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David Carradine

David Carradine

Actor, also producer · Died June 3, 2009, aged 72 · Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

David Carradine (born John Arthur Carradine Jr.; December 8, 1936 – June 3, 2009) was an American actor best known for playing martial arts roles. 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 also portrayed the title character of both of the Kill Bill films. He appeared in two Martin Scorsese films: Boxcar Bertha and Mean Streets. David Carradine was a member of the Carradine family of actors that began with his father, John Carradine. The elder Carradine's acting career, which included major and minor roles on stage, television, and in cinema, spanned more than four decades. A prolific "B" movie actor, David Carradine appeared in more than 100 feature films in a career spanning more than six decades. He received nominations for a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award for his work on Kung Fu, and received three additional Golden Globe nominations for his performances in the Woody Guthrie biopic Bound for Glory (1976), the television miniseries North and South (1985), and Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Volume 2, for which he won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. Throughout his life, Carradine was arrested and prosecuted for a variety of offenses, which often involved substance abuse. Films that featured Carradine continued to be released after his death. These posthumous credits were from a variety of genres including action, documentaries, drama, horror, martial arts, science fiction, and westerns. In addition to his acting career, Carradine was a director and musician. Moreover, influenced by his Kung Fu role, he studied martial arts. On April 1, 1997, Carradine received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Carradine, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
December 8, 1936
Died
June 3, 2009 (aged 72)
From
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
116 on MovieCove · 226 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 26% in 30 days

What are David Carradine's films like?

Across their 90 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action39 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
24%
Morality
23%
Survival
20%
Self
14%
Power
9%
Society
8%
Ideas
2%
Survival25 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds20 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge13 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice17 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption10 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty11 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 86 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 37 · Serious 25 · Dark 24

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 39 · Stylized 33 · Heightened 14

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 20 · Charged 40 · Intense 26

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 39 · Shifting 35 · Whiplash 12

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 48 · Some laughs 30 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 30 · Even-paced 45 · Relentless 11

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 54 · Engaged 29 · Full focus 3

Easy watch: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their easy watch movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 42 · Affecting 33 · Heavy 11

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 72 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

65 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 20 of 65 analyzed roles.

Hero
20 of 65
Shadow
18 of 65
Mentor
10 of 65
Trickster
5 of 65
Shapeshifter
4 of 65
Herald
3 of 65
Threshold guardian
3 of 65
Ally
2 of 65
Show the 65 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
65
Thrilling
34
Absurd
21
Melancholic
24
Warm
18
Other
62

How their films linger

Fun38 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy34
  • Bittersweet35
  • Tragic9
  • Ambiguous11
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch David Carradine's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 75 of their 116 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (53).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Carradine's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

226 credits, 116 with a MovieCove page; 35 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Madam Secretary(2014)

    Show 22 episodes · as President Conrad Dalton

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as John Tucker (archive Footage)

  • The Banksters, Madoff with America(2013)

    as Neal

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Night of the Templar(2012)

    as Shopkeeper

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Eldorado(2012)

    as The Spirit Guide

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair(2004)

    as Bill (Snake Charmer)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Stretch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Monteiro

  • Six Days in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Vernon Billings

  • Dinocroc vs. Supergator(2010)

    as Jason Drake

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • True Legend(2010)

    as Anthony

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Detention (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Principal Hoskins

  • All Hell Broke Loose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Marshal Ian McHenry

  • Road of No Return(2009)

    Associate Producer · as Mr. Hover

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Bad Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Det. Humes

  • Dark Fields (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Clive Jonis

  • Autumn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Philip

  • Mental(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Gideon Graham

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as The Bishop

  • Crank: High Voltage(2009)

    as Poon Dong

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Absolute Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Raf McCane

  • My Suicide(2009)

    as Vargas

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Kandisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as The American

  • The Golden Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Capt. Zebulon Hedge

  • Death Race(2008)

    as Frankenstein (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Killer(2008)

    as Crane

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Crane

  • Hell Ride(2008)

    as The Deuce

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Last Hour(2008)

    as Detective Mike Stone

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Camille(2008)

    as Cowboy Bob

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Son of the Dragon(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bird

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Big Stan(2007)

    as The Master

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Fuego (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Lobo

  • Permanent Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Old Man

  • Fall Down Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Associate Producer · as Wade Douglas

  • Homo Erectus(2007)

    as Mookoo / Uncle Unky

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Richard III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer · as Buckingham

  • The Ultimate Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mikhail

  • Treasure Raiders(2007)

    as Pierre

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Epic Movie(2007)

    as Museum Curator

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • How to Rob a Bank (and 10 Tips to Actually Get Away with It)(2007)

    as Nick

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • In Case of Emergency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Guru Danny

  • World War I: American Legacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as narrator

  • The Last Sect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Van Helsing

  • Final Move (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Captain Baker

  • Miracle at Sage Creek(2005)

    as Ike

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Clockwork (voice)

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Jessica's Brother

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Brothers in Arms(2005)

    as Driscoll

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon(2004)

    as Grand Master

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Last Goodbye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Fred McGillicuddie

  • Hair High(2004)

    as Mr. Snerz (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Kill Bill: Vol. 2(2004)

    as Bill 'Snake Charmer'

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Danny Phantom(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Clockwork (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Dead & Breakfast(2004)

    as Mr. Wise

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • American Reel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as James Lee Springer

  • Kill Bill: Vol. 1(2003)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Lost Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Michael Morrison

  • Eve(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Kung Fu Master

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • The Outsider(2002)

    as Doctor Lucas Henry

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Balto: Wolf Quest(2001)

    as Nava the Wolf Shaman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Down 'n Dirty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Gil Garner

  • Alias(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Conrad

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Nightmare Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Farber

  • The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Mr. Farber

  • Warden of Red Rock(2001)

    as Mike Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • By Dawn's Early Light(2001)

    as Nick Decker

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Donor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Mike

  • Guaranteed on Delivery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Norman Williams

  • Largo Winch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nério Winch

  • Out of the Wilderness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Clint Dugan

  • Jackie Chan Adventures(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lo Pei (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Nightfall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Gnomen

  • Kung Fu Action Masters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Narrator

  • Full Blast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Maceo

  • Titus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Bob Hawkins

  • Dangerous Curves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Lemmy

  • Code Name: Jaguar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Max Kaufman

  • Kiss of a Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Sean O'Leary

  • Family Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · as Andrew Weller

  • The Bitter End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • The Puzzle in the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as The General

  • Knocking on Death's Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Doc Hadley

  • The Monster Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Louis Dehoven

  • Lovers and Liars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Mr. Montague

  • Charmed(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Tempus

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Effects of Magic(1998)

    as The Cabinet Maker

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Shepherd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Ventriloquist

  • The New Swiss Family Robinson(1998)

    as Sheldon Blake

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror(1998)

    as Luke

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Nosferatu: The First Vampire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Host

  • An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island(1998)

    as Chief Wulisso (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Light Speed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Miles

  • Mystic Origins of the Martial Arts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • The Rage(1997)

    as Lucas McDermott

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Fast Track (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Lost Treasure of Dos Santos(1997)

    as Martin Shaw

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Just Shoot Me!(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as David Carradine

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Last Stand at Saber River(1997)

    as Duane Kidston

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • King of the Hill(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Junichiro (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Macon County Jail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Coley

  • The Good Life(1997)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Woof! Woof!! Uncle Matty's Ultimate Guide to Dog Training (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Profiler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Christopher Joe Allman

  • Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mandrax (voice)

  • The Eagle and the Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as John Freemont

  • Dead Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Chavez

  • Desperately Looking For Success (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as James Lorrimer

  • Acapulco H.E.A.T.(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Victor Garrison

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Kill Zone(1993)

    as Col. Horace Wiggins

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu: The Legend Continues(1993)

    Show 88 episodes · Producer · as Kwai Chang Caine

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Code... Death: Frontera Sur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Colonel

  • Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Houston Currier

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Distant Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Joe Foley

  • Animal Instincts(1992)

    as William Lamberti

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Night Rhythms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Vincent

  • Human Target (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Solow

  • Waxwork II: Lost in Time(1992)

    as The Beggar

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Roadside Prophets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Othello Jones

  • Double Trouble(1992)

    as Mr. C

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Evil Toons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Gideon Fisk

  • Kung Fu - A Legend Reborn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Kwai Chang Caine

  • Capital Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Michale Maltin

  • The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw(1991)

    as Kwai-Chang Caine

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat(1989)

    as Mardulak

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Brotherhood of the Gun(1991)

    as Artemis McBride

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Karate Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Dad

  • Deadly Surveillance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Lieutenant

  • Project Eliminator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Associate Producer · as Ron Morrell

  • Midnight Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Hanley

  • Dune Warriors(1991)

    as Michael

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Field of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Gen. Corman

  • That's Action (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as John Tucker (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Martial Law(1990)

    as Dalton Rhodes

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Future Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as John Tucker

  • Bird on a Wire(1990)

    as Eugene Sorensen

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Trace of Lynx (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Warlords (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Dow

  • Think Big(1989)

    as Sweeney

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Try This One for Size(1989)

    as Bradley

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Sonny Boy(1989)

    Theme Song Performance · as Pearl

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Nowhere to Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Harmon

  • Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II(1989)

    as Dark One

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Future Force(1989)

    Associate Producer · as John Tucker

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Cover Girl and the Cop(1989)

    as Slade

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Night Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Max Crawford

  • Crime of Crimes(1989)

    Producer · as Frank McEntire

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Mad Bunch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Professor Foxwood

  • Crime Zone(1988)

    Executive Producer · as Jason

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Tropical Snow(1988)

    as Oskar

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • I Saw What You Did(1988)

    as Stephen

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Animal Protector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Col. Whitlock

  • Fatal Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Michael LeWinter

  • Open Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Joe Rourke

  • Run for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Maggiore Charles Forsythe

  • The Misfit Brigade(1987)

    as Col. Von Weisshagen

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Six Against the Rock(1987)

    as Bernard 'Bernie' Paul Coy

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Heartbeat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Man Playing Dice

  • Armed Response(1986)

    as Jim Roth

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Oceans of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as J.C. Busch

  • P.O.W. the Escape(1986)

    as Col. James Cooper

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jimmy Legrand · as Steve Mazarowski

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Kung Fu: The Movie(1986)

    Co-Producer · as Kwai Chang Caine

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • North & South: Book 1, North & South(1985)

    Show 8 episodes · as Justin LaMotte · as Justine LaMotte

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Amazing Stories(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Calvin

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Ray Bradbury Theater(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Spender

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • The Bad Seed(1985)

    as Leroy Jessup

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • On the Line(1984)

    as Bryant

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • A Distant Scream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Michael

  • Partners in Crime(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Hermanski

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • The Warrior and the Sorceress(1984)

    as Kain

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael/Harris

  • Jealousy(1984)

    as Bobby Dee

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Airwolf(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Robert Winchester

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Faces of Culture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 26 episodes · as Narrator

  • Lone Wolf McQuade(1983)

    as Rawley Wilkes

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Trick or Treats(1982)

    as Richard Adams

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Q: The Winged Serpent(1982)

    as Shepard

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Safari 3000(1982)

    as Eddie Miles

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Darkroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Biker / Hitchhiker

  • Today's F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as The Leader

  • Americana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director · Editor · Producer · as The American Soldier

  • High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane(1980)

    as Ben Irons

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Cloud Dancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Brad Randolph

  • The Long Riders(1980)

    as Cole Younger

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Gauguin the Savage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Paul Gauguin

  • Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider(1979)

    as Charlie Swattle

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs(1979)

    as Le professeur d'arts martiaux à LAPD

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Horn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tom Horn

  • Circle of Iron(1978)

    as The Blind Man / Monkeyman / Death / Changsha

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Deathsport(1978)

    as Kaz Oshay

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Gray Lady Down(1978)

    as Captain Gates

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Serpent's Egg(1977)

    as Abel Rosenberg

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Thunder and Lightning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Harley Thomas

  • Bound for Glory(1976)

    as Woody Guthrie

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Cannonball!(1976)

    as Coy "Cannonball" Buckman

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Long Way Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Craw Dantley

  • The Family Holvak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · as Craw

  • You and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director · Composer · Editor · as Zeto

  • Death Race 2000(1975)

    as Frankenstein

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Mean Streets(1973)

    as Drunk

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Long Goodbye(1973)

    as Dave aka Socrates (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu(1972)

    Show 62 episodes · Director · as Kwai Chang Caine

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Boxcar Bertha(1972)

    as Big Bill Shelly

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Kwai Chang Caine

  • Macho Callahan(1970)

    as David Mountford

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring(1971)

    as Flack

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Night Gallery(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Gideon

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The McMasters(1970)

    as White Feather

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Young Billy Young(1969)

    as Jesse Boone

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Good Guys and the Bad Guys(1969)

    as Waco

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Heaven with a Gun(1969)

    as Coke Beck

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Jason Blake

  • Johnny Belinda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Locky

  • The Hunted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Gene Gauge

  • The Violent Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Lucas Barnes

  • Cimarron Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Gene Gauge

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Carlson · as Luke Roberts · as Pogo Weems

  • Too Many Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Felix

  • Shane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 17 episodes · as Shane

  • Bus Riley's Back in Town(1965)

    as Stretch

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Taggart(1964)

    as Cal Dodge

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Fitzhugh

  • Arrest and Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Wally Carpen

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Edward Clarke

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as The Utah Kid

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Clint

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 226 titles, 225 of them dated from 1955 to 2014; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

$181M worldwide

Highest rated

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2004)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

Film career

19552014

Peak 2008 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 35 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting226 of 226: 213 only acting, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thDirecting3 of 226: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleProducing10 of 226: 0 only producing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score11thMusic1 of 226: 0 only music, 1 with another roleEditing2 of 226: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 226: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

226 titles, 13 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s17 · acting1970s23 · 23 acting · 2 crew1980s50 · 50 acting · 6 crew1990s58 · 58 acting · 2 crew2000s65 · 65 acting · 3 crew2010s11 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 30% of 67 roles
6974798489940409

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do David Carradine's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 93; across their 86 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 86

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 86

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 86

Midcredits score across 116 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th20
  • 25th to 49th36
  • Below 25th44

Shape of the crowd

56 of their 116 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned7
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser30
  • Broadly Agreed11
  • Mixed56

Most divisive · actor

The Good Life (1997)

96th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2004)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 52/100 in their films, across 75 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 32. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is David Carradine's work okay for kids?

Across up to 21 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles54–92 · median 73 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity21 titles27–73 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles16–85 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles31–62 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles35–80 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does David Carradine work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Carradine's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roger Corman shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles