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

Career

Carradine is best known for his roles as Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s television series Kung Fu (as well as the sequels in the 1980s and 1990s), 'Big' Bill Shelly in Martin Scorsese's Boxcar Bertha
(1972), folksinger Woody Guthrie in Bound for Glory
(1976), Abel Rosenberg in Ingmar Bergman's The Serpent's Egg (1977), and as Bill in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill
Vol. I (2003) and Vol. II (2004).

Other notable roles include the lead in Shane (the television series based upon the film) and a gunslinger in Taggart
, a 1964 western film based on a novel by Louis L'Amour. More recently, he portrayed Tempus on the television series Charmed and Conrad in the television series Alias. He currently appears as the host of Wild West Tech on the History Channel, taking over the duties from his brother Keith. Carradine is also known for producing and starring in several exercise videos teaching Tai chi and Qi Gong exercises.

Background and family

Carradine is the son of noted American actor John Carradine. Born of Irish, English, Scottish, Welsh, German, Spanish, Ukrainian, Cherokee and Italian descent, he is the half-brother of Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine, Bruce Carradine, and Michael Bowen. He is also the uncle of Ever Carradine and Martha Plimpton.

He studied drama at San Francisco State University before working as an actor on stage as well as in television and cinema.

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Richard III
(2006) - Buckingham
Danny Phantom (2005) - Clockwork
Kill Bill
: Vol. I (2003) and Vol. II (2004) - Bill
Alias (2001) - Conrad
Lizzie McGuire (2001) - himself
Charmed (1999) - Tempus
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993-1997) - Kwai Chang Caine
Kung Fu:The Movie (1986) - Kwai Chang Caine
North and South (1985) - Justin LaMotte
Lone Wolf McQuade
(1983) - Rawley Wilkes

The Long Riders
(1980) - Cole Younger

Mr. Horn (television) (1979} - Tom Horn

Gray Lady Down
(1978) - Capt. Gates

Circle of Iron (1978) - The Blind Man/Monkeyman/Death/Changsha

The Serpant's Egg (1977) - Abel Rosenberg

Bound for Glory
(1976) - Woody Guthrie

Cannonball
(1976)- Coy 'Cannonball' Buckman

Death Race 2000
(1975) - Frankenstein

Kung Fu (1972-1975) - Kwai Chang Caine

Boxcar Bertha
(1972) - 'Big' Bill Shelly

The Violent Ones
(1967) - Lucas Barnes

Johnny Belinda (1967) - Locky

Shane (television) (1966) - Shane

Taggart
(1964) - Cal Dodge

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Actors - David Carradine

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