David Carradine
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| David Carradine | |
 David Carradine, April 2006 |
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| Born | John Arthur Carradine December 8, 1936 Hollywood, California, U.S. |
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| Died | June 3, 2009 (aged 72) Bangkok, Thailand |
| Occupation | Actor Producer Director |
| Years active | 1963–2009 |
| Spouse(s) | Donna Lee Becht (1960–1968) Linda Gilbert (1977–1983) Gail Jensen (1986–1997)[1] Marina Anderson (1999–2003)[2] Annie Bierman (2004–2009)[3] |
| Domestic partner(s) | Barbara Hershey (1972–1975) |
| Official website | |
John Arthur "David" Carradine (December 8, 1936 — June 3, 2009)[4][5] was an American actor best known for his work in the 1970s television series Kung Fu and more recently in the Kill Bill films. He appeared in more than 100 feature films[6] and was nominated four times for a Golden Globe Award.[7]
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[edit] Early life
Carradine was born in Hollywood, California, the son of Ardanelle Abigail (née McCool; 1911-1989)[8] and noted American actor John Carradine (1906-1988).[9] He was the half-brother of Bruce, Keith, Christopher and Robert Carradine, as well as the uncle of Ever Carradine and Martha Plimpton. Carradine had Irish, English, Scottish, Welsh, German, Spanish, Italian, Ukrainian and Cherokee ancestry.[10] Carradine attended Oakland Junior College,[3] and later studied drama at San Francisco State College,[3] before working as an actor on stage and in television and cinema. He changed his given name to David after starting his career.
[edit] Career
[edit] Beginnings
Early roles from 1963–64 included guest performances on TV shows of then-popular genres, anthology series and westerns. These included episodes of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Virginian and Wagon Train. He made his feature film debut in 1964 in Taggart, a western based on a novel by Louis L'Amour. Moving to the Broadway stage, he appeared in The Royal Hunt of the Sun, a play by Peter Shaffer about the destruction of the Inca empire by conquistador Francisco Pizarro. Carradine won a Theatre World Award for Best Debut Performance in 1965.[11][12] He returned to TV in the series Shane, a 1966 western based upon a 1949 novel of the same name and previously filmed in 1953. In 1972, he starred as 'Big' Bill Shelly in one of Martin Scorsese's earliest films Boxcar Bertha, costarring Barbara Hershey.
[edit] 1970s
Carradine starred as Kwai Chang Caine on the hit TV series Kung Fu (1972–1975) and was nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award, Carradine was not in fact Chinese. He earned critical praise as folksinger Woody Guthrie in Bound for Glory (1976) and won a National Board of Review Award for Best Actor, in addition to being nominated for a Golden Globe and New York Film Critics Circle Award. He played Abel Rosenberg in The Serpent's Egg (1977), set in post-World War I Berlin, the only Hollywood film made by legendary Swedish director Ingmar Bergman. He also starred in the cult science-fiction classic Death Race 2000 (1975).
[edit] 1980s
In 1983, he narrated the PBS anthropology series Faces of Culture.[citation needed]
He appeared in a supporting role in North and South, a miniseries about the American Civil War with a large cast that included Patrick Swayze in a leading role. It was telecast in November 1985 and spawned two sequel miniseries. Carradine was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his performance. He also appeared in North and South, Book II, telecast in May 1986.
In 1986, Carradine appeared in the TV movie Kung Fu: The Movie, reprising his role as Kwai Chang Caine. Brandon Lee (son of Bruce Lee, in his acting debut) portrayed his son.
The same year, Carradine appeared on the Steven Spielberg-created series Amazing Stories, in the episodeThanksgiving.
[edit] 1990s
Early in the decade, he was a spokesperson for Lipton[13] ("This ain't no sippin' tea") in a memorable TV ad where he paid homage not only to Kung Fu but also The Three Stooges. He returned to series TV in Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993–97) as the grandson of his original character.
In 1999, he portrayed Tempus, a powerful demon with the ability to manipulate time, on the series Charmed.
[edit] 2000s
In 2001, he appeared in the episode The Serpent of the syndicated tv series Queen of Swords as the sword wielding bandit El Serpiente filmed in Southern Spain.
In 2001, he appeared in an episode of the Disney Channel series Lizzie McGuire (on which his brother Robert was a regular performer). Also in 2001, he provided the voice for Lo Pei, the ancient warrior responsible for Shendu's petrification on the animated series Jackie Chan Adventures. In 2002, Carradine voiced a character on King of the Hill in the episode Returning Japanese, portraying Hank's Japanese half-brother Junichiro. In 2003, he appeared as Conrad on the series Alias.
In 2003, he produced and starred in several instructional videos on the martial arts of Tai chi and Qi Gong. These made him a natural as the title character in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill films, Vol. 1 (2003) and Vol. 2 (2004).
In 2005, he took over hosting duties from his brother Keith on Wild West Tech on the History Channel. On two episodes of the animated series Danny Phantom (2005–2006), he provided the voice for "Clockwork", a supernatural being with the power to control time (similar to his 1999 role on Charmed). In 2006, he became the spokesman for Yellowbook, a publisher of independent telephone directories in the United States.
Carradine also appeared in the music video for "Minus You" by the Southern California band Chapel of Thieves, which was co-directed by YouTube personality Boh3m3.[citation needed] He also worked with the Jonas Brothers in their video Burnin' Up, playing a Kung Fu master, and planned to work with Miley Cyrus.[citation needed] In 2009, he played a 100-year-old Chinese gangster in Crank: High Voltage and guest-starred in the TV show Mental.
[edit] Personal life
Carradine had a son, Free (born 1972; name since changed to Tom)[14] with Barbara Hershey, his domestic partner from 1972 to 1975.[15]
Carradine was married five times.[15] He had a daughter Calista (born 1962) by first wife Donna,[3][14] and a daughter Kansas (born 1978) by second wife Linda. He had three stepdaughters, Amanda, Madeline and Olivia and a stepson, Max, who were all children of his fifth wife Annie Bierman from a previous relationship.[15]
Each of Carradine's first four marriages ended in divorce. On December 26, 2004, he married Annie Bierman[3] at the seaside Malibu home of his friend, Michael Madsen. Vicki Roberts, his attorney and longtime friend of his wife, performed the ceremony.
According to ex-wife Marina Anderson in an interview with Access Hollywood, "There was a dark side to David, there was a very intense side to David. People around him know that." Previously in her divorce filing she had claimed that "It was the continuation of abhorrent and deviant sexual behavior which was potentially deadly. His deviate behavior includes an incestuous relationship with a very close family member, which permeated our marriage. This is to his admission and the admission of the person involved."[16]
[edit] Death
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On June 4, 2009, Carradine was found dead in his room at the Swissôtel Nai Lert Park Hotel on Wireless Road, near Sukhumvit Road, in central Bangkok, Thailand.[4][5] A police official said Carradine was found hanging by a rope in the room's closet,[17][18] and the Bangkok Post reported that his body was found curled up in the wardrobe with one end of a shoelace tied around his penis and the other end around his neck.[19] The same officer said: "Under these circumstances we cannot be sure that he committed suicide."[20] It has also been reported that Carradine was found "with his hands tied behind his back."[21] Carradine was in Bangkok to shoot his latest film, Stretch, and was expected to join the film crew for dinner on June 3. The crew noticed his absence when going out, but they assumed that he took a rest because of his age.[4]
Khunying Pornthip Rojanasunand, a Thai forensic pathologist and Director of Central Institute of Forensic Science, stated the incident met four of the criteria for accidental death involving autoerotic asphyxiation leading to an autoerotic fatality. Police Lieutenant General Worapong Chewprecha, Commander of the Metropolitan Police, remarked that the closed circuit television installed within the hotel supported the theory that no other persons were involved with the death.[22][23][24][25] Carradine's representative and family members told the press that they believed the death to be accidental and not a suicide.[26] Chuck Binder, Carradine's manager of six years,[15] indicated neither suicide nor accident was the likely cause since "the family has been told Carradine's hands were immobilized (behind his back) by the rope."[21] However, this is contradicted by photographic evidence from the scene published by Thai Rath newspaper, showing "hands apparently bound together above the head".[27]
On June 5, the Carradine family lawyer Mark Geragos spoke on Larry King Live and dismissed claims of suicide, stating instead that David Carradine could have been murdered by a secret sect of kung fu assassins, after it was revealed that Carradine had been attempting to uncover groups working in the martial-arts underworld.[28] In July 2009, it was reported that a private pathologist, after carrying out a second autopsy, also ruled out the possibility of suicide, but was still unable to "determine whether Carradine's death was accidental or a homicide" and was awaiting further toxicology test results.[29]
Two of Carradine's ex-wives (Gail Jensen[1][30] and Marina Anderson[31][32][33]) stated that his sexual interests included the practice of self-bondage.
Carradine's funeral was held on June 13, 2009 in Los Angeles.[34]
[edit] Selected filmography
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1965 | Taggart | Cal Dodge | |
| 1967 | The Violent Ones | Lucas Barnes | |
| 1969 | Heaven with a Gun | Coke Beck | |
| Young Billy Young | Jesse Boone | ||
| 1972 | Boxcar Bertha | 'Big' Bill Shelly | |
| 1973 | The Long Goodbye | Dave aka Socrates — Marlowe's Cellmate | Uncredited |
| Mean Streets | Drunk | ||
| 1975 | Death Race 2000 | Frankenstein | |
| 1976 | Cannonball | Coy 'Cannonball' Buckman | |
| Bound for Glory | Woody Guthrie | National Board of Review Award for Best Actor[11] Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama[7] Nominated — New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor[11] |
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| 1977 | The Serpent's Egg | Abel Rosenberg | |
| Thunder and Lightning | Harley Thomas | ||
| 1978 | Deathsport | Kaz Oshay | |
| Circle of Iron | The Blind Man/Monkeyman/ Death/Changsha | ||
| Gray Lady Down | Capt. Gates | ||
| 1980 | The Long Riders | Cole Younger | |
| 1982 | Q | Detective Shepard | Alternative titles: Q: The Winged Serpent Serpent The Winged Serpent |
| Trick Or Treats | Richard | ||
| 1983 | Lone Wolf McQuade | Rawley Wilkes | |
| 1984 | The Warrior and the Sorceress | Kain | |
| 1988 | Tropical Snow | Oskar | |
| 1989 | Night Children | Max | |
| 1990 | Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat | Jozek Mardulak/Count Dracula | |
| Bird on a Wire | Sorenson | ||
| 1991 | Karate Cop | Dad | |
| Martial Law | Dalton Rhodes | ||
| 1992 | Evil Toons | Gideon Fisk | |
| Roadside Prophets | Othello | ||
| Waxwork II: Lost in Time | The Beggar | ||
| 1998 | Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror | Luke Enright | |
| An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island | Chief Wulisso | Voice only | |
| 1999 | American Reel | James Lee Springer | |
| 2000 | Down 'n Dirty | Gil Garner | |
| 2002 | Balto II: Wolf Quest | Nava the Wolf Shaman | Voice only |
| 2003 | Kill Bill: Vol. I | Bill | |
| 2004 | Kill Bill: Volume II | Bill | Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor[11] Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture |
| Hair High | Mr. Snerz | Voice only | |
| Dead & Breakfast | Mr. Wise | ||
| Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon | Grand Master | ||
| 2007 | Homo Erectus | Mookoo | |
| Epic Movie | The Curator | ||
| Fall Down Dead | Wade | ||
| Camille | Cowboy Bob | ||
| How to Rob a Bank | Nick | ||
| Fuego | Lobo | ||
| Big Stan | The Master | ||
| 2008 | Richard III | Buckingham | |
| Hell Ride | The Deuce | ||
| Last Hour | Detective Mike Stone | ||
| Death Race | Frankenstein (Voice) | ||
| My Suicide | Vargas | ||
| Kung Fu Killer | Crane | ||
| 2009 | Absolute Evil | Raf McCane | |
| Crank: High Voltage | Poon Dong | ||
| The Golden Boys | Captain Zeb | ||
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1963 | East Side/West Side | Hal Sewoski | 1 episode |
| 1964 | The Virginian | The Utah Kid | 1 episode |
| 1965 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Fitzhugh | 1 episode |
| 1966 | Shane | Shane | 16 episodes |
| 1967 | Johnny Belinda | Locky | Television movie |
| 1970 | The Name of the Game | Jason | 1 episode |
| 1971 | Gunsmoke | Clint | 1 episode |
| 1972–1975 | Kung Fu | Kwai Chang Caine | Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama Series[11] Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama |
| 1979 | Mr. Horn | Tom Horn | Television movie |
| 1981 | Darkroom | Biker/Hitchhiker | 1 episode |
| 1984 | Airwolf | Dr. Robert Winchester | 1 episode |
| 1985 | North and South | Justin LaMotte | Miniseries Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television |
| 1986 | Kung Fu: The Movie | Kwai Chang Caine | Television movie |
| 1987 | Night Heat | Calvin | 1 episode |
| 1990 | The Young Riders | The Buzzard Eater | 1 episode |
| 1991 | The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw | Caine | Television movie |
| 1993–1997 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Kwai Chang Caine | 84 episodes |
| 1997 | Last Stand at Saber River | Duane Kidston | Television movie |
| 1999 | Charmed | Tempus | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Queen of Swords | El Serpiente | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Warden of Red Rock | Mike Sullivan | Television movie |
| 2002 | The Outsider | Haines | Television movie |
| King of the Hill | Junichiro Hill (voice) | 1 episode | |
| 2003–2004 | Alias | Conrad | 2 episodes |
| 2003-2005 | Wild West Tech | Host | 21 Episodes (only host for Season 2 & 3) |
| 2005–2006 | Danny Phantom | Clockwork (Voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Medium | Jessica's Brother | 1 episode |
| 2007 | In Case of Emergency | Guru Danny | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Son of the Dragon | Bird | Miniseries |
| 2009 | Mental | Gideon Graham | 1 episode |
[edit] Awards and honors
- 1998: Honoree — The 16th Annual Golden Boot Awards[11] (along with brothers Keith and Robert)
- 2005: Action On Film International Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award — First annual recipient[35]
[edit] See also
[edit] Bibliography
- The Spirit of Shaolin. Boston: Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 0804817510. (See Shaolin Kung Fu) (1991)
- Endless Highway. Boston: Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 1885203209. (autobiography, 1995)
- David Carradine's Tai Chi Workout. Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 0805037675. http://www.amazon.com/David-Carradines-Tai-Chi-Workout/dp/0805037675/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244668764&sr=1-2#reader. Co-authored with David Nakahara. (Alternate transliteration of "Tai Chi" is Tai chi chuan) (1995)
- David Carradine's Introduction to Chi Kung. Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 0805051007. http://www.amazon.com/David-Carradines-Introduction-Chi-Kung/dp/0805051007/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244662095&sr=1-4#reader. Co-authored with David Nakahara. (Alternate transliteration is Qigong) (1997)
- The Kill Bill Diary: The Making of a Tarantino Classic as Seen Through the Eyes of a Screen Legend. Harper Publishing. ISBN 0060823461. (2006)
[edit] Further reading
- Pilato, Herbie J (1993). The Kung Fu Book of Caine: The Complete Guide to TV's First Mystical Eastern Western. Boston: Charles A. Tuttle. ISBN 0-8048-1826-6.
[edit] References
- ^ a b James, Susan Donaldson (June 9, 2009). "Ex-Wife Reveals David Carradine's 'Kinky' Habits". ABC News. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=7793986&page=1. Retrieved on 2009-06-09.
- ^ James, Susan Donaldson (June 7, 2009). "David Carradine Marriage Was 'Roller Coaster'". ABC News. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=7777993&page=1. Retrieved on 2009-06-09.
- ^ a b c d e Who's Who in America - 2009 (63 ed.). 2008.
- ^ a b c "David Carradine Found Dead in Bangkok". The Nation. 06/03/2009. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/06/04/headlines/headlines_30104421.php. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.
- ^ a b "Kung Fu Star Carradine Found Dead". BBC News. 06/04/2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8083479.stm. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.
- ^ "David Carradine". The Daily Telegraph. 2009-06-04. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/5446396/David-Carradine.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.
- ^ a b "HFPA Awards Search, Nominations & Wins". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/28656. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.
- ^ "Social Security Death Index". Ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com. http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved on 2009-07-06.
- ^ "David Carradine Biography (1936-)]". Filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/99/David-Carradine.html. Retrieved on 2008-07-06.
- ^ Schneiderman, Matt (2003-10-10). "David Carradine". Stuff Magazine. http://www.stuffmagazine.com/articles/index.aspx?id=562. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.
- ^ a b c d e f "David Carradine Awards & Nominations". Entertainment Awards Database. Los Angeles Times. http://theenvelope.latimes.com/factsheets/awardsdb/env-awards-db-search,0,7169155.htmlstory?searchtype=person&query=David+Carradine&x=8&y=6. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.
- ^ "Theatre World Awards, 1965–66". http://www.theatreworldawards.org/award.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.
- ^ "David Carradine in Lipton Tea Commercial". Adland.tv. 1994-02-01. http://adland.tv/commercials/lipton-original-david-carradine-kung-fu-1994-030-usa. Retrieved on 2009-07-06.
- ^ a b David Carradine Biography at Internet Movie Database
- ^ a b c d Weber, Bruce (June 4, 2009). "David Carradine, Actor, Is Dead at 72". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/05/movies/05carradine.html. Retrieved on June 6, 2009.
- ^ "Carradine’s Ex Says He Had A Dark Side". MSNBC. June 8, 2009. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31173132/.
- ^ Goldman, Russell (2009-06-04). "Police: Carradine Found Naked, Hanged in Closet". ABC News. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=7757144&page=1. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.
- ^ "Actor David Carradine Found Dead". CNN. 2009-06-04. http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/06/04/obit.david.carradine/index.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.
- ^ Ngamkham, Wassayos (2009-06-05). "'Kung Fu' Star Carradine Dead". Bangkok Post. http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/17906/kung-fu-star-carradine-dead. Retrieved on 2009-06-05.
- ^ "David Carradine May Have Died From Sex Act, Say Thai Police". The Australian. Agence France-Presse. 2009-06-05. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25591884-2703,00.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-05.
- ^ a b "Carradine's Rep — David's Hands Were Tied". TMZ.com. 2009-06-05. http://www.tmz.com/2009/06/05/carradines-rep-davids-hands-were-tied/. Retrieved on 2009-06-06.
- ^ "Forensics pointing out the death of David was autoerotic". Thai Rath. 2009-06-05. http://www.thairath.co.th/content/region/10876. Retrieved on 2009-06-05. (Thai)
- ^ "Carradine Death 'Erotic Asphyxiation'". Bangkok Post. 2009-06-06. http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/145219/carradine-likely-died-from-erotic-asphyxiation. Retrieved on 2009-06-05.
- ^ Drummond, Andrew (2009-06-05). "Kung Fu Star David Carradine Died 'When Auto Erotic Sex Game Went Wrong'". Daily Record. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2009/06/05/kung-fu-star-david-carradine-died-when-auto-erotic-sex-game-went-wrong-86908-21416527/. Retrieved on 2009-06-05.
- ^ Gardner, David; Drummond, Andrew; Killalea, Debra (2009-06-05). "Kung Fu and Kill Bill Star David Carradine Found Accidentally Hanged After 'Sex Games' in Bangkok Hotel Wardrobe". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1190853/Kung-Fu-Kill-Bill-star-David-Carradine-accidentally-hanged-sex-games-Bangkok-hotel-wardrobe.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-05.
- ^ Grossberg, Josh; English, Whitney. "Carradine’s Family, Friends Dispute Suicide Theory". E! Online. http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b127499_carradines_family_friends_dispute.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.
- ^ "Carradine Family Upset by Thailand". Bangkok Post. 2009-06-07. http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/145451/carradine-family-upset-by-thailand. Retrieved on 2009-06-08.
- ^ Nichols, Adam (2009-06-07). "'Whack'y Kung Fu. Carradine Kin: Probe the Martial Arts Mafia". New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/seven/06072009/news/regionalnews/whacky_kung_fu_172948.htm. Retrieved on June 8, 2009.
- ^ "Carradine death 'wasn't suicide'". http://www.teletext.co.uk/bigscreen/news/17c67e773584467856ded5110d89748d/Carradine+death+'wasn't+suicide'.aspx. Retrieved on 6 July 2009.
- ^ "David Carradine Branded 'Strange' by Ex". Contactmusic.com. June 9, 2009. http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/david-carradine-branded-strange-by-ex_1105933. Retrieved on 2009-06-11.
- ^ "Kung Fu Star David Carradine’s ‘Deviant’ Sex Games, By His Ex-Wife". Daily Mail. June 8, 2009. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1191349/David-Carradines-deviant-sex-games-ex-wife-Marina-Anderson.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-10.
- ^ McShane, Larry (June 5, 2009). "David Carradine a Fan of 'Potentially Deadly' Deviant Sex Acts, Ex-Wife Said in Court Papers". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/06/05/2009-06-05_david_carradine_death.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-10.
- ^ Darwar, Anil (June 8, 2009). "Carradine Loved Deadly Sex Games, Says Ex-Wife". Daily Express. http://dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/106064/Carradine-loved-deadly-sex-games-says-ex-wife. Retrieved on 2009-06-10.
- ^ "Stars attend Carradine's funeral". June 14, 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8099191.stm. Retrieved on 2009-06-22.
- ^ AOF Film International Festival Official Site — People
[edit] External links
- Official website
- David Carradine at the Internet Movie Database
- David Carradine at the Internet Broadway Database
- David Carradine at the Internet off-Broadway Database
- David Carradine at Allmovie
- David Carradine at the TCM Movie Database
- David Carradine at TV.com
- David Carradine at TV Guide
- David Carradine at MySpace
- Onion interview
- IGN interview with David Carradine
- "A Fresh Thing": David Carradine
- David Carradine - The Daily Telegraph obituary
- McLellan, Dennis. "David Carradine dies at 72; star of 'Kung Fu'," Los Angeles Times, Friday, June 5, 2009.
- David Carradine at Find a Grave
- David Carradine Family Tree
