John Carradine
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1906-02-05 (82 years old)
Deathday
1988-11-27
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
John Peter Richmond
Peter Richmond
John Carradine Sr.
John Carradine
Biography
John Carradine (born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was an American actor, considered one of the greatest character actors in American cinema. He was a member of Cecil B. DeMille's stock company and later John Ford's company, best known for his roles in horror films, Westerns, and Shakespearean theatre. In the later decades of his career, he starred mostly in low-budget B-movies, but continued to also appear in higher-profile fare. In total, he holds 351 film and television credits, making him one of the most prolific English-speaking actors of all time. Carradine was married four times, had five children, and...
Acting
1935
as Lost Hunter at Hermit's Cottage (uncredited)
1939
as Hatfield
1940
as Casy
1984
as Supreme Commander
1944
as Dracula (aka Baron Latos)
1981
as Dr. Frankenstein
1968
as Self (archive footage)
1956
as Proctor Stamp
1972
as H. Buckram Sartoris
1986
as Andoheb
1989
as Jacob Julian
1981
as Erle Kenton
1982
as Self - Host
1957
as Dr. Charles Conway
1962
as Maj. Cassius Starbuckle
1945
as Count Dracula
1941
as Mr. Jones
1964
as Bruce Alden
1934
as Cult Organist
1956
as Aaron
1972
1955
as Giacomo
1973
as Llewellyn Crossbinder
1945
as Professor Madley
1936
as Richards
1976
as Beckum
1954
as Old Tom
1995
as Walter Machen
1968
as Satán
1939
as Barryman
1943
as Dr. Max Heinrich von Altermann
1977
as Captain
1979
as (archive footage)
1968
as Dr. DeMarco
1977
as Wisconsin Farmer
1942
as Ulrich Windler
1980
as Dr. Warren
1987
as Dr. Emil Zeitman
1944
as Toby
1983
as Gentleman
1937
as Casper
1944
as Dr. Peter Drury
1959
as Prof. Millard Wyman
1956
as Bohemund
1970
as Nate Cheever
1964
as Jeff Blair
1977
as The Bum
1969
as George
1969
as Professor Cummings
1944
as Yousef Bey
1944
as Gaston Morrell
1966
as Cruikshank
1978
as Dr. Sigmund Hummel
1983
as Self
1970
as Pet Shop Owner
1970
as Dr. Rynning
1972
as Charlie Towman
1944
as Prof. John Gilmore
1974
as Edgar Price
1957
as Khufu
1960
as Slave Catcher
1976
as Dr. Smith
1944
as Victor Marlow
1941
as Doc Murdoch
1940
as Bob Ford
1941
as Nacional
1938
as Speakeasy Doorman
1939
as Bob Ford
1945
as Orange Povey
1976
as Tour Guide
1941
as Jesse Wick
1969
as Mr. Drewcolt
1937
as Long Jack
1949
as Doc Spencer
1959
as Narrator (US Re-Edit)
1956
as Claude Almstead
1955
as Ziby Fletcher
1981
as R.Chetwynd-Hayes, Writer
1983
as Elijah Grisbane
1977
as Amos Briggs
1977
as Fairweather
1986
as The Justice
1939
as Mr. Crimp
1977
as Fr. Francis Matthew Halloran
1939
as Danforth / Richard Burke
1985
as Dr. Kozmar
1932
as Christian Martyr / Gladiator Leader / Voice in Coliseum Mob (uncredited)
1986
as Old Joe Shempter
1969
as Ticker
1969
as Boone Hawkins
1965
as The Wizard of Mars
1939
as Caldwell
1957
as Rev. Jethro Bailey
1960
as Abel Banton
1975
as Narrator (English Version)
1983
as Dr. Warren (archive footage)
1940
as Porter Rockwell
1958
as Amos Force
1966
as Count Dracula
1959
as Cosmic Man
1943
as Dr. Sigmund Walters
1971
as Christopher Dean
1970
as Jasper B. Hawks
1986
as Sen. Martin Bradford
1954
as Foressi
1972
as The Judge Of Hell
1937
as Guard Captain
1936
as Sergeant Rankin
1937
as Pereira
1967
as Narrator / Tristram Halbin
1946
as Dr. Charles Randolph
1959
as Dr. Karol Noymann
1970
as Preacher
1967
as Otis Lovelace
1973
as Igor Smith
1968
as Third-Way Priest
1942
as Norbert
1958
as Traveling Salesman
1943
as Reinhardt Heydrich
1936
as Simon Girty
1943
as Mr. Wellington
1944
as Bret Harte
1967
as Dr. Himmel
1935
as Griffe - Nightclub Drunk (uncredited)
1937
as Ishak
1965
as Andre Desard
1938
as Gordon
1967
as Dr. Howard Vanard
1938
as President Lincoln
1978
as Radcliff
1955
as Col. Buck Streeter
1939
as Naveau
1933
as Assistant Principal
1940
as B. D. Bisbee
1936
as Sand Diviner
1976
as Dr. Welsey Edwards
1973
as The Hotel Clerk
1939
as Coughy
1939
as Ben Carter
1992
as Jeff Blair in 'Cheyenne Autumn'
1968
as Laslo
1958
as Dr. John Rayburn
1960
as Prof. Watts
1975
as The Man
1936
as Jim Farrar
1937
as Herbert Pemberton
1969
as Dr. Halback
1991
as Count Dracula (archive footage)
1937
as Ed
1947
as Charles Forestier
1991
as Count Dracula (archive footage)
1978
as Richmond Reed
1943
as Mike Clancy
1979
as Count Dracula
2024
as Nazi leader
1982
as Mr. Stanton (Head of the Orphanage)
1973
as Alcoholic Reporter
1976
as Conan Carroll
1973
as Claude Dupree
1985
as Alcoholic Reporter (archive footage)
1944
as John Reagan
1955
as Jala
1938
as Murdock
1957
as Malone
1938
as Reef Hatfield
1938
as McAllison
1975
as Jacob Avril
1970
as Preacher Simms
1944
as General von Bodenbach
1972
as Judge (voice) (uncredited)
1983
as Soothsayer
1933
as Pete Garon (uncredited)
1984
as (archive footage)
1943
as Lucky Miller
1986
as Himself
1986
as Narrator / Host
1965
as The Old Drunk
1969
as Dr. Favel
1974
as Mr. Walker
1959
as Zachariah Garrison
1978
as Narrator
1938
as Kopelpeck
1944
as Duke Cleat
1939
as (archive footage)
1935
as Despondent Casino Gambler (uncredited)
1935
as Enjolras
1936
as Cafard
1936
as Beauty Smith
1937
as Harry Wilkins
1938
as General Sebastian
1954
as Grave Robber
1938
as Leader of Refugees
1936
as Rizzio
1942
as Caleb Green
1955
as The Duke
1944
as Dr. Sigmund Walters (archive footage / uncredited)
1933
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1942
as Martin Caswell
1930
as Newspaper reporter / photographer
1935
as Agitator
1930
as Buzzard Hatburn
1931
as Chicken Sam
1954
as Bergstrom
1936
as Deputy Sheriff Alec Brady
1970
as Surgeon
1956
as Snipe Harding
1956
as Gideon
1981
as Narrator
1983
as Col. Sartoris
1978
as Judge Harley Winslow
1970
as Tyrone T. Tattersall (voice)
1974
as Old Skips
1973
as Uncle
1972
as Narrator (voice)
1972
as Plastic Surgeon
1973
as The Sage
1971
as Old-fashioned Undertaker
1977
as Grampa Sullivan
1970
as Dr. Goolie
1971
as Railroad Ticket Clerk
1965
as General Josh McCord
1969
as Count Branos Alucard
1969
as Mad Doctor / Nazi Leader
1964
as Narrator
1968
as Old Man
1966
as King Luvimself
1946
as Thorndyke 'Thorny' P. Dunning
1966
as Mr. Wilson
1982
as Father Stratten
1958
as Doc Weber
1945
as Jefferson T. Pike
1995
1980
as Priest
1936
as Bartolomio Romagna
2021
as Self (archive footage)
1982
as Great Owl (voice)
1943
as Martin
1937
as Capt. Delmar
1990
as Dr. Emil Zeitman (archive footage)
2013
as Self (archive footage)
1933
as Informer Suggesting Ink (uncredited)
1974
1998
as Count Dracula
1934
as Stranded Actor (uncredited)
1969
as Mr. Bosch
1971
as Sean O'Flanagan
1971
as Rev. Harper
1935
as Angry Saxophone Player - Tenant
2013
as Self
2003
as Dr. Warren
1966
as Count Dracula (archive footage)
1979
as Avery Mills
1981
as Col. LeBrun
1979
as Professor Nikolaeff
1947
as John Carradine
1967
as Dr. Howard Vanard
1986
as Leo
1977
as The Tramp (voice)
1982
as Hubert Salter
1999
as Self (archive footage)
1976
1934
as Roman Citizen/Party Guest/Soldier (uncredited) (voice)
1980
as Self (archive footage)
1953
as Hyder Simpson
1935
as Drunken-Faced Clerk
1956
as Dracula
2016
1979
as Uncle Sam
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