Highest rated as cast or director
The Long Riders
1980
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993 · 4 Seasons
Death Race 2000
1975
My Suicide
2009
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.
Acted in 210
2010s
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
Stretch
Monteiro
- 2010
Six Days in Paradise
Vernon Billings
Detention
Principal Hoskins
2000s
- 2009
All Hell Broke Loose
Marshal Ian McHenry
Dark Fields
Clive Jonis
Autumn
Philip
Break
The Bishop
Absolute Evil
Raf McCane
- 2008
Kandisha
The American
The Golden Boys
Capt. Zebulon Hedge
Kung Fu Killer
Crane · 2 episodes
Son of the Dragon
Bird · 2 episodes
- 2007
Fuego
Lobo
Permanent Vacation
Old Man
Fall Down Dead
Wade Douglas
Richard III
Buckingham
The Ultimate Fighter
Mikhail
Treasure Raiders
Pierre
In Case of Emergency
Guru Danny · 1 episode
- 2006
Final Move
Captain Baker
- 2005
Miracle at Sage Creek
Ike
Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy
Clockwork (voice)
Brothers in Arms
Driscoll
- 2004
Hair High
Mr. Snerz (voice)
- 2003
American Reel
James Lee Springer
Lost Bullet
Michael Morrison
- 2002
- 2001
The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For
Mr. Farber
By Dawn's Early Light
Nick Decker
The Donor
Mike
Guaranteed on Delivery
Norman Williams
Out of the Wilderness
Clint Dugan
- 2000
Nightfall
Gnomen
Full Blast
Maceo
Dangerous Curves
Lemmy
1990s
- 1999
Code Name: Jaguar
Max Kaufman
Kiss of a Stranger
Sean O'Leary
Knocking on Death's Door
Doc Hadley
The Monster Hunter
Louis Dehoven
- 1998
Lovers and Liars
Mr. Montague
The Effects of Magic
The Cabinet Maker
The Shepherd
Ventriloquist
The New Swiss Family Robinson
Sheldon Blake
- 1997
Fast Track
TV
Last Stand at Saber River
Duane Kidston
Macon County Jail
Coley
Woof! Woof!! Uncle Matty's Ultimate Guide to Dog Training
Movie
- 1996
- 1994
The Eagle and the Horse
John Freemont
Dead Center
Chavez
Desperately Looking For Success
James Lorrimer
- 1993
Code... Death: Frontera Sur
Colonel
- 1992
Distant Justice
Joe Foley
Night Rhythms
Vincent
Human Target
Harry Solow · 1 episode
Roadside Prophets
Othello Jones
Kung Fu - A Legend Reborn
Kwai Chang Caine
- 1991
Karate Cop
Dad
Deadly Surveillance
Lieutenant
Dune Warriors
Michael
Field of Fire
Gen. Corman
- 1990
That's Action
John Tucker (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980s
- 1989
Try This One for Size
Bradley
Sonny Boy
Pearl
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II
Dark One
Nowhere to Run
Harmon
Future Force
John Tucker
The Cover Girl and the Cop
Slade
Night Children
Max Crawford
Crime of Crimes
Frank McEntire
The Mad Bunch
Professor Foxwood
- 1988
Tropical Snow
Oskar
I Saw What You Did
Stephen
Open Fire
Joe Rourke
Run for Your Life
Maggiore Charles Forsythe
Fatal Secret
Michael LeWinter
- 1987
Six Against the Rock
Bernard 'Bernie' Paul Coy
Heartbeat
Man Playing Dice
- 1986
Armed Response
Jim Roth
Oceans of Fire
J.C. Busch
Kung Fu: The Movie
Kwai Chang Caine
- 1985
- 1984
A Distant Scream
Michael
Partners in Crime
Hermanski · 1 episode
Jealousy
Bobby Dee
- 1983
- 1982
Trick or Treats
Richard Adams
63Q
Shepard
- 1981
Americana
The American Soldier
- 1980
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
Ben Irons
Cloud Dancer
Brad Randolph
Gauguin the Savage
Paul Gauguin
1970s
- 1979
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
Charlie Swattle
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs
Le professeur d'arts martiaux à LAPD
Mr. Horn
Tom Horn · 2 episodes
- 1978
Gray Lady Down
Captain Gates
- 1977
Thunder and Lightning
Harley Thomas
- 1976
Bound for Glory
Woody Guthrie
- 1975
Long Way Home
Craw Dantley
You and Me
Zeto
- 1973
- 1972
Kung Fu
Kwai Chang Caine · 62 episodes
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
Kwai Chang Caine
- 1971
Macho Callahan
David Mountford
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
Heaven with a Gun
Coke Beck
- 1968
- 1967
Johnny Belinda
Locky
The Hunted
Gene Gauge
The Violent Ones
Lucas Barnes
- 1966
Too Many Thieves
Felix
Shane
Shane · 17 episodes
- 1965
Bus Riley's Back in Town
Stretch
- 1963
- 1962
1950s
- 1955
Produced 10
2000s
- 2009
- 2007
Fall Down Dead
Associate Producer
Richard III
Executive Producer
1980s
- 1989
Future Force
Associate Producer
Crime of Crimes
Producer
- 1988
- 1986
Kung Fu: The Movie
Co-Producer
- 1981
Americana
Producer
Directed 3
1980s
- 1981
Americana
Director
1970s
- 1975
You and Me
Director
- 1972
Kung Fu
Director
Edited 2
1980s
- 1981
Americana
Editor
1970s
- 1975
You and Me
Editor
Sound 2
1980s
- 1989
Sonny Boy
Theme Song Performance
1970s
- 1975
You and Me
Original Music Composer
Appearances35
2020s
- 2026
2010s
- 2019
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Self (archive footage)
- 2016
- 2011
2000s
- 2009
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
Self
Tattoos: A Scarred History
Self
- 2008
Naked Movie
Self
- 2007
Spiral Fitness Beginnings
Self
- 2006
Celebrity Paranormal Project
Self · 1 episode
World War I: American Legacy
narrator
- 2005
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Self
- 2004
UnConventional
Self
The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'
Self
Away from Home
Self
- 2003
Wild West Tech
Self - Host · 34 episodes
- 2002
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Self
- 2001
1990s
- 1998
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
Self
Nosferatu: The First Vampire
Host
- 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
Self · 1 episode
1980s
- 1982
The Best of Sex and Violence
Self - Cameo Appearance
1970s
- 1978
Old Friends... New Friends
Self · 1 episode
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
Self
- 1975
1960s
- 1968
- 1962
- 1961
