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)
Wagon Train
1957
as Park Cleatus
Ironside
1967
Love, American Style
1969
as Old George Pomerantz
Climax!
1954
as John Evan / The Duke / Colonel Archer
Maverick
1957
The Rifleman
1958
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Gavin Revere
Matinee Theater
1955
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Malvolio
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Brother Jerome
Emergency!
1972
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Don Ignacio Vasquez
Lawman
1958
as Geoffrey Hendon
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as The Professor
Cheyenne
1955
Studio One
1948
as Mr. Wadleigh
Daniel Boone
1964
as Zack Pike
The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Still Life")
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Lucy Show
1962
as Guzman
The Big Valley
1965
as Elias Brown
Fame
1982
as Danny Amatullo
Lost in Space
1965
as Arcon
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Amos McKenna
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Night Gallery
1970
Lights Out
1949
The Rookies
1972
Gunsmoke
1955
as Ephraim Hunt / Kader
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Bat Masterson
1958
as Sheriff Vince Morgan
The Munsters
1964
Vega$
1978
Thriller
1960
as Jed Carta / Jason Longfellow
McCloud
1970
Land of the Giants
1968
as Egor Crull
Sugarfoot
1957
as Mathew McDavitt
The Rebel
1959
as Elmer Dodson
The Millionaire
1955
as Karl Miller AKA Count Karl Millevich
Telephone Time
1956
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Old Man - Third-Way Priest
Suspense
1949
Laredo
1965
as Prof. Paracelsus Smythe
Navy Log
1955
Branded
1965
as General Joshua McCord
Wonder Woman
1975
as Harlow Gault
Lock-Up
1959
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
MGM Parade
1955
as Self / self
Johnny Ringo
1959
as The Rain Man
The Green Hornet
1966
as James Rancourt / The Scarf
Suspicion
1957
as Raphael
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
Flying High
1978
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
as John Canty
Movies (277)
The Ten Commandments
1956
as Aaron
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Cassius Starbuckle
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Proctor Stamp
The Shootist
1976
as Beckum
The Secret of NIMH
1982
as Great Owl (voice)
Johnny Guitar
1954
as Old Tom
Stagecoach
1939
as Hatfield
The Invisible Man
1933
as Informer Suggesting Ink (uncredited)
Bride of Frankenstein
1935
as Lost Hunter at Hermit's Cottage (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Casy
Boxcar Bertha
1972
as H. Buckram Sartoris
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
1972
as Dr. Bernardo
The Howling
1981
as Erle Kenton
Imps*
1983
as Gentleman
Peggy Sue Got Married
1986
as Leo
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Count Dracula (archive footage)
Les Misérables
1935
as Enjolras
Swamp Water
1941
as Jesse Wick
The Sign of the Cross
1932
as Christian Martyr / Gladiator Leader / Voice in Coliseum Mob (uncredited)
Fallen Angel
1945
as Professor Madley
The Sentinel
1977
as Fr. Francis Matthew Halloran
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
as Jeff Blair
Myra Breckinridge
1970
as Surgeon
Superchick
1973
as Igor Smith
Crowhaven Farm
1970
as Nate Cheever
Decisions! Decisions!
1971
as Railroad Ticket Clerk
Western Union
1941
as Doc Murdoch
Captain Kidd
1945
as Orange Povey
The Egyptian
1954
as Grave Robber
International Settlement
1938
as Murdock
Captain Fury
1939
as Coughy
Buried Alive
1989
as Jacob Julian
The McMasters
1970
as Preacher
Jesse James
1939
as Bob Ford
The Hurricane
1937
as Guard Captain
The Tomb
1986
as Andoheb
Jungle Woman
1944
as Dr. Sigmund Walters (archive footage / uncredited)
Captains Courageous
1937
as Long Jack
The Kentuckian
1955
as Ziby Fletcher
The White Buffalo
1977
as Amos Briggs
The Ice Pirates
1984
as Supreme Commander
The Hostage
1967
as Otis Lovelace
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Lord Elijah Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Silver Spurs
1943
as Lucky Miller
The Boogey Man
1980
as Dr. Warren
Man Hunt
1941
as Mr. Jones
Whispering Ghosts
1942
as Norbert
Golden Rendezvous
1977
as Fairweather
House of Dracula
1945
as Count Dracula
Thunder Pass
1954
as Bergstrom
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1960
as Slave Catcher
The Monster Club
1981
as R.Chetwynd-Hayes, Writer
The Court Jester
1955
as Giacomo
Jack-O
1995
as Walter Machen
The Last Tycoon
1976
as Tour Guide
The Story of Temple Drake
1933
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939
as Barryman
Hidden Guns
1956
as Snipe Harding
Doctor Dracula
1978
as Radcliff
Chewing Gum
1968
as Roberto Sánchez
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938
as Speakeasy Doorman
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
as Caldwell
The Black Cat
1934
as Cult Organist
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Blood and Sand
1941
as Nacional
The Seven Minutes
1971
as Sean O'Flanagan
Bad Boy
1935
as Angry Saxophone Player - Tenant
Terror in the Midnight Sun
1959
as Narrator (US Re-Edit)
Kidnapped
1938
as Gordon
Crash!
1976
as Dr. Welsey Edwards
The Return of Frank James
1940
as Bob Ford
Five Came Back
1939
as Mr. Crimp
The Patsy
1964
as Bruce Alden
Cleopatra
1934
as Roman Citizen/Party Guest/Soldier (uncredited) (voice)
Reel Horror
1985
as Alcoholic Reporter (archive footage)
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957
as Dr. John Rayburn
House of Frankenstein
1944
as Dracula (aka Baron Latos)
The Bees
1978
as Dr. Sigmund Hummel
Americathon
1979
as Uncle Sam
The Invisible Man's Revenge
1944
as Dr. Peter Drury
Evils of the Night
1985
as Dr. Kozmar
Desert Sands
1955
as Jala
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937
as Ishak
The Helicopter Spies
1968
as Third-Way Priest
Reunion in France
1942
as Ulrich Windler, Head of Paris Gestapo
The Proud Rebel
1958
as Traveling Salesman
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969
as Ticker
The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
The Killer Inside Me
1976
as Dr. Smith
Stranger on Horseback
1955
as Col. Buck Streeter
Night of the Dark Full Moon
1972
as Charlie Towman
Satan's Mistress
1982
as Father Stratten
Alaska
1944
as John Reagan
The Nesting
1981
as Col. LeBrun
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
as Drunk
Nocturna
1979
as Count Dracula
Submarine Patrol
1938
as McAllison
Bikini Drive-In
1995
Winterset
1936
as Bartolomio Romagna
I'll Give a Million
1938
as Kopelpeck
The True Story of Jesse James
1957
as Rev. Jethro Bailey
Star Slammer
1986
as The Justice
Shock Waves
1977
as Captain
Blood of 1000 Virgins
2013
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Sex and Violence
1982
as Self - Host
Hollywood Ghost Stories
1986
as Narrator / Host
Showdown at Boot Hill
1958
as Doc Weber
Gateway
1938
as Leader of Refugees
The Garden of Allah
1936
as Sand Diviner
Monster in the Closet
1986
as Old Joe Shempter
They Ran for Their Lives
1968
as Laslo
The Oregon Trail
1959
as Zachariah Garrison
Ramona
1936
as Jim Farrar
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
as Sergeant Rankin
Brigham Young
1940
as Porter Rockwell
To the Last Man
1933
as Pete Garon (uncredited)
Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary
1975
as The Man
The Lady's Not for Burning
1974
as Old Skips
Dimples
1936
as Richards
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
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — as Proctor Stamp
- The Shootist (1976) — as Beckum
- The Secret of NIMH (1982) — as Great Owl (voice)
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