John Carradine
Known for Acting · 353 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 (76)
The Rifleman
1958
Bonanza
1959
as Jedediah Milbank
Wagon Train
1957
as Park Cleatus
Emergency!
1972
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Ironside
1967
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Maverick
1957
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Gavin Revere
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Brother Jerome
Climax!
1954
as John Evan / The Duke / Colonel Archer
Love, American Style
1969
as Old George Pomerantz
Matinee Theater
1955
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Malvolio
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Don Ignacio Vasquez
The Lucy Show
1962
as Guzman
Cheyenne
1955
Lawman
1958
as Geoffrey Hendon
Daniel Boone
1964
as Zack Pike
Studio One
1948
as Mr. Wadleigh
Thriller
1960
as Jed Carta / Jason Longfellow
The Big Valley
1965
as Elias Brown
The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Still Life")
Gunsmoke
1955
as Ephraim Hunt / Kader
Lost in Space
1965
as Arcon
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as The Professor
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Bat Masterson
1958
as Sheriff Vince Morgan
Night Gallery
1970
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Amos McKenna
Film '72
1971
as Self
The Rookies
1972
77 Sunset Strip
1958
McCloud
1970
The Munsters
1964
The Rebel
1959
as Elmer Dodson
The Millionaire
1955
as Karl Miller AKA Count Karl Millevich
Fame
1982
as Danny Amatullo
Suspicion
1957
as Raphael
Land of the Giants
1968
as Egor Crull
Sugarfoot
1957
as Mathew McDavitt
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Old Man - Third-Way Priest
Lights Out
1949
Vega$
1978
MGM Parade
1955
as Self / self
Lock-Up
1959
Laredo
1965
as Prof. Paracelsus Smythe
Telephone Time
1956
Wonder Woman
1975
as Harlow Gault
Navy Log
1955
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
as Prof. Boris Budge
Branded
1965
as General Joshua McCord
The Green Hornet
1966
as James Rancourt / The Scarf
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Johnny Ringo
1959
as The Rain Man
The Littlest Hobo
1979
as Chief Justice Hamilton
Suspense
1949
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
as John Canty
Movies (277)
The Ten Commandments
1956
as Aaron
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Proctor Stamp
The Invisible Man
1933
as Informer Suggesting Ink (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Cassius Starbuckle
The Secret of NIMH
1982
as Great Owl (voice)
The Return of Frank James
1940
as Bob Ford
Bride of Frankenstein
1935
as Lost Hunter at Hermit's Cottage (uncredited)
The Howling
1981
as Erle Kenton
Shock Waves
1977
as Captain
Peggy Sue Got Married
1986
as Leo
Monstroid
1980
as Priest
Vampire Hookers
1978
as Richmond Reed
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Casy
Stagecoach
1939
as Hatfield
Evils of the Night
1985
as Dr. Kozmar
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
1972
as Dr. Bernardo
House of Dracula
1945
as Count Dracula
The White Buffalo
1977
as Amos Briggs
Alaska
1944
as John Reagan
Fallen Angel
1945
as Professor Madley
Pact with the Devil
1969
as Dr. Halback
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
Boxcar Bertha
1972
as H. Buckram Sartoris
Broken Sabre
1965
as General Josh McCord
Dracula
1956
as Dracula
The Shootist
1976
as Beckum
Shadow House
1973
as Uncle
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Lord Elijah Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
as Caldwell
Mary of Scotland
1936
as Rizzio
Brigham Young
1940
as Porter Rockwell
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969
as Ticker
Buried Alive
1989
as Jacob Julian
The Last Tycoon
1976
as Tour Guide
The Egyptian
1954
as Grave Robber
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
as Jeff Blair
The Helicopter Spies
1968
as Third-Way Priest
Casanova's Big Night
1954
as Foressi
The Last Gangster
1937
as Casper
Les Misérables
1935
as Enjolras
The Sentinel
1977
as Fr. Francis Matthew Halloran
The Sign of the Cross
1932
as Christian Martyr / Gladiator Leader / Voice in Coliseum Mob (uncredited)
Bikini Drive-In
1995
Tail Gunner Joe
1977
as Wisconsin Farmer
Captains Courageous
1937
as Long Jack
The Hound Of Heaven
1953
as Hyder Simpson
Sex Kittens Go to College
1960
as Prof. Watts
Blood of 1000 Virgins
2013
as Self (archive footage)
The Court Jester
1955
as Giacomo
Myra Breckinridge
1970
as Surgeon
Tarzan the Magnificent
1960
as Abel Banton
The Ice Pirates
1984
as Supreme Commander
Doom of Dracula
1966
as Count Dracula (archive footage)
The Trouble with Girls
1969
as Mr. Drewcolt
Moonchild
1974
as Mr. Walker
Satan's Mistress
1982
as Father Stratten
The Black Cat
1934
as Cult Organist
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957
as Dr. John Rayburn
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939
as Barryman
Johnny Guitar
1954
as Old Tom
The Kentuckian
1955
as Ziby Fletcher
Stranger on Horseback
1955
as Col. Buck Streeter
Dracula in the Movies
1992
as (archive footage)
Hitler's Madman
1943
as Reinhardt Heydrich
Land of Liberty
1939
as (archive footage)
Nocturna
1979
as Count Dracula
The Gatling Gun
1971
as Rev. Harper
Blood and Sand
1941
as Nacional
Jesse James
1939
as Bob Ford
The Last Hurrah
1958
as Amos Force
The True Story of Jesse James
1957
as Rev. Jethro Bailey
Americathon
1979
as Uncle Sam
Frankenstein's Brain
1985
Four Men and a Prayer
1938
as General Sebastian
The Night Strangler
1973
as Llewellyn Crossbinder
The Seven Minutes
1971
as Sean O'Flanagan
House of Frankenstein
1944
as Dracula (aka Baron Latos)
House of the Long Shadows
1983
as Elijah Grisbane
Cleopatra
1934
as Roman Citizen/Party Guest/Soldier (uncredited) (voice)
Western Union
1941
as Doc Murdoch
The Proud Rebel
1958
as Traveling Salesman
The Three Musketeers
1939
as Naveau
Danger – Love at Work
1937
as Herbert Pemberton
The Hurricane
1937
as Guard Captain
Antony and Cleopatra
1983
as Soothsayer
The McMasters
1970
as Preacher
Bad Charleston Charlie
1973
as Alcoholic Reporter
Terror in the Wax Museum
1973
as Claude Dupree
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1960
as Slave Catcher
Monster in the Closet
1986
as Old Joe Shempter
Legends of the West
1992
as Jeff Blair in 'Cheyenne Autumn' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lugosi: The Forgotten King
1986
as Himself
The Monster Club
1981
as R.Chetwynd-Hayes, Writer
Thunder Pass
1954
as Bergstrom
Richard
1972
as Plastic Surgeon
The Cat Creature
1973
as The Hotel Clerk
The Meanest Gal in Town
1934
as Stranded Actor (uncredited)
The Mouse and His Child
1977
as The Tramp (voice)
The Invisible Man's Revenge
1944
as Dr. Peter Drury
Isle of Forgotten Sins
1943
as Mike Clancy
Something for Mrs. Gibbs
1965
Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary
1975
as The Man
Threshold
1971
as Old-fashioned Undertaker
Five Came Back
1939
as Mr. Crimp
The Mummy's Ghost
1944
as Yousef Bey
The Story of Temple Drake
1933
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
as Sergeant Rankin
Reunion in France
1942
as Ulrich Windler, Head of Paris Gestapo
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
1939
as Danforth / Richard Burke
The Trail of Dracula
2013
as Self (Archival Footage)
The House of Seven Corpses
1974
as Edgar Price
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937
as Ishak
Man Hunt
1941
as Mr. Jones
The Boogey Man
1980
as Dr. Warren
Munster, Go Home!
1966
as Cruikshank
Jack-O 2: Blood Moon Rising
as Walter Machen (archive footage)
Cardinal Richelieu
1935
as Agitator
International Settlement
1938
as Murdock
Cain's Cutthroats
1970
as Preacher Simms
Stowaway to the Moon
1975
as Jacob Avril
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 353 credits spanning from 1930 to 2024, John Carradine has appeared in 277 films and 76 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Carradine Movies
- The Ten Commandments (1956) — as Aaron
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — as Proctor Stamp
- The Invisible Man (1933) — as Informer Suggesting Ink (uncredited)
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — as Cassius Starbuckle
- The Secret of NIMH (1982) — as Great Owl (voice)
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