John Carradine
1906-1988
Known for Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask, The Grapes of Wrath, Stagecoach.
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.
Movie Credits
Vampire Hookers (1978)
Bigfoot (1970)
Shock Waves (1977)
The Astro-Zombies (1968)
Showdown at Boot Hill (1958)
The Mummy's Ghost (1944)
The Bees (1978)
The House of Seven Corpses (1974)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Buried Alive (1989)
The Nesting (1981)
Hell's Bloody Devils (1970)
Blood of Ghastly Horror (1967)
House of Frankenstein (1944)
Five Came Back (1939)
Boxcar Bertha (1972)
Night of the Dark Full Moon (1972)
Stranger on Horseback (1955)
The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)
I'll Give a Million (1938)
Mary of Scotland (1936)
Imps* (1983)
Sunset Cove (1978)
Superchick (1973)
The Trouble with Girls (1969)
Terror in the Midnight Sun (1959)
Stagecoach (1939)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
The Ice Pirates (1984)
The Howling (1981)
The Seven Minutes (1971)
Fallen Angel (1945)
Swamp Water (1941)
Captains Courageous (1937)
The White Buffalo (1977)
The Night Strangler (1973)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Monster in the Closet (1986)
Boogeyman II (1983)
The Shootist (1976)
The Hurricane (1937)
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
The Proud Rebel (1958)
Myra Breckinridge (1970)
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Les Misérables (1935)
The Invisible Man (1933)
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
