David Carradine

David Carradine was an American actor and martial artist, best known for his leading role as a Shaolin peaceloving monk, Kwai Chang Caine, in the 1970s television series Kung Fu. He was a member of a productive acting family that began with his father, John Carradine. Carradines acting career, which included major and minor roles on stage and television, and in cinema, spanned over four decades. A prolific B movie actor, he appeared in more than 100 feature films and was nominated four times for a Golden Globe Award. The last nomination was for his title role in Quentin Tarantinos Kill Bill Volume.

Carradine was born on December 8, 1936, ne John Arthur Carradine, in Hollywood, California, the oldest child of actor John Carradine and his wife Ardanelle . He was a halfbrother of Bruce, Keith, Christopher, and Robert Carradine, and an uncle of Ever Carradine and Martha Plimpton. Primarily of Irish descent, he was a greatgrandson of Methodist evangelical author Beverly Carradine and a grandnephew of artist Will Foster.

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