| David Carradine | |
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 David Carradine, April 2005 |
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| Born | John Arthur Carradine December 8, 1936 Hollywood, California |
| Spouse(s) | Donna Lee Becht (1960–?, divorced) Linda Gilbert (1977–1983) Gail Jensen (1988–1997) Coco d'Este (1998–2001) Annie Bierman (since 2004) |
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Biography
Early life
Carradine was born John Arthur Carradine in Hollywood, California, the son of Ardanelle Abigail (née McCool) and noted American actor John Carradine. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works John Carradine ( February 5, 1906 &ndash November 27, 1988) was an American Actor, perhaps best known for his roles in [1] He is the brother of Bruce Carradine and half-brother of Keith and Robert Carradine, as well as the uncle of Ever Carradine. Bruce Carradine (born April 10, 1933) is one of five Carradine brothers (four of whom became actors all sons of Actor John Carradine. Keith Ian Carradine (born August 8, 1949) is an American Academy Award -winning Actor and Songwriter, born into a family Robert Reed Carradine (born March 24, 1954) is an American Actor. Ever Dawn Carradine (born August 6, 1974) is an American actress Carradine has Irish, English, Scottish, Welsh, German, Spanish, Italian, Ukrainian and Cherokee ancestry. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English The Scots people ( Scots Gaelic: Albannaich) are a Nation and an Ethnic group indigenous to Scotland. The Welsh people ( Welsh: Cymro ("Welshman" Cymraes ("Welsh woman" Cymry ("Welshmen/women" Cymry The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging Ukrainians (Українці Ukrayintsi,) are an East Slavic Ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine, or more broadly— Citizens The Cherokee (ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ a-ni-yv-wi-ya, in the Cherokee language) are a people native to North America, who at the time of European contact [2] Carradine studied drama at San Francisco State University before working as an actor on stage as well as in television and cinema. San Francisco State University (informally referred to as San Francisco State, SF State, State and SFSU) is a public University
Career
Carradine is known for his roles as Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s television series Kung Fu (as well as the sequels in the 1980s and 1990s), 'Big' Bill Shelly in Martin Scorsese's Boxcar Bertha (1972), folksinger Woody Guthrie in Bound for Glory (1976), Abel Rosenberg in Ingmar Bergman's The Serpent's Egg (1977), and as Bill in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill (2003,2004). Kwai Chang Caine is a fictional television character played by David Carradine as an adult Keith Carradine as a younger Caine Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is specifically about the original TV series (1972–1975 "Kung Fu" Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Boxcar Bertha ( 1972) one of acclaimed director Martin Scorsese 's earliest films is an extremely loose adaptation of Sister of the Road Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie (July 14 1912–October 3 1967 was an American Singer-songwriter and Folk musician Guthrie's musical legacy Bound for Glory is a 1976 biographical film which tells the story of folk singer Woody Guthrie, with David Carradine in the title Ernst Ingmar Bergman ( pronounced) (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007 was a nine-time Academy Award -nominated Swedish film, stage The Serpent's Egg is a 1977 English and German Film directed by Ingmar Bergman and starring David Bill (played by David Carradine) is a fictional character for whom the movie Kill Bill is named Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an Academy Award - BAFTA Award - and Palme d'Or -winning Emmy - and Kill Bill is the fourth film by Writer - director Quentin Tarantino.
Other notable roles include the lead in Shane (the 1966 television series based upon the 1949 novel of the same name) and a gunslinger in Taggart, a 1964 western film based on a novel by Louis L'Amour. Shane (1966 was a television series based upon the 1949 western book by Jack Schaefer, Shane (there had also been a 1953 Taggart (1964 is a film directed by RG Springsteen based upon the novel by Louis L'Amour. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Western is a fiction Genre seen in Film, Television, Radio, Literature, Painting and other Visual arts. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Louis L'Amour ( March 22, 1908 &ndash June 10, 1988) was an American author More recently, he portrayed Tempus, a powerful demon with the ability to manipulate time, on the hit television series Charmed, as well as Conrad in the television series Alias. The TEMPUS programme (the name is an acronym for Trans-European Mobility Scheme for University Studies encourages institutions in the EU Member States and partner countries A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U The following is a partial list of characters from the TV series Alias: Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow He currently appears as the host of Wild West Tech on the History Channel, taking over the duties from his brother Keith. Wild West Tech (new episodes produced from 2003 - 2005 repeats continue indefinitely was a program that aired on The History Channel in the United States History, formerly known as The History Channel, is a Satellite and Cable TV channel, with shows on historical events and persons&mdashoften Carradine has twice played a supernatural being with the power to control time: "Tempus" on Charmed and "Clockwork" on Danny Phantom. Danny Phantom was an American animated television show created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon, produced by Billionfold Studios
Carradine appears in an episode of Disney's Lizzie McGuire. For the title character see Lizzie McGuire (character. Lizzie McGuire is a Disney Channel Original Series that aired In this episode, an upcoming Jet Li film is auditioning boys the age of Lizzie's brother Matt for the role of the sidekick. Li Lianjie (born April 26 1963 better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese martial artist (Kung fu Actor, Wushu champion SideKick was an early Personal Information Manager (PIM Software application by Borland launched in 1983 under Philippe Kahn Carradine plays an old friend of Lizzie's father, Sam McGuire, who teaches Matt a few Kung fu moves for his audition tape. This article is specifically about the term "kung fu" When asked how he knows Carradine's character, Mr. McGuire replies cryptically, "He's like a brother to me. " This is an in-joke as the actor who portrays Sam, Robert Carradine, is David Carradine's actual (half-) brother. An in-joke (also known as an in joke or inside joke) is a Joke whose Humor is clear only to those people who are "inside" a social Robert Reed Carradine (born March 24, 1954) is an American Actor. Additionally, a large portion of the episode is spent in parody of Kung Fu, one of Carradine's most famous projects. This article is specifically about the original TV series (1972–1975 "Kung Fu" He also had an unusual guest appearance in an episode of Medium: he played the spirit of a murdered mentally disturbed mathematician whose constant fantasies of being a hero caused him to believe he looked like David Carradine (which reflected in the appearance of his spirit). Medium is an American Dramatic Television series which premiered on NBC on January 3, 2005. In the end of the episode, after his murderer is caught, he seems to improve and tells Allison that next time they meet he will "look more like [himself]".
Carradine has also provided his voice for the King of the Hill episode, Returning Japanese where he voiced the character of Hank's Japanese half-brother, Junichiro, who lives in Japan. King of the Hill is an American animated series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company He provided the voice for Lo Pei, the ancient warrior who was responsible for Shendu's petrification in the animated series: Jackie Chan Adventures. Jackie Chan Adventures is a successful American animated television series chronicling the adventures of a fictionalized version of Action
Carradine is also known for producing and starring in several exercise videos teaching the martial arts of Tai chi and Qi Gong. Tai chi chuan (is an internal Chinese martial art often practiced for Health reasons Qigong (or ch'i kung) refers to a wide variety of traditional cultivation practices that involve methods of accumulating circulating and working with Qi or energy Carradine actually had no knowledge of martial arts prior to starring in the series Kung Fu, but developed an interest in it after this experience and has since become an avid practitioner.
Carradine narrated the PBS anthropology series "Faces of Culture". In 2006, he became the spokesman for Yellow Book (directory), a publisher of independent telephone directories in the United States. Yellow Book USA is a Phone and Address directory listing service and Publisher of independent Telephone directories, based in Rockville
Carradine has also been the TV spokesperson for Nestea ("This ain't no sippin' tea"), in a memorable commercial where he pays homage not only to Kung Fu, but also to the Three Stooges. Nestea is a brand of Iced tea manufactured by Nestle and distributed by Nestle company's Beverage department in the United States This article is specifically about the original TV series (1972–1975 "Kung Fu" The Three Stooges were an American Vaudeville and Comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous Short subject films
Carradine also appears in the music video for "Minus You" by the southern California band Chapel of Thieves, which was co-directed by the YouTube personality Boh3m3. Ben Going (born June 15, 1985) username boh3m3 (pronounced bo-heem) ''Proof'' on YouTube, is a Video blog
Carradine is still widely recognized as his Kung Fu character, "Grasshopper". This article is specifically about the original TV series (1972–1975 "Kung Fu" . . a nickname to which he answers proudly.
Controversy
Some minority film critics have referred to Carradine's role in Kung Fu as an example of a modern Yellowface actor,[3] as despite many long standing rumors to the contrary, Carradine is not Asian decended from any known relatives. This article is specifically about the original TV series (1972–1975 "Kung Fu" Yellowface is the practice in cinema theatre and television where East Asian characters are portrayed by predominantly white actors
Carradine's role on Kung Fu (1972-1975) was originally promised and show concept (originally tentatively titled "the Warrior") was created by Jeet Kune Do creator and martial arts legend Bruce Lee. This article is specifically about the original TV series (1972–1975 "Kung Fu" Bruce Lee ( November 27 1940 – July 20 1973 was an American-born Martial artist, Philosopher, instructor, Martial arts actor and the However the studio purportedly recast the part with Carradine because of their belief that a Chinese leading man would not be embraced by an early 1970s American TV audience.
The original show was to take place in China (this is when Bruce Lee was considered). Bruce Lee ( November 27 1940 – July 20 1973 was an American-born Martial artist, Philosopher, instructor, Martial arts actor and the The studio spin was that the producers decided they wanted the show to take place in America, so the idea was sought to have the main character be half white. This way the racist townsfolk and/or bad guys wouldn't quite know if he was Chinese or not. Carradine's character Kwai Chang Caine was half white (his father was American) and the studio claimed that it would have been very difficult to believe that a full blooded Chinese man would be able to walk from town to town in the American West in the 1800s. Kwai Chang Caine is a fictional television character played by David Carradine as an adult Keith Carradine as a younger Caine This is despite the fact that many of the shows centered around the bigotry that Caine faced due to being Chinese. The characters in the series obviously knew that Caine was Chinese and he was forced to use his then unknown Kung Fu skills to defend himself and others from the various antagonists and situations presented on the show. Kung fu and wushu are popular terms that have become synonymous with Chinese Martial arts.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1964 | Taggart | Cal Dodge | |
| 1966 | Shane | Shane | Television |
| 1967 | Johnny Belinda | Locky | Television |
| The Violent Ones | Lucas Barnes | ||
| 1972 | Boxcar Bertha | 'Big' Bill Shelly | |
| 1972-1975 | Kung Fu | Kwai Chang Caine | Television |
| 1973 | Mean Streets | Drunk | |
| 1975 | Death Race 2000 | Frankenstein | |
| 1976 | Cannonball | Coy 'Cannonball' Buckman | |
| Bound for Glory | Woody Guthrie | ||
| 1977 | The Serpent's Egg | Abel Rosenberg | |
| 1978 | Circle of Iron | The Blind Man/Monkeyman/Death/Changsha | |
| Gray Lady Down | Capt. Taggart (1964 is a film directed by RG Springsteen based upon the novel by Louis L'Amour. Shane (1966 was a television series based upon the 1949 western book by Jack Schaefer, Shane (there had also been a 1953 Shane is a 1949 western book by Jack Schaefer. It is often considered his greatest novel Johnny Belinda (1967 is a television movie directed by Paul Bogart and Gary Nelson. The Violent Ones (1967 was a film directed by Fernando Lamas. Boxcar Bertha ( 1972) one of acclaimed director Martin Scorsese 's earliest films is an extremely loose adaptation of Sister of the Road This article is specifically about the original TV series (1972–1975 "Kung Fu" Kwai Chang Caine is a fictional television character played by David Carradine as an adult Keith Carradine as a younger Caine Mean Streets ( 1973) is an early Martin Scorsese film starring Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel. Death Race 2000 is a cult action Film directed by Paul Bartel, and starring David Carradine, Simone Griffeth Cannonball, also known as Carquake, is a 1976 film starring David Carradine. Bound for Glory is a 1976 biographical film which tells the story of folk singer Woody Guthrie, with David Carradine in the title Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie (July 14 1912–October 3 1967 was an American Singer-songwriter and Folk musician Guthrie's musical legacy The Serpent's Egg is a 1977 English and German Film directed by Ingmar Bergman and starring David Circle of Iron is a 1978 Martial arts film which tells the story of a young martial artist named Cord ( Jeff Cooper) who embarks on a quest for the Gray Lady Down is a 1978 Disaster film by Universal Studios which starred Charlton Heston, David Carradine, Stacy Gates | ||
| 1979 | Mr. Horn | Tom Horn | Television |
| 1980 | Cloud Dancer | Brad Randolph | |
| The Long Riders | Cole Younger | ||
| 1982 | Q | Detective Shepard | |
| 1983 | Americana | The American Soldier | |
| Lone Wolf McQuade | Rawley Wilkes | ||
| 1984 | The Warrior and the Sorceress | Kain | |
| 1985 | North and South | Justin LaMotte | Television |
| 1986 | Behind Enemy Lines | Col. Tom Horn ( November 21, 1860 &ndash November 20, 1903) was an American Old West lawman scout, Soldier Tom Horn ( November 21, 1860 &ndash November 20, 1903) was an American Old West lawman scout, Soldier The Long Riders is a 1980 Western directed by Walter Hill. It was produced by James Keach, Stacy Keach and Tim Thomas Coleman Younger ( January 15 1844 &ndash March 21 1916) was a famous Confederate guerrilla and an Outlaw Q (also known as The Winged Serpent and as Q - The Winged Serpent) is a 1982 Horror film written Lone Wolf McQuade is a 1983 Action film, starring Chuck Norris, David Carradine, and Barbara Carrera and Robert Beltran The Warrior And The Sorceress, an 81-minute Motion picture directed by John C James Cooper | |
| Kung Fu:The Movie | Kwai Chang Caine | Television | |
| 1990 | Bird on a Wire | Sorenson | |
| 1991 | Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat | Jozek Mardulak/Count Dracula | |
| Karate Cop | \"Dad\" | ||
| 1992 | Animal Instincts | William Lamberti | |
| 1992 | Roadside Prophets | Othello | |
| 1993-1997 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Kwai Chang Caine | Television |
| 1998 | An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island | Cheif Wulisso | |
| 1999 | Charmed | Tempus | Television |
| 2001 | Lizzie McGuire | Himself | Television |
| Alias | Conrad | Television | |
| 2002 | King of the Hill | Junichiro Hill | Television |
| 2003 | Wild West Tech | Host (Starting in 2004) | Television |
| American Reel | James Springer | ||
| Kill Bill: Vol. Kung Fu The Movie is a 1986 TV movie and the first in a series of sequels which continued the story of the Shaolin Monk, Kwai Kwai Chang Caine is a fictional television character played by David Carradine as an adult Keith Carradine as a younger Caine Sundown The Vampire in Retreat is a Western horror/comedy directed by Anthony Hickox, and written by John Burgess and Anthony Karate Cop is the Straight to video 1991 sequel to Omega Cop set in the future about a karate-trained police officer in the future Roadside Prophets is a 1992 film written and directed by Abbe Wool, featuring musicians John Doe of the seminal L Kung Fu The Legend Continues was a spin off to the 1972-1975 television series Kung Fu. An American Tail The Treasure of Manhattan Island, titled in the film as An American Tail III The Treasure of Manhattan Island was the first Direct-to-video The TEMPUS programme (the name is an acronym for Trans-European Mobility Scheme for University Studies encourages institutions in the EU Member States and partner countries For the title character see Lizzie McGuire (character. Lizzie McGuire is a Disney Channel Original Series that aired The following is a partial list of characters from the TV series Alias: Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow King of the Hill is an American animated series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company Wild West Tech (new episodes produced from 2003 - 2005 repeats continue indefinitely was a program that aired on The History Channel in the United States Kill Bill is the fourth film by Writer - director Quentin Tarantino. I | Bill | ||
| 2004 | Kill Bill: Vol. Bill (played by David Carradine) is a fictional character for whom the movie Kill Bill is named Kill Bill is the fourth film by Writer - director Quentin Tarantino. II | Bill | |
| 2005 | Brothers in Arms | Driscoll | |
| Miracle at Sage Creek | Ike | ||
| Danny Phantom | Clockwork | Television | |
| 2006 | Medium | Jessica's Brother | Television |
| Final Move | Captain Baker | ||
| The Last Sect | Van Helsing | ||
| 2007 | Richard III | Buckingham | |
| Epic Movie | The Curator | ||
| Fall Down Dead | Wade | ||
| Permanent Vacation | Old Man | ||
| Homo Erectus | Mookoo | ||
| Blizhniy Boy: The Ultimate Fighter | Mikhail | ||
| FUEGO | Lobo | ||
| Big Stan | TBA | ||
| How to Rob a Bank | Nick | ||
| The Trident | The Shopkeeper | ||
| Treasure Raiders | Pierre | ||
| Camille | Cowboy Bob | ||
| 2008 | Chatham | Captain Zeb | |
| Last Hour | Detective Mike Stone | ||
| Break | The Bishop | ||
| Money to Burn | Klau | ||
| Untitled David Lee Miller Project | Vargas | ||
| Kandisha | The American | ||
| Night of the Templar | Shopkeeper | ||
| Autumn | Philip |
Awards
Winner:
- 2005: Action On Film International Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award[4]
- 2004: Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor - Kill Bill. Bill (played by David Carradine) is a fictional character for whom the movie Kill Bill is named Danny Phantom was an American animated television show created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon, produced by Billionfold Studios This is a list of Fictional villains and ghosts featured in the Nickelodeon animated series Danny Phantom. Medium is an American Dramatic Television series which premiered on NBC on January 3, 2005. Richard III is a film directed by Scott M Anderson, based upon the play by William Shakespeare. Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham ( 4 September 1455 &ndash 2 November 1483) played a major role in Richard III of England 's Epic Movie is a 2007 American Film directed and written by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer Fall Down Dead was a horror / Slasher film released in 2007, and it starred Dominique Swain. FUEGO is a 2007 action thriller directed by Damian Chapa. The film stars Damian Chapa, David Carradine, Elena Talan. Big Stan is a Comedy film directed by and starring Rob Schneider. How To Rob A Bank is an Independent film which finished filming in March 2006 and premiered May 20, 2007 at the Cannes Film Market. Chatham is a Romantic comedy, set on Cape Cod in 1905 about three 70-year-old retired sea captains who try to lure an attractive middle-aged woman Last Hour is a straight-to-DVD movie starring rapper/actor DMX. The following are a list of Saturn Award winners for Best Supporting Actor (in a film Kill Bill is the fourth film by Writer - director Quentin Tarantino.
- 1976: National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Best Actor, - Bound for Glory. The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures was founded in 1909 in New York City, just 13 years after the birth of cinema, to protest New York City Mayor Bound for Glory is a 1976 biographical film which tells the story of folk singer Woody Guthrie, with David Carradine in the title
Nominated:
- 2005: Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture, Kill Bill. Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor — Motion Picture was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 1944 for a performance in Kill Bill is the fourth film by Writer - director Quentin Tarantino.
- 1986: Golden Globe Awards: Mini-series, Best Supporting Actor, North and South. Best Supporting Actor in a Series Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television For the main article see Golden Globe Award.
- 1977: Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, Bound for Glory. The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 Bound for Glory is a 1976 biographical film which tells the story of folk singer Woody Guthrie, with David Carradine in the title
- 1974: Golden Globe Awards: Television, Best Actor, Drama , Kung Fu. 1968: Martin Landau, Mission Impossible 1971: Peter Graves, Mission Impossible This article is specifically about the original TV series (1972–1975 "Kung Fu"
Further reading
- Carradine, David. Endless Highway. Boston: Journey Editions, 1995.
- Pilato, Herbie J. The Kung Fu Book of Caine: The Complete Guide to TV's First Mystical Eastern Western. The Kung Fu Book of Caine The Complete Guide to TV's First Mystical Eastern Western is a companion book to the Television series and Sequels, Kung Fu Boston: Charles A. Tuttle, 1993. ISBN 0-8048-1826-6
References
- ^ David Carradine Biography (1936-)
- ^ David Carradine
Article on Stuffmagazine.com - ^ "Yellowface: Asians on White Screens", by Yayoi Lena Winfrey, IM Diversity. com
"A Certain Slant. " by Robert B. Ito, Bright Lights Film Journal. - ^ Action on Film Festival | AOF Festival | Long Beach, CA
External links
- David Carradine at the Internet Movie Database
- David Carradine at the Internet Broadway Database
- David Carradine at Allmovie
- David Carradine at TV.com
- David Carradine at MySpace
- Onion interview
- Official site
- Fan site
- IGN interview with David Carradine
- "A Fresh Thing": David Carradine
- Carradine Music on itunes
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