Biography
John Carradine (born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was an American actor, considered one of the greatest character actors in American cinema. He was a member of Cecil B. DeMille's stock company and later John Ford's company, best known for his roles in horror films, Westerns, and Shakespearean theatre. In the later decades of his career, he starred mostly in low-budget B-movies, but continued to also appear in higher-profile fare. In total, he holds 351 film and television credits, making him one of the most prolific English-speaking actors of all time. Carradine was married four times, had five children, and was the patriarch of the Carradine family, including four sons and four grandchildren who are or were also actors. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Carradine, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award · 1983
- Daytime Emmy Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Filmography50+ titles
The Trail of Dracula
The Twilight Zone
The Horror of It All
Down Missouri Way
Emergency!
The Munsters
Night Gallery
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Ten Commandments
The Grapes of Wrath
Kung Fu
Stagecoach
The Secret of NIMH
Bride of Frankenstein
The Invisible Man
Johnny Guitar
Captains Courageous
The Littlest Hobo
Starsky & Hutch
The Green Hornet
Have Gun, Will Travel
The Court Jester
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
McCloud
Lost in Space
The Last Hurrah
The Shootist
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Lucy Show
The Rifleman
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Les Misérables
Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror
Wonder Woman
Daniel Boone
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Alaska
The Rookies
Ironside
The Beverly Hillbillies
Maverick
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Man Hunt
The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
The Dick Cavett Show
Land of the Giants
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Ed Sullivan Show