5

Mystic Origins of the Martial Arts

1998

The New Swiss Family Robinson

as Sheldon Blake

The Shepherd

as Ventriloquist

The Effects of Magic

as The Cabinet Maker

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

1997

Lost Treasure of Dos Santos

as Martin Shaw

Macon County Jail

as Coley

The Rage

as Lucas McDermott

Last Stand at Saber River

1997

as Duane Kidston

6.4

Desperately Looking For Success

as James Lorrimer

Dead Center

as Chavez

The Eagle and the Horse

1994

as John Freemont

Kill Zone

1993

as Col. Horace Wiggins

1.2

Code... Death: Frontera Sur

1993

as Colonel

6.0

Kung Fu - A Legend Reborn

as Kwai Chang Caine

Animal Instincts

as William Lamberti

Evil Toons

as Gideon Fisk

Roadside Prophets

as Othello Jones

Waxwork II: Lost in Time

as The Beggar

Double Trouble

as Mr. C

Night Rhythms

as Vincent

Distant Justice

as Joe Foley

Project Eliminator

as Ron Morrell

Midnight Fear

as Hanley

Brotherhood of the Gun

as Artemis McBride

Capital Punishment

as Michale Maltin

Field of Fire

as Gen. Corman

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

1991

as Kwai-Chang Caine

4.6

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

as Mardulak

Dune Warriors

as Michael

Deadly Surveillance

as Lieutenant

Karate Cop

as Dad

Bird on a Wire

as Eugene Sorensen

Future Zone

as John Tucker

Martial Law

as Dalton Rhodes

That's Action

as John Tucker (archive footage) (uncredited)

Future Force

as John Tucker

Sonny Boy

as Pearl

Think Big

as Sweeney

Nowhere to Run

as Harmon

Warlords

as Dow

Night Children

as Max Crawford

Crime of Crimes

as Frank McEntire

The Mad Bunch

as Professor Foxwood

Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II

1989

as Dark One

2.3

The Cover Girl and the Cop

1989

as Slade

3.0

Try This One for Size

as Bradley

The Trace of Lynx

Run for Your Life

as Maggiore Charles Forsythe

I Saw What You Did

as Stephen

Animal Protector

as Col. Whitlock

Crime Zone

as Jason

Tropical Snow

as Oskar

Open Fire

as Joe Rourke

Fatal Secret

as Michael LeWinter

The Misfit Brigade

as Col. Von Weisshagen

5.7

Six Against the Rock

1987

as Bernard 'Bernie' Paul Coy

Heartbeat

as Man Playing Dice

Oceans of Fire

as J.C. Busch

P.O.W. The Escape

as Col. James Cooper

Armed Response

as Jim Roth

Kung Fu: The Movie

as Kwai Chang Caine

The Bad Seed

as Leroy Jessup

The Warrior and the Sorceress

as Kain

On the Line

as Bryant

A Distant Scream

as Michael

Jealousy

as Bobby Dee

Lone Wolf McQuade

as Rawley Wilkes

as Shepard

The Best of Sex and Violence

1982

as Self - Cameo Appearance

Trick or Treats

as Richard Adams

Safari 3000

as Eddie Miles

Americana

as The American Soldier

The Long Riders

as Cole Younger

Cloud Dancer

as Brad Randolph

Gauguin the Savage

as Paul Gauguin

High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane

1980

as Ben Irons

4.2

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

1979

as Le professeur d'arts martiaux à LAPD

5.1

Mr. Horn

1979

as Tom Horn

6.0

Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider

1979

as Charlie Swattle

5.1

Circle of Iron

1978

as The Blind Man / Monkeyman / Death / Changsha

Deathsport

as Kaz Oshay

Gray Lady Down

as Captain Gates

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

as Self

The Serpent's Egg

as Abel Rosenberg

Thunder and Lightning

1977

as Harley Thomas

4.7

Cannonball

1976

as Coy "Cannonball" Buckman

Bound for Glory

as Woody Guthrie

Death Race 2000

as Frankenstein

Long Way Home

as Craw Dantley

You and Me

as Zeto

Mean Streets

as Drunk

The Long Goodbye

as Dave aka Socrates (uncredited)

7.4

Boxcar Bertha

1972

as Big Bill Shelly

5.8

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

as Kwai Chang Caine

Macho Callahan

as David Mountford

Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring

as Flack

The McMasters

as White Feather

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

as Waco

Young Billy Young

as Jesse Boone

Heaven with a Gun

as Coke Beck

The Violent Ones

as Lucas Barnes

The Hunted

as Gene Gauge

Johnny Belinda

1967

as Locky

Too Many Thieves

as Felix

Taggart

as Cal Dodge

Bus Riley's Back in Town

1965

as Stretch

5.2

Television (62)

Madam Secretary

2014

as President Conrad Dalton

7.0

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

2013

as John Tucker (archive Footage)

7.8

Celebrity Ghost Stories

as Self

Mental

as Gideon Graham

Son of the Dragon

as Bird

Kung Fu Killer

as Crane

In Case of Emergency

2007

as Guru Danny

10.0

Celebrity Paranormal Project

as Self

Medium

as Jessica's Brother

Danny Phantom

as Clockwork (voice)

Eve

as Kung Fu Master

Wild West Tech

as Self - Host

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

as Self

Lizzie McGuire

as Self

The Nightmare Room

as Mr. Farber

Alias

as Conrad

Largo Winch

as Nério Winch

Jackie Chan Adventures

as Lo Pei (voice)

Titus

as Bob Hawkins

Family Law

as Andrew Weller

Charmed

as Tempus

King of the Hill

as Junichiro (voice)

Just Shoot Me!

as David Carradine

Fast Track

Profiler

as Christopher Joe Allman

7.0

Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys

1996

as Mandrax (voice)

6.6

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

as Self

8.1

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

as Houston Currier

Acapulco H.E.A.T.

as Victor Garrison

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

as Kwai Chang Caine

Human Target

as Harry Solow

Matlock

as Jimmy Legrand

Wedden, dat..?

as Self

Amazing Stories

as Calvin

North and South

as Justin LaMotte

North and South

as Justin LaMotte

The Ray Bradbury Theater

1985

as Spender

6.8

Airwolf

1984

as Dr. Robert Winchester

7.6

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

as Michael/Harris

Partners in Crime

as Hermanski

Today's F.B.I.

as The Leader

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Midi Première

as Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

as Self

6.0

The Family Holvak

1975

as Craw

Kung Fu

as Kwai Chang Caine

Kung Fu

as Caine

Night Gallery

as Gideon

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

The Name of the Game

as Jason Blake

Ironside

as Pogo Weems

Cimarron Strip

as Gene Gauge

Shane

as Shane

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Fitzhugh

Arrest and Trial

as Wally Carpen

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

6.2

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Edward Clarke

The Virginian

as The Utah Kid

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Gunsmoke

as Clint

Golden Globe Awards

as Self

Crew (16)

Movies (14)

Road of No Return

Associate Producer

Richard III

Executive Producer

Fall Down Dead

Associate Producer

Project Eliminator

Associate Producer

Future Force

Associate Producer

Crime of Crimes

Producer

Crime Zone

Executive Producer

Kung Fu: The Movie

Co-Producer

Americana

Director

Americana

Editor

Americana

Producer

You and Me

Director

You and Me

Editor

You and Me

Original Music Composer

6.7

Television (2)

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

Producer

Kung Fu

Director