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David Carradine | |
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 Carradine in 2008 | |
| Born | John Arthur Carradine Jr. December 8, 1936 Los Angeles, California |
| Died | June 3, 2009 (aged 72) Bangkok, Thailand |
| Body discovered | Swissôtel Nai Lert Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills |
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| Years active | 1963–2009 |
| Works | Filmography |
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| Partner | Barbara Hershey (1968–1975) |
| Children | 3 |
| Father | John Carradine |
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| Family | Carradine |
| Website | david-carradine |
David Carradine (/ˈkærədiːn/ KARR-ə-deen; born John Arthur Carradine Jr.; December 8, 1936 – June 3, 2009) was an American actor, director, and producer, whose career included over 200 major and minor roles in film, television and on stage.[1][2] He was widely known to television audiences as the star of the 1970s television series Kung Fu, playing Kwai Chang Caine, a peace-loving Shaolin monk traveling through the American Old West.[3]
A member of the Carradine family of actors, he got his break playing Atahuallpa in the Broadway play The Royal Hunt of the Sun. He appeared in two early Martin Scorsese films: Boxcar Bertha (1972) and Mean Streets (1973), and played Woody Guthrie in the critically-acclaimed biopic Bound for Glory (1976), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. He received nominations for a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award for his work on Kung Fu.
Later in his career, he became known for his B movie and martial arts roles, but experienced a resurgence after playing the title character in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill duology.[1] He received additional Golden Globe nominations for his performances in the television miniseries North and South (1985), and Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004),[4] for which he won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. On April 1, 1997, Carradine received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Throughout his life, Carradine was arrested and prosecuted for a variety of offenses, which often involved substance abuse.[5] Films that featured Carradine continued to be released after his death. In addition to his acting career, Carradine was a director and musician. Influenced by his Kung Fu role, he studied martial arts, particularly Shaolin quan.[6][7] In 2014, Carradine was inducted into the Martial Arts History Museum Hall of Fame.[8]
- ^ a b "Kung Fu Star Carradine Found Dead". BBC News. June 4, 2009. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
- ^ "David Carradine". The Daily Telegraph. June 4, 2009. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
- ^ "David Carradine family seeks FBI forensic experts help". Associated Press Entertainment News. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
- ^ "HFPA Awards Search, Nominations & Wins". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on August 3, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
- ^ "Getting It Together". Windeler, Robert; People, March 21, 1977, Vol. 7 No. 11
- ^ Arnold, Laurence (June 4, 2009). "David Carradine, Star of T.V.'s Kung Fu, dies at 72". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
- ^ Carradine, David (1997). Spirit of the Shaolin. Charles E. Tuttle. ISBN 0804817510.
- ^ "Hall of Fame".