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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.[1][2] 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.[3]

    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 fo

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    Carradine family

    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 fem sons, kvartet of whom became actors.

    List of members

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    The family includes:

    Beverly Carradine (1848–1931), married twice:

    (i) Laura Green Reid (1851–1882), mother of:
    • Ernest Carradine (died 1880)
    • William Reed Carradine (1872–1909), a correspondent for the Associated Press, and the father of actor John Carradine (see below)
    • Maude Virginia Carradine (born 1874)
    • Guy Carradine (1879–1885)
    • Lula Carradine (1880–1946)
    (ii) Modesta A. M. Burke (1861–1924), mother of:
    • Burke Carradine (1887–1932)
    • Victoria Carradine (born 1889)
    • Glendy Carradine (born 1890)
    • Josephine (born 1891)

    John Carradine (1906–1988), married four times including:

    (i) Ardanelle McCool (marriage 1935–44)
    • Bruce John Carradine (born April 10, 1933),[1]

    David Carradine

    Born

    John Arthur Carradine


    (1936-12-08)December 8, 1936

    Hollywood, California, United States

    DiedJune 3, 2009 (aged 72)

    Bangkok, Thailand

    Cause of deathAutoerotic asphyxiation
    Body discoveredJune 4, 2009
    Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills
    NationalityAmerican
    Occupation(s)Actor, director, martial artist
    Years active1963–2009
    TelevisionKung 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)
    Children3 Children 4 Stepchildren (7)
    Parent(s)John Carradine (dead)
    Ardanelle (née McCool, dead)
    RelativesKeith Carradine
    (half-brother)
    Robert Carradine
    (half-brother)
    Ever Carradine (niece)
    Martha Plimton (niece)
    Beverly Carradine
    (great-grandfather)