John Carradine
Birthdate: Feb 5, 1906
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Died: Nov 27, 1988
John Carradine, the son of a reporter/artist and a surgeon, grew up in Poughkeepsie, New York. He attended Christ Church School and Graphic Art School, studying sculpture, and afterward roamed the South selling sketches. He made his acting debut in "Camille" in a New Orleans theatre in 1925. Arriving in Los Angeles in 1927, he worked in local theatre. He applied for a job as as scenic designer to Cecil B. DeMille, who rejected his designs but gave him voice work in several films. His on-screen debut was in Tol'able David (1930), billed as Peter Richmond. A protégé and close friend of John Barrymore, Carradine was an extremely prolific film character actor while simultaneously maintaining a stage career in classic leading roles such as Hamlet and Malvolio. In his later years he was typed as a horror star, putting in appearances in many low- and ultra-low-budget horror films. He was a member of the group of actors often used by director John Ford that became known as "The John Ford Stock Company". John Carradine died at age 82 of natural causes on November 27, 1988.
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- 2019 |
- 2017 | The Trail of Dracula
- 2017 |
- 2005 | James Dean: Forever Young
- 2004 | Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
- 1994 | A Century of Cinema
- 1991 | Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
- 1990 | The Alien Within
- 1989 | Buried Aliveas Jacob Julian
- 1986 | Hollywood Ghost Stories
- 1986 | Monster in the Closetas Old Joe Shempter
- 1986 | The Tombas Mr. Andoheb
- 1985 | Evils of the Nightas Dr. Kozmar
- 1985 | Grave's End
- 1984 | The Ice Piratesas Supreme Commander
- 1983 | Doctor Draculaas Hadley Radcliff
- 1983 | House of the Long Shadowsas Lord Grisbane
- 1983 | Imps*as Gentleman (segment "Great Moments")
- 1983 | The Valsas Mr. Stanton - Head of the Orphanage
- 1982 | Demon Rageas Father Stratten
- 1982 | Hooray for Hollywood
- 1982 | Klynham Summeras Hubert Salter
- 1982 | The Best of Sex and Violenceas Special Host
- 1982 | The Secret of NIMHas The Great Owl
- 1981 | Frankenstein Islandas Dr. Frankenstein
- 1981 | The Monster Clubas R. Chetwynd-Hayes (Segment "The Monster Club")
- 1981 | The Nestingas Col. LeBrun
- 1981 | The Howlingas Erle Kenton
- 1980 | Monstroidas Priest
- 1980 | The Boogey Manas Dr. Warren
- 1979 | Nocturnaas Count Dracula
- 1979 | The Carradines Together
- 1979 | The Tehran Incidentas Professor Nikolaeff
- 1978 | Sunset Coveas Judge Harley Winslow
- 1978 | The Beesas Dr. Sigmund Hummel
- 1978 | Vampire Hookersas Richmond Reed
- 1977 | Satan's Cheerleadersas The Bum
- 1977 | Shock Wavesas Captain
- 1977 | The Mouse and His Childas The Tramp
- 1977 | The Sentinelas Father Halliran
- 1977 | The White Buffaloas Amos Briggs
- 1976 | Crash!as Dr. Welsey Edwards
- 1976 | The Killer Inside Meas Dr. Jason Smith
- 1976 | The Shootistas Beckum
- 1975 | Journey Into the Beyondas Narrator
- 1975 | Mary, Mary, Bloody Maryas The Man
- 1974 | The House of Seven Corpsesas Edgar Price
- 1973 | Bad Charleston Charlieas Fritz Frugal - Reporter
- 1973 | Superchickas Igor Smith
- 1973 | Terror in the Wax Museumas Claude Dupree
- 1972 | Moonchildas Mr. Walker
- 1972 | Richardas Plastic Surgeon
- 1972 | Silent Night, Bloody Nightas Charlie Towman
- 1972 | Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Askas Doctor Bernardo
- 1972 | Boxcar Berthaas H. Buckram Sartoris
- 1971 | House of the Black Deathas Andre Desard
- 1971 | The Seven Minutesas Sean O'Flanagan
- 1971 | Will to Dieas Christopher Dean
- 1970 | Bigfootas Jasper B. Hawks
- 1970 | Blood of the Iron Maidenas Dr. Goolie
- 1970 | Cain's Cutthroatsas Preacher Simms
- 1970 | Hell's Bloody Devilsas Pet Shop Owner
- 1970 | Horror of the Blood Monstersas Dr. Rynning
- 1970 | Shinbone Alleyas Tyrone T. Tattersall
- 1970 | The McMastersas Preacher
- 1969 | Blood of Dracula's Castleas George - the Butler
- 1969 | Diabolical Pactas Dr. Halback
- 1969 | Enigma de muerteas Polito the Clown
- 1969 | Five Bloody Gravesas Boone Hawkins
- 1969 | Las vampirasas Count Branos Alucard
- 1969 | Madame Deathas Dr. Favel
- 1969 | The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackalsas Prof. Cummings
- 1969 | The Trouble with Girlsas Mr. Drewcolt
- 1969 | The Good Guys and the Bad Guysas Ticker
- 1968 | Autopsia de un fantasmaas Satán
- 1968 | The Astro-Zombiesas Dr. DeMarco
- 1968 | The Helicopter Spies
- 1968 | They Ran for Their Livesas Laslo
- 1967 | Blood of Ghastly Horroras Dr. Howard Vanard (1966 footage)
- 1967 | Gallery of Horroras Narrator
- 1967 | Hillbillys in a Haunted Houseas Dr. Himmil
- 1967 | The Hostageas Otis Lovelace
- 1966 | Billy the Kid Versus Draculaas Count Dracula
- 1966 | Munster, Go Home!as Cruikshank
- 1966 | Red Zone Cubaas Mr. Wilson
- 1965 | Broken Sabre
- 1965 | Curse of the Stone Handas The Old Drunk
- 1965 | The Wizard of Marsas The Wizard of Mars
- 1964 | The Patsyas Bruce Arden
- 1962 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valanceas Maj. Cassius Starbuckle
- 1960 | Sex Kittens Go to Collegeas Prof. Harvey Watts
- 1960 | Tarzan the Magnificentas Abel Banton
- 1959 | Invisible Invadersas Dr. Karol Noymann
- 1959 | Terror in the Midnight Sunas Narrator
- 1959 | The Cosmic Manas Cosmic Man
- 1959 | The Incredible Petrified Worldas Prof. Millard Wyman
- 1959 | The Oregon Trailas Zachariah Garrison
- 1958 | Half Humanas Dr. John Rayburn, Anthropologist
- 1958 | Showdown at Boot Hillas Doc Weber
- 1958 | The Last Hurrahas Amos Force
- 1957 | Hell Ship Mutinyas Malone
- 1957 | The Unearthlyas Dr. Charles Conway
- 1957 | The True Story of Jesse Jamesas Rev. Jethro Bailey
- 1956 | Dark Ventureas Gideon
- 1956 | Hidden Gunsas Snipe Harding
- 1956 | The Black Sleepas Borg aka Bohemond
- 1955 | Desert Sandsas Jala
- 1955 | Female Jungleas Claude Almstead
- 1955 | Stranger on Horsebackas Col. Buck Streeter
- 1955 | The Kentuckianas Ziby Fletcher
- 1954 | Casanova's Big Nightas Minister Foressi
- 1954 | Johnny Guitaras Old Tom
- 1954 | The Egyptianas Grave Robber
- 1954 | Thunder Passas Bergstrom
- 1949 | 'C'-Manas Doc Spencer
- 1949 | Some of the Bestas Long Jack in Captains Courageous
- 1947 | Fish Story
- 1947 | The Private Affairs of Bel Amias Charles Forestier
- 1946 | Down Missouri Wayas Thorndyke 'Thorny' P. Dunning
- 1946 | The Face of Marbleas Dr. Charles Randolph
- 1945 | Fallen Angelas Professor Madley
- 1945 | House of Draculaas Dracula
- 1945 | It's in the Bag!as Jefferson T. Pike
- 1945 | Captain Kiddas Orange Povy
- 1944 | Alaskaas John Reagan
- 1944 | Barbary Coast Gentas Duke Cleat
- 1944 | Return of the Ape Manas Prof. John Gilmore
- 1944 | The Adventures of Mark Twainas Bret Harte
- 1944 | The Black Parachuteas General von Bodenbach
- 1944 | The Invisible Man's Revengeas Doctor Peter Drury
- 1944 | The Mummy's Ghostas Yousef Bey
- 1944 | Voodoo Manas Toby
- 1944 | Waterfrontas Victor Marlow
- 1944 | House of Frankensteinas Dracula aka Baron Latos
- 1943 | Captive Wild Womanas Dr. Sigmund Walters
- 1943 | Gangway for Tomorrowas Mr. Wellington
- 1943 | Hitler's Madmanas Reinhardt Heydrich
- 1943 | I Escaped from the Gestapoas Fritz Martin
- 1943 | Isle of Forgotten Sinsas Mike
- 1943 | Revenge of the Zombiesas Dr. Max Heinrich Von Altermann
- 1943 | Silver Spursas Lucky Miller
- 1942 | Northwest Rangersas Martin Caswell
- 1942 | Whispering Ghostsas Norbert (Long Jack)
- 1942 | Reunion in Franceas Ulrich Windler
- 1942 | Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blakeas Caleb Green
- 1941 | Man Huntas Mr. Jones
- 1941 | Swamp Wateras Jesse Wick
- 1941 | Western Unionas Doc Murdoch
- 1941 | Blood and Sandas Sebastian 'El Nacional'
- 1940 | Brigham Youngas Porter Rockwell
- 1940 | Chad Hannaas B.D. Bisbee
- 1940 | The Return of Frank Jamesas Bob Ford
- 1940 | The Grapes of Wrathas Casy
- 1939 | Captain Furyas Coughy
- 1939 | Five Came Backas Crimp
- 1939 | Frontier Marshalas Ben Carter
- 1939 | The Hound of the Baskervillesas Barryman
- 1939 | Drums Along the Mohawkas Caldwell
- 1939 | Stagecoachas Hatfield
- 1939 | The Three Musketeersas Naveau
- 1939 | Jesse Jamesas Bob Ford
- 1938 | Alexander's Ragtime Bandas Taxi Driver
- 1938 | Four Men and a Prayeras General Adolfo Arturios Gregario Sebastian
- 1938 | Gatewayas Leader of Refugees
- 1938 | I'll Give a Millionas Kopelpeck
- 1938 | International Settlementas Murdock
- 1938 | Kentucky Moonshineas Reef Hatfield
- 1938 | Kidnappedas Gordon
- 1938 | Mr. Moto's Last Warningas Danforth
- 1938 | Of Human Heartsas President Lincoln
- 1938 | Submarine Patrolas McAllison
- 1937 | Ali Baba Goes to Townas Ishak
- 1937 | Captains Courageousas 'Long Jack'
- 1937 | Danger - Love at Workas Herbert Pemberton
- 1937 | Love Under Fireas Capt. Delmar
- 1937 | Nancy Steele Is Missing!as Harry Wilkins
- 1937 | Thank You, Mr. Motoas Piereira
- 1937 | The Hurricaneas Warden
- 1937 | The Last Gangsteras Casper
- 1937 | This Is My Affairas Ed
- 1936 | Daniel Booneas Simon Girty
- 1936 | Laughing at Troubleas Deputy Sheriff Alec Brady
- 1936 | Ramonaas Jim Farrar
- 1936 | The Garden of Allahas Sand Diviner
- 1936 | Under Two Flagsas Cafard
- 1936 | White Fangas Beauty Smith
- 1936 | Wintersetas Bartolomio Romagna
- 1936 | Mary of Scotlandas David Rizzio
- 1934 | The Meanest Gal in Townas Stranded Actor
- 1931 | Heaven on Earthas Chicken Sam
- 1930 | Tol'able Davidas Buzzard Hatburn
