David Carradine
Director, Actor
- Young Billy Young (1969)
- Dir. Burt Kennedy
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Angie Dickinson, Robert Walker Jnr…
- Serviceable western has Mitchum hunting for the man who killed his son. Pic drifts along a little too amiably at times though the name cast to their…
- McMasters, The (Blood Crowd, The) (1970)
- Dir. Alf Kjellin
Feat. Burl Ives, Brock Peters, David Carradine…
- A tough depiction of post–Civil War strife, with former slave Peters, who fought for the Union, trying to start over in the American southwest.…
- Boxcar Bertha (1972)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Barbara Hershey, David Carradine
- Dir. Scorsese's first 'for hire' effort, constructing an atmospheric and reasonably sturdy period gangster film, set in the Depression. Produced by…
- Kung Fu (TV Series) (1972-1975)
- Feat. David Carradine, Jodie Foster, Jose Feliciano…
- The memorable TV series starring David 'Grasshopper' Carradine as a Shaolin monk wandering the wild west, armed only with his martial–arts…
- Mean Streets (1973)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Robert De Niro, David Proval…
- Martin Scorsese made his name with this pungent rendition of NY Italian–Americana set among the teeming lowlife of his old neighbourhood. The…
- Death Race 2000 (1975)
- Dir. Paul Bartel
Feat. David Carradine, Sylvester Stallone
- Hilarious black comedy from the director of EATING RAOUL, about a road race across the States where one can gain points from killing pedestrians…
- Cannonball (1976)
- Dir. Paul Bartel
Feat. David Carradine, Paul Bartel
- A kind of contemporary sequel to DEATH RACE 2000, David Carradine and Paul Bartel reteam for this self–consciously tacky road movie. Carradine…
- Bound for Glory (1976)
- Dir. Hal Ashby
Feat. David Carradine, Ronny Cox, Melinda Dillon…
- Superbly made biopic of folksinger Woody Guthrie, set during the tail–end of the Great Depression as Guthrie makes his way across dustbowl…
- Circle Of Iron (The Silent Flute) (1978)
- Dir. Richard Moore
Feat. David Carradine, Christopher Lee, Roddy McDowall
- Bizarre 80s fantasy tells the story of a young fighter who seeks a spiritual identity through martial arts, and goes on a quest to find the legendary…
- Gray Lady Down (1978)
- Dir. David Greene
Feat. Charlton Heston, David Carradine, Ned Beatty
- Corny–but–entertaining disaster flick sees Charlton Heston play a nuclear submarine captain stuck with his crew on the precipice of an…
- Long Riders, The (1980)
- Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine…
- Sombre treatment of the perennial Jesse James/Cole/Younger–gang saga, starring real–life brothers Carradine, Keach and Quaid, does…
- Americana (1981)
- Dir. David Carradine
Feat. David Carradine, Barbara Hershey, Michael Greene
- Oddball tale of America in which a Vietnam vet becomes involved in the reconstruction of a smalltown merry–go–round.
David Carradine's…
- Q: the Winged Serpent (1982)
- Dir. Larry Cohen
Feat. Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, David Carradine
- A tongue–in–cheek monster movie about a prehistoric giant bird nesting at the top of New York's Chrysler building. Surprisingly well…
- Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
- Dir. Steve Carver
Feat. Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Barbara Carrera…
- Man–of–few–words Norris plays a Texas Ranger who brandishes his martial arts trained fists as well as the requisite firepower in…
- North and South (TV Series) (1985)
- Dir. Richard T. Heffron
Feat. Patrick Swayze, James Read, Kirstie Alley…
- Heavyweight Civil War tome starring Patrick Swayze and James Read as young men caught up in the winds of American revolution, conflict and…
- Bird On a Wire (1990)
- Dir. John Badham
Feat. Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine…
- Mel Gibson plays a protected witness who is wanted by some nasty crooks for putting them behind bars.
- Martial Law (1991)
- Dir. Steve Cohen
Feat. Cynthia Rothrock, Chad McQueen, David Carradine
- Ropey early American action vehicle for martial–arts queen Cynthia Rothrock (who cut her teeth in Hong Kong) playing second fiddle to Chad (son…
- Kill Bill - Vol. 1 (2003)
- Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox…
- A blunt revenge picture souped up as an over–the–top homage to 70s ‘grindhouse’ flicks, this “fourth film by Quentin Tarantino”…
- Kill Bill - Vol. 2 (2004)
- Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah…
- The second half of Quentin Tarantino’s revenge saga is an uneven but redeeming affair that brings closure to his magnum opus with more character…
- Dead and Breakfast (2004)
- Dir. Matthew Leutwyler
Feat. Portia de Rossi, Jeremy Sisto, David Carradine
- This reasonably hospitable reprise of zombie peril has six friends finding themselves trapped and hunted in and around a smalltown 'bed and…
- Comedy Central Roasts: William Shatner (2006)
- Feat. William Shatner, Jason Alexander, Sandra Bullock…
- Foulmouthed 'tribute' to much loved ham Shatner doesn't skimp on the vitriol as celebrity friends take the stage to lampoon their boldly going pal,…
- Camille (2007)
- Dir. Gregory Mackenzie
Feat. Sienna Miller, James Franco, David Carradine…
- A kooky road movie with a macabre twist, Sienna Miller plays a ditzy Southern sweetheart who believes she can change her new petty–crim husband…
- Crank 2: High Voltage (2009)
- Dir. Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Feat. Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Dwight Yoakam…
- Improbable, full–tilt sequel to the action trash–classic CRANK sees Jason Statham miraculously reprise his role as the professional…
- My Suicide (2009)
- Dir. David Lee Miller
Feat. Gabriel Sunday, David Carradine, Mariel Hemingway…
- A disaffected teenager announces that he intends to document his impending suicide on camera in this heavy handed, if potent youth indie.
Built on…
- Jodorowsky's Dune (2014)
- Dir. Frank Pavich
Feat. Orson Welles, Salvador Dali, Mick Jagger…
- Billed as the greatest sci–fi movie never made, Alejandro Jodorowsky's attempt to adapt Frank Herbert's groundbreaking novel DUNE makes for a…