David Carradine takes on Chuck Norris, fights with knives, and speaks with Jesus - literally.

Curated by Jason Forrest

Total Runtime: 0:27:31

David Carradine (born John Arthur Carradine; December 8, 1936 – June 3, 2009)^[5]^[6]^[7] was an American actor and martial artist, best known for his role as a warrior monk, Kwai Chang Caine, in the 1970s television series, Kung Fu^[1], which later had a 1990s sequel series, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues. He was a member of a productive acting family dynasty that began with his father,John Carradine. His acting career, which included major and minor roles on stage, television and cinema, spanned over four decades. A prolific "B" movie actor,^[7] he appeared in more than 100 feature films^[8] and was nominated four times for a Golden Globe Award.^[9]The last nomination was for his title role in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill.

Films that featured Carradine continued to be released long after his death. These posthumous credits were from a variety of genres including horror, action, western, martial arts, drama, science fiction and documentary. In addition to his acting career, Carradine was also a musician and pursued a directing career. Influenced by his most popular acting role, he studied martial arts.^[10]^[11] The child of a frequently married actor, "Jack", as Carradine was known in his youth,^[12] had an unstable childhood. This instability would continue throughout his life as he himself was married several times. He was also frequently arrested and prosecuted for a variety of offenses which often involved substance abuse.^[13] He died on June 3, 2009 under unusual circumstances.

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