John Carradine
Age: 82 | From: New York City, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1906-02-05 10:10:37
Death: 1988-11-27 10:10:37
Aliases: John Peter Richmond , Peter Richmond , John Carradine Sr.
Gender: Male
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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Movie Involvements: 215
TV Involvements: 29
Most Famous Work
Biography
John Carradine (1906–1988) was an American actor, best known for his roles in horror films, Westerns, and Shakespearean theatre. Carradine's first film credit was Tol'able David. By 1933, he was being credited as John Peter Richmond. He adopted the stage name "John Carradine" in 1935, and legally took the name as his own two years later. By 1936, Carradine had become a member of John Ford's stock company and appeared in The Prisoner of Shark Island. In total, he made 11 pictures with Ford, including The Grapes of Wrath. Other Ford films in which Carradine appeared include The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and Stagecoach. Carradine claimed to have appeared in more than 450 movies, but only 225 movies can be documented. His count is closer to fact if theatrical movies, made-for-TV movies, and television programs are included. He often played eccentric, insane, or diabolical characters, especially in the horror genre with which he had become identified. He occasionally played a heroic role as in The Grapes of Wrath and he occasionally played a sympathetic role as in Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake. He was married four times, had five children, and was the patriarch of the Carradine acting family, which includes his sons Bruce Carradine, David Carradine, Keith Carradine and Robert Carradine as well as his granddaughters Martha Plimpton, Sorel Carradine and Ever Carradine.
Most Famous Work
The Big Valley
(1965) Elias Brown
Climax!
(1954) Colonel Archer
The Millionaire
(1955) Karl Miller AKA Count Karl Millevich
Bat Masterson
(1958) Sheriff Vince Morgan
Sugarfoot
(1957) Mathew McDavitt
Wanted: Dead or Alive
(1958) Amos McKenna
The Twilight Zone
(1959) Brother Jerome
Daniel Boone
(1964) Zack PikeActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nazi leader | |
| 2021 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2018 | Richmond Reed ("A Dose of Bloodsucking Tramps" segment) (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2013 | Self | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2012 | N/A | |
| 2003 | Dr. Warren | |
| 1999 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1995 | Walter Machen | |
| N/A | ||
| 1992 | Jeff Blair in 'Cheyenne Autumn' | |
| 1991 | Count Dracula (archive footage) | |
| Count Dracula (archive footage) | ||
| 1990 | Dr. Emil Zeitman (archive footage) | |
| 1989 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Jacob Julian | ||
| 1987 | Dr. Emil Zeitman | |
| 1986 | The Justice | |
| Leo | ||
| Narrator / Host | ||
| Himself | ||
| Old Joe Shempter | ||
| Andoheb | ||
| Sen. Martin Bradford | ||
| Host | ||
| Dr. Karol Noymann in 'Invisible Invaders' | ||
| 1985 | Dr. Kozmar | |
| Alcoholic Reporter (archive footage) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1984 | N/A | |
| Supreme Commander | ||
| (archive footage) | ||
| 1983 | Gentleman | |
| Col. Sartoris | ||
| Dr. Warren (archive footage) | ||
| Elijah Grisbane | ||
| Self | ||
| Soothsayer | ||
| 1982 | Mr. Stanton (Head of the Orphanage) | |
| Great Owl (voice) | ||
| Father Stratten | ||
| Hubert Salter | ||
| Self - Host | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1981 | Narrator | |
| Dr. Frankenstein | ||
| Ronald Bentley | ||
| Col. LeBrun | ||
| R.Chetwynd-Hayes, Writer | ||
| Erle Kenton | ||
| 1980 | Dr. Warren | |
| Priest | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 1979 | Avery Mills | |
| Count Dracula | ||
| Professor Nikolaeff | ||
| (archive footage) | ||
| 1978 | Dr. Sigmund Hummel | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Richmond Reed | ||
| Judge Harley Winslow | ||
| Radcliff | ||
| Narrator | ||
| 1977 | Grampa Sullivan | |
| Fairweather | ||
| The Tramp (voice) | ||
| Captain | ||
| Amos Briggs | ||
| The Bum | ||
| Wisconsin Farmer | ||
| Fr. Francis Matthew Halloran | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1976 | Dr. Welsey Edwards | |
| Tour Guide | ||
| Dr. Smith | ||
| Father Hale | ||
| Conan Carroll | ||
| Drunk | ||
| Beckum | ||
| 1975 | Narrator (English Version) | |
| Harlow Gault | ||
| The Professor | ||
| N/A | ||
| The Man | ||
| Jacob Avril | ||
| 1974 | Old Skips | |
| Mr. Walker | ||
| Self | ||
| Oscar Schmidt | ||
| Edgar Price | ||
| 1973 | The Hotel Clerk | |
| Uncle | ||
| Igor Smith | ||
| The Sage | ||
| Alcoholic Reporter | ||
| Claude Dupree | ||
| Llewellyn Crossbinder | ||
| 1972 | Charlie Towman | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Dr. Bernardo | ||
| Plastic Surgeon | ||
| Judge (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| H. Buckram Sartoris | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1971 | Railroad Ticket Clerk | |
| Sean O'Flanagan | ||
| Rev. Harper | ||
| Christopher Dean | ||
| The Judge Of Hell | ||
| Old-fashioned Undertaker | ||
| 1970 | N/A | |
| Nate Cheever | ||
| Jasper B. Hawks | ||
| Tyrone T. Tattersall | ||
| Surgeon | ||
| Pet Shop Owner | ||
| Preacher | ||
| Dr. Goolie | ||
| Preacher Simms | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dr. Rynning | ||
| 1969 | Dr. Favel | |
| Mr. Bosch | ||
| Mad Doctor / Nazi Leader | ||
| Boone Hawkins | ||
| Ticker | ||
| George | ||
| Old George Pomerantz | ||
| Mr. Drewcolt | ||
| Count Branos Alucard | ||
| Dr. Halback | ||
| Professor Cummings | ||
| 1968 | Satán | |
| Egor Crull | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| Third-Way Priest | ||
| Dr. DeMarco | ||
| Laslo | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| The Egyptian Priest (archive footage) | ||
| 1967 | Dr. Howard Vanard | |
| Dr. Howard Vanard | ||
| Otis Lovelace | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dr. Himmel | ||
| N/A | ||
| Narrator / Tristram Halbin | ||
| 1966 | Mr. Wilson | |
| N/A | ||
| James Rancourt / The Scarf | ||
| Cruikshank | ||
| Count Dracula | ||
| King Luvimself | ||
| Count Dracula | ||
| 1965 | N/A | |
| Arcon | ||
| Elias Brown | ||
| Noah | ||
| Mayor Kirillov | ||
| General Josh McCord | ||
| The Old Drunk | ||
| N/A | ||
| The Wizard of Mars | ||
| Andre Desard | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1964 | Jeff Blair | |
| Zack Pike | ||
| N/A | ||
| Bruce Alden | ||
| Narrator | ||
| 1962 | Guzman | |
| N/A | ||
| Gavin Revere | ||
| Maj. Cassius Starbuckle | ||
| 1960 | N/A | |
| Jed Carta | ||
| Jason Longfellow | ||
| Prof. Watts | ||
| Slave Catcher | ||
| Abel Banton | ||
| 1959 | Prof. Millard Wyman | |
| N/A | ||
| Elmer Dodson | ||
| The Rain Man | ||
| Brother Jerome | ||
| N/A | ||
| Zachariah Garrison | ||
| Narrator | ||
| Dr. Karol Noymann | ||
| Cosmic Man | ||
| 1958 | Amos Force | |
| Dr. John Rayburn | ||
| N/A | ||
| Sheriff Vince Morgan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Amos McKenna | ||
| Traveling Salesman | ||
| Doc Weber | ||
| 1957 | Malone | |
| Khufu | ||
| Raphael | ||
| John Canty | ||
| N/A | ||
| Park Cleatus | ||
| Mathew McDavitt | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dr. Charles Conway | ||
| Rev. Jethro Bailey | ||
| 1956 | Proctor Stamp | |
| Aaron | ||
| N/A | ||
| Claude Almstead | ||
| Bohemund | ||
| N/A | ||
| Gideon | ||
| Snipe Harding | ||
| 1955 | Giacomo | |
| Jala | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Ephraim Hunt | ||
| Kader | ||
| N/A | ||
| The Duke | ||
| Ziby Fletcher | ||
| Col. Buck Streeter | ||
| Karl Miller AKA Count Karl Millevich | ||
| 1954 | John Evan | |
| The Duke | ||
| Colonel Archer | ||
| N/A | ||
| Bergstrom | ||
| Grave Robber | ||
| Old Tom | ||
| Foressi | ||
| 1952 | N/A | |
| 1951 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1949 | N/A | |
| Doc Spencer | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1948 | Mr. Wadleigh | |
| Malvolio | ||
| Self / Richard III | ||
| 1947 | Charles Forestier | |
| John Carradine | ||
| 1946 | Thorndyke 'Thorny' P. Dunning | |
| Dr. Charles Randolph | ||
| 1945 | Count Dracula | |
| Orange Povey | ||
| Professor Madley | ||
| Jefferson T. Pike | ||
| 1944 | Dracula (aka Baron Latos) | |
| John Reagan | ||
| Gaston Morrell | ||
| Duke Cleat | ||
| Bret Harte | ||
| Prof. John Gilmore | ||
| Yousef Bey | ||
| Victor Marlow | ||
| Dr. Peter Drury | ||
| Dr. Sigmund Walters (archive footage / uncredited) | ||
| General von Bodenbach | ||
| Toby | ||
| 1943 | Mr. Wellington | |
| Dr. Max Heinrich von Altermann | ||
| Mike Clancy | ||
| Lucky Miller | ||
| Reinhardt Heydrich | ||
| Dr. Sigmund Walters | ||
| Martin | ||
| 1942 | Ulrich Windler | |
| Martin Caswell | ||
| Norbert | ||
| Caleb Green | ||
| 1941 | Jesse Wick | |
| Mr. Jones | ||
| Nacional | ||
| Doc Murdoch | ||
| 1940 | B. D. Bisbee | |
| Porter Rockwell | ||
| Bob Ford | ||
| Casy | ||
| 1939 | Caldwell | |
| Ben Carter | ||
| Mr. Crimp | ||
| (archive footage) | ||
| Coughy | ||
| Barryman | ||
| Hatfield | ||
| Naveau | ||
| Danforth / Richard Burke | ||
| Bob Ford | ||
| 1938 | McAllison | |
| Leader of Refugees | ||
| Kopelpeck | ||
| Gordon | ||
| Speakeasy Doorman | ||
| Reef Hatfield | ||
| General Sebastian | ||
| President Lincoln | ||
| Murdock | ||
| 1937 | Pereira | |
| Casper | ||
| Warden | ||
| Ishak | ||
| Herbert Pemberton | ||
| Capt. Delmar | ||
| Long Jack | ||
| Ed | ||
| Harry Wilkins | ||
| 1936 | Deputy Sheriff Alec Brady | |
| Bartolomio Romagna | ||
| Simon Girty | ||
| Sand Diviner | ||
| Richards | ||
| Jim Farrar | ||
| Rizzio | ||
| Beauty Smith | ||
| Cafard | ||
| Sergeant Rankin | ||
| 1935 | Despondent Casino Gambler (uncredited) | |
| Angry Saxophone Player - Tenant | ||
| Griffe - Nightclub Drunk (uncredited) | ||
| Lost Hunter at Hermit's Cottage (uncredited) | ||
| Enjolras | ||
| Agitator | ||
| 1934 | Roman Citizen/Party Guest/Soldier (uncredited) (voice) | |
| Cult Organist | ||
| Stranded Actor (uncredited) | ||
| 1933 | Informer Suggesting Ink (uncredited) | |
| Pete Garon (uncredited) | ||
| Assistant Principal | ||
| Dream Apparition (uncredited) | ||
| Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | ||
| 1932 | Christian Martyr / Gladiator Leader / Voice in Coliseum Mob (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | Chicken Sam | |
| 1930 | Buzzard Hatburn | |
| Newspaper reporter / photographer | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
