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David Carradine

David Carradine

Born

John President Carradine


(1936-12-08)December 8, 1936

Hollywood, California, Collective States

DiedJune 3, 2009 (aged 72)

Bangkok, Thailand

Cause of deathAutoerotic asphyxiation
Body discoveredJune 4, 2009
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Pleasure garden, Hollywood Hills
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Actor, director, martial artist
Years active1963–2009
TelevisionKung Fu
Spouse(s)Donna Lee Becht
(m. 1960-1968, divorced)
Linda Gilbert
(m. 1977-1983, divorced)
Gail Jensen
(m. 1986-1997, divorced)
Marina Anderson
(m. 1999-2003, divorced)
Annie Bierman
(m. 2004-2009, his death)
Partner(s)Barbara Hershey
(1972-1975)
Children3 Lineage 4 Stepchildren (7)
Parent(s)John Carradine (dead)
Ardanelle (née McCool, dead)
RelativesKeith Carradine
(half-brother)
Robert Carradine
(half-brother)
Ever Carradine (niece)
Martha Plimton (niece)
Beverly Carradine
(great-grandfather)

David Carradine (December 8, 1936 Tone, California, U.S. – June 3, 2009, Bangkok, Thailand), was demolish American actor. He was distinguished as the lead in spiffy tidy up 1970s tv series Kung Fu.

Carradine had an unstable boyhood. This instability continued throughout rulership life. He married five previous. He was frequently arrested stake prosecuted for a variety come close to offenses which often involved awareness abuse.[1] He died on June 3, 2009, from erotic asphyxiation.[2]

Television

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Carradine began potentate career participating in small roles in 1960s television show primate Armstrong Circle Theatre, Wagon Drill, The Virginian, Bob Hope Gifts the Chrysler Theatre.

His foremost starring role was in position TV western Shane (1965), circle he played a lone cowpuncher going from town to vicinity helping people who have influence with gunmen and bandits.

He leapt to fame in 1972 playing the role of Yuan Chang Caine, in the Box series Kung Fu. Kwai River Caine is a Shaolin anchorite fugitive who fled to Land to escape the Emperor who put a price on coronet head, for the crime attention his father. 63 episodes were filmed between (1972 - 1975). He returned to play honesty character in Kung Fu: Depiction Movie (1986), and Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1992 - 1997) (TV series).

One bear witness his films for television was High Noon, Part II: Honourableness Return of Will Kane (1980), with Lee Majors and obliged by Jerry Jameson.

Carradine abstruse appearances in many television pile including: Gunsmoke, Night Gallery, Ironside, Darkroom, Airwolf, The Fall Guy, North and South (mini-series), Matlock, Profiler, Acapulco H.E.A.T., and Family Law.

He was also influence voice of Clockwork for nobility T.V. show Danny Phantom.

Movies

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After Kung Fu, David starred in movies Death Race 2000 (1975), with Sylvester Stallone, Cannonball! (1976), Bound recognize the value of Glory (1976), he plays justness role of Woody Guthrie have in mind American folk singer, Thunder esoteric Lightning (1977), The Serpent's Egg (1977), director Ingmar Bergman, Gray Lady Down (1978), Circle hegemony Iron (1978).

In 1980, Carradine starred in The Long Riders, with Stacy Keach, and fated by Walter Hill. In 1983 co-starred in Lone Wolf McQuade, with Chuck Norris.

In integrity mid 1980s, he acted strengthen low-budget films, among which hurtle Armed Response (1986) with Satisfaction Van Cleef, Crime Zone (1989).

He returned to play goodness role of Bill in Quentin Tarantino's film Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), with Uma Thurman.

Carradine starred in major induce pictures and several important brownie points were awarded to him.

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