David Carradine

David Carradine was an American actor, director, and producer, 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.

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David Carradine was an American film actor, director, and producer who also worked as a voice actor. Born John Arthur Carradine in Hollywood in 1936, he was the son of John Carradine and a member of the Carradine family. He had siblings Keith and Robert Carradine and was educated at San Francisco State University. Carradine was a member of the Democratic Party and spoke English.

He received the Theatre World Award, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and Saturn Awards. Carradine died in Bangkok in 2009 from erotic asphyxiation, classified as a misadventure. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. His unmarried partner was Barbara Hershey.

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Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

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…

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Mata Hari — Self (archive footage)2026
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks — Self (archive footage)2019
A Tale of James Brown — Self2016
Madam Secretary — President Conrad Dalton2014
Madoff: Made Off with America — Neal2013
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten — John Tucker (archive Footage)2013
Eldorado — The Spirit Guide2012
Night of the Templar — Shopkeeper2012
Stretch — Monteiro2011
Corman's World — Self - Actor2011

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Instance of: human
Given name: Arthur
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Hollywood
Place of death: Bangkok
Father: John Carradine
Sibling: Robert Carradine
Occupation: director
Political party: Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Saturn Awards
Family: Carradine family
Genre: Western
Record label: Polydor
Country for sport: United States
Official website: www.david-carradine.com
Image: David Carradine Polanski Unauthorized.jpg
Height: 181

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place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Commons category: David Carradine
date of birth: 1936-12-08
date of death: 2009-06-03
unmarried partner: Barbara Hershey
birth name: John Arthur Carradine
manner of death: misadventure
cause of death: erotic asphyxiation
start of work period: 1947-00-00
end of work period: 2009-00-00
name in native language: David Carradine

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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. 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.

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