David Carradine
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Carradine in April 2008
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John Arthur Carradine December 8, 1936 Hollywood, California, U.S |
| Died | June 3, 2009 (aged 72) Bangkok, Thailand |
| Cause of death | Asphyxiation |
| Body discovered | Swissôtel Nai Lert Park Hotel |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills |
| Occupation | Actor, director, martial artist |
| Years active | 1965–2009 |
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| Partner(s) | Barbara Hershey (1969–1975) |
| Children | 3 children, 4 stepchildren |
| Parent(s) | John Carradine |
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| Website | www |
David Carradine (born John Arthur Carradine; December 8, 1936 – June 3, 2009) was an American actor and martial artist. He was known for his leading role as a peace-loving Shaolin monk, Kwai Chang Caine, in the 1970s television series Kung Fu. He was a member of an acting family that began with his father, John Carradine. Carradine's acting career, which included major and minor roles on stage and television, and in cinema, spanned over four decades. A prolific "B" movie actor, he appeared in more than 100 feature films in career spanning over sixty years. He was nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, for projects such as the television series Kung Fu (1972–1975), the Woody Guthrie biopic Bound for Glory (1976) and the miniseries North and South (1985). His final nomination came in the category of Best Supporting Actor for portraying the titular character in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004).
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 most popular acting role, he studied martial arts.
He had been frequently arrested and prosecuted for a variety of offenses, which often involved substance abuse. He died on June 3, 2009, in a hotel room in Bangkok, Thailand; from auto-erotic asphyxiation;
Carradine was born on December 8, 1936 as John Arthur Carradine, in Hollywood, California, the oldest child of actor John Carradine and his wife Ardanelle Abigail (McCool). 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. Primarily of Irish descent, he was a great-grandson of Methodist evangelical author Beverly Carradine and a grandnephew of artist Will Foster.
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