He was a member of an acting family that included brothers Keith Carradine and Robert Carradine as well as his daughters Calista Carradine and Kansas Carradine, and nieces Ever Carradine and Martha Plimpton. Keith Carradine | Criminal Minds Wiki | Fandom "Carradine Flies East After Court Victory". The elder Carradine's acting career, which included major and minor roles on stage, television, and in cinema, spanned more than four decades. His parents divorced and repeatedly remarried; he was born to his mother's second marriage of three, and his father's first of four. [16] He was also a guest star in an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent titled Gone (2005, Season 4, Episode 11), portraying a character based very loosely on Bobby Fischer. "Because I did nineteen movies in eighteen months. Later, he returned to the role of Slim Honeycutt in the TV adaptation of The Cowboys (1974). "Wavelength" Delightful. [111] Lt. Teerapop Luanseng, Lt. Col. Pirom Jantrapirom, and Col. Somprasong Yenthuam, Superintendent of the nearby Lumphini Police Station (139 Witthayu Road), said that Carradine was found naked and had hanged himself in the room's closet with a curtain cord. [3], Carradine's parents divorced when he was 2 years old. In 1979, he was alongside Melissa Sue Anderson in Survival of Dana. He was a half-brother of Bruce, Keith, Christopher, and Robert Carradine, and an uncle of Ever Carradine and Martha Plimpton, most of whom are also actors. Yuen said of Carradine: .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, He is among the first Hollywood actors to perform Chinese martial arts on the big screen. American actors and brothers, David and Keith Carradine at the premiere of 'Life and Times of Xavier Hollander,' Hollywood, California. He never considered himself a master of the art, but rather an "evangelist" of kung fu. A member of the Carradine family, he made his first appearances on television Western series such as Bonanza and his brother David's TV series, Kung Fu. He would play the protagonist in several other films before being cast in The Revenge of the Nerds in 1984. Robert Carradine is best known for his performance in the film Revenge of the Nerds. [115][disputed discuss] Thai authorities conducted the first autopsy on Carradine shortly after his death, and stated on June 8 that it would take a month to determine how he died, although a Thai police colonel told Reuters that the likely cause was asphyxiation. He performed several of Woody Guthrie's songs for the movie, Bound for Glory. This was one of several Roger Corman productions in which he appeared. Carradine starred in Natural Selection (1999), Full Blast (1999), Zoo (1999), The Puzzle in the Air (1999), Dangerous Curves (2000) (starring Robert), Down 'n Dirty, Nightfall (2000), and By Dawn's Early Light (2000). [58] Carradine was tapped to play Duke Leto Atreides in Alejandro Jodorowsky's aborted Dune adaptation in the late 1970s. Carradines: 8 Sons, 2 Dads, 3 Moms. Mtnra, Oliver; Learn how and when to remove these template messages, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, National Board of Review Award for Best Actor, High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane, The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw, How to Rob a Bank (and 10 Tips to Actually Get Away with It), Kung Fu star Carradine found dead in Bangkok hotel, Capri, Hollywood International Film Festival, "David Carradine family seeks FBI forensic experts help", "David Carradine, Star of T.V. Keith Carradine - Turner Classic Movies [82], Carradine knew nothing of the practice of kung fu at the time he was cast in the role of Kwai Chang Caine; instead, he relied on his experience as a dancer for the part. New York Times. In the film Robert's character wins the cross country road race, beating the favorite, Coy "Cannonball" Buckman, played by his brother, David. [43], Although the choice of a non-Asian to play the role of Kwai Chang Caine stirred controversy, the show provided steady employment for a number of Asian-American actors. [7] He and David belonged to a musical quartet that performed in small clubs in Los Angeles and San Francisco.[6]. [5] Films that featured Carradine continued to be released after his death. Keith Ian Carradine is an American Academy Award-winning actor and songwriter, born into a family of actors. You are about to submit a print order for this image: 2166_0004 Carradine was born John Arthur Carradine Jr.[8] on December 8, 1936, in Hollywood, California, the eldest child of actor John Carradine (19061988) and his wife Ardanelle Abigail (ne McCool) Carradine (19111989). David Carradine. deem necessary to help us process your request. Carradine Family Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images [13] He also often accompanied his father to summer theater throughout the Northeast. [11][70] He also directed the unreleased Mata Hari, an epic that starred his daughter, Calista. [40], In 1972, he co-starred as "Big" Bill Shelly in one of Martin Scorsese's earliest films, Boxcar Bertha, which starred Barbara Hershey, his partner at the time. The show's realistic approach to the problems of a 13-year-old girl also appealed to parents.[17][18]. The All-Time Greatest Martial Arts Actors, Celebrities You Didn't Know Use Stage Names, The Greatest Actresses Who Have Never Won an Oscar (for Acting), The Greatest Actors & Actresses in Entertainment History. He was also part of the television miniseries The Tommyknockers (1993), which was based on Stephen Kings novel of the same name. He was advised to change his name to avoid confusion with his famous father. http://popdose.com/the-popdose-interview-robert-carradine/, http://nerdreactor.com/2015/03/12/revenge-of-the-nerds-robert-carradine-car-accident/. Jessica Carradine, his daughter in the comics. [6][7] On April 1, 1997, Carradine received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Vicki Roberts, his attorney and a longtime friend of his wife's, performed the ceremony. While in the Army, he faced court-martial on more than one occasion for shoplifting. He is perhaps best known as the star of the 1970s television series Kung Fu, playing Kwai Chang Caine, a peace-loving Shaolin monk travelling through the American Old West. He was last seen alive on June 3, but his assistant and other film staffers could not reach Carradine when they were going to have dinner and decided to leave without him. [78], He appeared in the music video of the song Devil by Ours (2013), with images originally shot four years before for the unreleased short film 8 For Infinity, directed by Michael Maxxis. A member of the Carradine family, he made his first appearances on television Western series such as Bonanza and his brother David's TV series, Kung Fu. Best Supporting Actor, for, 2005: Winner Action on Film International Film Festival, Lifetime Achievement Award - First annual recipient, 2005: Nominee Albo doro, Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA). It has been said that Carradine left the show after sustaining injuries that made it impossible for him to continue. U.S. State: California. He guest starred on shows such as Acapulco H.E.A.T., Just Shoot Me!, and Family Law. Carradine was increasingly becoming a support actor in films: Largo Winch: The Heir (2001), G.O.D. Carradine returned to guest-starring on regular TV series like The Fall Guy, Airwolf, Fox Mystery Theater and Partners in Crime. Cassidy, Claudia; "Young Actor Finds an Idol--It's Himself". He reprised his role as Sam McGuire in The Lizzie McGuire Movie in 2003. Not to be confused with British historian. Actor Robert Carradine was born in the United States on March 24, 1954. [11] Carradine pleaded no contest to the mischief charge and was given probation. [11] The couple's relationship fell apart around the time of Carradine's 1974 burglary arrest,[92] when Carradine began an affair with Season Hubley, who had guest-starred on Kung Fu. Please help this article by looking for better, more reliable sources. In 2005, Carradine visited the Shaolin Monastery in Henan, China, as part of the extra features for the third season of the Kung Fu DVDs. He also portrayed the character Bill in both of the Kill Bill films. Yuen eulogized Carradine on the True Legend website, describing him as a "good friend". [26], Carradine returned to the part of Caine in Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1992), which led to a new TV series that ran from 1993 to 1997, and consisted of 88 episodes. [11] Carradine's annual salary on the show was reportedly $100,000. July 30, 1984, p. 44. Recently, he made a cameo appearance in Quentin Tarantinos Django Unchained (2012), hosted reality competition series King of the Nerds (2013-15) with his Revenge of the Nerds co-star Curtis Armstrong, and appeared in an episode of Celebrity Wife Swap (2015). He starred in TV movies like Jealousy (1984) and The Bad Seed (1985), and was still in demand as the star of cheaper action films such as The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984) and On the Line (1984). Carradine also portrayed fraternity president "Lewis Skolnick" in the Revenge of the Nerds series of comedy films. He later made several flutes for the movie Circle of Iron, one of which he later played in Kill Bill. He pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of disturbing the peace. He is the direct descendant of Dutch diamond and pearl merchant Kiliaen van Rensselaer, who was one of the founders of the Dutch East India Company. Please, add any notes related to the licensing, [28][29] When the play ended he was still under contract to Universal, and resumed TV work. David Carradine was a member of the Carradine family of actors that began with his father, John Carradine. Carradine participated in the Rolex 24 race at Daytona in 2000, finishing 29th in the GTU class and 61st overall. [68], In The Long Riders (1980), Carradine starred with his half-brothers Keith and Robert Carradine as the Younger Brothers. Best Supporting Actor - Television, for, 2005: Nominee Golden Globe Awards. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Tom Frank in Robert Altman's Nashville, Wild Bill Hickok in the HBO series Deadwood and FBI agent Frank Lundy in Dexter. [45] In an interview from 2005 Carradine disputed Bruce Lee's claim: "That's mythology. "[5] Carradine said that he and Bergman had plans to collaborate further, but Bergman's affection for him waned when he passionately protested a scene that included the butchering of a horse. "Lizzie McGuire" Has Become a Hot Disney Brand. Christopher Carradine (born 1947), architect who became Vice President of Walt Disney Imagineering [5] Married to Carolyn Martin since 1979, with 3 children Richard Reed Carradine (born 1970), Caitlyn Lace Carradine (born 1982) Henry Wolfe Carradine (born 1990) Keith Carradine (born 1949) Martha Plimpton (born 1970), by Shelley Plimpton Endless Highway. like: how do you plan to use the image, or any other consideration you He also played Sonny Jim, the mute companion of Serenity Johnson, portrayed by John Carradine, in his brother David Carradines legendary TV show Kung Fu (1972). During the custody battle, the children spent three months in a home for abused children as wards of the court. He starred in three films for Corman: Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II (1989), directed by Charles B. Griffith; Nowhere to Run (1989), directed by Carl Franklin; and Crime Zone (1990) directed by Luis Llosa; Carradine co produced the latter. [44] In addition to Keye Luke and Philip Ahn, who held leading roles in the cast as Caine's Shaolin masters, Robert Ito, James Hong, Benson Fong, Richard Loo, and Victor Sen Yung frequently appeared in the series. [27] The studio gave him his feature film debut in Taggart (1964), a western based on a Louis L'Amour novel. After the fire-fighters arrived at the spot and removed him from the wreck, he was rushed to a nearby hospital. Farr, William; "Carradine: Bergman's Choice". In response, Carradine admitted that he had been in a psychotic state at the time of the accident, but claimed that it was due to his wifes refusal to give him his bipolar medications. Together the Carradines played the Younger brothers in The Long Riders (1980) along with three other sets of acting brothers: Stacy and James Keach, Dennis and Randy Quaid, and Christopher and Nicholas Guest. He made his feature directorial debut with the film You and Me, starring alongside Hershey and his brothers Keith and Robert. His paternal half-brothers are David Carradine and Bruce Carradine, his maternal half-brother is Michael Bowen, and his full brothers are Christopher Carradine . 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Christopher John Carradine (brother from the same parents) Chris with wife Carolyn Date of Birth: January 23, 1947 Zodiac Sign: Aquarius Christopher is an architect who became Vice President of Walt Disney Imagineering. He appeared in the ER episode "Sleepless in Chicago" alongside Nerds co-star Anthony Edwards. [10], Also in 1980, Carradine co-starred with Mark Hamill and Lee Marvin in Samuel Fuller's The Big Red One recounting Fuller's World War II experience. In real life he is also a genuine kung fu fan, and knows tai chi, qi gong and Chinese medicine. "David Carradine Ordered to Pay in Assault Suit". Loohaulis, Jackie. . In 1978, Robert landed a demanding role in Hal Ashby's Oscar-winning Vietnam War drama, Coming Home, which starred Jane Fonda and Jon Voight. [4] His brother Keith said of the experience, "It was like being in jail. "Mrs. Carradine Pushes Action Against Actor". Carradine made his film debut in 1972 in The Cowboys with John Wayne. He became very proud of me. He made a cameo in Trick or Treats (1982) and was the villain in Lone Wolf McQuade (1983) with Chuck Norris. Hollywood Hotline. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. Kingsport Post. Robert Reed Carradine is an American actor famous for playing Lewis Skolnick in the Revenge of the Nerds films. Other theatre productions in which she has performed include The Playboy of the Western World, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Glass Menagerie. Carradine was reared by his maternal . And they actually missed a couple!" In the early years of their careers, the Carradine brothers collaborated on a few productions on screen and Broadway, linking their jobs for decades to come. Carradine's first film role was in the 1972 film The Cowboys, which starred John Wayne and Roscoe Lee Browne. John Carradine with sons Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine, Bruce Carradine and Mike Carradine in 1979 David Carradine and daughter Calista Carradine seen at a special evening of La Cage Aux Folles on August 30, 1982 in Los Angele, California All images in our archive are available for professional licensing and as fine art prints. "[citation needed], Carradine co-produced a full-length documentary about luthier Stuart Mossman, which has been identified as the actor's last film appearance. [85] In 1970, Carradine played one half of a flower-power beatnik duo in the season 4 Ironside episode, "The Quincunx", performing the songs "I Stepped on a Flower", "Lonesome Stranger", and "Sorrow of the Singing Tree". He was a half-brother of Bruce, Keith, Christopher, and Robert Carradine, and an uncle of Ever Carradine and Martha Plimpton, most of whom are also actors. All Members of the Carradine Family Listed - Ranker He played father Sam McGuire on Lizzie McGuire from 2001 to 2004. In 1983, he and Cherie Curie starred in the science fiction movie Wavelength in which he played a washed up rock star who helps extraterrestrials escape from a military base. He co-starred with Caroline Rhea and Matthew O'Leary in the comedy horror Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire (2000). Also in 1976, he earned critical praise for his portrayal of folksinger Woody Guthrie in Hal Ashby's Bound for Glory, for which he won a National Board of Review Award for Best Actor[59] and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award[4] and New York Film Critics Circle Award. Of the five children, only . Carradine also guest starred on Amazing Stories and Night Heat and he was in I Saw What You Did (1988), Run for Your Life (1988), Warlords (1988) (again for Ray), Tropical Snow (1989), and The Cover Girl and the Cop (1989). He was previously married to Candice Lee Corvi. "Portrait of a genius: 'Gauguin the Savage' paints a vivid picture". Police said he had been dead for at least 12 hours and found no sign of struggle. A second controversy was over whose idea the series had been. The entire Carradine family (Bruce Carradine, David Carradine, Chris Carradine, John Carradine, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine) circa 1974 1978 Ulvis Alberts. [32] Carradine said of this performance, "Many of the important roles that I got later on were because the guy who was going to hire me was in that audience and had his mind blown. Most of these roles were cameos or small parts in independent, direct-to-DVD productions. Carradine starred in the 1975 TV movie Long Way Home and another car chase film for Bartel and New World, Cannonball! Early life Carradine was born in San Mateo, California. Carradine had a good part in American Reel (2003) but the overall quality of his roles did not improve: Dead & Breakfast (2004), Carradine's second marriage ended in divorce, as did the two that followed. [22] He met fellow inductee Larry Cohen, who later cast him in Q, The Winged Serpent. [11]:393, During Kung Fu's original run, Carradine made cameo appearances in Scorsese's Mean Streets (1973) (alongside his brother Robert Carradine) and Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye. To easily create lightboxes of multiple images, request to license more than one image at a time, and more, sign up or login. Same as I, people shall always remember his role as Caine, the grasshopper, in Kung Fu, in the '70s, which was a really unforgettable performance. Carradine's parents were divorced when he was 2 years . Carradine was in Battle Gear (1991) and Evil Toons (1992) for Ray, and had support parts in Double Trouble (1992), Roadside Prophets (1992), Night Rhythms (1992), Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992), and Distant Justice (1992). [citation needed], By 2006, he had become the spokesperson for Yellowbook, a publisher of independent telephone directories in the United States. In 1972, they appeared together in a nude Playboy spread, recreating some sex scenes from Boxcar Bertha. Almost like a foreshadowing, there are several peculiar and eerie references in the film that coincidentally relate to the circumstances of Carradine's untimely passing, which include auto-erotic asphyxiation. The first line from the Sonny Boy theme, "Paint", which he wrote while filming Americana in 1973, is engraved on his headstone. Carradine worked very closely with his friend, singer-songwriter-guitarist Guthrie Thomas, on the film. Keith Carradine was born in San Mateo, California, the United States of America, on August 8, 1949, to actress Sonia Sorel and actor John Carradine. Which Actress Do You Think Will Be The Next Meryl Streep? Christopher Carradine and Robert Carradine are his siblings. He grew up along with his two brothers Christopher and Robert Carradine, both of whom are actors.Bruce and David Carradine are his paternal half-brothers while Michael Bowen is his maternal half-brother.. Keith Carradine Education. Anderson, Nancy. Newsmakers. While stationed at Fort Eustis, Virginia, he helped establish a theater company that became known as the "entertainment unit". After he dropped out of college, Carradine spent some time with the "beatniks"[21] of San Francisco's North Beach and southern California's Venice. He was featured in a Lipton Tea commercial, which first aired during the broadcast of Super Bowl XXVIII. "[56] The role had originally been offered to Peter Fonda, who was not available. [48][49][50] While Carradine mentioned it when talking about his work in film,[51] other causes involved were Carradines burnout, changes in the writing and shooting that altered the show's quality, and changes in the time slot, which led to the audiences decline;[52]:min.13:03 finally, the main reason was Carradines decision to quit to pursue a career as a film actor[11]:400402 and filmmaker. Also in 1983, he starred in the music video for The Motels hit song "Suddenly Last Summer" as lead singer Martha Davis' love interest. [citation needed], Carradine also appeared in a minor role in Yuen Woo-ping's Chinese kung fu epic True Legend; they had first met while filming Kill Bill. Height: 6'0" (183 cm), 6'0" Males. He guest-starred in The Nightmare Room, Jackie Chan Adventures, Titus, and King of the Hill. On July 1, 2009, Michael Baden, the medical examiner hired by Carradine's family to conduct his own autopsy on Carradine, stated that the actor died from asphyxiation, and that the way Carradine's body was bound allowed him to rule out suicide. At the time of Carradine's parents' marriage, his mother already had a son by her first husband, whom John adopted. [90] They appeared in other films together, including Martin Scorsese's Boxcar Bertha. He spent a lot of time playing, in his words, "greenhorns in Westerns and villains in thrillers". [72] In 1997, Carradine was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He appeared in two Martin Scorsese films: Boxcar Bertha and Mean Streets. 2 He is also shares three Half-Brothers (Keith Carradine, Chris Carradine, and Robert Carradine) with the title character's Actor David Carradine, via David's father (John Carradine) and Michael's mother (Sonia Sorel). These posthumous credits were from a variety of genres including action, documentaries, drama, horror, martial arts, science fiction, and westerns. Lee, Grant; Carradine, David and Moore, Richard "Circle of Iron DVD Extra Feature Commentary". Family (4) Trivia (5) Architect who became Vice President of Walt Disney Imagineering. Also that year, Carradine played a hippie reprobate opposite Sally Field in the well-received television movie Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring. siblings: Bruce Carradine, Christopher Carradine, David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Michael Bowen. [citation needed], The actor, who once received an award for being the hardest-working actor in Hollywood,[76][11] still had approximately a dozen films in post-production at the time of his death in 2009. He is the son of actress and artist Sonia Sorel (ne Henius), and actor John Carradine. Not sure how that happened. [27], In May 1964, Carradine joined the cast of the Broadway play The Deputy by Rolf Hochhuth, replacing Jeremy Brett. David Carradine HANGING PHOTO: Family Outraged Over Publication - HuffPost He was also in Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989), directed by Anthony Hickox; Try This One for Size (1989), Open Fire (1989), and Future Force (1989), which he helped produce. [11][13], In February 1977, Carradine married his second wife Linda (ne Linda Anne Gilbert) in a civil ceremony in Munich, Germany, after filming The Serpent's Egg. He starred in the low-budget action film Behind Enemy Lines (1986) and reprised his role as LaMotte in North and South, Book II, telecast in May 1986. [112][113][114] Thai police suggested the death might have been from accidental suffocation due to auto-erotic asphyxiation, since there was no suicide note and he was found with a rope tied to both his neck and his genitals. In 1964 Carradine appeared as "The Utah Kid" on The Virginian in the episode "The Intruders." Keith later took him aside and explained who she was. [90] In one of his final interviews, Carradine stated that at 71, he was still "in excellent shape", attributing it to a good diet and having a youthful circle of friends.
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