David Carradine
1936–2009 · American actor
John Arthur "David" Carradine Jr. was an American actor and director, whose career included over 200 major and minor roles in film, television and on stage. He was widely known to television audiences as the star of the series Kung Fu (1972–1975), playing Kwai Chang Caine, a peace-loving Shaolin monk traveling through the American Old West.
David Carradine, in order
- 1964 Taggart: acted · directed by R. G. Springsteen
- 1966 Shane (TV series): acted · directed by David Greene and Gerd Oswald
- 1966 Too Many Thieves: acted · directed by Abner Biberman
- 1969 Heaven with a Gun: acted · directed by Lee H. Katzin · audiences 62%
- 1969 The Good Guys and the Bad Guys: acted · directed by Burt Kennedy
- 1969 Young Billy Young: acted · directed by Burt Kennedy
- 1970 Macho Callahan: acted · directed by Bernard L. Kowalski
- 1970 The McMasters: acted · directed by Alf Kjellin
- 1972 Boxcar Bertha: acted · directed by Martin Scorsese · critics 59%, audiences 33% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
- 1972 Kung Fu (TV series): acted
- 1973 Mean Streets: acted · directed by Martin Scorsese · critics 92%, audiences 84% · streaming on Plex, Tubi
- 1973 The Long Goodbye: acted · directed by Robert Altman · critics 93%, audiences 86% · streaming on Prime Video, Hoopla, Fandango at Home (free)
- 1975 Death Race 2000: acted · directed by Paul Bartel
- 1975 You and Me: directed, acted
- 1976 Bound for Glory: acted · directed by Hal Ashby · critics 82%, audiences 76%
- 1976 Cannonball: acted · directed by Paul Bartel · audiences 34% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Plex
- 1977 The Serpent's Egg: acted · directed by Ingmar Bergman
- 1977 Thunder and Lightning: acted · directed by Corey Allen
- 1978 Circle of Iron: acted · directed by Richard Moore
- 1978 Deathsport: acted · directed by Allan Arkush and Roger Corman · audiences 25% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Pluto TV
- 1978 Gray Lady Down: acted · directed by David Greene
- 1978 Nowhere to Run (TV movie): acted · directed by Richard Lang
- 1979 Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider: acted · directed by Steve Carver
- 1979 Je te tiens, tu me tiens par la barbichette: acted · directed by Jean Yanne
- 1979 Mr. Horn (TV movie): acted · directed by Jack Starrett
- 1980 Cloud Dancer: acted · directed by Barry Brown
- 1980 Gauguin the Savage (TV movie): acted · directed by Fielder Cook
- 1980 High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (TV movie): acted · directed by Jerry Jameson
- 1980 The Long Riders: acted · directed by Walter Hill
- 1982 Q: acted · directed by Larry Cohen
- 1982 Safari 3000: acted · directed by Harry Hurwitz
- 1982 Trick or Treats: acted · directed by Gary Graver
- 1983 Americana: directed, produced
- 1983 Lone Wolf McQuade: acted · directed by Steve Carver
- 1984 On the Line: acted · directed by José Luis Borau
- 1984 The Warrior and the Sorceress: acted · directed by John Broderick
- 1985 Blackout (TV movie): acted · directed by Douglas Hickox
- 1985 North and South (TV series): acted · directed by Richard T. Heffron · audiences 86%
- 1986 Armed Response: acted · directed by Fred Olen Ray
- 1986 Behind Enemy Lines: acted · directed by Gideon Amir
- 1986 Kung Fu: The Movie (TV movie): acted · directed by Richard Lang
- 1987 North and South: Book II (TV series): acted · directed by Kevin Connor
- 1987 Six Against the Rock: acted · directed by Paul Wendkos
- 1987 The Misfit Brigade: acted · directed by Gordon Hessler
- 1988 Animal Protector: acted · directed by Mats Helge
- 1988 Crime Zone: acted · directed by Luis Llosa
- 1988 Fatal Secret: acted · directed by Anders Nilsson and Mats Helge
- 1988 Run for Your Life: acted · directed by Terence Young
- 1989 Future Force: acted · directed by David A. Prior
- 1989 Nowhere to Run: acted · directed by Carl Franklin
- 1989 Sonny Boy: acted · directed by Robert Martin Carroll
- 1989 Tropical Snow: acted · directed by Ciro Durán
- 1989 Wizards of the Lost Kingdom 2: acted · directed by Charles B. Griffith
- 1990 Bird on a Wire: acted · directed by John Badham
- 1990 Future Zone: acted · directed by David A. Prior
- 1990 Martial Law: acted · directed by Steve Cohen
- 1990 Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat: acted · directed by Anthony Hickox
- 1990 Think Big: acted · directed by Jon Turteltaub
- 1991 Karate Cop: acted · directed by Alan Roberts
- 1992 Animal Crimes: acted · directed by Gregory Dark
- 1992 Double Trouble: acted · directed by John Paragon
- 1992 Evil Toons: acted · directed by Fred Olen Ray
- 1992 Roadside Prophets: acted · directed by Abbe Wool · critics 86%, audiences 64%
- 1992 Waxwork II: Lost in Time: acted · directed by Anthony Hickox
- 1993 Dead Center: acted · directed by Steve Carver
- 1993 Frontera Sur: acted · directed by Ernesto García Cabral
- 1993 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (TV series): acted
- 1997 The Good Life: acted · directed by Alan Mehrez and Barry Samson
- 1998 Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror: acted · directed by Ethan Wiley
- 1998 Sublet: acted
- 1998 The Effects of Magic: acted · directed by Chuck Martinez
- 1998 The New Swiss Family Robinson: acted · directed by Stewart Raffill
- 1999 American Reel: acted · directed by Mark Archer
- 1999 Charmed (TV series): acted
- 1999 Knocking on Death's Door: acted · directed by Mitch Marcus
- 1999 Shepherd: acted · directed by Peter Hayman
- 2000 The Donor: acted · directed by Jean-Marie Pallardy
- 2001 Lizzie McGuire (TV series): directed
- 2001 Out of the Wilderness: acted · directed by Gabe Essoe and Steve Kroschel
- 2003 Bala perdida: acted · directed by Pau Martínez González
- 2003 Kill Bill: Volume 1: acted · directed by Quentin Tarantino · critics 85%, audiences 81% · streaming on Fandango at Home (free)
- 2003 Wild West Tech (TV series): acted
- 2004 Dead & Breakfast: acted · directed by Matthew Leutwyler
- 2004 Hair High: acted · directed by Bill Plympton
- 2004 Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair: acted · directed by Quentin Tarantino · critics 100%, audiences 99%
- 2004 Kill Bill: Volume 2: acted · directed by Quentin Tarantino · critics 84%, audiences 89% · streaming on Fandango at Home (free)
- 2004 Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon: acted · directed by Albert Pyun and Isaac Florentine
- 2005 Brothers in Arms: acted · directed by Jean-Claude La Marre
- 2005 Miracle at Sage Creek: acted · directed by James Intveld
- 2007 Big Stan: acted · directed by Rob Schneider
- 2007 Blizhniy Boy: The Ultimate Fighter: acted · directed by Erken Ialgashev
- 2007 Epic Movie: acted · directed by Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg
- 2007 Fall Down Dead: acted · directed by Jon Keeyes
- 2007 Fuego: acted · directed by Damian Chapa
- 2007 Homo Erectus: acted · directed by Adam Rifkin
- 2007 How to Rob a Bank: acted · directed by Andrews Jenkins
- 2007 The Golden Boys: acted · directed by Daniel Adams
- 2007 The Last Sect: acted · directed by Jonathan Dueck
- 2007 Treasure Raiders: acted · directed by Brent Huff
- 2008 Break: acted · directed by Marc Clebanoff
- 2008 Camille: acted · directed by Gregory Mackenzie
- 2008 Death Race: acted · directed by Paul W. S. Anderson · critics 42%, audiences 60% · streaming on Starz
- 2008 Hell Ride: acted · directed by Larry Bishop · critics 10%, audiences 31% · streaming on Prime Video, Prime Video (free), Tubi
- 2008 Kandisha: acted · directed by Jérôme Cohen-Olivar
- 2008 Kung Fu Killer (TV movie): acted
- 2008 Last Hour: acted · directed by Pascal Caubet
- 2008 Richard III: produced, acted · directed by Scott M. Anderson
- 2009 Absolute Evil: acted · directed by Ulli Lommel
- 2009 Archie's Final Project: acted · directed by David Lee Miller
- 2009 Autumn: acted · directed by Steven Rumbelow
- 2009 Crank: High Voltage: acted · directed by Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine
- 2009 Dark Fields: acted · directed by Douglas Schulze
- 2009 Permanent Vacation: acted · directed by W. Scott Peake
- 2010 Detention: acted · directed by James Hickox
- 2010 Dinocroc vs. Supergator (TV movie): acted · directed by Jim Wynorski
- 2010 Machete Maidens Unleashed!: acted · directed by Mark Hartley · critics 88%, audiences 73%
- 2010 True Legend: acted · directed by Yuen Woo-ping
- 2011 Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel: acted · directed by Alex Stapleton · critics 92%, audiences 84% · streaming on Plex, Tubi
- 2011 Stretch: acted · directed by Charles de Meaux
- 2012 Eldorado: acted · directed by Richard Driscoll
- 2012 Night of the Templar: acted · directed by Paul Sampson
- All Hell Broke Loose: acted · directed by Christopher Forbes