John Carradine

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John Carradine

Born 5 February 1906 Died 27 November 1988, aged 82 New York, États-Unis TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
28age in their first credit on record (1934)
57years on screen and counting
4credits in 1981, their busiest year
43dated credits on record
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Movie credits

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Age: 84

Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991
as Count Dracula (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook poster Age: 84

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

1991
as Count Dracula (archive footage)
The Tomb poster Age: 80

The Tomb

1986
as Andoheb
Imps* poster Age: 77

Imps*

1983
as Gentleman
Frankenstein Island poster Age: 75

Frankenstein Island

1981
as Dr. Frankenstein
The Monster Club poster Age: 75

The Monster Club

1981
as R.Chetwynd-Hayes, Writer
The Howling poster Age: 74

The Howling

1981
as Erle Kenton
Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident poster Age: 73

Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident

1979
as Professor Nikolaeff
Golden Rendezvous poster Age: 71

Golden Rendezvous

1977
as Fairweather
The Killer Inside Me poster Age: 70

The Killer Inside Me

1976
as Dr. Smith
The House of Seven Corpses poster Age: 67

The House of Seven Corpses

1974
as Edgar Price
Decisions! Decisions! poster Age: 65

Decisions! Decisions!

1971
as Railroad Ticket Clerk
The Seven Minutes poster Age: 65

The Seven Minutes

1971
as Sean O'Flanagan
Hell's Bloody Devils poster Age: 64

Hell's Bloody Devils

1970
as Pet Shop Owner
The McMasters poster Age: 64

The McMasters

1970
as Preacher
The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals poster Age: 62

The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals

1969
as Professor Cummings
Autopsy of a Ghost poster Age: 62

Autopsy of a Ghost

1968
as Satán
The Astro-Zombies poster Age: 62

The Astro-Zombies

1968
as Dr. DeMarco
Red Zone Cuba poster Age: 60

Red Zone Cuba

1966
as Mr. Wilson
Tarzan the Magnificent poster Age: 54

Tarzan the Magnificent

1960
as Abel Banton
Around the World in 80 Days poster Age: 50

Around the World in 80 Days

1956
as Proctor Stamp
Casanova's Big Night poster Age: 48

Casanova's Big Night

1954
as Foressi
The Face of Marble poster Age: 39

The Face of Marble

1946
as Dr. Charles Randolph
House of Frankenstein poster Age: 38

House of Frankenstein

1944
as Dracula (aka Baron Latos)
Hitler's Madman poster Age: 37

Hitler's Madman

1943
as Reinhardt Heydrich
The Grapes of Wrath poster Age: 34

The Grapes of Wrath

1940
as Casy
Stagecoach poster Age: 33

Stagecoach

1939
as Hatfield
I'll Give a Million poster Age: 32

I'll Give a Million

1938
as Kopelpeck
Alexander's Ragtime Band poster Age: 32

Alexander's Ragtime Band

1938
as Speakeasy Doorman
Laughing at Trouble poster Age: 30

Laughing at Trouble

1936
as Deputy Sheriff Alec Brady
Dimples poster Age: 30

Dimples

1936
as Richards
White Fang poster Age: 30

White Fang

1936
as Beauty Smith
Under Two Flags poster Age: 30

Under Two Flags

1936
as Cafard
The Black Cat poster Age: 28

The Black Cat

1934
as Cult Organist
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TV credits

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