David Carradine

David Carradine
Birth name	John Arthur Carradine
Born	December 8, 1936 in Hollywood, California, USA
Died	June 3, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand from accidental asphyxiation
Notable Roles	Kwai Chang Caine in Kung Fu
Notable Episodes
Awards	star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Biography

David Carradine came to fame for his role as Kwai Chang Caine in the television series Kung Fu. Born into an acting family, his father was John Carradine, veteran character actor, and his brothers Keith Carradine and Robert Carradine are both actors. His first major television role was as the lead character in Shane.

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Shane	Shane	1966	1
Kung Fu	Kwai Chang Caine	1972–1975	1	2	3
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues	Kwai Chang Caine	1993–1997	1	2	3	4

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Cimarron Strip	Gene Guage	1x5 - The Hunted	October 5, 1967
Ironside	Pogo Weems	1x27 - Due Process of Law	March 28, 1968
Ironside	Luke Roberts	4x15 - The Quincunx	January 7, 1971
Gunsmoke	Clint	16x22 - Lavery	February 22, 1971
Ironside	Frank Carlson	5x12 - License to Kill	December 2, 1971
The Fall Guy	Pat Patterson	3x11 - To the Finish	December 7, 1983
Airwolf	Dr. Robert Winchester	1x10 - Mind of the Machine	April 7, 1984
The Fall Guy	Caretaker	4x07 - October the 31st	October 31, 1984
The Fall Guy	Himself	5x01 - Dead Ringer	September 26, 1985
Matlock	Jimmy le Grand	2x10 - The Country Boy	December 15, 1987
Matlock	Steve Mazarofski	4x09 - The Prisoner (1)	November 14, 1989
Matlock	Steve Mazarofski	4x10 - The Prisoner (2)	November 21, 1989
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman	Houston Currer	5x20 - Hostage	February 22, 1997
Charmed	Tempus	1x22 - Deja Vu All Over Again	May 26, 1999
Family Law	Andrew Weller	2x04 - Going Home	October 23, 2000
Family Law	Andrew Weller	2x06 - Telling Lies (2)	November 6, 2000
Family Law	Andrew Weller	2x07 - For Love	November 13, 2000
Just Shoot Me!	Himself	5x06 - Brandi, You're a Fine Girl	November 16, 2000
Queen of Swords	El Serpiente	1x10 - The Serpent	January 20, 2001
King of the Hill	Junichiro	6x21/22 - Returning Japanese	May 12, 2002
Alias	Conrad	2x20 - Countdown	April 27, 2003
Alias	Conrad	3x19 - Hourglass	April 18, 2004
Eve	Kung Fu Master	2x13 - Kung Fu Divas	February 8, 2005
In Case of Emergency	Guru Danny	1x03 - Let Go, Let Golf	January 17, 2007

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
Mr. Horn	Tom Horn	February 1, 1979

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		July 19, 1973
The Merv Griffin Show		January 11, 1974

Notable Film Roles

Film	Role	Released
Kill Bill Volume 1	Bill	October 10, 2003
Kill Bill Volume 2	Bill	April 16, 2004

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

• Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (1973)

Kung Fu

Trivia

• Son of John Carradine and Ardanelle McCool. His father then married actress Sonia Sorel, mother of his siblings
• Half-brother to Bruce Carradine, Chris Carradine, Keith Carradine and Robert Carradine
• Father to Calista Carradine from marriage to Donna Lee Becht
• Father to Tom Carradine (born 'Free Carradine') from relationship with Barbara Hershey
• Married and divorced composer Gail Jensen
• Married and divorced Linda Gilbert with whom he had a daughter, Kansas Carradine
• Married and divorced actress Marina Anderson
• Married to producer Annie Carradine (née Fraser) until his death, 3 stepdaughters and stepson Max Carradine
• Uncle to ten including Martha Plimpton, Sorel Carradine and Ever Carradine