The entire Carradine family (Bruce Carradine, David Carradine, Chris Carradine, John Carradine, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine) circa 1974 1978 Ulvis Alberts. David Carradine’s half-siblings are Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine, Christopher Carradine, and Bruce Carradine. He made his feature directorial debut with the film You and Me, starring alongside Hershey and his brothers Keith and Robert. In April 1962, she gave birth to their daughter Calista. The first line from the Sonny Boy theme, "Paint", which he wrote while filming Americana in 1973, is engraved on his headstone. They have three children. 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. 2023 Getty Images. The Carradine family has held prominence in the world dating back many years, so it's no wonder that many people have a fascination with its members. Carradine's father had made a name for himself in Hollywood for his performances in films by John Ford and Cecil B. DeMille, among many others. Carradine also portrayed fraternity president "Lewis Skolnick" in the Revenge of the Nerds series of comedy films. September 30, 1983, p. 36. [71] He followed it with Night Children (1989), Crime of Crimes (1989) (which he produced), Animal Protector (1989), Dune Warriors (1990), Martial Law (1990) and The Trace of Lynx (1990). "[108], In 1994, in Toronto, filming Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Carradine was arrested for kicking in a door at the SkyDome while attending a Rolling Stones concert. He was previously married to Edith (Edie) Mani. His siblings are Christopher Carradine and Robert Carradine. His maternal great-grandfather was biochemist Max Henius, and his maternal great-grandmother was the sister of historian Johan Ludvig Heiberg. Actor David Carradine with his daughter Calista and brother Robert Carradine, attending the premiere of the movie 'Bound for Glory', at the Beverly. The elder Carradine's acting career, which included major and minor roles on stage and television, and in cinema, spanned more than four decades. Primarily of Irish descent, [10] he was a great-grandson of Methodist evangelical author Beverly Carradine and a grandnephew of artist Will Foster. He was also part of the television miniseries The Tommyknockers (1993), which was based on Stephen Kings novel of the same name. Carradine called the assistant an hour later but was told the group was across town and he would have to make his own arrangements that evening. In 1999, he made an appearance as the demon Tempus in the Season 1 finale episode of Charmed. Haber, Joyce; "Carradine Fined, Given Probation: Kung Fu Star Pleads No Contest to Mischief Charge". After Sorel gave birth to his brothers Robert and Christopher, Carradine's parents split when he was 6; she later married artist Michael Bowen and gave birth to Carradine's half-brother Michael Bowen Jr. Set in post-World War I Berlin, The Serpent's Egg, which also starred Liv Ullmann, is together with The Touch one of the two only English-language films by Swedish director Ingmar Bergman. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you . Every elite, out-of-touch, sickeningly rich celebrity was once a tiny helpless baby. [107] Of this incident, the Los Angeles Times reported: "Legal experts say Carradine was handed a harsher-than-average sentence, even for a second-time offender: three years' summary probation, 48 hours in jail, 100 hours of community service, 30 days' work picking up trash for the California Department of Transportation, attendance at a drunk driving awareness meeting and completion of an alcohol rehabilitation program. [4] His brother Keith said of the experience, "It was like being in jail. Produced by Warner Brothers, the show aired 12 episodes on ABC before its early cancellation. On December 25, 1947, David appeared in a live telecast adaptation of A Christmas Carol, with his father in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge. Carjacker or Spike, in the movie continuity.) He reprised his role as Sam McGuire in The Lizzie McGuire Movie in 2003. On March 12, 2015, Carradine got into a major car accident in Colorado when he crossed the dividing line and collided with a semi-truck. David Carradine was a member of the Carradine family of actors that began with his father, John Carradine. Carradine, the burglar who killed Spider-Man 's Uncle Ben. 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. For more famous families, here are members of the Kardashian family and Manson family members. Jessica Carradine, his daughter in the comics. 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. [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. He starred in Kill Zone (1993), Dead Center (1993) for Steve Carver, Code Death: Frontera Sur (1993), and Bitter End (1993). He portrayed a car racer in Cannonball (1976), a salmon fisherman in Joyride (1977), American criminal and outlaw Edward Ewing Younger in The Long Riders (1980), an American soldier fighting in World War II in The Big Red One (1980), a novelist-cum-boxer in The Sun Also Rises (1984), prominent American anti-Vietnam War protest leader Rennie Davis in Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (1987), and a guardian angel in Clarence (1990). "[22] For that part, Carradine won a Theatre World Award for Best Debut Performance in 1965. Bruce Lee's widow claimed he had come up with the idea of a wandering monk in the Old West, but Ed Spielman, the series' creator, insisted that the concept was his own idea from years before Lee became a star. [7] He and David belonged to a musical quartet that performed in small clubs in Los Angeles and San Francisco.[6]. "[13] Carradine reprised the role of Skolnick in three sequels, taking over as executive producer in the latter two. Robert Reed Carradine (born March 24, 1954) is an American actor. Of the five children, only . [citation needed], Carradine returned to the director's chair with Americana (1981) (which was actually the completion of the earlier movie Around), which he also starred in, produced and edited. [87] Carradine wrote and performed the theme songs for at least two movies that he starred in, Americana and Sonny Boy. For As Is (1986), he received a CableACE Award nomination in 1987. 2 on their top ten list for of Academy Awards predictions. [65][66] Carradine made Mr. Horn (1979) for TV, playing Tom Horn based on a script by William Goldman. Carradine was born in San Mateo, California, the son of actress and artist Sonia Sorel (ne Henius) and actor John Carradine. Tattoos on the lower half of his nude body can be seen. A bitter custody battle led to his father gaining custody of him and his brothers, Christopher and Keith. He made an appearance as a killer in the Martin Scorsese film Mean Streets shooting to death the character played by his brother, David. He graduated from Ojai Valley School, where he was active in the school's theater department. He is the brother of Christopher and Keith Carradine, paternal half-brother of Bruce and David Carradine, and maternal half-brother of Michael Bowen. These posthumous credits were from a variety of genres including action, documentaries, drama, horror, martial arts, science fiction, and westerns. We would stand there on either side of the glass door crying". Despite an attempt to dodge the draft,[11] in 1960 Carradine was inducted into the United States Army,[13] where he drew pictures for training aids. "David Carradine Charged With Attempted Burglary in Rampage". He would play the protagonist in several other films before being cast in The Revenge of the Nerds in 1984. Mossman had appeared with Carradine in Cloud Dancer (1980), which Brown also directed, and in The Long Riders. 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He recorded an album titled Grasshopper, which was released in 1975. But according to Dr. Martin Kafka, clinical associate professor of psychiatry at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass., all that has been reported on Carradine's body is consistent with auto-erotic asphyxia. 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. "Mrs. Carradine Pushes Action Against Actor". Fictional characters. Carradine is the son of actress and artist Sonia Sorel (ne Henius) and actor John Carradine. [2] His maternal great-grandfather was biochemist Max Henius, and his maternal great-grandmother was the sister of historian Johan Ludvig Heiberg. [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". Throughout his life, Carradine was arrested and prosecuted for a variety of offenses, which often involved substance abuse. His paternal half-brothers are David Carradine and Bruce Carradine, his maternal half-brother is Michael Bowen, and his full brothers are Christopher Carradine . Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, for, 1986: Nominee Golden Globe Awards. He did a car chase film in Africa, Safari 3000 (1980). [75] Although the films received no notice from the Academy, Carradine did receive a Golden Globe nomination[4] and a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor[13] for his portrayal of Bill. A film, The Lizzie McGuire Movie, based on the show was released in 2003. [citation needed], In 2001, he appeared in the episode "The Serpent" of the syndicated TV series Queen of Swords as the sword-wielding bandit El Serpiente filmed at Texas Hollywood studios in Almeria, Spain, home of many Spaghetti Westerns. In the legal proceedings, Mani claimed that Carradine had confessed to her and their two children previously that he had deliberately veered the car across the highway and into a full sized semi-truck in order to kill her. [6], Robert was instrumental in securing his brothers David and Keith to perform with him in one of the most unusual casting arrangements in movie history. Christopher Carradine and Robert Carradine are his siblings. Miglior attore non protagonista (Best Supporting Actor), per, 2008: Honoree Bronze plaque on the Walk of Western Stars, 2010: Mencin especial del jurado (Special Mention by the Jury) , This page was last edited on 15 April 2023, at 11:37. [93][94] Gilbert was previously married to Roger McGuinn of The Byrds. He was also prosecuted for disturbing the peace.[11]. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options are waiting for you. It was very sad. [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. Siblings: Bruce Carradine, Christopher Carradine, David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Michael Bowen: After the fire-fighters arrived at the spot and removed him from the wreck, he was rushed to a nearby hospital. [61] Carradine replaced Richard Harris, who was too ill to do it. The same year, he also played both himself and the ghost of a dead man for an episode of the NBC TV show Medium. http://popdose.com/the-popdose-interview-robert-carradine/, http://nerdreactor.com/2015/03/12/revenge-of-the-nerds-robert-carradine-car-accident/. In the second case, Carradine pleaded no contest. [27] The studio gave him his feature film debut in Taggart (1964), a western based on a Louis L'Amour novel. He, along with Christopher and Keith, was put in a home for abused children as wards of the court during the proceedings. Collect, curate and comment on your files. To easily create lightboxes of multiple images, request to license more than one image at a time, and more, sign up or login. 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. '"[95], In the late 1950s, while living in San Francisco, Carradine was arrested for assaulting a police officer. 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). Add all the people you want to share this [6][7] On April 1, 1997, Carradine received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. [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. 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. [1] 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. In November 2015, Carradine filed for divorce from Mani after 25 years of marriage. )[citation needed], Carradine left the production of Royal Hunt of the Sun in May 1966 to take up an offer to star in the TV series Shane, a 1966 western based upon a 1949 novel of the same name, previously filmed in 1953. A prolific "B" movie actor, David Carradine appeared in more. 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 The marriage dissolved in 1968, whereupon Carradine left New York and headed back to California to continue his television and film careers. In 1964 Carradine appeared as "The Utah Kid" on The Virginian in the episode "The Intruders." [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. He played father Sam McGuire on Lizzie McGuire from 2001 to 2004. [57] Carradine got 10% of the profits and made significant money from it. He appeared in two Martin Scorsese films: Boxcar Bertha and Mean Streets. [23] For the first half of the original series, David Chow provided technical assistance with kung fu, followed by Kam Yuen, who became Carradine's martial arts instructor. He guest-starred in The Nightmare Room, Jackie Chan Adventures, Titus, and King of the Hill. [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. Amongst the four Carradine brothers who became actors was the "Kung Fu" legend David Carradine and his look-alike brother Robert Carradine. use commas (,) to separate the addresses. He was advised to change his name to avoid confusion with his famous father. [5] Films that featured Carradine continued to be released after his death. [4] Along with Bruce Lee movies, Kung Fu helped to popularize the martial arts and Eastern philosophy in the west. In 2018, Carradine joined Andrew Cassese and Don Gibb in an interview at the Niagara Falls Comic Con. 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. Anderson, Nancy. Carradine got a contract with Universal. Carradine played Atahuallpa opposite Christopher Plummer as Pizarro. Over 4 million images. In 2000 he co-starred with Caroline Rhea in Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire. In January 2013, he and former Revenge of the Nerds co-star Curtis Armstrong hosted King of the Nerds on TBS, a reality TV series in which a group of nerds compete to find out which one is the nerdiest. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/robert-carradine-34493.php, 20th Century Film & Theater Personalities, 21st Century Film & Theater Personalities, 20th Century American Film & Theater Personalities, 21st Century American Film & Theater Personalities. He has two older brothers, Christopher and Keith; two paternal half-brothers from Johns marriage to Ardanelle Abigail McCool, Bruce (adopted) and David; a maternal half-brother from Sonias marriage to Beat painter Michael Bowen, also named Michael Bowen; and two stepbrothers from Johns marriage to Doris Rich, Dale and Michael (adopted). [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. 1947 Chris Carradine was born on January 23, 1947 in New York City, New York, USA as Christopher John Carradine . 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. [15] He appeared in the 1987 HBO mini-series Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8. [69] Carradine played a pilot in Cloud Dancer (1980) and was the villain in High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (1980). Please, add any notes related to the licensing, A prolific "B" movie actor,[1] David Carradine appeared in more than 100 feature films in a career spanning more than six decades. Vicki Roberts, his attorney and a longtime friend of his wife's, performed the ceremony. You can [116], David Carradine was neither nominated nor won a Tony Award for The Royal Hunt of the Sun. He later claimed that he was trying to avoid being swarmed by fans. Actor: Kill Bill: Vol. 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). Among those who thought his portrayal of Bill, the assassin extraordinaire, would earn him an Academy Award nomination was Scott Mantz of The Mediadrome, who said, "Carradine practically steals every scene he's in with confident gusto, and he gives a soulful performance that should all but ensure a spot on next year's Oscar ballot.
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