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John Carradine

Character Actor / Actor | * 02/05/1906 († 82, 11/27/1988) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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John Carradine ( KARR-ə-deen; 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, 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. In total, he holds 351 film and television credits, making him one of the most prolific English-speaking film and television actors of all time. Carradine was married four times... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Horror | Comedies

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A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process. ...

Stagecoach

FSK: 12+ years

1939 | 3.9/5 | 1h 36min
Western, Adventure, Action, Drama, Romance / Love
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Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they he ...

The Grapes of Wrath

FSK: 12+ years

1940 | 3.9/5 | 2h 9min
Drama
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After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a newswoman is sent to a rehabilitation center whose inhabitants may not be what they seem. ...

The Howling

FSK: 16+ years

1981 | 3.3/5 | 1h 31min
Horror
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Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liber ...

The Ten Commandments

FSK: 12+ years

1956 | 3.9/5 | 3h 40min
Drama, History
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Awards & Nominations for John Carradine

Daytime Emmy Awards Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Sitges Film Festival Best Actor Award
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Movies with John Carradine as Actor(261)

as Nazi leader2024 La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano
as Richmond Reed ("A Dose of Bloodsucking Tramps" segment) (archive footage) (uncredited)2018 Doses of Horror
as himself2013 The Trail of Dracula
as Himself (archive footage)2013 Blood of 1000 Virgins
2012 The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
as Dr. Warren2003 Boogeyman II: Redux
as Self (archive footage)1999 Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
as Walter Machen1995 Jack-O
as Grandfather1995 Bikini Drive-In
as Jacob Julian1989 Buried Alive
as Dr. Emil Zeitman1987 Evil Spawn
as The Justice1986 Star Slammer
as Narrator / Host1986 Hollywood Ghost Stories
as Old Joe Shempter1986 Monster in the Closet
as Senator Bradford1986 Revenge
as Andoheb1986 The Tomb
as Leo1986 Peggy Sue Got Married
as himself1985 Lugosi: The Forgotten King
as Dr. Kozmar1985 Evils of the Night
as Alcoholic Reporter (archive footage)1985 Reel Horror
as Supreme Commander1984 The Ice Pirates
1984 Elvira's MTV Halloween Party
as (archive footage)1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s
as Col. Sartoris1983 A Rose for Emily
as himself1983 The Horror of It All
as Gentleman1983 Imps*
as Dr. Warren (archive footage)1983 Boogeyman II
as Soothsayer1983 Antony and Cleopatra
as Elijah Grisbane1983 House of the Long Shadows
as Mr. Stanton (Head of the Orphanage)1982 The Vals
as Father Stratten1982 Satan's Mistress
as Great Owl (voice)1982 The Secret of NIMH
as Self - Host1982 The Best of Sex and Violence
as Hubert Salter1982 The Scarecrow
as Dr. Frankenstein1981 Frankenstein Island
as R.Chetwynd-Hayes, Writer1981 The Monster Club
as Narrator1981 The Reluctant Dragon
as Erle Kenton1981 The Howling
as Col. LeBrun1981 The Nesting
as Priest1980 Monstroid
as Self (archive footage)1980 A Tribute to Dr. Shock
as Dr. Warren1980 The Boogey Man
as (archive footage)1979 The Horror Show
as Count Dracula1979 Nocturna
as Avery Mills1979 The Seekers
as Radcliff1978 Doctor Dracula
as Richmond Reed1978 Vampire Hookers
1978 Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident
as Judge Harley Winslow1978 Sunset Cove
as Dr. Sigmund Hummel1978 The Bees
as The Tramp (voice)1977 The Mouse and His Child
as Captain1977 Shock Waves
as The Bum1977 Satan's Cheerleaders
1977 The Lady and the Lynchings
as Wisconsin Farmer1977 Tail Gunner Joe
as Fairweather1977 Golden Rendezvous
as Fr. Francis Matthew Halloran1977 The Sentinel
as Amos Briggs1977 The White Buffalo
as Grampa Sullivan1977 Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
as Drunk1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Conan Carroll1976 Death at Love House
as Beckum1976 The Shootist
as Dr. Smith1976 The Killer Inside Me
as Dr. Welsey Edwards1976 Crash!
as Tour Guide1976 The Last Tycoon
as The Man1975 Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary
as Jacob Avril1975 Stowaway to the Moon
as Narrator (English Version)1975 Journey Into the Beyond
as Mr. Walker1974 Moonchild
as Old Skips1974 The Lady's Not for Burning
as Edgar Price1974 The House of Seven Corpses
as himself1974 The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
as Igor Smith1973 Superchick
as Uncle1973 Shadow House
as Llewellyn Crossbinder1973 The Night Strangler
as Claude Dupree1973 Terror in the Wax Museum
as Alcoholic Reporter1973 Bad Charleston Charlie
as The Sage1973 1,000,000 A.D. Promo Reel
as The Hotel Clerk1973 The Cat Creature
as Charlie Towman1972 Silent Night, Bloody Night
as Plastic Surgeon1972 Richard
as H. Buckram Sartoris1972 Boxcar Bertha
as Dr. Bernardo1972 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
as Narrator1972 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
as Judge (voice) (uncredited)1972 Portnoy's Complaint
as Sean O'Flanagan1971 The Seven Minutes
as Christopher Dean1971 Blood Legacy
as Old-fashioned Undertaker1971 Threshold
as Railroad Ticket Clerk1971 Decisions! Decisions!
as Rev. Harper1971 The Gatling Gun
as The Judge Of Hell1971 Demented Death Farm Massacre
as Preacher Simms1970 Cain's Cutthroats
as Surgeon1970 Myra Breckinridge
as Tyrone T. Tattersall1970 Shinbone Alley
as Dr. Goolie1970 Blood of the Iron Maiden
as Nate Cheever1970 Crowhaven Farm
as Jasper B. Hawks1970 Bigfoot
as Preacher1970 The McMasters
as Dr. Rynning1970 Horror of the Blood Monsters
as Pet Shop Owner1970 Hell's Bloody Devils
as Mr. Bosch1969 Daughter of the Mind
as Mr. Drewcolt1969 The Trouble with Girls
as Mad Doctor / Nazi Leader1969 Enigma de muerte
as George1969 Blood Of Dracula's Castle
as Professor Cummings1969 The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals
as Dr. Favel1969 Madame Death
as Boone Hawkins1969 Five Bloody Graves
as Count Branos Alucard1969 The Vampire Girls
as Dr. Halback1969 Pact with the Devil
as Ticker1969 The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Third-Way Priest1968 The Helicopter Spies
as Self (archival footage)1968 The Movie Orgy
as Satán1968 Autopsy of a Ghost
1968 Los chicles
as Dr. DeMarco1968 The Astro-Zombies
as Laslo1968 They Ran for Their Lives
as Dr. Howard Vanard1967 Blood Of Ghastly Horror
as Narrator / Tristram Halbin1967 Gallery of Horror
as Otis Lovelace1967 The Hostage
as Dr. Himmel1967 Hillbillys in a Haunted House
as Mr. Wilson1966 Red Zone Cuba
as Count Dracula1966 Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
as King Luvimself1966 The Emperor's New Clothes
as Cruikshank1966 Munster, Go Home!
as Count Dracula1966 Doom of Dracula
as Mayor Kirillov1965 Curse of the Fly
as The Old Drunk1965 Curse of the Stone Hand
1965 Something for Mrs. Gibbs
as The Wizard of Mars1965 The Wizard of Mars
as General Josh McCord1965 Broken Sabre
as Andre Desard1965 House of the Black Death
as Bruce Alden1964 The Patsy
as Narrator1964 Genesis
as Jeff Blair1964 Cheyenne Autumn
as Maj. Cassius Starbuckle1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Slave Catcher1960 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Abel Banton1960 Tarzan the Magnificent
as Prof. Watts1960 Sex Kittens Go to College
as Prof. Millard Wyman1959 The Incredible Petrified World
as Cosmic Man1959 The Cosmic Man
as Narrator1959 Invasion of the Animal People
as Dr. Karol Noymann1959 Invisible Invaders
as Zachariah Garrison1959 The Oregon Trail
as Dr. John Rayburn1958 Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
as Traveling Salesman1958 The Proud Rebel
as Amos Force1958 The Last Hurrah
as Doc Weber1958 Showdown at Boot Hill
as Dr. Charles Conway1957 The Unearthly
as Rev. Jethro Bailey1957 The True Story of Jesse James
as Malone1957 Hell Ship Mutiny
as Khufu1957 The Story of Mankind
as Proctor Stamp1956 Around the World in Eighty Days
as Aaron1956 The Ten Commandments
as Claude Almstead1956 Female Jungle
as Snipe Harding1956 Hidden Guns
as Gideon1956 Dark Venture
as Bohemund1956 The Black Sleep
as Ziby Fletcher1955 The Kentuckian
as Giacomo1955 The Court Jester
as Col. Buck Streeter1955 Stranger on Horseback
as Jala1955 Desert Sands
as The Duke1955 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Old Tom1954 Johnny Guitar
as Grave Robber1954 The Egyptian
as Foressi1954 Casanova's Big Night
as Bergstrom1954 Thunder Pass
as Doc Spencer1949 C-Man
as himself1947 Fish Story
as Charles Forestier1947 The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
as Thorndyke 'Thorny' P. Dunning1946 Down Missouri Way
as Dr. Charles Randolph1946 The Face of Marble
as Count Dracula1945 House of Dracula
as Jefferson T. Pike1945 It's in the Bag!
as Professor Madley1945 Fallen Angel
as Orange Povy1945 Captain Kidd
as Victor Marlow1944 Waterfront
as Dracula (aka Baron Latos)1944 House of Frankenstein
as Yousef Bey1944 The Mummy's Ghost
as General von Bodenbach1944 The Black Parachute
as Bret Harte1944 The Adventures of Mark Twain
as Dr. Peter Drury1944 The Invisible Man's Revenge
as Toby1944 Voodoo Man
as Dr. Sigmund Walters (archive footage) (uncredited)1944 Jungle Woman
as Gaston Morrell1944 Bluebeard
as John Reagan1944 Alaska
as Duke Cleat1944 Barbary Coast Gent
as Prof. John Gilmore1944 Return of the Ape Man
as Dr. Sigmund Walters1943 Captive Wild Woman
as Martin1943 I Escaped from the Gestapo
as Mr. Wellington1943 Gangway for Tomorrow
as Lucky Miller1943 Silver Spurs
as Mike Clancy1943 Isle of Forgotten Sins
as Reinhardt Heydrich1943 Hitler's Madman
as Dr. Max Heinrich von Altermann1943 Revenge of the Zombies
as Caleb Green1942 Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Ulrich Windler1942 Reunion in France
as Norbert1942 Whispering Ghosts
as Martin Caswell1942 Northwest Rangers
as Mr. Jones1941 Man Hunt
as Jesse Wick1941 Swamp Water
as Doc Murdoch1941 Western Union
as Nacional1941 Blood and Sand
as B. D. Bisbee1940 Chad Hanna
as Casy1940 The Grapes of Wrath
as Porter Rockwell1940 Brigham Young
as Bob Ford1940 The Return of Frank James
as Coughy1939 Captain Fury
as Caldwell1939 Drums Along the Mohawk
as Hatfield1939 Stagecoach
as Barryman1939 The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Bob Ford1939 Jesse James
as Ben Carter1939 Frontier Marshal
as (archive footage)1939 Land of Liberty
as Naveau1939 The Three Musketeers
as Danforth / Richard Burke1939 Mr. Moto's Last Warning
as Mr. Crimp1939 Five Came Back
as President Lincoln1938 Of Human Hearts
as Murdock1938 International Settlement
as Gordon1938 Kidnapped
as McAllison1938 Submarine Patrol
as Leader of Refugees1938 Gateway
as Reef Hatfield1938 Kentucky Moonshine
as Kopelpeck1938 I'll Give a Million
as Speakeasy Doorman1938 Alexander's Ragtime Band
as General Sebastian1938 Four Men and a Prayer
as Harry Wilkins1937 Nancy Steele Is Missing!
as Ed1937 This Is My Affair
as Capt. Delmar1937 Love Under Fire
as Casper1937 The Last Gangster
as Ishak1937 Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Pereira1937 Thank You, Mr. Moto
as Warden1937 The Hurricane
as Herbert Pemberton1937 Danger - Love at Work
as Long Jack1937 Captains Courageous
as Richards1936 Dimples
as Beauty Smith1936 White Fang
as Deputy Sheriff Alec Brady1936 Laughing at Trouble
as Rizzio1936 Mary of Scotland
as Cafard1936 Under Two Flags
as Jim Farrar1936 Ramona
as Bartolomio Romagna1936 Winterset
as Simon Girty1936 Daniel Boone
as Sergeant Rankin1936 The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Sand Diviner1936 The Garden of Allah
as Hunter1935 The Bride of Frankenstein
as Agitator1935 Cardinal Richelieu
as Enjolras1935 Les Misérables
as Angry Saxophone Player - Tenant1935 Bad Boy
as Despondent Casino Gambler (uncredited)1935 The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
as Roman Citizen/Party Guest/Soldier (uncredited) (voice)1934 Cleopatra
as Stranded Actor (uncredited)1934 The Meanest Gal in Town
as Cult Organist1934 The Black Cat
as Informer Suggesting Ink (uncredited)1933 The Invisible Man
as Pete Garon (uncredited)1933 To the Last Man
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)1933 The Story of Temple Drake
as Assistant Principal1933 This Day and Age
as Dream Apparition (uncredited)1933 Morning Glory
as Christian Martyr / Gladiator Leader / Voice in Coliseum Mob (uncredited)1932 The Sign of the Cross
as Chicken Sam1931 Heaven on Earth
as Newspaper reporter / photographer1930 Bright Lights
as Buzzard Hatburn1930 Tol'able David

TV Shows/Series with John Carradine as Actor(65)

1985 The Twilight Zone
1982 Fame
1978 Vega$
1978 Flying High
as Father Hale1976 Captains and the Kings
1975 Starsky & Hutch
as Harlow Gault1975 Wonder Woman
1974 The Cowboys
1972 Kung Fu
1972 The Rookies
1972 Emergency!
1970 McCloud
1970 Night Gallery
as Self - Guest1968 The Dick Cavett Show
as Egor Crull1968 Land of the Giants
1967 Ironside
1967 Hondo
1966 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1965 Laredo
as Arcon1965 Lost in Space
1965 Branded
as Elias Brown1965 The Big Valley
as Noah1965 The Legend of Jesse James
as Zack Pike1964 Daniel Boone
1964 The Munsters
as Gavin Revere1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 The Lucy Show
1962 The Beverly Hillbillies
as Jed Carta1960 Thriller
as Jason Longfellow1960 Thriller
as Elmer Dodson1959 The Rebel
1959 Johnny Ringo
1959 Bourbon Street Beat
1959 Lock Up
as Brother Jerome1959 The Twilight Zone
1958 77 Sunset Strip
as Amos McKenna1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Sheriff Vince Morgan1958 Bat Masterson
1958 The Rifleman
as Park Cleatus1957 Wagon Train
as Raphael1957 Suspicion
1957 Have Gun, Will Travel
as John Canty1957 DuPont Show of the Month
1957 Maverick
as Mathew McDavitt1957 Sugarfoot
1956 The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu
1956 Telephone Time
1955 Navy Log
as Karl Miller AKA Count Karl Millevich1955 The Millionaire
as Ephraim Hunt1955 Gunsmoke
as Kader1955 Gunsmoke
1955 Cheyenne
1955 Matinee Theater
1955 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as John Evan1954 Climax!
as The Duke1954 Climax!
as Colonel Archer1954 Climax!
1952 Gang Busters
1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1949 Suspense
as Self / Richard III1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as Mr. Wadleigh1948 Studio One
as Malvolio1948 The Philco Television Playhouse
1946 Lights Out

Born: Monday, 02/05 1906 (February) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 11/27 1988 (November) in Milan (aged: 82)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Episcopal Academy
Spouses (current/former): Ardanelle McCool, Sonia Sorel
Father: William Reid Carradine
Mother: Genevieve Richmond Richmond
Other names for John Carradine (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"John Peter Richmond"
"Peter Richmond"
"John Carradine Sr."
"Richmond Reed Carradine"
John Carradine frequently works together with these people:
Harry Harvey (48x, Actor)
Royal Dano (40x, Actor)
Harry Townes (40x, Actor)
J. Pat O'Malley (37x, Actor)
Vaughn Taylor (36x, Actor)
John Dehner (34x, Actor)
Ken Mayer (34x, Actor)
James Gregory (33x, Actor)
Lane Bradford (32x, Actor)
Virginia Gregg (32x, Actress)
Bing Russell (32x, Actor)
Thomas Little (26x, Crew)
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