David Carradine born John Arthur Carradine Jr December 8 1936 June 3 2009 was an American actor best known for playing martial arts roles He is perhaps best known as the star of the 1970s television series Kung Fu playing Kwai Chang Caine a peaceloving Shaolin monk travelling through the American Old West He also portrayed the title character of both of the Kill Bill films He appeared in two Martin Scorsese films Boxcar Bertha and Mean Streets David Carradine was a member of the Carradine family of actors that began with his father John Carradine The elder Carradines acting career which included major and minor roles on stage television and in cinema spanned more than four decades A prolific B movie actor David Carradine appeared in more than 100 feature films in a career spanning more than six decades He received nominations for a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award for his work on Kung Fu and received three additional Golden Globe nominations for his performances in the Woody Guthrie biopic Bound for Glory 1976 the television miniseries North and South 1985 and Quentin Tarantinos Kill Bill Volume 2 for which he won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor Throughout his life Carradine was arrested and prosecuted for a variety of offenses which often involved substance abuse Films that featured Carradine continued to be released after his death These posthumous credits were from a variety of genres including action documentaries drama horror martial arts science fiction and westerns In addition to his acting career Carradine was a director and musician Moreover influenced by his Kung Fu role he studied martial arts On April 1 1997 Carradine received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Description above from the Wikipedia article David Carradine licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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