David Carradine: movies and TV shows
David Carradine has 280 credits in the archive: 209 films and 71 TV series, from 1944 to 2026. Highest rated: Midi Première (9.0/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2026 · busiest year: 1989 (15 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mata Hari | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 89 |
| 2019 | Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.8 | 82 |
| 2016 | A Tale of James Brown | Self | Film | — | 79 |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary | President Conrad Dalton | TV | 7.0 | 77 |
| 2013 | Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten | John Tucker (archive Footage) | TV | 7.8 | 76 |
| 2013 | Madoff: Made Off with America | Neal | Film | 4.7 | 76 |
| 2012 | Eldorado | The Spirit Guide | Film | 3.1 | 75 |
| 2012 | Night of the Templar | Shopkeeper | Film | 3.9 | 75 |
| 2011 | Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair | Bill (Snake Charmer) | Film | 8.1 | 74 |
| 2011 | Corman's World | Self - Actor | Film | 7.0 | 74 |
| 2011 | Stretch | Monteiro | Film | 4.2 | 74 |
| 2010 | True Legend | Anthony | Film | 6.6 | 73 |
| 2010 | Dinocroc vs. Supergator | Jason Drake | Film | 4.4 | 73 |
| 2010 | Six Days in Paradise | Vernon Billings | Film | — | 73 |
| 2010 | Detention | Principal Hoskins | Film | 3.5 | 73 |
| 2009 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Self | TV | 7.3 | 72 |
| 2009 | Crank: High Voltage | Poon Dong | Film | 6.1 | 72 |
| 2009 | Bad Cop | Det. Humes | Film | 2.9 | 72 |
| 2009 | Mental | Gideon Graham | TV | 5.8 | 72 |
| 2009 | Autumn | Philip | Film | 2.9 | 72 |
| 2009 | Dark Fields | Clive Jonis | Film | 3.2 | 72 |
| 2009 | Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil | Self | Film | 5.5 | 72 |
| 2009 | My Suicide | Vargas | Film | 6.1 | 72 |
| 2009 | All Hell Broke Loose | Marshal Ian McHenry | Film | 1.7 | 72 |
| 2009 | Tattoos: A Scarred History | Self | Film | — | 72 |
| 2009 | Absolute Evil | Raf McCane | Film | 5.7 | 72 |
| 2009 | Road of No Return | Mr. Hover | Film | 5.9 | 72 |
| 2009 | Road of No Return | Film | 5.9 | 72 | |
| 2009 | Break | The Bishop | Film | 4.0 | 72 |
| 2008 | Death Race | Frankenstein (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 71 |
| 2008 | Son of the Dragon | Bird | TV | 5.1 | 71 |
| 2008 | Kandisha | The American | Film | 5.3 | 71 |
| 2008 | Kung Fu Killer | Crane | TV | — | 71 |
| 2008 | Hell Ride | The Deuce | Film | 5.2 | 71 |
| 2008 | Camille | Cowboy Bob | Film | 6.2 | 71 |
| 2008 | Kung Fu Killer | Crane | Film | 4.9 | 71 |
| 2008 | Naked Movie | Self | Film | 3.7 | 71 |
| 2008 | The Golden Boys | Capt. Zebulon Hedge | Film | 5.5 | 71 |
| 2008 | A Vampire Reformed | Self | Film | — | 71 |
| 2008 | Last Hour | Detective Mike Stone | Film | 4.2 | 71 |
| 2007 | Big Stan | The Master | Film | 6.6 | 70 |
| 2007 | Epic Movie | Museum Curator | Film | 3.9 | 70 |
| 2007 | In Case of Emergency | Guru Danny | TV | 9.0 | 70 |
| 2007 | Being Michael Madsen | Self | Film | 5.8 | 70 |
| 2007 | Permanent Vacation | Old Man | Film | 4.3 | 70 |
| 2007 | How to Rob a Bank | Nick | Film | 5.8 | 70 |
| 2007 | The Ultimate Fighter | Mikhail | Film | 3.3 | 70 |
| 2007 | Homo Erectus | Mookoo / Uncle Unky | Film | 4.0 | 70 |
| 2007 | Treasure Raiders | Pierre | Film | 3.3 | 70 |
| 2007 | Fall Down Dead | Wade Douglas | Film | 4.0 | 70 |
| 2007 | Fall Down Dead | Film | 4.0 | 70 | |
| 2007 | Richard III | Buckingham | Film | 2.0 | 70 |
| 2007 | Richard III | Film | 2.0 | 70 | |
| 2007 | Fuego | Lobo | Film | 2.0 | 70 |
| 2007 | Spiral Fitness Beginnings | Self | Film | — | 70 |
| 2006 | The Last Sect | Van Helsing | Film | 3.7 | 69 |
| 2006 | Celebrity Paranormal Project | Self | TV | 7.0 | 69 |
| 2006 | Final Move | Captain Baker | Film | 4.8 | 69 |
| 2005 | Medium | Jessica's Brother | TV | 7.5 | 68 |
| 2005 | Ringers: Lord of the Fans | Self | Film | 6.5 | 68 |
| 2005 | Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy | Clockwork (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 68 |
| 2005 | Brothers in Arms | Driscoll | Film | 3.5 | 68 |
| 2005 | Miracle at Sage Creek | Ike | Film | 5.7 | 68 |
| 2004 | Danny Phantom | Clockwork (voice) | TV | 8.3 | 67 |
| 2004 | Kill Bill: Vol. 2 | Bill 'Snake Charmer' | Film | 7.9 | 67 |
| 2004 | UnConventional | Self | Film | 5.3 | 67 |
| 2004 | Dead & Breakfast | Mr. Wise | Film | 5.5 | 67 |
| 2004 | Hair High | Mr. Snerz (voice) | Film | 6.4 | 67 |
| 2004 | Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon | Grand Master | Film | 5.0 | 67 |
| 2004 | Last Goodbye | Fred McGillicuddie | Film | 5.5 | 67 |
| 2004 | The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2' | Self | Film | 8.8 | 67 |
| 2004 | Away from Home | Self | Film | 6.7 | 67 |
| 2003 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | Bill | Film | 8.0 | 66 |
| 2003 | Eve | Kung Fu Master | TV | 8.5 | 66 |
| 2003 | Wild West Tech | Self - Host | TV | 8.0 | 66 |
| 2003 | Lost Bullet | Michael Morrison | Film | 5.3 | 66 |
| 2003 | American Reel | James Lee Springer | Film | 7.5 | 66 |
| 2002 | Balto: Wolf Quest | Nava the Wolf Shaman (voice) | Film | 6.4 | 65 |
| 2002 | The Outsider | Doctor Lucas Henry | Film | 5.9 | 65 |
| 2002 | Modern Warriors | Self | Film | 5.5 | 65 |
| 2002 | The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies | Self | Film | 5.9 | 65 |
| 2001 | Largo Winch | Nério Winch | TV | 6.0 | 64 |
| 2001 | Largo Winch | TV | 6.0 | 64 | |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Self | TV | 6.1 | 64 |
| 2001 | Lizzie McGuire | Self | TV | 7.2 | 64 |
| 2001 | Alias | Conrad | TV | 6.8 | 64 |
| 2001 | The Nightmare Room | Mr. Farber | TV | 8.1 | 64 |
| 2001 | Warden of Red Rock | Mike Sullivan | Film | 5.9 | 64 |
| 2001 | Down 'n Dirty | Gil Garner | Film | 4.3 | 64 |
| 2001 | Guaranteed on Delivery | Norman Williams | Film | 4.8 | 64 |
| 2001 | By Dawn's Early Light | Nick Decker | Film | 6.0 | 64 |
| 2001 | Out of the Wilderness | Clint Dugan | Film | 3.7 | 64 |
| 2001 | The Donor | Mike | Film | 4.0 | 64 |
| 2000 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Lo Pei (voice) | TV | 8.2 | 63 |
| 2000 | Titus | Bob Hawkins | TV | 6.9 | 63 |
| 2000 | Nightfall | Gnomen | Film | 4.3 | 63 |
| 2000 | Full Blast | Maceo | Film | 4.0 | 63 |
| 2000 | Kung Fu Action Masters | Narrator | Film | — | 63 |
| 2000 | Dangerous Curves | Lemmy | Film | 4.5 | 63 |
| 1999 | Family Law | Andrew Weller | TV | 8.1 | 62 |
| 1999 | The Monster Hunter | Louis Dehoven | Film | 5.0 | 62 |
| 1999 | Kiss of a Stranger | Sean O'Leary | Film | 4.8 | 62 |
| 1999 | Code Name: Jaguar | Max Kaufman | Film | 4.3 | 62 |
| 1999 | Knocking on Death's Door | Doc Hadley | Film | 2.9 | 62 |
| 1999 | The Bitter End | Film | 10.0 | 62 | |
| 1999 | The Puzzle in the Air | The General | Film | 6.0 | 62 |
| 1998 | Charmed | Tempus | TV | 8.2 | 61 |
| 1998 | An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island | Chief Wulisso (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 61 |
| 1998 | Light Speed | Miles | Film | 2.0 | 61 |
| 1998 | Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror | Luke | Film | 4.2 | 61 |
| 1998 | Lovers and Liars | Mr. Montague | Film | 4.0 | 61 |
| 1998 | The Effects of Magic | The Cabinet Maker | Film | 4.5 | 61 |
| 1998 | Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes | Self | Film | 9.0 | 61 |
| 1998 | Mystic Origins of the Martial Arts | Film | — | 61 | |
| 1998 | The Shepherd | Ventriloquist | Film | 3.6 | 61 |
| 1998 | The New Swiss Family Robinson | Sheldon Blake | Film | 5.2 | 61 |
| 1997 | King of the Hill | Junichiro (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 60 |
| 1997 | Just Shoot Me! | David Carradine | TV | 6.6 | 60 |
| 1997 | Fast Track | TV | — | 60 | |
| 1997 | Last Stand at Saber River | Duane Kidston | Film | 6.6 | 60 |
| 1997 | Macon County Jail | Coley | Film | 4.0 | 60 |
| 1997 | The Rage | Lucas McDermott | Film | 3.7 | 60 |
| 1997 | Lost Treasure of Dos Santos | Martin Shaw | Film | 4.5 | 60 |
| 1997 | Woof! Woof!! Uncle Matty's Ultimate Guide to Dog Training | Film | 10.0 | 60 | |
| 1996 | Profiler | Christopher Joe Allman | TV | 7.0 | 59 |
| 1996 | Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys | Mandrax (voice) | TV | 6.7 | 59 |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | Self | TV | 8.2 | 59 |
| 1994 | The Eagle and the Horse | John Freemont | Film | 10.0 | 57 |
| 1994 | Dead Center | Chavez | Film | 4.0 | 57 |
| 1994 | Desperately Looking For Success | James Lorrimer | Film | 1.0 | 57 |
| 1993 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Houston Currier | TV | 7.6 | 56 |
| 1993 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Kwai Chang Caine | TV | 6.7 | 56 |
| 1993 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | TV | 6.7 | 56 | |
| 1993 | Acapulco H.E.A.T. | Victor Garrison | TV | 5.3 | 56 |
| 1993 | Code... Death: Frontera Sur | Colonel | Film | 6.4 | 56 |
| 1993 | Kill Zone | Col. Horace Wiggins | Film | 2.2 | 56 |
| 1992 | Evil Toons | Gideon Fisk | Film | 4.9 | 55 |
| 1992 | Human Target | Harry Solow | TV | 5.5 | 55 |
| 1992 | Animal Instincts | William Lamberti | Film | 4.9 | 55 |
| 1992 | Kung Fu - A Legend Reborn | Kwai Chang Caine | Film | 6.5 | 55 |
| 1992 | Double Trouble | Mr. C | Film | 4.8 | 55 |
| 1992 | Waxwork II: Lost in Time | The Beggar | Film | 5.0 | 55 |
| 1992 | Night Rhythms | Vincent | Film | 5.0 | 55 |
| 1992 | Roadside Prophets | Othello Jones | Film | 5.5 | 55 |
| 1992 | Distant Justice | Joe Foley | Film | 5.3 | 55 |
| 1991 | Brotherhood of the Gun | Artemis McBride | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1991 | Dune Warriors | Michael | Film | 4.0 | 54 |
| 1991 | Deadly Surveillance | Lieutenant | Film | 3.6 | 54 |
| 1991 | The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw | Kwai-Chang Caine | Film | 4.8 | 54 |
| 1991 | Capital Punishment | Michale Maltin | Film | 4.1 | 54 |
| 1991 | Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat | Mardulak | Film | 6.1 | 54 |
| 1991 | Project Eliminator | Ron Morrell | Film | 3.7 | 54 |
| 1991 | Project Eliminator | Film | 3.7 | 54 | |
| 1991 | Karate Cop | Dad | Film | 3.6 | 54 |
| 1991 | Field of Fire | Gen. Corman | Film | 5.0 | 54 |
| 1991 | Midnight Fear | Hanley | Film | 4.0 | 54 |
| 1990 | Bird on a Wire | Eugene Sorensen | Film | 6.2 | 53 |
| 1990 | Martial Law | Dalton Rhodes | Film | 6.2 | 53 |
| 1990 | That's Action | John Tucker (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 9.0 | 53 |
| 1990 | Future Zone | John Tucker | Film | 3.6 | 53 |
| 1989 | Try This One for Size | Bradley | Film | 7.4 | 52 |
| 1989 | Sonny Boy | Pearl | Film | 4.9 | 52 |
| 1989 | Sonny Boy | Film | 4.9 | 52 | |
| 1989 | Future Force | John Tucker | Film | 3.7 | 52 |
| 1989 | Future Force | Film | 3.7 | 52 | |
| 1989 | Think Big | Sweeney | Film | 6.1 | 52 |
| 1989 | Nowhere to Run | Harmon | Film | 4.2 | 52 |
| 1989 | The Trace of Lynx | Film | 5.3 | 52 | |
| 1989 | Crime of Crimes | Frank McEntire | Film | 4.4 | 52 |
| 1989 | Crime of Crimes | Film | 4.4 | 52 | |
| 1989 | Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II | Dark One | Film | 2.5 | 52 |
| 1989 | The Cover Girl and the Cop | Slade | Film | 6.0 | 52 |
| 1989 | Night Children | Max Crawford | Film | 3.8 | 52 |
| 1989 | Warlords | Dow | Film | 3.5 | 52 |
| 1989 | The Mad Bunch | Professor Foxwood | Film | 3.8 | 52 |
| 1988 | Tropical Snow | Oskar | Film | 4.0 | 51 |
| 1988 | I Saw What You Did | Stephen | Film | 5.3 | 51 |
| 1988 | Crime Zone | Jason | Film | 4.2 | 51 |
| 1988 | Crime Zone | Film | 4.2 | 51 | |
| 1988 | Run for Your Life | Maggiore Charles Forsythe | Film | 4.8 | 51 |
| 1988 | Open Fire | Joe Rourke | Film | 4.3 | 51 |
| 1988 | Fatal Secret | Michael LeWinter | Film | 4.8 | 51 |
| 1988 | Animal Protector | Col. Whitlock | Film | 4.8 | 51 |
| 1987 | Six Against the Rock | Bernard 'Bernie' Paul Coy | Film | 4.8 | 50 |
| 1987 | The Misfit Brigade | Col. Von Weisshagen | Film | 5.7 | 50 |
| 1987 | Heartbeat | Man Playing Dice | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1986 | Matlock | Jimmy Legrand | TV | 7.1 | 49 |
| 1986 | Matlock | Steve Mazarowski | TV | 7.1 | 49 |
| 1986 | Wedden, dat..? | Self | TV | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1986 | P.O.W. The Escape | Col. James Cooper | Film | 4.6 | 49 |
| 1986 | Armed Response | Jim Roth | Film | 5.2 | 49 |
| 1986 | Oceans of Fire | J.C. Busch | Film | 4.9 | 49 |
| 1986 | Kung Fu: The Movie | Kwai Chang Caine | Film | 5.3 | 49 |
| 1986 | Kung Fu: The Movie | Film | 5.3 | 49 | |
| 1985 | North and South | Justin LaMotte | TV | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories | Calvin | TV | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1985 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | Spender | TV | 6.9 | 48 |
| 1985 | The Bad Seed | Leroy Jessup | Film | 6.1 | 48 |
| 1984 | Airwolf | Dr. Robert Winchester | TV | 7.6 | 47 |
| 1984 | Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense | Michael/Harris | TV | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1984 | Partners in Crime | Hermanski | TV | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1984 | The Warrior and the Sorceress | Kain | Film | 4.4 | 47 |
| 1984 | A Distant Scream | Michael | Film | 9.5 | 47 |
| 1984 | On the Line | Bryant | Film | 4.8 | 47 |
| 1984 | Jealousy | Bobby Dee | Film | 4.0 | 47 |
| 1983 | Lone Wolf McQuade | Rawley Wilkes | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 1983 | Faces of Culture | Narrator | TV | — | 46 |
| 1982 | Q | Shepard | Film | 5.7 | 45 |
| 1982 | The Best of Sex and Violence | Self - Cameo Appearance | Film | 5.5 | 45 |
| 1982 | Trick or Treats | Richard Adams | Film | 4.1 | 45 |
| 1982 | Safari 3000 | Eddie Miles | Film | 5.4 | 45 |
| 1981 | Darkroom | Biker / Hitchhiker | TV | 7.2 | 44 |
| 1981 | Today's F.B.I. | The Leader | TV | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1981 | Americana | The American Soldier | Film | 5.2 | 44 |
| 1981 | Americana | Film | 5.2 | 44 | |
| 1981 | Americana | Film | 5.2 | 44 | |
| 1981 | Americana | Film | 5.2 | 44 | |
| 1980 | The Long Riders | Cole Younger | Film | 6.7 | 43 |
| 1980 | High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane | Ben Irons | Film | 4.7 | 43 |
| 1980 | Gauguin the Savage | Paul Gauguin | Film | — | 43 |
| 1980 | Cloud Dancer | Brad Randolph | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1979 | Mr. Horn | Tom Horn | TV | — | 42 |
| 1979 | Mr. Horn | Tom Horn | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1979 | Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider | Charlie Swattle | Film | 5.5 | 42 |
| 1979 | I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs | Le professeur d'arts martiaux à LAPD | Film | 5.2 | 42 |
| 1978 | Gray Lady Down | Captain Gates | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1978 | Circle of Iron | The Blind Man / Monkeyman / Death / Changsha | Film | 5.5 | 41 |
| 1978 | Deathsport | Kaz Oshay | Film | 4.0 | 41 |
| 1978 | Old Friends... New Friends | Self | TV | — | 41 |
| 1978 | Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel | Self | Film | 7.7 | 41 |
| 1977 | The Serpent's Egg | Abel Rosenberg | Film | 6.2 | 40 |
| 1977 | Thunder and Lightning | Harley Thomas | Film | 5.1 | 40 |
| 1976 | Cannonball | Coy "Cannonball" Buckman | Film | 5.6 | 39 |
| 1976 | Bound for Glory | Woody Guthrie | Film | 6.9 | 39 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 38 |
| 1975 | Midi Première | Self | TV | 9.0 | 38 |
| 1975 | Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self | TV | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1975 | Death Race 2000 | Frankenstein | Film | 6.2 | 38 |
| 1975 | Long Way Home | Craw Dantley | Film | — | 38 |
| 1975 | The Family Holvak | Craw | TV | 9.0 | 38 |
| 1975 | You and Me | Zeto | Film | 7.3 | 38 |
| 1975 | You and Me | Film | 7.3 | 38 | |
| 1975 | You and Me | Film | 7.3 | 38 | |
| 1975 | You and Me | Film | 7.3 | 38 | |
| 1973 | The Long Goodbye | Dave aka Socrates (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 36 |
| 1973 | Mean Streets | Drunk | Film | 7.1 | 36 |
| 1972 | Boxcar Bertha | Big Bill Shelly | Film | 5.8 | 35 |
| 1972 | Kung Fu | Kwai Chang Caine | TV | 7.7 | 35 |
| 1972 | Kung Fu | TV | 7.7 | 35 | |
| 1972 | Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon | Kwai Chang Caine | Film | 7.2 | 35 |
| 1971 | Macho Callahan | David Mountford | Film | 4.5 | 34 |
| 1971 | Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring | Flack | Film | 5.7 | 34 |
| 1970 | Night Gallery | Gideon | TV | 7.8 | 33 |
| 1970 | The McMasters | White Feather | Film | 4.6 | 33 |
| 1969 | The Good Guys and the Bad Guys | Waco | Film | 5.6 | 32 |
| 1969 | Young Billy Young | Jesse Boone | Film | 6.0 | 32 |
| 1969 | Heaven with a Gun | Coke Beck | Film | 5.5 | 32 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 31 |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | Jason Blake | TV | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1967 | Ironside | Pogo Weems | TV | 6.9 | 30 |
| 1967 | Ironside | Luke Roberts | TV | 6.9 | 30 |
| 1967 | Ironside | Frank Carlson | TV | 6.9 | 30 |
| 1967 | Cimarron Strip | Gene Gauge | TV | 5.7 | 30 |
| 1967 | Johnny Belinda | Locky | Film | 9.0 | 30 |
| 1967 | The Violent Ones | Lucas Barnes | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1967 | The Hunted | Gene Gauge | Film | — | 30 |
| 1966 | Shane | Shane | TV | 6.2 | 29 |
| 1966 | Too Many Thieves | Felix | Film | 5.7 | 29 |
| 1965 | Taggart | Cal Dodge | Film | 5.5 | 28 |
| 1965 | Bus Riley's Back in Town | Stretch | Film | 5.7 | 28 |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Fitzhugh | TV | 5.9 | 26 |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial | Wally Carpen | TV | 8.3 | 26 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 25 |
| 1962 | The Virginian | The Utah Kid | TV | 6.5 | 25 |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Edward Clarke | TV | 7.8 | 25 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 24 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | — | 19 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Clint | TV | 6.7 | 18 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | 7.1 | 7 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self | TV | 7.1 | 7 |