Kung Fu (TV series)
| Kung Fu | |
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David Carradine and guest star Sondra Locke, 1974
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| Genre |
Action/Adventure Western Drama |
| Created by | Ed Spielman Jerry Thorpe Herman Miller |
| Starring |
David Carradine Keye Luke Philip Ahn Radames Pera |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 63 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Jerry Thorpe |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 50 mins. |
| Production company(s) | Warner Bros. Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | October 14, 1972 – April 16, 1975 |
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| Followed by |
Kung Fu: The Movie Kung Fu: The Next Generation Kung Fu: The Legend Continues |
Kung Fu is an American action-adventure martial arts western drama television series starring David Carradine. The series aired on ABC from October 1972 to April 1975 for a total of 63 episodes. Kung Fu was preceded by a full-length feature television pilot, an ABC Movie of the Week, which was broadcast on February 22, 1972. The series became one of the most popular television programs of the early 1970s, receiving widespread critical acclaim and commercial success upon its release.
Kung Fu was created by Ed Spielman, directed and produced by Jerry Thorpe, and developed by Herman Miller, who was also a writer for, and co-producer of, the series.
The series follows the adventures of Kwai Chang Caine (portrayed by David Carradine as an adult, Keith Carradine as a teenager, and Radames Pera as a young boy), a Shaolin monk who travels through the American Old West armed only with his spiritual training and his skill in martial arts, as he seeks Danny Caine, his half-brother. Many of the used in the series are adapted from or derived directly from the Tao Te Ching, a book of ancient Taoist philosophy attributed to the sage Lao-tzu.
Keye Luke (as the blind Master Po) and Philip Ahn (as Master Chen Ming Kan) were also members of the regular cast. David Chow, who was also a guest star in the series, acted as the technical and kung fu advisor, a role later undertaken by Kam Yuen.
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