History Creator / JohnCarradine

* ''Film/BrightLights'' (extra) (film debut)
* ''Film/BrideOfFrankenstein'' (uncredited cameo)

* ''Film/TheTenCommandments''

For the record, that quote above is accurate: he ''did'' have some actual good roles. Carradine was a favorite of Creator/JohnFord and appeared in several all-time classic Ford films, including ''The Grapes of Wrath'', ''Stagecoach'', ''The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'', and ''Drums Along the Mohawk''. Other major films that Carradine appeared in include ''[[Literature/RogueMale Man Hunt]]'', ''Literature/CaptainsCourageous'' and ''Film/TheTenCommandments.'' He had a decent stage acting career, being a protégé of Creator/JohnBarrymore and playing roles such as the lead in ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}},'' and he's also remembered as the father of Creator/DavidCarradine, Creator/RobertCarradine, and Creator/KeithCarradine.

John Carradine (born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was a very prolific and [[LargeHam frequently hammy]] actor who is probably best remembered for appearing in many, ''many'' [[BMovie B- to Z-grade]] {{horror films}} of the type later featured on ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' and ''WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob'', usually playing a MadScientist or {{Dracula}}.

John Carradine (born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was a very prolific and [[LargeHam frequently hammy]] actor who is probably best remembered for appearing in many, ''many'' [[BMovie B- to Z-grade]] {{horror films}} later featured on ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' and ''WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob'', usually playing a MadScientist or {{Dracula}}.

John Carradine (born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was a very prolific and [[LargeHam frequently hammy]] actor who is probably best remembered for appearing in many, ''many'' [[BMovie B- to Z-grade movies]] featured on ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' and ''WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob'', usually playing a MadScientist or {{Dracula}}.

John Carradine (born Richmond Reed Carradine, February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was a very prolific and [[LargeHam frequently hammy]] actor who is probably best remembered for appearing in many, ''many'' [[BMovie B- to Z-grade movies]] featured on ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' and ''WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob'', usually playing a MadScientist or {{Dracula}}.

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* ''Billy The Kid Versus Dracula'' - He played Dracula

* ''Film/TheSentinel''

For the record, that quote above is accurate: he ''did'' have some actual good roles. Carradine was a favorite of Creator/JohnFord and appeared in several all-time classic Ford films, including ''The Grapes of Wrath'', ''Stagecoach'', ''The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'', and ''Drums Along the Mohawk''. Other major films that Carradine appeared in include ''[[Literature/RogueMale Man Hunt]]'', ''Literature/CaptainsCourageous'' and ''Film/TheTenCommandments.'' He had a decent stage acting career, being a protege of Creator/JohnBarrymore and playing roles such as the lead in ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}},'' and he's also remembered as the father of Creator/DavidCarradine, Creator/RobertCarradine, and Creator/KeithCarradine.

* ''Satan's Cheerleaders''

Still, best known for all those B-movies. Easily one of the most prolific actors who ever lived (if not '''THE''' most). His entire filmography (as listed by IMDB) comes to 340 titles, dwarfing even the 275 titles of Creator/ChristopherLee (incidentally, Lee and Carradine actually share one credit: ''House of the Long Shadows'', a 1983 [[Creator/TheCannonGroup Cannon]] horror comedy [[AllStarCast in which they appeared alongside]] Creator/VincentPrice, Creator/PeterCushing and [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Desi Arnaz, Jr]]).

* ''Film/BrideOfFrankenstein'' (cameo)

* ''Billy The Kid Versus Dracula''

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNIMH''

* ''Frankenstein Island''

* ''Film/BoxcarBertha'' -- Creator/MartinScorsese's first movie

For the record, that quote above is accurate: he ''did'' have some actual good roles. Carradine was a favorite of Creator/JohnFord and appeared in several all-time classic Ford films, including ''The Grapes of Wrath'', ''Stagecoach'', ''The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'', and ''Drums Along the Mohawk''. Other major films that Carradine appeared in include ''[[Literature/RogueMale Man Hunt]]'', ''Literature/CaptainsCourageous'' and ''Film/TheTenCommandments.'' He had a decent stage acting career, being a protege of Creator/JohnBarrymore and playing roles such as the lead in ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}},'' and he's also remembered as the father of Creator/DavidCarradine, [[Film/RevengeOfTheNerds Robert Carradine]] and Creator/KeithCarradine.

For the record, that quote above is accurate: he ''did'' have some actual good roles. Carradine was a favorite of Creator/JohnFord and appeared in several all-time classic Ford films, including ''The Grapes of Wrath'', ''Stagecoach'', ''The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'', and ''Drums Along the Mohawk''. Other major films that Carradine appeared in include ''[[Literature/RogueMale Man Hunt]]'', ''Literature/CaptainsCourageous'' and ''Film/TheTenCommandments.'' He had a decent stage acting career, being a protege of Creator/JohnBarrymore and playing roles such as the lead in ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}},'' and he's also remembered as the father of [[Film/KillBill David]] [[Series/KungFu Carradine]], [[Film/RevengeOfTheNerds Robert Carradine]] and Creator/KeithCarradine.

* ''Film/BrightLights'' (extra)(film debut)

Still, best known for all those B-movies. Easily one of the most prolific actors who ever lived (if not '''THE''' most). His entire filmography (as listed by IMDB) comes to 340 titles, dwarfing even the 275 titles of Creator/ChristopherLee (incidentally, Lee and Carradine actually share one credit: 1983's ''House of the Long Shadows'', [[AllStarCast in which they appeared alongside]] Creator/VincentPrice, Creator/PeterCushing and [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Desi Arnaz, Jr]]).