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David Carradine

American actor (1936–2009)

  • Fame63.7
  • Momentum2.1
  • Wikipedia208.2K
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Lived 1936–2009, aged 73United States
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  • Wikipedia
    56 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1936–2009
    Aged 73
  • Known for
    Kill Bill: Vol. 1
    2003
Summary
Updated 2026-08-31

He wandered the Old West as a Shaolin monk in Kung Fu, then waited decades for Quentin Tarantino to cast him as Bill—the role that reminded everyone why they'd been watching in the first place.

Biography

About

Born into the Carradine acting dynasty, he broke through on Broadway in 1965 playing Atahuallpa in The Royal Hunt of the Sun. Television made him a star: Kung Fu ran from 1972 to 1975, earning him Emmy and Golden Globe nominations as the soft-spoken Kwai Chang Caine. The years between filled with B-movies and cult roles—Boxcar Bertha for Scorsese, Death Race 2000, a Golden Globe nod for playing Woody Guthrie in Bound for Glory. He kept working, over 200 credits across four decades, through arrests and rough stretches. Kill Bill in 2003 brought the second act: his fourth Golden Globe nomination…

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Filmography

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TV credits

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Awards

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  • Saturn Awards
  • Theatre World Award
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
By the numbers

Score breakdown

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Fame
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63.7
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum2.1
Historical31.3
Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
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Sources

  • Wikidata
    wikidata · wikidata.org
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  • Wikipedia
    wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
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  • Pantheon 2.0
    database · pantheon.world
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