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John Carradine
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 82
Also known asJohn Peter Richmond, Peter Richmond, John Carradine Sr.GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn05/02/1906Born inNew York, États-UnisDied27/11/1988 (aged 82)Died inMilanCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ312878 ↗TMDb#8516 ↗

John Carradine was an American character actor, who was considered one of the greatest in American cinema. He was a member of Cecil B. DeMille's stock company and later John Ford's company, known for his roles in horror films, Westerns, and Shakespearean theater, most notably portraying Count Dracula in House of Frankenstein (1944), House of Dracula (1945), Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966), and Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula (1979).

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Filmography282 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2024La Lucha Invade el Cine MexicanoMovieNazi leader118
2021Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!MovieSelf (archive footage)115
2016Lugosi: The Forgotten King of HorrorMovieSelf110
2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsMovieLord Elijah Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)108
2013The Trail of DraculaMovieSelf (Archival Footage)107
2013Blood of 1000 VirginsMovieSelf (archive footage)107
2012The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature FeaturesMovie—106
2005James Dean: Forever YoungMovieSelf (archive footage)99
2005The Great Man: W.C. FieldsMovieSelf (archive footage)99
2003Boogeyman II: ReduxMovieDr. Warren97
1999Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'MovieSelf (archive footage)93
1995Bikini Drive-InMovie—89
1992Legends of the WestMovieJeff Blair in 'Cheyenne Autumn' (archive footage) (uncredited)86
1992Dracula in the MoviesMovie(archive footage)86
1991Frankenstein: A Cinematic ScrapbookMovieCount Dracula (archive footage)85
1991Dracula: A Cinematic ScrapbookMovieCount Dracula (archive footage)85
1990The Alien WithinMovieDr. Emil Zeitman (archive footage)84
1986Hollywood Ghost StoriesMovieNarrator / Host80
1986Peggy Sue Got MarriedMovieLeo80
1986Monster in the ClosetMovieOld Joe Shempter80
1986Star SlammerMovieThe Justice80
1986The TombMovieAndoheb80
1986Lugosi: The Forgotten KingMovieHimself80
1985The Twilight ZoneSeries(segment "Still Life")79
1984The Ice PiratesMovieSupreme Commander78
1984Going Hollywood: The '30sMovie(archive footage)78
1983House of the Long ShadowsMovieElijah Grisbane77
1983Imps*MovieGentleman77
1983The Horror of It AllMovieSelf77
1983A Rose for EmilyMovieCol. Sartoris77
1983Antony and CleopatraMovieSoothsayer77
1983Boogeyman IIMovieDr. Warren (archive footage)77
1982FameSeriesDanny Amatullo76
1982Satan's MistressMovieFather Stratten76
1982The ValsMovieMr. Stanton (Head of the Orphanage)76
1982The Secret of NIMHMovieGreat Owl (voice)76
1982The Best of Sex and ViolenceMovieSelf - Host76
1981Frankenstein IslandMovieDr. Frankenstein75
1981The HowlingMovieErle Kenton75
1981Goliath AwaitsSeriesRonald Bentley75
1981The Monster ClubMovieR.Chetwynd-Hayes, Writer75
1980The Boogey ManMovieDr. Warren74
1979The Littlest HoboSeriesChief Justice Hamilton73
1979The SeekersSeriesAvery Mills73
1979AmericathonMovieUncle Sam73
1979NocturnaMovieCount Dracula73
1979The Horror ShowMovie(archive footage)73
1978Flying HighSeries—72
1978Vega$Series—72
1978Old Friends... New FriendsSeriesSelf72
1978Doctor DraculaMovieRadcliff72
1978Sunset CoveMovieJudge Harley Winslow72
1977Golden RendezvousMovieFairweather71
1977The SentinelMovieFr. Francis Matthew Halloran71
1977Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.MovieGrampa Sullivan71
1977The White BuffaloMovieAmos Briggs71
1977Tail Gunner JoeMovieWisconsin Farmer71
1977Shock WavesMovieCaptain71
1977Satan's CheerleadersMovieThe Bum71
1977The Mouse and His ChildMovieThe Tramp (voice)71
1976The Last TycoonMovieTour Guide70
1976Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved HollywoodMovieDrunk70
1976Captains and the KingsSeriesFather Hale70
1976The ShootistMovieBeckum70
1976Death at Love HouseMovieConan Carroll70
1976Crash!MovieDr. Welsey Edwards70
1976The Killer Inside MeMovieDr. Smith70
1975Starsky & HutchSeriesThe Professor69
1975Wonder WomanSeriesHarlow Gault69
1975Stowaway to the MoonMovieJacob Avril69
1975Journey Into the BeyondMovieNarrator (English Version)69
1975WestwindSeries—69
1975Mary, Mary, Bloody MaryMovieThe Man69
1974The Lady's Not for BurningMovieOld Skips68
1974The House of Seven CorpsesMovieEdgar Price68
1974The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster SaluteMovieSelf68
1974MoonchildMovieMr. Walker68
1973Terror in the Wax MuseumMovieClaude Dupree67
1973The Night StranglerMovieLlewellyn Crossbinder67
1973SuperchickMovieIgor Smith67
1973The Cat CreatureMovieThe Hotel Clerk67
19731,000,000 A.D. Promo ReelMovieThe Sage67
1973Bad Charleston CharlieMovieAlcoholic Reporter67
1972Emergency!Series—66
1972The RookiesSeries—66
1972Kung FuSeriesRev. Serenity Johnson66
1972Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to AskMovieDr. Bernardo66
1972Night of the Dark Full MoonMovieCharlie Towman66
1972Portnoy's ComplaintMovieJudge (voice) (uncredited)66
1972Boxcar BerthaMovieH. Buckram Sartoris66
1972RichardMoviePlastic Surgeon66
1971The Seven MinutesMovieSean O'Flanagan65
1971Film '72SeriesSelf65
1971The Gatling GunMovieRev. Harper65
1971Blood LegacyMovieChristopher Dean65
1971Decisions! Decisions!MovieRailroad Ticket Clerk65
1970Night GallerySeries—64
1970McCloudSeries—64
1970The McMastersMoviePreacher64
1970Myra BreckinridgeMovieSurgeon64
1970Cain's CutthroatsMoviePreacher Simms64
1970Shinbone AlleyMovieTyrone T. Tattersall (voice)64
1970BigfootMovieJasper B. Hawks64
1970Blood of the Iron MaidenMovieDr. Goolie64
1969Love, American StyleSeriesOld George Pomerantz63
1969The Good Guys and the Bad GuysMovieTicker63
1969Five Bloody GravesMovieBoone Hawkins63
1969Daughter of the MindMovieMr. Bosch63
1969Blood of Dracula's CastleMovieGeorge63
1969The Mummy and the Curse of the JackalsMovieProfessor Cummings63
1969The Trouble with GirlsMovieMr. Drewcolt63
1969Pact with the DevilMovieDr. Halback63
1968The Movie OrgyMovieSelf (archive footage)62
1968The Helicopter SpiesMovieThird-Way Priest62
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSeriesSelf - Guest62
1968Land of the GiantsSeriesEgor Crull62
1968They Ran for Their LivesMovieLaslo62
1968Chewing GumMovieRoberto Sánchez62
1967IronsideSeries—61
1967HondoSeries—61
1967The HostageMovieOtis Lovelace61
1967Hillbillys in a Haunted HouseMovieDr. Himmel61
1967Dr. Terror's Gallery of HorrorsMovieNarrator / Tristram Halbin61
1967The Fiend with the Electronic BrainMovieDr. Howard Vanard61
1966The Green HornetSeriesJames Rancourt / The Scarf60
1966Munster, Go Home!MovieCruikshank60
1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.SeriesProf. Boris Budge60
1966Billy the Kid Versus DraculaMovieCount Dracula60
1966Red Zone CubaMovieMr. Wilson60
1965The Big ValleySeriesElias Brown59
1965Lost in SpaceSeriesArcon59
1965The Legend of Jesse JamesSeriesNoah59
1965BrandedSeries—59
1965LaredoSeriesProf. Paracelsus Smythe59
1965House of the Black DeathMovieAndre Desard59
1965Curse of the Stone HandMovieThe Old Drunk59
1965The Wizard of MarsMovieThe Wizard of Mars59
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.SeriesOld Man - Third-Way Priest58
1964Daniel BooneSeriesZack Pike58
1964Cheyenne AutumnMovieJeff Blair58
1964The MunstersSeries—58
1964GenesisMovieNarrator58
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeriesGavin Revere56
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf56
1962The Beverly HillbilliesSeries—56
1962The Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceMovieCassius Starbuckle56
1962The Lucy ShowSeriesGuzman56
1960ThrillerSeriesJason Longfellow54
1960The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMovieSlave Catcher54
1960Sex Kittens Go to CollegeMovieProf. Watts54
1960Harrigan and SonSeries—54
1960Tarzan the MagnificentMovieAbel Banton54
1959The Twilight ZoneSeriesBrother Jerome53
1959Lock-UpSeries—53
1959Johnny RingoSeriesThe Rain Man53
1959The RebelSeriesElmer Dodson53
1959The Incredible Petrified WorldMovieProf. Millard Wyman53
1959The Oregon TrailMovieZachariah Garrison53
1959Invisible InvadersMovieDr. Karol Noymann53
1959Bourbon Street BeatSeries—53
1959The Cosmic ManMovieCosmic Man53
1959BonanzaSeriesJedediah Milbank53
1958The RiflemanSeries—52
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveSeriesAmos McKenna52
1958Bat MastersonSeriesSheriff Vince Morgan52
195877 Sunset StripSeries—52
1958The Last HurrahMovieAmos Force52
1958LawmanSeriesGeoffrey Hendon52
1958Showdown at Boot HillMovieDoc Weber52
1958The Proud RebelMovieTraveling Salesman52
1957Wagon TrainSeriesPark Cleatus51
1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeries—51
1957MaverickSeries—51
1957SuspicionSeriesRaphael51
1957The True Story of Jesse JamesMovieRev. Jethro Bailey51
1957DuPont Show of the MonthSeriesJohn Canty51
1957SugarfootSeriesMathew McDavitt51
1957Hell Ship MutinyMovieMalone51
1957Half Human: The Story of the Abominable SnowmanMovieDr. John Rayburn51
1957The UnearthlyMovieDr. Charles Conway51
1957Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and HorsesMovieFelix the Great51
1956Around the World in 80 DaysMovieProctor Stamp50
1956Telephone TimeSeries—50
1956The Ten CommandmentsMovieAaron50
1956Female JungleMovieClaude Almstead50
1956DraculaMovieDracula50
1955Navy LogSeries—49
1955Matinee TheaterSeries—49
1955GunsmokeSeriesEphraim Hunt49
1955CheyenneSeries—49
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeriesDon Ignacio Vasquez49
1955The MillionaireSeriesKarl Miller AKA Count Karl Millevich49
1955MGM ParadeSeriesself49
1955Stranger on HorsebackMovieCol. Buck Streeter49
1955The Court JesterMovieGiacomo49
1955The KentuckianMovieZiby Fletcher49
1955The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMovieThe Duke49
1955Desert SandsMovieJala49
1954Climax!SeriesJohn Evan48
1954Johnny GuitarMovieOld Tom48
1954The EgyptianMovieGrave Robber48
1954Thunder PassMovieBergstrom48
1954Casanova's Big NightMovieForessi48
1952Gang BustersSeries—46
1951The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokSeries—45
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries—45
1949Lights OutSeries—43
1949SuspenseSeries—43
1949C-ManMovieDoc Spencer43
1948The Philco Television PlayhouseSeriesMalvolio42
1948Studio OneSeriesMr. Wadleigh42
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf42
1947The Private Affairs of Bel AmiMovieCharles Forestier41
1945Fallen AngelMovieProfessor Madley39
1945House of DraculaMovieCount Dracula39
1944Voodoo ManMovieToby38
1944AlaskaMovieJohn Reagan38
1944Barbary Coast GentMovieDuke Cleat38
1944House of FrankensteinMovieDracula (aka Baron Latos)38
1944Jungle WomanMovieDr. Sigmund Walters (archive footage / uncredited)38
1944The Black ParachuteMovieGeneral von Bodenbach38
1943Hitler's MadmanMovieReinhardt Heydrich37
1943Captive Wild WomanMovieDr. Sigmund Walters37
1943Revenge of the ZombiesMovieDr. Max Heinrich von Altermann37
1943Silver SpursMovieLucky Miller37
1943Isle of Forgotten SinsMovieMike Clancy37
1943Gangway for TomorrowMovieMr. Wellington37
1942Reunion in FranceMovieUlrich Windler, Head of Paris Gestapo36
1942Whispering GhostsMovieNorbert36
1941Blood and SandMovieNacional35
1941Western UnionMovieDoc Murdoch35
1941Swamp WaterMovieJesse Wick35
1940The Grapes of WrathMovieCasy34
1940The Return of Frank JamesMovieBob Ford34
1940Brigham YoungMoviePorter Rockwell34
1939StagecoachMovieHatfield33
1939Jesse JamesMovieBob Ford33
1939Five Came BackMovieMr. Crimp33
1939Drums Along the MohawkMovieCaldwell33
1939Captain FuryMovieCoughy33
1939The Three MusketeersMovieNaveau33
1939The Hound of the BaskervillesMovieBarryman33
1939Land of LibertyMovie(archive footage)33
1938I'll Give a MillionMovieKopelpeck32
1938Of Human HeartsMoviePresident Lincoln32
1938KidnappedMovieGordon32
1938Alexander's Ragtime BandMovieSpeakeasy Doorman32
1938Four Men and a PrayerMovieGeneral Sebastian32
1938Submarine PatrolMovieMcAllison32
1938International SettlementMovieMurdock32
1937The HurricaneMovieGuard Captain31
1937Captains CourageousMovieLong Jack31
1937Ali Baba Goes to TownMovieIshak31
1937This Is My AffairMovieEd31
1937Danger – Love at WorkMovieHerbert Pemberton31
1937The Last GangsterMovieCasper31
1937Love Under FireMovieCapt. Delmar31
1937Nancy Steele Is Missing!MovieHarry Wilkins31
1936Mary of ScotlandMovieRizzio30
1936Daniel BooneMovieSimon Girty30
1936The Prisoner of Shark IslandMovieSergeant Rankin30
1936White FangMovieBeauty Smith30
1936DimplesMovieRichards30
1936Half AngelMovieSanatorium Inmate (voice) (uncredited)30
1936The Garden of AllahMovieSand Diviner30
1936Under Two FlagsMovieCafard30
1936RamonaMovieJim Farrar30
1936WintersetMovieBartolomio Romagna30
1935Bride of FrankensteinMovieLost Hunter at Hermit's Cottage (uncredited)29
1935Les MisérablesMovieEnjolras29
1935Bad BoyMovieAngry Saxophone Player - Tenant29
1935The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte CarloMovieDespondent Casino Gambler (uncredited)29
1935Clive of IndiaMovieDrunken-Faced Clerk29
1934CleopatraMovieRoman Citizen/Party Guest/Soldier (uncredited) (voice)28
1933The Invisible ManMovieInformer Suggesting Ink (uncredited)27
1933To the Last ManMoviePete Garon (uncredited)27
1933This Day and AgeMovieAssistant Principal27
1933The Story of Temple DrakeMovieCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)27
1932The Sign of the CrossMovieChristian Martyr / Gladiator Leader / Voice in Coliseum Mob (uncredited)26
1931Heaven on EarthMovieChicken Sam25
1930Bright LightsMovieNewspaper reporter / photographer24
1930Tol'able DavidMovieBuzzard Hatburn24