John Carradine
Known for Acting · 351 credits
- Born
- 1906-02-05
- Died
- 1988-11-27
- Place of birth
- New York, États-Unis
- Also known as
- John Peter Richmond · Peter Richmond · John Carradine Sr.
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (74)
Ironside
1967
Matinee Theater
1955
Love, American Style
1969
as Old George Pomerantz
The Rifleman
1958
Wagon Train
1957
as Park Cleatus
Maverick
1957
Climax!
1954
as John Evan / The Duke / Colonel Archer
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Brother Jerome
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Gavin Revere
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Malvolio
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Don Ignacio Vasquez
Lawman
1958
as Geoffrey Hendon
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Emergency!
1972
Cheyenne
1955
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as The Professor
Daniel Boone
1964
as Zack Pike
Studio One
1948
as Mr. Wadleigh
The Lucy Show
1962
as Guzman
The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Still Life")
The Big Valley
1965
as Elias Brown
Lost in Space
1965
as Arcon
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Lights Out
1949
Fame
1982
as Danny Amatullo
The Munsters
1964
The Rookies
1972
Night Gallery
1970
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Amos McKenna
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Gunsmoke
1955
as Ephraim Hunt / Kader
Bat Masterson
1958
as Sheriff Vince Morgan
Thriller
1960
as Jed Carta / Jason Longfellow
The Rebel
1959
as Elmer Dodson
Land of the Giants
1968
as Egor Crull
Vega$
1978
McCloud
1970
Sugarfoot
1957
as Mathew McDavitt
Telephone Time
1956
Suspense
1949
The Millionaire
1955
as Karl Miller AKA Count Karl Millevich
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Old Man - Third-Way Priest
Navy Log
1955
Laredo
1965
as Prof. Paracelsus Smythe
Wonder Woman
1975
as Harlow Gault
Branded
1965
as General Joshua McCord
Lock-Up
1959
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Green Hornet
1966
as James Rancourt / The Scarf
Suspicion
1957
as Raphael
Johnny Ringo
1959
as The Rain Man
MGM Parade
1955
as Self / self
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
as Prof. Boris Budge
The Littlest Hobo
1979
as Chief Justice Hamilton
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Noah
Flying High
1978
Movies (277)
The Ten Commandments
1956
as Aaron
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Cassius Starbuckle
Stagecoach
1939
as Hatfield
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Proctor Stamp
The Shootist
1976
as Beckum
The Secret of NIMH
1982
as Great Owl (voice)
The Invisible Man
1933
as Informer Suggesting Ink (uncredited)
Bride of Frankenstein
1935
as Lost Hunter at Hermit's Cottage (uncredited)
Johnny Guitar
1954
as Old Tom
The Howling
1981
as Erle Kenton
Peggy Sue Got Married
1986
as Leo
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
1972
as Dr. Bernardo
Fallen Angel
1945
as Professor Madley
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Casy
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
as Jeff Blair
The White Buffalo
1977
as Amos Briggs
The Boogey Man
1980
as Dr. Warren
Les Misérables
1935
as Enjolras
The Sentinel
1977
as Fr. Francis Matthew Halloran
The Egyptian
1954
as Grave Robber
Imps*
1983
as Gentleman
The Kentuckian
1955
as Ziby Fletcher
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Lord Elijah Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Western Union
1941
as Doc Murdoch
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Count Dracula (archive footage)
Swamp Water
1941
as Jesse Wick
Captain Kidd
1945
as Orange Povey
Crowhaven Farm
1970
as Nate Cheever
Buried Alive
1989
as Jacob Julian
Captains Courageous
1937
as Long Jack
Man Hunt
1941
as Mr. Jones
Boxcar Bertha
1972
as H. Buckram Sartoris
The Ice Pirates
1984
as Supreme Commander
The Hurricane
1937
as Guard Captain
Myra Breckinridge
1970
as Surgeon
International Settlement
1938
as Murdock
The Monster Club
1981
as R.Chetwynd-Hayes, Writer
House of Dracula
1945
as Count Dracula
Captain Fury
1939
as Coughy
Jesse James
1939
as Bob Ford
The Last Tycoon
1976
as Tour Guide
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
as Caldwell
The Sign of the Cross
1932
as Christian Martyr / Gladiator Leader / Voice in Coliseum Mob (uncredited)
The Invisible Man's Revenge
1944
as Dr. Peter Drury
The Court Jester
1955
as Giacomo
The Return of Frank James
1940
as Bob Ford
The Tomb
1986
as Andoheb
Cleopatra
1934
as Roman Citizen/Party Guest/Soldier (uncredited) (voice)
Silver Spurs
1943
as Lucky Miller
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
Terror in the Wax Museum
1973
as Claude Dupree
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957
as Dr. John Rayburn
The Story of Temple Drake
1933
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Reel Horror
1985
as Alcoholic Reporter (archive footage)
Blood and Sand
1941
as Nacional
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939
as Barryman
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937
as Ishak
The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938
as Speakeasy Doorman
Superchick
1973
as Igor Smith
Decisions! Decisions!
1971
as Railroad Ticket Clerk
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969
as Ticker
Evils of the Night
1985
as Dr. Kozmar
The Black Cat
1934
as Cult Organist
Five Came Back
1939
as Mr. Crimp
The Patsy
1964
as Bruce Alden
Jungle Woman
1944
as Dr. Sigmund Walters (archive footage / uncredited)
House of Frankenstein
1944
as Dracula (aka Baron Latos)
The Proud Rebel
1958
as Traveling Salesman
Golden Rendezvous
1977
as Fairweather
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Casanova's Big Night
1954
as Foressi
The Seven Minutes
1971
as Sean O'Flanagan
The McMasters
1970
as Preacher
Kidnapped
1938
as Gordon
Winterset
1936
as Bartolomio Romagna
Bikini Drive-In
1995
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1960
as Slave Catcher
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
as Sergeant Rankin
The Last Hurrah
1958
as Amos Force
Crash!
1976
as Dr. Welsey Edwards
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
1974
as Self
The Helicopter Spies
1968
as Third-Way Priest
Monster in the Closet
1986
as Old Joe Shempter
The Mouse and His Child
1977
as The Tramp (voice)
Reunion in France
1942
as Ulrich Windler, Head of Paris Gestapo
Gateway
1938
as Leader of Refugees
Stranger on Horseback
1955
as Col. Buck Streeter
Shock Waves
1977
as Captain
Whispering Ghosts
1942
as Norbert
Showdown at Boot Hill
1958
as Doc Weber
Frontier Marshal
1939
as Ben Carter
Danger – Love at Work
1937
as Herbert Pemberton
Americathon
1979
as Uncle Sam
The Nesting
1981
as Col. LeBrun
Blood of 1000 Virgins
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Munster, Go Home!
1966
as Cruikshank
Thunder Pass
1954
as Bergstrom
The True Story of Jesse James
1957
as Rev. Jethro Bailey
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Count Dracula (archive footage)
The Story of Mankind
1957
as Khufu
Satan's Mistress
1982
as Father Stratten
Submarine Patrol
1938
as McAllison
The Bees
1978
as Dr. Sigmund Hummel
Desert Sands
1955
as Jala
Dimples
1936
as Richards
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942
as Caleb Green
Jack-O
1995
as Walter Machen
To the Last Man
1933
as Pete Garon (uncredited)
Boogeyman II
1983
as Dr. Warren (archive footage)
Star Slammer
1986
as The Justice
The Hostage
1967
as Otis Lovelace
White Fang
1936
as Beauty Smith
Tail Gunner Joe
1977
as Wisconsin Farmer
Ramona
1936
as Jim Farrar
Invisible Invaders
1959
as Dr. Karol Noymann
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Thank You, Mr. Moto
1937
as Pereira
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
as Drunk
I'll Give a Million
1938
as Kopelpeck
About John Carradine
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 pr… With 351 credits spanning from 1930 to 2024, John Carradine has appeared in 277 films and 74 TV shows.
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- The Ten Commandments (1956) — as Aaron
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — as Cassius Starbuckle
- Stagecoach (1939) — as Hatfield
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — as Proctor Stamp
- The Shootist (1976) — as Beckum
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