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John Carradine, born on February 5, 1906 in New York City, New York, United States, was a film actor, character actor and stage actor. John Carradine died on November 27, 1988, aged 82. Listed accolades include Daytime Emmy Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award (1983). The listed height was 183 cm.
My Take
John Carradine is one of those actors who haunts classic Hollywood in the best possible way — that towering, gaunt frame and those deep-set eyes made him the go-to guy whenever a director needed a villain, a prophet, or something in between. Born in New York in 1906, he became a fixture in John Ford's repertory company and showed up in films like Stagecoach and The Grapes of Wrath doing more with a single look than most actors manage in an entire scene. He embraced horror with genuine gusto — Dracula, mad scientists, you name it — without ever seeming embarrassed by the material. With a Hollywood Walk of Fame star and a Sitges Best Actor win late in his career, the industry quietly admitted what fans always knew: the man was a true original who brought serious theatrical craft to whatever bizarre corner of cinema he wandered into.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- John Carradine
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・キャラダイン
- Reading
- じょん・きゃらだいん
- Born
- February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Height
- 183 cm
- Occupation
- film actor / character actor / stage actor / television actor / voice actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Horse
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Daytime Emmy Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 1983 Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award
3. Links
4. About this entry
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- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was John Carradine born?
John Carradine was born on February 5, 1906.
When did John Carradine die?
John Carradine died on November 27, 1988, aged 82.
Where was John Carradine from?
John Carradine was from New York City, New York, United States.
What did John Carradine do?
John Carradine worked as film actor, character actor, stage actor, television actor, voice actor.
How tall was John Carradine?
John Carradine was 183 cm tall.
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