David Carradine

David Carradine (born John Arthur Carradine December 8, 1936 in Hollywood, California) is an American actor and ex-Marine.

He is the son of actor John Carradine, the brother of Keith Carradine, and half-brother of Robert Carradine. He starred in the television series, Shane, but was best known for the role of Kwai Chang Caine in the television series Kung Fu. He has also played many roles in motion pictures, beginning with one as a gunslinger in Taggart, a 1964 western film based on a novel by Louis L'Amour. Most recently, he played the title role in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill volumes one and two, starring Uma Thurman.

He studied drama at San Fransisco State University.

He began studying the Martial Arts after getting cast in "Kung Fu".

He was convicted of drunk driving October 1998. He subsequently served 48 hours in jail and did community service.

Has a lifelong fascination with Eastern philosophies and culture which resulted in him writing the book "Spirit of the Shaolin" about the philosophy of Kung Fu.

Has a devotion to music and has recorded 60 tracks from various musical genres and has sung in several movies.

Has been married and divorced four times.

Coco d'Este (20 February 1998 - 12 December 2001) (divorced), Gail Jensen (4 December 1988 - 1997) (divorced), Linda Gilbert (1977 - 1983) (divorced) 1 daughter, Donna Lee Becht (December 1960 - ?)(divorced) 1 child.

Carradine also played a reoccurring role in seasons two and three on the television show Alias.

Lives in L.A. with girlfriend Annie, her four kids and their 3 dogs.


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with girlfriend Annie, her four kids and their 3 dogs. He was elected to the Radio Hall of Fame in 1997. Lives in L.A. Conrad died at age 73 in Los Angeles, California and is interred at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery. Carradine also played a reoccurring role in seasons two and three on the television show Alias. He later starred in both Nero Wolfe (1981) and Jake and the Fatman (1987-92). Coco d'Este (20 February 1998 - 12 December 2001) (divorced), Gail Jensen (4 December 1988 - 1997) (divorced), Linda Gilbert (1977 - 1983) (divorced) 1 daughter, Donna Lee Becht (December 1960 - ?)(divorced) 1 child. But the 1970s saw him starring in the first of three detective series which would bring him an added measure of renown, Cannon, which ran from 1971-76.

Has been married and divorced four times. Tolkien's The Return of the King. Has a devotion to music and has recorded 60 tracks from various musical genres and has sung in several movies. R. Has a lifelong fascination with Eastern philosophies and culture which resulted in him writing the book "Spirit of the Shaolin" about the philosophy of Kung Fu. R. He subsequently served 48 hours in jail and did community service. Moving to television in the 1960s, his first decade in the medium was largely marked by a return to voice work and the direction of Brainstorm in 1965; he narrated the Bullwinkle cartoons from 1961-73, and later performed the role of Denethor in the 1980 animated TV version of J.

He was convicted of drunk driving October 1998. He also appeared in Body and Soul (1947), Sorry, Wrong Number, Joan of Arc (both 1948), and The Naked Jungle (1954). He began studying the Martial Arts after getting cast in "Kung Fu". Among his various film roles, where he was usually cast as threatening figures, perhaps his most notable role was his first credited one, as one of the gunmen sent to eliminate Burt Lancaster in the 1946 film The Killers. He studied drama at San Fransisco State University. Other series to which Conrad contributed his talents included Escape, Suspense and The Damon Runyon Theater. Most recently, he played the title role in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill volumes one and two, starring Uma Thurman. He was considered for the role when the series was brought to television in 1955, but his increasing obesity led to the casting of James Arness.

He has also played many roles in motion pictures, beginning with one as a gunslinger in Taggart, a 1964 western film based on a novel by Louis L'Amour. Conrad's deep, resonant voice led to a number of noteworthy roles in radio drama, most prominently his originating the role of Matt Dillon on the old-time radio program Gunsmoke from 1952-61. He starred in the television series, Shane, but was best known for the role of Kwai Chang Caine in the television series Kung Fu. He returned to the airwaves after the war, going on to accumulate over 7,000 roles in radio by his own estimate. He is the son of actor John Carradine, the brother of Keith Carradine, and half-brother of Robert Carradine. Starting work in radio in the late 1930s in California, Conrad went on to serve as a fighter pilot in World War II. David Carradine (born John Arthur Carradine December 8, 1936 in Hollywood, California) is an American actor and ex-Marine. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky.

William Conrad (September 27, 1920 - February 11, 1994), born William Cann, was an American actor and narrator in radio, film and television noted for his gifted use of a marvelous baritone voice, as well as for his sizable girth.