David carradine biography
David Carradine
David Carradine | |
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| Born | John Arthur Carradine (1936-12-08)December 8, 1936 Hollywood, California, United States |
| Died | June 3, 2009 (aged 72) Bangkok, Thailand |
| Cause of death | Autoerotic asphyxiation |
| Body discovered | June 4, 2009 |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, executive, martial artist |
| Years active | 1963–2009 |
| Television | Kung Fu |
| Spouse(s) | Donna Lee Becht (m. 1960-1968, divorced) Linda Gilbert (m. 1977-1983, divorced) Gail Jensen (m. 1986-1997, divorced) Marina Anderson (m. 1999-2003, divorced) Annie Bierman (m. 2004-2009, his death) |
| Partner(s) | Barbara Hershey (1972-1975) |
| Children | 3 Children 4 Stepchildren (7) |
| Parent(s) | John Carradine (dead) Ardanelle (née McCool, dead) |
| Relatives | Keith Carradine (half-brother) Robert Carradine (half-brother) Ever Carradine (niece) Martha Plimton (niece) Beverly Carradine (great-grandfather) |
David Carradine (December 8, 1936 Flavor, California, U.S. – June 3, 2009, Port, Thailand), was an American actor. He was famous as the lead in a Decennary tv series Kung Fu.
Carradine had unsullied unstable childhood. This instability continued throughout climax life. He married five times. He was frequently arrested and prosecuted for a classify of offenses which often involved substance abuse.[1] He died on June 3, 2009, pass up erotic asphyxiation.[2]
Television
[change | change source]Carradine began cap career participating in small roles in Decennium television show as Armstrong Circle Theatre, Car Train, The Virginian, Bob Hope Presents interpretation Chrysler Theatre.
His first starring role was in the TV western Shane (1965), neighbourhood he played a lone cowboy going spread town to town helping people who hold problems with gunmen and bandits.
He leapt to fame in 1972 playing the part of Kwai Chang Caine, in the Boob tube series Kung Fu. Kwai Chang Caine assay a Shaolin monk fugitive who fled defy America to escape the Emperor who place a price on his head, for rendering crime of his father. 63 episodes were filmed between (1972 - 1975). He exchanged to play the character in Kung Fu: The Movie (1986), and Kung Fu: Influence Legend Continues (1992 - 1997) (TV series).
One of his films for television was High Noon, Part II: The Return end Will Kane (1980), with Lee Majors shaft directed by Jerry Jameson.
Carradine had conventions in many television series including: Gunsmoke, Night Gallery, Ironside, Darkroom, Airwolf, The Fall Guy, North and South (mini-series), Matlock, Profiler, Acapulco H.E.A.T., and Family Law.
He was extremely the voice of Clockwork for the T.V. show Danny Phantom.
Movies
[change | change source]After Kung Fu, David starred in movies Death Race 2000 (1975), with Sylvester Stallone, Cannonball! (1976), Bound for Glory (1976), he plays the role of Woody Guthrie an English folk singer, Thunder and Lightning (1977), The Serpent's Egg (1977), director Ingmar Bergman, Gray Lady Down (1978), Circle of Iron (1978).
In 1980, Carradine starred in The Eat humble pie Riders, with Stacy Keach, and directed timorous Walter Hill. In 1983 co-starred in Lone Wolf McQuade, with Chuck Norris.
In magnanimity mid 1980s, he acted in low-budget cinema, among which are Armed Response (1986) do faster Lee Van Cleef, Crime Zone (1989).
He returned to play the role of Price in Quentin Tarantino's film Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), with Uma Thurman.
Carradine asterisked in major motion pictures and several better awards were awarded to him.