David Carradine

David Carradine fascinates me as the ultimate survivor of the actor's trade. Born into a Hollywood dynasty, he could have coasted on the family name; instead he ground out more than two hundred roles, taking the big ones and the forgettable ones with equal appetite. Kung Fu made him an icon of 1970s television, and three decades later Tarantino handed him Bill in Kill Bill, and suddenly he was essential again. That kind of second act is almost unheard of. His refusal to be precious about his career — to simply keep working — is, I believe, exactly what kept the instrument sharp until the end.

Name (English)

David Carradine

Name (Japanese)

デビッド・キャラダイン

Reading

でびっど・きゃらだいん

Born

December 8, 1936 – June 3, 2009

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Rat

Origin

Hollywood, California, United States

Height

181 cm

Occupation

film actor / film director / film producer / voice actor / character actor

High school

Oakland High School

University

San Francisco State University

Awards & achievements

• 1966 Theatre World Award
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
• 2005 Saturn Awards

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.david-carradine.com
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%93%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%A9%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3

Tags

• California
• film actor
• film director
• film producer

Last updated

2026-06-11

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.