John Carradine

Actor Feb 5 (died age 82) New York City, New York, USA 1930–2024 (94 year career)

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Biography

John Carradine (born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was an American actor, considered one of the greatest character actors in American cinema. He was a member of Cecil B. DeMille's stock company and later John Ford's company, best known for his roles in horror films, Westerns, and Shakespearean theatre. In the later decades of his career, he starred mostly in low-budget B-movies, but continued to also appear in higher-profile fare. In total, he holds 351 film and …

Known For

Film

The Ten Commandments

Aaron

Film

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Maj. Cassius Starbuckle

Film

The Grapes of Wrath

Casy

Film

Stagecoach

Hatfield

Film

Bride of Frankenstein

Lost Hunter at Hermit's Cottage (uncredited)

Film

The Invisible Man

Informer Suggesting Ink (uncredited)

Film

The Secret of NIMH

Great Owl (voice)

Film

Johnny Guitar

Old Tom

Filmography

Acting (348)

Movies (276)

La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano

2024

as Nazi leader

10.0

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

2021

as Self (archive footage)

4.7

Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror

2016

as Self

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014

as Lord Elijah Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.2

Blood of 1000 Virgins

2013

as Self (archive footage)

5.3

The Trail of Dracula

2013

as Self (Archival Footage)

10.0

The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features

Boogeyman II: Redux

as Dr. Warren

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

1999

as Self (archive footage)

6.9

The Wolfman's Cure

1998

as Count Dracula

Jack-O

as Walter Machen

Bikini Drive-In

Legends of the West

as Jeff Blair in 'Cheyenne Autumn' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

as Count Dracula (archive footage)

10.0

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991

as Count Dracula (archive footage)

5.7

The Alien Within

1990

as Dr. Emil Zeitman (archive footage)

Buried Alive

as Jacob Julian

Evil Spawn

as Dr. Emil Zeitman

Peggy Sue Got Married

1986

as Leo

6.1

Monster in the Closet

as Old Joe Shempter

The Tomb

as Andoheb

Revenge

as Sen. Martin Bradford

6.2

Lugosi: The Forgotten King

1986

as Himself

Star Slammer

1986

as The Justice

3.8

Hollywood Ghost Stories

as Narrator / Host

Evils of the Night

as Dr. Kozmar

Reel Horror

as Alcoholic Reporter (archive footage)

2.4

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

The Ice Pirates

as Supreme Commander

A Rose for Emily

as Col. Sartoris

Imps*

as Gentleman

Boogeyman II

as Dr. Warren (archive footage)

3.0

House of the Long Shadows

as Elijah Grisbane

The Horror of It All

as Self

Antony and Cleopatra

as Soothsayer

The Secret of NIMH

as Great Owl (voice)

The Scarecrow

as Hubert Salter

The Best of Sex and Violence

1982

as Self - Host

5.3

The Vals

1982

as Mr. Stanton (Head of the Orphanage)

Satan's Mistress

as Father Stratten

The Howling

as Erle Kenton

The Nesting

as Col. LeBrun

Frankenstein Island

as Dr. Frankenstein

The Monster Club

as R.Chetwynd-Hayes, Writer

5.8

The Reluctant Dragon

1981

as Narrator

Monstroid

as Priest

The Boogey Man

as Dr. Warren

A Tribute to Dr. Shock

1980

as Self (archive footage)

Americathon

as Uncle Sam

The Seekers

as Avery Mills

Nocturna

as Count Dracula

The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident

1979

as Professor Nikolaeff

2.7

The Bees

1978

as Dr. Sigmund Hummel

Doctor Dracula

as Radcliff

Sunset Cove

as Judge Harley Winslow

3.6

Vampire Hookers

1978

as Richmond Reed

3.6

Salem and the Scarlet Letter

1978

as Narrator

The Lady and the Lynchings

The White Buffalo

as Amos Briggs

The Sentinel

as Fr. Francis Matthew Halloran

Shock Waves

as Captain

Satan's Cheerleaders

as The Bum

Tail Gunner Joe

as Wisconsin Farmer

Golden Rendezvous

as Fairweather

The Mouse and His Child

1977

as The Tramp (voice)

6.2

Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.

as Grampa Sullivan

The Shootist

as Beckum

The Last Tycoon

as Tour Guide

The Killer Inside Me

as Dr. Smith

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

as Drunk

Death at Love House

as Conan Carroll

Crash!

as Dr. Welsey Edwards

5.3

Stowaway to the Moon

1975

as Jacob Avril

5.8

Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary

1975

as The Man

4.9

Journey Into the Beyond

1975

as Narrator (English Version)

4.8

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

1974

as Self

7.7

The House of Seven Corpses

as Edgar Price

Moonchild

as Mr. Walker

The Lady's Not for Burning

1974

as Old Skips

Shadow House

1973

as Uncle

The Night Strangler

1973

as Llewellyn Crossbinder

6.7

Superchick

1973

as Igor Smith

3.2

1,000,000 A.D. Promo Reel

1973

as The Sage

The Cat Creature

1973

as The Hotel Clerk

5.0

Terror in the Wax Museum

1973

as Claude Dupree

5.1

Bad Charleston Charlie

1973

as Alcoholic Reporter

5.3

Portnoy's Complaint

1972

as Judge (voice) (uncredited)

4.3

Boxcar Bertha

1972

as H. Buckram Sartoris

5.8

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask

1972

as Dr. Bernardo

6.5

Night of the Dark Full Moon

as Charlie Towman

Richard

as Plastic Surgeon

Demented Death Farm Massacre

1972

as The Judge Of Hell

2.5

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

1972

as Narrator (voice)

5.5

Decisions! Decisions!

1971

as Railroad Ticket Clerk

Blood Legacy

as Christopher Dean

The Seven Minutes

as Sean O'Flanagan

The Gatling Gun

as Rev. Harper

Threshold

as Old-fashioned Undertaker

Blood of the Iron Maiden

as Dr. Goolie

Crowhaven Farm

as Nate Cheever

Hell's Bloody Devils

as Pet Shop Owner

Shinbone Alley

as Tyrone T. Tattersall (voice)

6.3

Horror of the Blood Monsters

as Dr. Rynning

Bigfoot

as Jasper B. Hawks

Myra Breckinridge

as Surgeon

Cain's Cutthroats

as Preacher Simms

The McMasters

as Preacher

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

as Ticker

Daughter of the Mind

as Mr. Bosch

The Trouble with Girls

1969

as Mr. Drewcolt

4.8

Secret of Death

1969

as Mad Doctor / Nazi Leader

5.3

Pact with the Devil

1969

as Dr. Halback

3.8

Blood of Dracula's Castle

as George

Five Bloody Graves

as Boone Hawkins

The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals

1969

as Professor Cummings

Madame Death

as Dr. Favel

The Vampire Girls

as Count Branos Alucard

4.7

The Movie Orgy

1968

as Self (archive footage)

The Astro-Zombies

as Dr. DeMarco

The Helicopter Spies

as Third-Way Priest

Chewing Gum

as Old Man

Autopsy of a Ghost

as Satán

They Ran for Their Lives

1968

as Laslo

5.0

The Mummy's Ghost

1968

as The Egyptian Priest

Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors

1967

as Narrator / Tristram Halbin

4.4

Blood of Ghastly Horror

as Dr. Howard Vanard

The Hostage

as Otis Lovelace

Hillbillys in a Haunted House

1967

as Dr. Himmel

2.6

The Fiend with the Electronic Brain

1967

as Dr. Howard Vanard

6.0

Billy the Kid Versus Dracula

as Count Dracula

Red Zone Cuba

as Mr. Wilson

Munster, Go Home!

as Cruikshank

Doom of Dracula

as Count Dracula (archive footage)

The Emperor's New Clothes

1966

as King Luvimself

Something for Mrs. Gibbs

1965

Broken Sabre

1965

as General Josh McCord

Curse of the Stone Hand

1965

as The Old Drunk

2.2

House of the Black Death

1965

as Andre Desard

3.8

The Wizard of Mars

1965

as The Wizard of Mars

Cheyenne Autumn

as Jeff Blair

Genesis

as Narrator

The Patsy

1964

as Bruce Alden

6.2

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962

as Maj. Cassius Starbuckle

7.8

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1960

as Slave Catcher

5.8

Tarzan the Magnificent

1960

as Abel Banton

5.8

Sex Kittens Go to College

1960

as Prof. Watts

3.1

The Incredible Petrified World

1959

as Prof. Millard Wyman

3.4

Terror in the Midnight Sun

1959

as Narrator (US Re-Edit)

3.9

The Oregon Trail

1959

as Zachariah Garrison

Invisible Invaders

as Dr. Karol Noymann

The Cosmic Man

as Cosmic Man

The Proud Rebel

as Traveling Salesman

6.1

The Last Hurrah

1958

as Amos Force

7.2

Showdown at Boot Hill

1958

as Doc Weber

6.5

The Unearthly

1957

as Dr. Charles Conway

3.8

Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

1957

as Felix the Great

The True Story of Jesse James

1957

as Rev. Jethro Bailey

6.3

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

as Dr. John Rayburn

Hell Ship Mutiny

as Malone

The Story of Mankind

as Khufu

The Ten Commandments

as Aaron

The Black Sleep

as Bohemund

Around the World in 80 Days

as Proctor Stamp

Dark Venture

as Gideon

Dracula

as Dracula

Female Jungle

as Claude Almstead

Hidden Guns

as Snipe Harding

The Court Jester

as Giacomo

Stranger on Horseback

1955

as Col. Buck Streeter

5.5

The Kentuckian

1955

as Ziby Fletcher

5.7

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

as The Duke

Desert Sands

as Jala

The Egyptian

as Grave Robber

Johnny Guitar

as Old Tom

Casanova's Big Night

as Foressi

Thunder Pass

as Bergstrom

The Hound Of Heaven

as Hyder Simpson

C-Man

as Doc Spencer

Fish Story

as John Carradine

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

1947

as Charles Forestier

6.1

Down Missouri Way

1946

as Thorndyke 'Thorny' P. Dunning

The Face of Marble

1946

as Dr. Charles Randolph

Captain Kidd

as Orange Povey

Fallen Angel

as Professor Madley

House of Dracula

as Count Dracula

House of Frankenstein

1945

as Dracula (aka Baron Latos)

It's in the Bag!

as Jefferson T. Pike

The Black Parachute

as General von Bodenbach

5.5

Return of the Ape Man

1944

as Prof. John Gilmore

Bluebeard

as Gaston Morrell

Jungle Woman

as Dr. Sigmund Walters (archive footage / uncredited)

4.9

The Adventures of Mark Twain

as Bret Harte

Alaska

as John Reagan

Waterfront

as Victor Marlow

The Invisible Man's Revenge

as Dr. Peter Drury

The Mummy's Ghost

as Yousef Bey

Voodoo Man

as Toby

Barbary Coast Gent

as Duke Cleat

Gangway for Tomorrow

as Mr. Wellington

Hitler's Madman

as Reinhardt Heydrich

Silver Spurs

as Lucky Miller

Captive Wild Woman

as Dr. Sigmund Walters

5.2

I Escaped from the Gestapo

1943

as Martin

5.6

Isle of Forgotten Sins

1943

as Mike Clancy

4.6

Revenge of the Zombies

1943

as Dr. Max Heinrich von Altermann

5.1

Reunion in France

1942

as Ulrich Windler, Head of Paris Gestapo

6.4

Northwest Rangers

1942

as Martin Caswell

6.0

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

as Caleb Green

Whispering Ghosts

as Norbert

Blood and Sand

as Nacional

Western Union

as Doc Murdoch

Man Hunt

as Mr. Jones

Swamp Water

as Jesse Wick

The Return of Frank James

as Bob Ford

Brigham Young

as Porter Rockwell

The Grapes of Wrath

as Casy

Chad Hanna

as B. D. Bisbee

Stagecoach

as Hatfield

Jesse James

as Bob Ford

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

1939

as Danforth / Richard Burke

5.5

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1939

as Barryman

7.1

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939

as Caldwell

6.5

Land of Liberty

1939

as (archive footage)

Frontier Marshal

as Ben Carter

Captain Fury

as Coughy

The Three Musketeers

as Naveau

Five Came Back

as Mr. Crimp

Of Human Hearts

as President Lincoln

Alexander's Ragtime Band

as Speakeasy Doorman

Kentucky Moonshine

as Reef Hatfield

Kidnapped

as Gordon

Submarine Patrol

as McAllison

I'll Give a Million

as Kopelpeck

International Settlement

1938

as Murdock

5.6

Four Men and a Prayer

1938

as General Sebastian

6.3

Gateway

1938

as Leader of Refugees

6.5

Nancy Steele Is Missing!

as Harry Wilkins

The Last Gangster

as Casper

Danger – Love at Work

as Herbert Pemberton

Captains Courageous

as Long Jack

The Hurricane

as Guard Captain

This Is My Affair

as Ed

Thank You, Mr. Moto

as Pereira

Love Under Fire

as Capt. Delmar

Ali Baba Goes to Town

1937

as Ishak

5.9

Laughing at Trouble

1936

as Deputy Sheriff Alec Brady

6.0

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936

as Sergeant Rankin

6.8

Half Angel

1936

as Sanatorium Inmate (voice) (uncredited)

Dimples

as Richards

Winterset

as Bartolomio Romagna

Ramona

as Jim Farrar

The Garden of Allah

as Sand Diviner

Mary of Scotland

as Rizzio

Daniel Boone

as Simon Girty

Under Two Flags

as Cafard

White Fang

as Beauty Smith

Bride of Frankenstein

1935

as Lost Hunter at Hermit's Cottage (uncredited)

7.5

Clive of India

1935

as Drunken-Faced Clerk

Les Misérables

as Enjolras

Cardinal Richelieu

as Agitator

Bad Boy

as Angry Saxophone Player - Tenant

5.0

The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

1935

as Despondent Casino Gambler (uncredited)

6.3

Alias Mary Dow

1935

as Griffe - Nightclub Drunk (uncredited)

6.2

Cleopatra

1934

as Roman Citizen/Party Guest/Soldier (uncredited) (voice)

6.0

The Black Cat

1934

as Cult Organist

6.7

The Meanest Gal in Town

1934

as Stranded Actor (uncredited)

6.5

To the Last Man

1933

as Pete Garon (uncredited)

5.7

The Invisible Man

1933

as Informer Suggesting Ink (uncredited)

7.5

This Day and Age

1933

as Assistant Principal

3.0

The Story of Temple Drake

1933

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

6.4

The Sign of the Cross

1932

as Christian Martyr / Gladiator Leader / Voice in Coliseum Mob (uncredited)

Heaven on Earth

as Chicken Sam

Tol'able David

as Buzzard Hatburn

Bright Lights

as Newspaper reporter / photographer

4.0

Frankenstein's Brain

Television (72)

Haunted Hollywood

1986

as Host

The Twilight Zone

1985

as (segment "Still Life")

Fame

as Danny Amatullo

Goliath Awaits

as Ronald Bentley

The Littlest Hobo

as Chief Justice Hamilton

7.3

The Seekers

1979

as Avery Mills

Flying High

Vega$

Captains and the Kings

as Father Hale

Starsky & Hutch

as The Professor

Wonder Woman

as Harlow Gault

Westwind

The Cowboys

as Oscar Schmidt

Emergency!

The Rookies

Kung Fu

as Rev. Serenity Johnson

Night Gallery

McCloud

Love, American Style

as Old George Pomerantz

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Land of the Giants

as Egor Crull

Ironside

Hondo

The Green Hornet

as James Rancourt / The Scarf

7.2

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

as Prof. Boris Budge

Lost in Space

as Arcon

The Big Valley

as Elias Brown

The Legend of Jesse James

1965

as Noah

4.8

Laredo

1965

as Prof. Paracelsus Smythe

Branded

Daniel Boone

as Zack Pike

The Munsters

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964

as Old Man - Third-Way Priest

7.1

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

as Gavin Revere

7.8

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

6.2

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Lucy Show

as Guzman

Thriller

as Jed Carta

Harrigan and Son

The Twilight Zone

as Brother Jerome

The Rebel

as Elmer Dodson

Lock-Up

Johnny Ringo

as The Rain Man

Bourbon Street Beat

The Rifleman

Bat Masterson

as Sheriff Vince Morgan

77 Sunset Strip

Lawman

as Geoffrey Hendon

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Amos McKenna

Maverick

Have Gun, Will Travel

Wagon Train

as Park Cleatus

Suspicion

as Raphael

Sugarfoot

as Mathew McDavitt

DuPont Show of the Month

as John Canty

Telephone Time

Dr. Fu Manchu

Cheyenne

Matinee Theater

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

as Don Ignacio Vasquez

6.8

The Millionaire

1955

as Karl Miller AKA Count Karl Millevich

Gunsmoke

as Ephraim Hunt

Navy Log

Climax!

as John Evan

Gang Busters

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951

5.0

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Suspense

Lights Out

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Malvolio

Studio One

as Mr. Wadleigh

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self