John Carradine

American actor (1906-1988)

  • Fame61.8
  • Momentum9.3
  • Wikipedia62K
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Lived 1906–1988, aged 82United States
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  • Era
    1906–1988
    Aged 82
  • Known for
    The Ten Commandments
    1956
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Updated 2026-06-21

John Carradine was an American character actor, who was considered one of the greatest in American cinema. He was a member of Cecil B. DeMille's stock company and later John Ford's company, known for his roles in horror films, Westerns, and Shakespearean theater, most notably portraying Count Dracula in House of Frankenstein (1944), House of Dracula (1945), Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966), and Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula (1979). Among his other notable roles was "Preacher Casy" in John Ford's The Grapes of Wrath. In later decades of his career, he starred mostly in low-budget B-movies.

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  • Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award
  • Daytime Emmy Award
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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61.8
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Momentum9.3
Historical25.0
Now attention51.5
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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