David Carradine

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…