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David Carradine
American actor (1936–2009)
Not to be confused with British historian David Cannadine.
David Carradine (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 1970s television series Kung Fu, playing Kwai Chang Caine, a peace-loving Shaolin monk traveling through the American Old West.
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. He received additional Golden Globe nominations for his performances in the television miniseries North and South (1985), and Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004), 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. 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. In 2014, Carradine was inducted into American family of actors The Carradine family is an American family of several notable actors. The family patriarch was the minister Beverly Carradine and his grandson, the actor John Carradine, who had five sons, four of whom became actors. The family includes: Beverly Carradine (1848–1931), married twice: John Carradine (1906–1988), married four times including: Ever Carradine was an American actress born on August 6, 1974 in Los Angeles, California. The daughter of actor Robert Carradine and Susan Snyder, Ever was a member of the Carradine acting family that also included John and David Carradine. Her Hollywood upbringing was exemplified in her relationship with childhood neighbor Anne Lockhart; the veteran actress babysat Carradine often when she was growing up. Carradine attended Lewis & Clark College to study anthropology, but changed her major to theatre. She graduated in 1996, and landed her first television and film roles the same year. She appeared in an episode of "Diagnosis: Murder" (CBS, 1993-2001) and in the coming-of-age film "Foxfire" (1996). Carradine starred on "Once and Again" (ABC, 1999-2002) and played Jay's Mother in "Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back" (2001), one of her most well-known roles. She also appeared in "Bubble Boy" (2001), and worked prolifically on television throughout the 2000s. Appearing in comedies and dramas in equal measure, Carradine acted on shows like "Will & Grace" (NBC, 1998-2006) and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (CBS, 2000-2015). Carradine married Coby Brown on October 1, 2005, with whom she has had a son and daughter. She played recurring character Kelly Ludlow on the Geena Davis-led political thriller "Commander in Chief" (ABC, 2005-06), made a five-episode appearance on "24" (Fox, 2001-2010) in 2009, and worked on many procedural dramas throughout the 2010s, such as "Bones" (Fox, 2005-2017). Carradine played Erica during the sixth season of "Shameless" (Showtime, 2011-present) and Naomi Putnam on "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu, 2017-present). She played supervillain suburban mom Janet Stein on Marvel's "Runaways" (Hulu, 2018). .Carradine family
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