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David Carradine

American actor (1936–2009)

David Carradine was an American actor and director 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 series Kung Fu, playing Kwai Chang Caine, a peace-loving Shaolin monk in the Old West. He earned a Golden Globe nomination for playing Woody Guthrie in Bound for Glory.

David Carradine appears in 8 films in The Rerun, from 1973 to 2008. Most of that work is in action, crime and martial arts. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Quentin Tarantino (4), Uma Thurman (2), Lucy Liu (2), Daryl Hannah (2), Vivica A. Fox (2).

Known for

  • Kung Fu (1972), Kwai Chang Caine. He starred as a peace-loving Shaolin monk travelling through the American Old West.
  • Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003). Part of the cast of this 2003 film.
  • Bound for Glory (1976), Woody Guthrie. His portrayal of the folk singer in the biopic earned a Golden Globe nomination.
  • Death Race 2000 (1975), Frankenstein.
  • Mean Streets (1973). Part of the cast of this 1973 film.

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When was David Carradine born?
David Carradine was born on 8 December 1936.

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