John Carradine was an American actor, one of the most prolific and famed character actors in Hollywood history. 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 latter 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.
Birth Name
Richmond Reed Carradine
Born
Monday, 05 February 1906
Died
Sunday, 27 November 1988
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Movies | Self (archive footage) | 2019 |
| Doses of Horror | Richmond Reed ("A Dose of Bloodsucking Tramps" segment) (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2018 |
| Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Lord Elijah Grisbane | 2014 |
| Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks | R.Chetwynd-Hayes - Writer | 2014 |
| Blood Of 1000 Virgins | Himself (archive footage) | 2013 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Count Dracula, Cult Organist, Dracula / Baron Latos, Hunter at Hermit's Cottage, Old Joe Shempter, Yousef Bey | 2007 |
| The Naked Archaeologist | Orange Povey (archive footage) | 2005 |
| James Dean: Forever Young | Himself (archive footage) | 2005 |
| Edgar G. Ulmer - The Man Off-screen | (archive footage) | 2004 |
| Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' | Count Dracula (archive footage) | 1999 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Movies | Self (archive footage) | 2019 |
| Doses of Horror | Richmond Reed ("A Dose of Bloodsucking Tramps" segment) (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2018 |
| Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Lord Elijah Grisbane | 2014 |
| Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks | R.Chetwynd-Hayes - Writer | 2014 |
| Blood Of 1000 Virgins | Himself (archive footage) | 2013 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Count Dracula, Cult Organist, Dracula / Baron Latos, Hunter at Hermit's Cottage, Old Joe Shempter, Yousef Bey | 2007 |
| The Naked Archaeologist | Orange Povey (archive footage) | 2005 |
| James Dean: Forever Young | Himself (archive footage) | 2005 |
| Edgar G. Ulmer - The Man Off-screen | (archive footage) | 2004 |
| Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' | Count Dracula (archive footage) | 1999 |
| 100 Years of Horror | Self (archive footage), Self - Actor, 'House of Frankenstein' (archive footage), Self - Monogram Co-Star (archive footage), Self (voice) (archive footage) | 1996 |
| 100 Years of Horror: The Count and Company | Himself | 1996 |
| Jack-O | Walter Machen | 1995 |
| Svengoolie | Cruikshank (archive footage), Dr. Sigmund Walters (archive footage), Yousef Bey (archive footage) | 1995 |
| Bikini Drive-In | Kim's Grandfather in Photograph (archive footage) | 1995 |
| Buried Alive | Jacob Julian | 1989 |
| Evil Spawn | Dr. Emil Zeitman | 1987 |
| Star Slammer | The Justice | 1986 |
| Peggy Sue Got Married | Leo | 1986 |
| Hollywood Ghost Stories | Narrator | 1986 |
| Monster In The Closet | Old Joe Shempter | 1986 |
| The Tomb | Mr. Andoheb | 1986 |
| Revenge | Senator Bradford | 1986 |
| Horrible Horror | Dr. Karol Noymann, In clips from 'Invisible Invaders' (archive footage) | 1986 |
| Evils of the Night | Dr. Kozmar | 1985 |
| The Twilight Zone | Prof. Alex Stottel | 1985 |
| Reel Horror | Alcoholic Reporter (archive footage) | 1985 |
| The Ice Pirates | Supreme Commander | 1984 |
| Young People's Specials | Umbrella Jack | 1984 |
| A Rose for Emily | Col. Sartoris | 1983 |
| Boogeyman II | Dr. Warren (archive footage) | 1983 |
| House Of The Long Shadows | Lord Elijah Grisbane | 1983 |
| The Horror of It All | Himself | 1983 |
| Antony and Cleopatra | Soothsayer | 1983 |
| Imps* | "Great Moments" Host | 1983 |
| The Vals | Mr. Stanton (Head of the Orphanage) | 1982 |
| The Secret Of Nimh | Great Owl (voice) | 1982 |
| Klynham Summer | Hubert Salter | 1982 |
| Satan's Mistress | Father Stratten | 1982 |
| Late Night with David Letterman | Himself | 1982 |
| Fame | Danny Amatullo | 1982 |
| Frankenstein Island | Dr. Frankenstein | 1981 |
| Goliath Awaits | Ronald Bentley | 1981 |
| The Fall Guy | Preston Deauville | 1981 |
| The Nesting | Col. LeBrun | 1981 |
| The Monster Club | R. Chetwynd-Hayes (segment "The Monster Club") | 1981 |
| The Howling | Erle Kenton | 1981 |
| The Best of Sex and Violence | Himself / Host | 1981 |
| The Boogey Man | Dr. Warren | 1980 |
| Monstroid | Priest | 1980 |
| The Long Riders | (scenes deleted) | 1980 |
| The Littlest Hobo | Chief Justice Hamilton | 1979 |
| Americathon | Uncle Sam | 1979 |
| The Seekers | Avery Mills (credit only), Avery Mills | 1979 |
| Nocturna | Count Dracula | 1979 |
| The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979 |
| Greatest Heroes of the Bible | King David | 1978 |
| The Bees | Dr. Sigmund Hummel | 1978 |
| B.J. and the Bear | Transylvanian Caretaker | 1978 |
| Flying High | Eston | 1978 |
| Vampire Hookers | Richmond Reed | 1978 |
| Vega$ | Mr. Goody | 1978 |
| Sunset Cove | Judge Harley Winslow | 1978 |
| Doctor Dracula | Hadley Radcliff | 1978 |
| Old Friends... New Friends | Himself | 1978 |
| Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident | Professor Nikolaeff | 1978 |
| Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. | Grampa | 1977 |
| Golden Rendezvous | Fairweather | 1977 |
| The Mouse and His Child | The Tramp (voice) | 1977 |
| Shock Waves | Captain Ben Morris | 1977 |
| Satan's Cheerleaders | The Bum | 1977 |
| The White Buffalo | Amos Briggs (Undertaker) | 1977 |
| Tail Gunner Joe | Wisconsin Farmer | 1977 |
| Fantasy Island | Mortician | 1977 |
| The Sentinel | Fr. Francis Matthew Halloran | 1977 |
| Crash! | Dr. Welsey Edwards | 1977 |
| The Last Tycoon | Tour Guide | 1976 |
| The Killer Inside Me | Dr. Smith | 1976 |
| Captains and the Kings | Father Hale | 1976 |
| Death at Love House | Conan Carroll | 1976 |
| The Shootist | Beckum | 1976 |
| Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Drunk | 1976 |
| Wonder Woman | Harlow Gault | 1975 |
| Journey Into the Beyond | Narrator (voice) | 1975 |
| Mobile One | Maynard Swope | 1975 |
| Far Out Space Nuts | Ruler | 1975 |
| Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary | Mary's Father | 1975 |
| Starsky and Hutch | The Professor | 1975 |
| McCoy | 1975 |
| Stowaway to the Moon | Jacob Avril | 1975 |
| Moonchild | Mr. Walker | 1974 |
| The Horror Hall of Fame | Himself | 1974 |
| The Cowboys | Oscar Schmidt | 1974 |
| The House Of Seven Corpses | Edgar | 1974 |
| The Cat Creature | The Hotel Clerk | 1973 |
| Superchick | Igor Smith | 1973 |
| Bad Charleston Charlie | Alcoholic Reporter | 1973 |
| Terror in the Wax Museum | Claude Dupree | 1973 |
| The Night Strangler | Llewellyn Crossbinder | 1973 |
| Silent Night, Bloody Night | Charlie Towman | 1972 |
| The Rookies | The Voice (voice) | 1972 |
| Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask | Doctor Bernardo | 1972 |
| Richard | Plastic Surgeon | 1972 |
| Portnoy's Complaint | Judge | 1972 |
| Boxcar Bertha | H. Buckram Sartoris | 1972 |
| Kung Fu | Rev. Serenity Johnson | 1972 |
| Emergency! | Jonas Larson | 1972 |
| The Seven Minutes | Sean O'Flanagan | 1971 |
| The Gatling Gun | The Reverend Harper | 1971 |
| Shinbone Alley | Tyrone T. Tattersall (voice) | 1971 |
| Will to Die | Christopher Dean | 1971 |
| Honey Britches | The Judge Of Hell | 1971 |
| Night Gallery | Mr. Hawkins (segment "Big Surprise") | 1970 |
| Crowhaven Farm | Nate Cheever | 1970 |
| Bigfoot | Jasper B. Hawks | 1970 |
| The McMasters | Preacher | 1970 |
| Myra Breckinridge | Surgeon | 1970 |
| Cain's Way | Preacher Simms | 1970 |
| McCloud | Loren Belasco | 1970 |
| Five Bloody Graves | Boone Hawkins | 1970 |
| Horror of the Blood Monsters | Dr. Rynning | 1970 |
| Hell's Bloody Devils | Pet Shop Owner | 1970 |
| Daughter of the Mind | Mr. Bosch | 1969 |
| Madame Death | Dr. Favel | 1969 |
| Blood of Dracula's Castle | George | 1969 |
| The Good Guys and the Bad Guys | Ticker | 1969 |
| It's Your Bet | Himself | 1969 |
| Love, American Style | Old George Pomerantz | 1969 |
| The Trouble With Girls | Mr. Drewcolt | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Himself | 1969 |
| Diabolical Pact | Dr. Halback | 1969 |
| The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals | Professor Cummings | 1969 |
| Autopsia de un fantasma | Satán | 1968 |
| Land of the Giants | Egor Crull | 1968 |
| The Astro-Zombies | Dr. DeMarco | 1968 |
| The Dick Cavett Show | Himself | 1968 |
| The Helicopter Spies | Third-Way Priest (archive footage) | 1968 |
| They Ran for Their Lives | Laslo | 1968 |
| Psycho à Go-Go | Dr. Howard Vanard | 1967 |
| The Hostage | Otis Lovelace | 1967 |
| Ironside | Isaiah Witt, 'The Creeper' | 1967 |
| Hondo | Dr. Leonard Zeber | 1967 |
| Off to See the Wizard | Slave Catcher | 1967 |
| Hillbillys In A Haunted House | Dr. Himmel | 1967 |
| Gallery of Horror | Narrator / Tristram Halbin | 1967 |
| Night Train to Mundo Fine | Mr. Wilson | 1966 |
| The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | Prof. Boris Budge | 1966 |
| The Green Hornet | James Rancourt | 1966 |
| Munster, Go Home! | Cruikshank | 1966 |
| Billy the Kid Versus Dracula | posing as James Underhill | 1966 |
| Laredo | Prof. Paracelsus Smythe | 1965 |
| The Big Valley | Elias Brown | 1965 |
| Lost in Space | Arcon | 1965 |
| The Legend of Jesse James | Noah | 1965 |
| Curse of the Stone Hand | The Old Drunk | 1965 |
| Broken Sabre | General Josh McCord (archive footage) | 1965 |
| Branded | Gen. Josh McCord, General Joshua McCord, Gen. Joshua McCord | 1965 |
| The Wizard of Mars | The Wizard of Mars | 1965 |
| House Of The Black Death | Andre Desard | 1965 |
| Cheyenne Autumn | Major Jeff Blair | 1964 |
| Daniel Boone | Zack Pike | 1964 |
| The Munsters | Mr. Gateman | 1964 |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Old Man - Third-Way Priest | 1964 |
| The Patsy | Bruce Arden | 1964 |
| Genesis | Narrator | 1964 |
| The Lucy Show | Professor Guzman | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself, Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Merv Griffin Show | Himself | 1962 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Marvin Bagby / Marvo the Magnificent | 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Gavin Revere | 1962 |
| The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Maj. Cassius Starbuckle | 1962 |
| Harrigan and Son | Nippy | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Himself | 1960 |
| Thriller | Jason Longfellow, Jed Carta | 1960 |
| Sex Kittens Go To College | Prof. Harvey Watts | 1960 |
| The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn | Slave Catcher | 1960 |
| Tarzan the Magnificent | Abel Banton | 1960 |
| The Incredible Petrified World | Prof. Millard Wyman | 1960 |
| Overland Trail | Caleb Nash | 1960 |
| The Rebel | Elmer Dodson | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Brother Jerome | 1959 |
| Johnny Ringo | The Rain Man | 1959 |
| Lock Up | James Carew | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Jedediah Milbank, Preacher Dillard | 1959 |
| The Oregon Trail | Zachariah Garrison | 1959 |
| Invasion of the Animal People | Narrator (voice) | 1959 |
| Invisible Invaders | Dr. Karol Noymann | 1959 |
| The Cosmic Man | Cosmic Man | 1959 |
| The Last Hurrah | Amos Force | 1958 |
| Cimarron City | Jared Tucker | 1958 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Roderick Delaquois | 1958 |
| Bat Masterson | Sheriff Vince Morgan | 1958 |
| Lawman | Geoffrey Hendon | 1958 |
| The Rough Riders | Alexander Sugrue | 1958 |
| The Rifleman | James Barrow McBride, Abel Goss | 1958 |
| Rescue 8 | Craig Wilde | 1958 |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Amos McKenna | 1958 |
| The Proud Rebel | Traveling Salesman | 1958 |
| Showdown at Boot Hill | Doc Weber | 1958 |
| Hell Ship Mutiny | Malone | 1957 |
| The Story of Mankind | Pharaoh Khufu | 1957 |
| Tombstone Territory | Sheriff Binns | 1957 |
| Suspicion | Raphael | 1957 |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | John Canty | 1957 |
| The Restless Gun | Archibald Plunkette / Archie Plunker | 1957 |
| Maverick | Judge Reese | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Doc Lockridge, Park Cleatus | 1957 |
| Sugarfoot | Mathew McDavitt | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Father Bartolome | 1957 |
| The Unearthly | Dr. Charles Conway | 1957 |
| The True Story of Jesse James | Rev. Jethro Bailey | 1957 |
| The O. Henry Playhouse | Doc Millikin | 1957 |
| Around The World In 80 Days | Col. Stamp Proctor - San Francisco Politico | 1956 |
| The Ten Commandments | Aaron | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Felix the Great | 1956 |
| Sneak Preview | 1956 |
| Female Jungle | Claude Almstead | 1956 |
| The Black Sleep | Borg aka Bohemond | 1956 |
| Telephone Time | Kurt Wolfgang Muller / Charlie Brown | 1956 |
| Hidden Guns | Snipe Harding | 1956 |
| The Court Jester | Giacomo | 1955 |
| Desert Sands | Jala | 1955 |
| Matinee Theatre | Dracula, Jaffrey Pyncheon | 1955 |
| My Friend Flicka | Matt Barnes | 1955 |
| Cheyenne | Delos Gerrard | 1955 |
| Navy Log | Francis Carpenter, Narrator | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Ephraim Hunt, Kader | 1955 |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Don Ignacio Vasquez | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | The Duke | 1955 |
| Jû jin yuki otoko | 1955 |
| The Kentuckian | Fletcher | 1955 |
| Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman | Dr. John Rayburn | 1955 |
| Damon Runyon Theater | Willis Cooper | 1955 |
| Stranger On Horseback | Col. Buck Streeter | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Karl Miller AKA Count Karl Millevich | 1955 |
| So This Is Hollywood | Himself | 1955 |
| Climax! | Colonel Archer, John Evan, The Duke | 1954 |
| The Lineup | Deacon Whitehall | 1954 |
| Studio 57 | Uncle John | 1954 |
| Thunder Pass | Bergstrom | 1954 |
| The Egyptian | Grave Robber | 1954 |
| Johnny Guitar | Old Tom | 1954 |
| Casanova's Big Night | Foressi | 1954 |
| The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | Cameron Whitfield | 1952 |
| Our Miss Brooks | Mister Fargo | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | The Stranger | 1952 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Abdul Kashmir, Captain Hook, Dr. Offenbecker, Dr. Prager, Gregory Grumbucker, Guest, Himself, Little John, Mad Scientisit, Slim Jim | 1951 |
| Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Sir Rodney Brentwood | 1951 |
| Ladies Before Gentlemen | Himself | 1951 |
| Faith Baldwin Romance Theatre | 1951 |
| Penthouse Party | Himself | 1950 |
| Trapped | Himself - Host | 1950 |
| Sure As Fate | Macbeth | 1950 |
| The Web | 1950 |
| The Ken Murray Show | Himself | 1950 |
| Versatile Varieties | Himself | 1949 |
| Maggi's Private Wire | Himself | 1949 |
| Suspense | 1949 |
| 'C'-Man | Doc Spencer | 1949 |
| Celebrity Time | Himself | 1948 |
| Studio One in Hollywood | Mr. Wadleigh | 1948 |
| Repertory Theatre | Malvolio, Murderer | 1948 |
| The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Himself / Richard III | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Himself - Actor | 1948 |
| The Private Affairs of Bel Ami | Charles Forestier | 1947 |
| Down Missouri Way | Thorndyke 'Thorny' P. Dunning | 1946 |
| Lights Out | Cecil Crofton | 1946 |
| The Face of Marble | Dr. Charles Randolph | 1946 |
| Captain Kidd | Orange Povy | 1945 |
| House Of Dracula | Baron Latos | 1945 |
| Fallen Angel | Professor Madley | 1945 |
| It's in the Bag! | Jefferson T. Pike | 1945 |
| Front Row Center | Frank Deasy | 1955 |
| The Linkletter Show | Himself | 1945 |
| House of Frankenstein | Dracula aka Baron Latos | 1944 |
| Alaska | John Reagan | 1944 |
| Bluebeard | Gaston Morel | 1944 |
| Barbary Coast Gent | Duke Cleat | 1944 |
| The Adventures Of Mark Twain | Bret Harte | 1944 |
| Return of the Ape Man | Prof. John Gilmore | 1944 |
| The Invisible Man's Revenge | Doctor Drury | 1944 |
| The Mummy's Ghost | Yousef Bey | 1944 |
| Waterfront | Victor Marlow | 1944 |
| Jungle Woman | Dr. Sigmund Walters | 1944 |
| The Black Parachute | General von Bodenbach | 1944 |
| Voodoo Man | Toby | 1944 |
| Gangway for Tomorrow | Mr. Wellington | 1943 |
| Revenge of the Zombies | Dr. Max Heinrich Von Altermann | 1943 |
| Isle of Forgotten Sins | Mike Clancy | 1943 |
| Silver Spurs | Lucky Miller | 1943 |
| Hitler's Madman | Reinhardt Heydrich | 1943 |
| Captive Wild Woman | Dr. Sigmund Walters | 1943 |
| I Escaped from the Gestapo | Fritz Martin - Gestapo Agent | 1943 |
| Reunion in France | Ulrich Windler | 1942 |
| Northwest Rangers | Martin Caswell | 1942 |
| Whispering Ghosts | Norbert (Long Jack) | 1942 |
| Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake | Caleb Green | 1942 |
| Swamp Water | Jesse Wick | 1941 |
| Man Hunt | Mr. Jones | 1941 |
| Blood and Sand | El Nacional | 1941 |
| Western Union | Doc Murdoch | 1941 |
| Chad Hanna | B.D. Bisbee | 1940 |
| Brigham Young | Porter Rockwell | 1940 |
| The Return of Frank James | Bob Ford | 1940 |
| The Grapes of Wrath | Jim Casy | 1940 |
| Drums Along the Mohawk | Caldwell | 1939 |
| Frontier Marshal | Ben Carter | 1939 |
| Five Came Back | Crimp | 1939 |
| Captain Fury | Roger Bradford | 1939 |
| The Hound Of The Baskervilles | Barryman | 1939 |
| Stagecoach | Hatfield | 1939 |
| The Three Musketeers | Naveau | 1939 |
| Mr. Moto's Last Warning | Danforth | 1939 |
| Jesse James | Bob Ford | 1939 |
| Submarine Patrol | McAllison | 1938 |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | Taxi Driver | 1938 |
| Gateway | Leader of Refugees | 1938 |
| I'll Give a Million | Kopelpeck | 1938 |
| Kidnapped | Gordon | 1938 |
| Kentucky Moonshine | Reef Hatfield | 1938 |
| Four Men and a Prayer | General Adolfo Arturios Gregario Sebastian | 1938 |
| Of Human Hearts | President Lincoln | 1938 |
| International Settlement | Murdock | 1938 |
| Thank You, Mr. Moto | Piereira | 1937 |
| The Last Gangster | Casper | 1937 |
| The Hurricane | Warden | 1937 |
| Ali Baba Goes to Town | Broderick | 1937 |
| Danger - Love at Work | Herbert Pemberton | 1937 |
| Love Under Fire | Capt. Delmar | 1937 |
| Captains Courageous | 'Long Jack' | 1937 |
| This Is My Affair | Ed | 1937 |
| Nancy Steele Is Missing! | Harry Wilkins | 1937 |
| Laughing at Trouble | Deputy Sheriff Alec Brady | 1936 |
| Winterset | Bartolomio Romagna | 1936 |
| The Garden of Allah | Sand Diviner | 1936 |
| Daniel Boone | Simon Girty | 1936 |
| Dimples | Richards | 1936 |
| Ramona | Jim Farrar | 1936 |
| Mary of Scotland | David Rizzio | 1936 |
| White Fang | Beauty Smith | 1936 |
| Under Two Flags | Cafard (scenes deleted) | 1936 |
| The Prisoner of Shark Island | Sgt. Rankin | 1936 |
| The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo | Despondent Casino Gambler | 1935 |
| Bad Boy | Angry Saxophone Player - Tenant | 1935 |
| The Crusades | 1935 |
| Cardinal Richelieu | Agitator | 1935 |
| Les Misérables | Enjolras | 1935 |
| The Bride of Frankenstein | Lost Hunter at Hermit's Cottage | 1935 |
| The Black Cat | Cult Organist | 1934 |
| The Meanest Gal in Town | Stranded Actor (uncredited) | 1934 |
| The Invisible Man | Informer Suggesting Ink | 1933 |
| To the Last Man | Pete Garon (uncredited) | 1933 |
| This Day and Age | Assistant Principal Abernathy (as John Peter Richmond) | 1933 |
| Morning Glory | Dream Apparition | 1933 |
| The Story of Temple Drake | Courtroom Spectator | 1933 |
| The Sign of the Cross | Christian Martyr / Gladiator Leader / Voice in Coliseum Mob (uncredited) | 1933 |
| Heaven on Earth | Chicken Sam (as Peter Richmond) | 1931 |
| Tol'able David | Buzzard Hatburn | 1930 |
| Bright Lights | Newspaper reporter / photographer | 1930 |
