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John Carradine (1906–1988)
John Carradine, the son of a reporter/artist and a surgeon, grew up in Poughkeepsie, New York. He attended Christ Church School and Graphic Art School, studying sculpture, and afterward roamed the South selling sketches. He made his acting debut in "Camille" in a New Orleans theatre in 1925. Arriving in Los Angeles in 1927, he worked in local ...
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Born:in New York City, New York, USADied:(age 82) in Milan, Lombardy, Italy |
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Actor (351 credits)
Actor (351 credits)
1986
The Twilight Zone
(TV Series)
Prof. Alex Stottel (segment "Still Life")
Prof. Alex Stottel (segment "Still Life")
- Still Life/The Little People of Killany Woods/The Misfortune Cookie
(1986)
... Prof. Alex Stottel (segment "Still Life")
1985
Frankenstein's Brain
(Short)
(voice)
1981
CBS Library
(TV Series)
Narrator - The Reluctant Dragon
Narrator - The Reluctant Dragon
- Misunderstood Monsters
(1981)
... Narrator - The Reluctant Dragon
1980
The Long Riders
(scenes deleted)
1979
The Seekers
(TV Mini-Series)
Avery Mills
Avery Mills
- Episode #1.2
(1979)
... Avery Mills
- Episode #1.1
(1979)
... Avery Mills (credit only)
1979
The Littlest Hobo
(TV Series)
Chief Justice Hamilton
Chief Justice Hamilton
- Target for Terror
(1979)
... Chief Justice Hamilton
1979
B.J. and the Bear
(TV Series)
Transylvanian Caretaker
Transylvanian Caretaker
- A Coffin with a View
(1979)
... Transylvanian Caretaker
1978
Greatest Heroes of the Bible
(TV Series)
King David
King David
- The Judgment of Solomon
(1978)
... King David
1975
Westwind
(TV Series)
Captain Hooks
Captain Hooks
- Captain Hooks and Crooks
(1975)
... Captain Hooks
- Captain Hooks and Aborigines
(1975)
... Captain Hooks
1972-1975
Kung Fu
(TV Series)
Rev. Serenity Johnson
Rev. Serenity Johnson
- Ambush
(1975)
... Rev. Serenity Johnson
- The Nature of Evil
(1974)
... Rev. Serenity Johnson
- Dark Angel
(1972)
... Rev. Serenity Johnson
1973
Love, American Style
(TV Series)
Old George Pomerantz (segment "Love and the Anniversary")
Old George Pomerantz (segment "Love and the Anniversary")
- Love and the Anniversary/Love and the Playwright/Love and the Trampled Passion
(1973)
... Old George Pomerantz (segment "Love and the Anniversary")
1971
Ironside
(TV Series)
Isaiah Witt, 'The Creeper'
Isaiah Witt, 'The Creeper'
- Gentle Oaks
(1971)
... Isaiah Witt, 'The Creeper'
1971
Night Gallery
(TV Series)
Mr. Hawkins (segment "Big Surprise")
Mr. Hawkins (segment "Big Surprise")
- The Diary/A Matter of Semantics/Big Surprise/Professor Peabody's Last Lecture
(1971)
... Mr. Hawkins (segment "Big Surprise")
1961-1969
Bonanza
(TV Series)
Preacher Dillard / Jedediah Milbank
Preacher Dillard / Jedediah Milbank
- Dead Wrong
(1969)
... Preacher Dillard
- Springtime
(1961)
... Jedediah Milbank
1967
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
(TV Series)
Old Man - Third-Way Priest
Old Man - Third-Way Priest
- The Prince of Darkness Affair: Part II
(1967)
... Old Man - Third-Way Priest
- The Prince of Darkness Affair: Part I
(1967)
... Old Man - Third-Way Priest
1967
The Green Hornet
(TV Series)
James Rancourt / The Scarf
James Rancourt / The Scarf
- Alias the Scarf
(1967)
... James Rancourt / The Scarf
1966
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
(TV Series)
Prof. Boris Budge
Prof. Boris Budge
- The Montori Device Affair
(1966)
... Prof. Boris Budge
1965-1966
Branded
(TV Series)
General Joshua McCord
General Joshua McCord
- Kellie
(1966)
... General Joshua McCord
- The Assassins: Part 2
(1966)
... General Joshua McCord
- The Assassins: Part 1
(1966)
... General Joshua McCord
- The Mission: Part 2
(1965)
... General Joshua McCord
- The Mission: Part 1
(1965)
... General Joshua McCord
1966
Laredo
(TV Series)
Prof. Paracelsus Smythe
Prof. Paracelsus Smythe
- Sound of Terror
(1966)
... Prof. Paracelsus Smythe
1965-1966
The Munsters
(TV Series)
Mr. Gateman
Mr. Gateman
- The Musician
(1966)
... Mr. Gateman
- Herman's Raise
(1965)
... Mr. Gateman
1966
The Beverly Hillbillies
(TV Series)
Marvin Bagby / Marvo the Magnificent
Marvin Bagby / Marvo the Magnificent
- The Great Jethro
(1966)
... Marvin Bagby / Marvo the Magnificent
1964
The Lucy Show
(TV Series)
Professor Guzman
Professor Guzman
- Lucy Goes to Art Class
(1964)
... Professor Guzman
1956-1962
The Red Skelton Hour
(TV Series)
Abdul Kashmir / Dr. Prager / Slim Jim / ...
Abdul Kashmir / Dr. Prager / Slim Jim / ...
- Appleby's Bearded Boarder
(1962)
... Abdul Kashmir
- The Great Brain Robbery
(1961)
... Dr. Prager
- Deadeye and Slim Jim
(1959)
... Slim Jim
- Clem and the Satellite
(1958)
... Dr. Offenbecker
- The Kadiddlehopper Mural or Clem the Artist
(1958)
... Gregory Grumbucker
1961
Thriller
(TV Series)
Jason Longfellow / Jed Carta
Jason Longfellow / Jed Carta
- The Remarkable Mrs. Hawk
(1961)
... Jason Longfellow
- Masquerade
(1961)
... Jed Carta
1958-1960
Wagon Train
(TV Series)
Park Cleatus / Doc Lockridge
Park Cleatus / Doc Lockridge
- The Colter Craven Story
(1960)
... Park Cleatus
- The Dora Gray Story
(1958)
... Doc Lockridge
1959-1960
The Rebel
(TV Series)
Elmer Dodson
Elmer Dodson
- The Bequest
(1960)
... Elmer Dodson
- Johnny Yuma
(1959)
... Elmer Dodson
1959
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
(TV Series)
Don Ignacio Vasquez
Don Ignacio Vasquez
- The Fugitive
(1959)
... Don Ignacio Vasquez
1955-1959
Gunsmoke
(TV Series)
Kader / Ephraim Hunt
Kader / Ephraim Hunt
- Target
(1959)
... Kader
- Reed Survives
(1955)
... Ephraim Hunt
1959
The Rifleman
(TV Series)
James Barrow McBride / Abel Goss
James Barrow McBride / Abel Goss
- The Mind Reader
(1959)
... James Barrow McBride
- The Photographer
(1959)
... Abel Goss
1959
The Millionaire
(TV Series)
Karl Miller AKA Count Karl Millevich
Karl Miller AKA Count Karl Millevich
- The Karl Miller Story
(1959)
... Karl Miller AKA Count Karl Millevich
1959
Bat Masterson
(TV Series)
Sheriff Vince Morgan
Sheriff Vince Morgan
- The Tumbleweed Wagon
(1959)
... Sheriff Vince Morgan
1958
77 Sunset Strip
(TV Series)
Roderick Delaquois
Roderick Delaquois
- All Our Yesterdays
(1958)
... Roderick Delaquois
1958
Have Gun - Will Travel
(TV Series)
Father Bartolome
Father Bartolome
- The Statue of San Sebastian
(1958)
... Father Bartolome
1958
The Restless Gun
(TV Series)
Archibald Plunkette / Archie Plunker
Archibald Plunkette / Archie Plunker
- More Than Kin
(1958)
... Archibald Plunkette / Archie Plunker
1958
The Lineup
(TV Series)
Deacon Whitehall
Deacon Whitehall
- The Deacon Whitehall Case
(1958)
... Deacon Whitehall
1957
Telephone Time
(TV Series)
Kurt Wolfgang Muller / Charlie Brown
Kurt Wolfgang Muller / Charlie Brown
- Novel Appeal
(1957)
... Kurt Wolfgang Muller / Charlie Brown
1956-1957
Matinee Theatre
(TV Series)
Dracula / Jaffrey Pyncheon
Dracula / Jaffrey Pyncheon
- Daniel Webster and the Sea Serpent
(1957)
- Dracula
(1956)
... Dracula
- The Tell-Tale Heart
(1956)
- The House of the Seven Gables
(1956)
... Jaffrey Pyncheon
- The Baron and the Banshees
(1956)
1957
Studio One in Hollywood
(TV Series)
Mr. Wadleigh
Mr. Wadleigh
- Please Report Any Odd Characters
(1957)
... Mr. Wadleigh
1957
The DuPont Show of the Month
(TV Series)
John Canty
John Canty
- The Prince and the Pauper
(1957)
... John Canty
1957
Navy Log
(TV Series)
Narrator / Francis Carpenter
Narrator / Francis Carpenter
- The Ballad of Big E
(1957)
... Narrator (voice)
- The Star
(1957)
... Francis Carpenter
1957
The O. Henry Playhouse
(TV Series)
Doc Millikin
Doc Millikin
- A Madison Square Arabian Knight
(1957)
- Two Renegades
(1957)
... Doc Millikin
1957
Playhouse 90
(TV Series)
Felix the Great
Felix the Great
- Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
(1957)
... Felix the Great
1955-1956
Climax!
(TV Series)
Colonel Archer / The Duke / John Evan
Colonel Archer / The Duke / John Evan
- The Hanging Judge
(1956)
... Colonel Archer
- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1955)
... The Duke
- The First and the Last
(1955)
... John Evan
1955
Our Miss Brooks
(TV Series)
Mister Fargo
Mister Fargo
- Mister Fargo's Whiskers
(1955)
... Mister Fargo (uncredited)
1954
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
(TV Series)
Sir Rodney Brentwood
Sir Rodney Brentwood
- The Gorilla of Owl Hoot Mesa
(1954)
... Sir Rodney Brentwood
1954
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
(TV Series)
Cameron Whitfield
Cameron Whitfield
- An Evening with Hamlet
(1954)
... Cameron Whitfield
1950-1952
Lights Out
(TV Series)
Cecil Crofton
Cecil Crofton
- The Lonely Albatross
(1952)
- The Meddlers
(1951)
... Cecil Crofton
- The Half-Pint Flask
(1950)
1948-1949
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre
(TV Series)
- Long Lost Brother
(1949)
- The Flattering Word
(1948)
1949
The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse
(TV Series)
Murderer / Malvolio
Murderer / Malvolio
- Macbeth
(1949)
... Murderer
- Twelfth Night
(1949)
... Malvolio
1932
The Sign of the Cross
Christian Martyr / Gladiator Leader / Voice in Coliseum Mob / ... (uncredited)
Christian Martyr / Gladiator Leader / Voice in Coliseum Mob / ... (uncredited)
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Soundtrack (3 credits)
Soundtrack (3 credits)
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Thanks (2 credits)
Thanks (2 credits)
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Self (44 credits)
Self (44 credits)
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Archive footage (59 credits)
Archive footage (59 credits)
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Personal Details
Publicity Listings:
2 Biographical Movies | 2 Print Biographies | 2 Interviews | 10 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »Alternate Names:
John Carradine Sr. | John Peter Richmond | Peter RichmondHeight:
6' (1.83 m)
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