Actors American Men. Access the best of Getty Images with our simple subscription plan. Carradine portrayed Lewis Skolnick, an over-optimistic college freshman who, over the course of the film, embraces the notion that he is really a nerd. He made an appearance as a killer in the Martin Scorsese film Mean Streets shooting to death the character played by his brother, David. [109], David Carradine arrived in Bangkok, Thailand on May 31, 2009, to shoot his latest film, titled Stretch. Smith, Cecil; Kung Fu season 2 DVD documentary From Grasshopper to Caine. Robert Reed Carradine (brother from the same parents) Carradine, David; "On the Aisle: New York Imports 'The Royal Hunt of the Sun,' One of Those Ambitious Failures You Really Ought to See". [34] (The play was filmed in 1968 with Plummer taking Carradine's part. (Known as Dennis Carradine, a.k.a. "No fraternity picked him, convincing Carradine that he was indeed right for the part of the nerd that nobody wanted to claim as their own. He was a member of an acting family that included brothers Keith Carradine and Robert Carradine as well as his daughters Calista Carradine and Kansas Carradine, and nieces Ever Carradine and Martha Plimpton. Which Actress Do You Think Will Be The Next Meryl Streep? [105] He claimed that he had been framed by the apartheid government, as he had been seen dancing with Tina Turner. [16] He was also a guest star in an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent titled Gone (2005, Season 4, Episode 11), portraying a character based very loosely on Bobby Fischer. [111] Lt. Teerapop Luanseng, Lt. Col. Pirom Jantrapirom, and Col. Somprasong Yenthuam, Superintendent of the nearby Lumphini Police Station (139 Witthayu Road), said that Carradine was found naked and had hanged himself in the room's closet with a curtain cord. Thomas assisted Carradine in the guitar style of the period and the songs that had been chosen to be in the film. [13] He also often accompanied his father to summer theater throughout the Northeast. 1 & Vol. He is an actor and producer, known for Revenge of the Nerds (1984), Escape from L.A. (1996) and The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003). In 2005, Carradine visited the Shaolin Monastery in Henan, China, as part of the extra features for the third season of the Kung Fu DVDs. [86] His musical talents were often integrated into his screen performances. He was advised to change his name to avoid confusion with his famous father. Keith Ian Carradine (born August 8, 1949) is an American actor, singer and songwriter who has had success on stage, film and television. He was married to Gail Jensen from 1986 to 1997 and to Marina Anderson from 1998 to 2001. [54][55], Immediately after Kung Fu, Carradine accepted the role of the racecar driver Frankenstein in Death Race 2000 (1975), he said, to "kill the image of Caine and launch a movie career. A bitter custody battle led to his father gaining custody of him and his brothers, Christopher and Keith. The role was nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award. Carradine's parents were divorced when he was 2 years . He was previously married to Edith (Edie) Mani. [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. Under David's care he indulged in two of his major interests: race car driving and music. It was the acting debut of Bruce Lee's son, Brandon Lee. [37] Carradine guest-starred opposite David McCallum in a 1971 episode of Night Gallery, "The Phantom Farmhouse". Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options are waiting for you. Tattoos on the lower half of his nude body can be seen. [11]:393, During Kung Fu's original run, Carradine made cameo appearances in Scorsese's Mean Streets (1973) (alongside his brother Robert Carradine) and Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye. [67] After doing a fifth Corman action film, Fast Charlie the Moonbeam Rider (1979), directed by Steve Carver, Carradine played Paul Gauguin for TV in Gauguin the Savage (1980). This was one of several Roger Corman productions in which he appeared. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. He is the brother of Christopher and Keith Carradine, paternal half-brother of Bruce and the late David Carradine, and maternal half-brother of Michael Bowen. While this is not an exact family tree, it does show a list of many popular members of the Carradine family. [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. The elder Carradine's acting career, which included major and minor roles on stage, television, and in cinema, spanned more than four decades. Kingsport Post. The show starred Hilary Duff as Lizzie and was widely popular among girls. Michael Bowen portrays Buck in Vol. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you . Carradine participated in the Rolex 24 race at Daytona in 2000, finishing 29th in the GTU class and 61st overall. [3], Carradine's parents divorced when he was 2 years old. 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. In the ensuing years, Carradine was cast in a wide range of roles. The advertisement paid tribute to The Three Stooges while satirizing his role in Kung Fu. He sang and played the piano, the guitar, and the flute, among other instruments. Siblings: Bruce Carradine, Christopher Carradine, David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Michael Bowen: "Mrs. Carradine Pushes Action Against Actor". She is recognized on Broadway for her roles in The Coast of Utopia (20062007), Shining City (20062007), Top Girls (20072008), and Pal Joey (20082009). Moreover, influenced by his Kung Fu role, he studied martial arts. It's a responsibility, a mission. Actor Robert Carradine was born in the United States on March 24, 1954. [32] Carradine said of this performance, "Many of the important roles that I got later on were because the guy who was going to hire me was in that audience and had his mind blown. Carradine made his first studio film in a long time with Bird on a Wire (1990) and he guest starred on shows like Matlock, The Young Riders, and The Ray Bradbury Theatre. [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. 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. Carradine's first film role was in the 1972 film The Cowboys, which starred John Wayne and Roscoe Lee Browne. Carradine was born John Arthur Carradine Jr.[8] on December 8, 1936, in Hollywood, California, the eldest child of actor John Carradine (19061988) and his wife Ardanelle Abigail (ne McCool) Carradine (19111989). Kleiner, Dick. Carradine alongside the rest of the cast reprised their respective roles. Brother: David Carradine: Dec 8 1936: Brother: Robert Carradine: Mar 24 1954: Brother: Bruce Carradine: Apr 10 1933: Brother: Keith Carradine: Aug 8 1949: Brother: Michael . [6][7] By 2003, he had acquired enough expertise in martial arts to produce and star in several instructional videos on T'ai chi and Qigong. [5], Carradine was raised primarily by his stepmother, his father's third wife, Doris Grimshaw, and believed her to be his mother until he was introduced to Sonia Sorel at a Christmas party when he was 14 years old. Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise, Still Life / The Little People of Killany Woods / The Misfortune Cookie, Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, "Lizzie "McGuire" Box Set Volume 1 DVD Review", Robert Carradine Producer Profile for The 1 Second Film, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_Carradine&oldid=1151498319, "Marlee Matlin / Kim Carnes / Robert Carradine", Best Actor in a Theatrical or Dramatic Special, This page was last edited on 24 April 2023, at 12:53. David also made a guest appearance in episode 11 of Lizzie McGuire as himself, which gave him an opportunity to work with his brother Robert, who played Lizzie's father in the series. He is known for his roles as Tom Frank in Robert Altman's Nashville, Wild Bill Hickok in the HBO series Deadwood, FBI agent Frank Lundy in Dexter and US President Conrad Dalton in Madam Secretary. These posthumous credits were from a variety of genres including action, documentaries, drama, horror, martial arts, science fiction, and westerns. He has been married to Carolyn Martin since 1979, they have 3 children. A member of the Carradine family, he made his first appearances on television Western series such as Bonanza and his brother David's TV series, Kung Fu. The marriage dissolved in 1968, whereupon Carradine left New York and headed back to California to continue his television and film careers. New York City. Robert Carradine (/krdin/ KARR--deen; born March 24, 1954)[1] is an American actor. Michael Bowen also appears in other Quentin Tarantino Films (Django Unchained and Jackie Brown, in addition to both films of the . Attorney Mark Geragos, who represents Carradine's brother, Keith, told Radar that the family is "outraged" by the move and will legally go after any publication in the U.S. that publishes the photo. More than 70 exclusive photographers. When Robert was two years old, his parents divorced and subsequently, an acrimonious custody battle ensued. [citation needed], The actor, who once received an award for being the hardest-working actor in Hollywood,[76][11] still had approximately a dozen films in post-production at the time of his death in 2009. After a series of small roles in both films and TV shows, he starred as the male lead Johnnie in the romantic-comedy The Pom Pom Girls. He was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his performance. Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. Produced by Warner Brothers, the show aired 12 episodes on ABC before its early cancellation. At the time of Carradine's parents' marriage, his mother already had a son by her first husband, whom John adopted. 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. Our one-of-a-kind images are available as fine art prints. The Milwaukee Journal. It was at a Christmas party when he was 14 years old, that he was introduced to Sorel. [22] He met fellow inductee Larry Cohen, who later cast him in Q, The Winged Serpent. 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). [102], In 1980, while in South Africa filming Safari 3000 (also known as Rally), which co-starred Stockard Channing, Carradine was arrested for possession of marijuana. He was born in Hollywood and educated at San Francisco State College, where he studied music theory and composition. He starred in the low-budget action film Behind Enemy Lines (1986) and reprised his role as LaMotte in North and South, Book II, telecast in May 1986. Father of Caitlyn Carradine (born August 13 1982) and Henry Wolfe Carradine (born October 24 1990), as well as the stepfather of Richard Carradine (born January 19, 1970). Please fill out the form below and we will follow up with you shortly with pricing information and to complete your purchase. He is one of many actors in the Carradine family. Carradine also worked as a producer and directed an episode. On July 1, 2009, Michael Baden, the medical examiner hired by Carradine's family to conduct his own autopsy on Carradine, stated that the actor died from asphyxiation, and that the way Carradine's body was bound allowed him to rule out suicide. A year later, he worked in his first movie as a cowboy named Slim Honeycutt in the John Wayne starrer The Cowboys. U.S. State: California. Farr, William; "Carradine: Bergman's Choice". He made a cameo in Trick or Treats (1982) and was the villain in Lone Wolf McQuade (1983) with Chuck Norris. siblings: Bruce Carradine, Christopher Carradine, David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Michael Bowen. The entire Carradine family (Bruce Carradine, David Carradine, Chris Carradine, John Carradine, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine) circa 1974 1978 Ulvis Alberts. Next came the role of the alcoholic, unemployed trapeze artist Abel Rosenberg in The Serpent's Egg (1977). Several other television roles followed, including appearances on Wagon Train, East Side/West Side, Arrest and Trial, The Virginian, Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. In 2000 he co-starred with Caroline Rhea in Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire. Unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted. It had parents, grandparents, maybe siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles, godparents Old Hollywood and Their Lookalike Children, Stars and Their Famous Grandkids at the Same Age, Rising Stars Whose Parents Are Superstars, David Carradine (born John Arthur Carradine; December 8, 1936 June 3, 2009) was an American actor, best known for playing martial arts roles. [citation needed], In 1969, he performed off-Broadway in The Transgressor Rides Again, and the next year guest-starred in The Name of the Game. A member of Cecil B. DeMille's stock company and later John Ford's company, he was one of the most prolific character actors in Hollywood history. In November 2015, Carradine filed for divorce from Mani after 25 years of marriage. [110], On June 4 (Thursday), at the age of 72, Carradine was found dead in his room at the Swisstel Nai Lert Park Hotel, located on 2 Witthayu Road, in central Bangkok. David Carradine (/krdin/ KARR--deen; born John Arthur Carradine Jr.; December 8, 1936 June 3, 2009) was an American actor best known for playing martial arts roles. Carradine reprised the role in all three sequels of the original Revenge of the Nerds: Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987), Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation (1992), and Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love (1994). He starred in Kill Zone (1993), Dead Center (1993) for Steve Carver, Code Death: Frontera Sur (1993), and Bitter End (1993). He was featured in a Lipton Tea commercial, which first aired during the broadcast of Super Bowl XXVIII. Robert Reed Carradine (born March 24, 1954) is an American actor. Carradine got a contract with Universal. Psychotronic Magazine gave him an award for the "Most Working Actor in the Universe". [87] Carradine wrote and performed the theme songs for at least two movies that he starred in, Americana and Sonny Boy. Robert Carradine has a daughter, actress Ever Carradine (born on August 6, 1974), from his relationship with horse trainers assistant Susan Snyder. The segment, which was described as "eerie," was filmed four months before his own death. [3] He received nominations for a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award for his work on Kung Fu, and received three additional Golden Globe nominations for his performances in the Woody Guthrie biopic Bound for Glory (1976), the television miniseries North and South (1985), and Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Volume 2,[4] for which he won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. For As Is (1986), he received a CableACE Award nomination in 1987. The film, directed by Paul Bartel and produced by Roger Corman, became a cult classic for New World Pictures. Carradine returned to guest-starring on regular TV series like The Fall Guy, Airwolf, Fox Mystery Theater and Partners in Crime. David Carradine’s half-siblings are Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine, Christopher Carradine, and Bruce Carradine. Of the five children, only . [43]:19 Also, the bad publicity that the 1974 peyote-related incident attracted on him affected the ratings in a way that Radames Pera described as sabotage,[53] and that Carradine himself acknowledged had been detrimental to them. In addition, he is a Golden Globe- and Academy Award-winning songwriter. He played father Sam McGuire on Lizzie McGuire from 2001 to 2004. He also appeared in Jane Doe, a TV series directed by James A. Contner, in 2007. His siblings are Christopher Carradine and Robert Carradine. [11]:4749, Against this backdrop of marital discord, David almost succeeded in committing suicide[13] by hanging at the age of five. Every elite, out-of-touch, sickeningly rich celebrity was once a tiny helpless baby. [33] He was also named as one of Theatre World's Promising Personalities from Broadway and Off Broadway. [citation needed], By 2006, he had become the spokesperson for Yellowbook, a publisher of independent telephone directories in the United States. Birth: Jan 23 1947. Carradinethought it could not last. He pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of disturbing the peace. He guest starred on shows such as Acapulco H.E.A.T., Just Shoot Me!, and Family Law. "I know I have some kind of vision that most actors and directors don't have", he said, "so it becomes a duty to exercise that vision. Carradines: 8 Sons, 2 Dads, 3 Moms. For the Kung Fu series, he made flutes out of bamboo that he had planted on the Warner Brothers lot. From 2001 to 2004, he was cast as Samuel McGuire, father of the eponymous character (Hilary Duff) in the teen sitcom Lizzie McGuire. [citation needed], Carradine also appeared in a minor role in Yuen Woo-ping's Chinese kung fu epic True Legend; they had first met while filming Kill Bill. They have two children together, Marika Reed (May 2, 1990) and Ian Alexander (November 14, 1992). [11] The pair lived together until 1975. [7] In 1984, Carradine played Robert Cohn in the television mini-series version of Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises. [27] He was in demand as a supporting actor, mostly in Westerns: The Violent Ones (1967), Heaven with a Gun (1969), Young Billy Young (1969) for Burt Kennedy, The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969) with Kennedy, The McMasters (1970), and Macho Callahan (1970). Carradine was increasingly becoming a support actor in films: Largo Winch: The Heir (2001), G.O.D. [62] Bergman said of his leading man, "I don't believe in God, but Heaven must have sent him. David Carradine was a member of the Carradine family of actors that began with his father, John Carradine. He was the great-grandson of Methodist evangelical author Beverly Carradine and the . And they actually missed a couple!" Christopher Carradine and Robert Carradine are his siblings. Add all the people you want to share this Hailing from a family of actors, performing was in his veins. He co-starred with Caroline Rhea and Matthew O'Leary in the comedy horror Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire (2000). "Lizzie McGuire" Has Become a Hot Disney Brand. Sease, Glean (August 29, 1967). . [11][20], Eventually, David Carradine returned to California, where he graduated from Oakland High School. [79] His final released movie was the cult independent film, Night of the Templar (2013), directed by his friend Paul Sampson, in which Carradine wielded a sword (katana) for the final time on screen. Keith Carradine Siblings | Brother. In 1977, Robert became a snack for the vengeful killer whale in the Jaws imitation film Orca.[9]. He is the brother of Christopher and Keith Carradine, paternal half-brother of Bruce and David Carradine, and maternal half-brother of Michael Bowen. He is the son of actress and artist Sonia Sorel (ne Henius), and actor John Carradine. The film was based on a story by its director Joseph Ruben and journalist Robert J. Rosenthal. Primarily of Irish descent, he was a great-grandson of Methodist evangelical author Beverly Carradine and a grandnephew of artist Will Foster. 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. Organize, control, distribute and measure all of your digital content. They have three children. During this time he worked with David on some independent projects including a biker film called You and Me (1975) and an unreleased musical called A Country Mile. Carradine starred in the 1975 TV movie Long Way Home and another car chase film for Bartel and New World, Cannonball! [115][disputed discuss] Thai authorities conducted the first autopsy on Carradine shortly after his death, and stated on June 8 that it would take a month to determine how he died, although a Thai police colonel told Reuters that the likely cause was asphyxiation. He was previously married to Candice Lee Corvi. Jessica Carradine, his daughter in the comics. Primarily of Irish descent, [10] he was a great-grandson of Methodist evangelical author Beverly Carradine and a grandnephew of artist Will Foster. [45] In an interview from 2005 Carradine disputed Bruce Lee's claim: "That's mythology. The script became Circle of Iron (1978), and in the film, Carradine played the four roles originally intended for Lee. Lee, Grant; "Joe Levine's Path to 'Bridge'". In a 2005 interview, Carradine talks about how there was a period where he was working as much as he could. A member of the Carradine family, he made his first appearances on television western series such as Bonanza and his late brother David's TV series, Kung Fu.

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