John Carradine
Acting
- Born:
- 1906-02-05
- Died:
- 1988-11-27
- Place of birth:
- New York, États-Unis
Biography
John Carradine (born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was an American actor, considered one of the greatest character actors in American cinema. He was a member of Cecil B. DeMille's stock company and later John Ford's company, best known for his roles in horror films, Westerns, and Shakespearean theatre. In the later decades of his career, he starred mostly in low-budget B-movies, but continued to also appear in higher-profile fare. In total, he holds 351 film and television credits, making him one of the most prolific English-speaking actors of all time. Carradine was married four times, had five children, and was the patriarch of the Carradine family, including four sons and four grandchildren who are or were also actors. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Carradine, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Jack-O 2: Blood Moon Rising
La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
The Trail of Dracula
Blood of 1000 Virgins
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
James Dean: Forever Young
The Great Man: W.C. Fields
Boogeyman II: Redux
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Jack-O
Bikini Drive-In
Legends of the West
Dracula in the Movies
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
The Alien Within
Buried Alive
Evil Spawn
Star Slammer
Peggy Sue Got Married
Hollywood Ghost Stories
Lugosi: The Forgotten King
Monster in the Closet
The Tomb
Revenge
Haunted Hollywood
Evils of the Night
Reel Horror
The Twilight Zone
Frankenstein's Brain
The Ice Pirates
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Imps*
A Rose for Emily
Boogeyman II
House of the Long Shadows
The Horror of It All
Antony and Cleopatra
The Vals
The Secret of NIMH
Satan's Mistress
The Scarecrow
The Best of Sex and Violence
Fame
The Reluctant Dragon
Frankenstein Island
Goliath Awaits
The Nesting
The Monster Club
The Howling
The Boogey Man
Monstroid
A Tribute to Dr. Shock
The Littlest Hobo
Americathon
The Seekers
Nocturna