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John Carradine was an American actor who had a long and successful career in film, television, and stage. He was born on February 5, 1906 in New York City, New York, USA. He was the son of William Reed Carradine and his wife, Mary Louise (née Reed). He had four siblings, including actor Robert Carradine. Carradine began his career in the theater, appearing in productions of Shakespeare's plays. He made his film debut in 1932 in the film The Big Cage. He went on to appear in over 200 films, including The Grapes of Wrath (1940), The Ten Commandments (1956), and The Wild Bunch (1969). He also appeared in numerous television series, including The Virginian, Bonanza, and Kung Fu. Carradine was married four times and had five children. He died on November 27, 1988 in Milan, Italy at the age of 82.

Popular As Richmond Reed Carradine (The Bard of Boulevard, The Master of Horror, The Voice)
Occupation actor,soundtrack
Age 82 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 5 February 1906
Birthday 5 February
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Date of death 27 November, 1988
Died Place Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Nationality United States

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John Carradine Height, Weight & Measurements

At 82 years old, John Carradine height is 6' (1.83 m) .

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Height 6' (1.83 m)
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Who Is John Carradine's Wife?

His wife is Emily Cisneros (3 July 1975 - 27 November 1988) ( his death), Doris Rich (30 August 1957 - 18 May 1971) ( her death), Sonia Sorel (13 August 1944 - 6 March 1957) ( divorced) ( 3 children), Ardanelle Abigail McCool (31 December 1935 - 19 March 1945) ( divorced) ( 1 child)

Family
Parents Not Available
Wife Emily Cisneros (3 July 1975 - 27 November 1988) ( his death), Doris Rich (30 August 1957 - 18 May 1971) ( her death), Sonia Sorel (13 August 1944 - 6 March 1957) ( divorced) ( 3 children), Ardanelle Abigail McCool (31 December 1935 - 19 March 1945) ( divorced) ( 1 child)
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John Carradine Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is John Carradine worth at the age of 82 years old? John Carradine’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated John Carradine's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Tol'able David (1930)$100 per week
Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937)$300 per week
Four Men and a Prayer (1938)$500 per week
Kentucky Moonshine (1938)$500 per week
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)$500 per week
Kidnapped (1938)$500 per week
Stagecoach (1939)$3,600
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)$600 per week
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)$600 per week
Whispering Ghosts (1942)$1,300 per week
Northwest Rangers (1942)$2,500 per week
Reunion in France (1942)$2,500 per week
I Escaped from the Gestapo (1943)$25,000
Gangway for Tomorrow (1943)$2,500 per week
Voodoo Man (1944)$3,000 per week
The Black Parachute (1944)$3,500
Barbary Coast Gent (1944)$3,500
Alaska (1944)$3,750
House of Frankenstein (1944)$3,500 per week
Information Please (1944)$2,500 per week
House of Dracula (1945)$4,500 per week
Hollywood Screen Test (1948)$125
The Story of Mankind (1957)$2,500
The Incredible Petrified World (1959)$100 per day
Night Train to Mundo Fine (1966)$600
Gallery of Horror (1967)$300
Five Bloody Graves (1969)$2,000 per week
The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals (1969)$1,000 per day
Boxcar Bertha (1972)$3,000
Shadow House (1973)$100
Satan's Cheerleaders (1977)$500
Shock Waves (1977)$5,000

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2003

Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 2003.

1987

He was offered the role of Grandpa in The Lost Boys (1987), but had to pass due to illness.

1986

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 165-167. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.

1979

According to Jim Beaver's career article on Carradine for the October 1979 issue of "Films in Review", writer Tennessee Williams wrote the role of Big Daddy in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" with Carradine in mind, although other commitments kept him out of the Broadway production in favor of Burl Ives. However, Carradine did play the role in a 1977 Los Angeles production.

1972

He and his granddaughter Martha Plimpton both appeared in Woody Allen films: Carradine played Doctor Bernardo in Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972) while Plimpton played Laura in Another Woman (1988).

1970

He had two roles in common with his The McMasters (1970) co-star Jack Palance: (1) Carradine played Count Dracula in House of Frankenstein (1944), House of Dracula (1945), Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966) and Nocturna (1979) while Palance played him in Dracula (1974) and (2) Carradine played Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol (1947) while Palance played him in Ebenezer (1998).

1960

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6240 Hollywood Blvd. on February 8, 1960.

1959

He made guest appearances on both The Twilight Zone (1959) and The Twilight Zone (1985).

1956

Although he played Martha Scott's son in The Ten Commandments (1956), he was six years her senior in real life.

1953

Jailed briefly in 1953 on contempt of court charges for falling behind on his alimony payments.

1944

Always ranked his performance in Bluebeard (1944) high among his career favorites.

1942

Whispering Ghosts (1942) was his last film under his long-term Fox contract.

1940

His own touring productions of "The Merchant of Venice", "Hamlet" and "Othello" outgrossed Maurice Evans' celebrated 1940 version of "Hamlet". During the San Francisco run, Carradine always had a memorial seat reserved for his close friend, the late John Barrymore.

1937

He appeared with Peter Lorre in eight films: Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937), Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937), I'll Give a Million (1938), Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Hell Ship Mutiny (1957), The Story of Mankind (1957) and The Patsy (1964).

1936

He appeared with Basil Rathbone in seven films: The Garden of Allah (1936), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939), Casanova's Big Night (1954), The Court Jester (1955), The Black Sleep (1956) The Last Hurrah (1958) and Hillbillys In A Haunted House (1967).

1935

Officially changed his name from John Peter Richmond to John Carradine in early 1935.

1934

Appears in eight Oscar Best Picture nominees: Cleopatra (1934), Les Misérables (1935), Captains Courageous (1937), Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938), Stagecoach (1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), The Ten Commandments (1956) and Around the World in 80 Days (1956). Only the last of these won.

1933

He has appeared in eight films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: The Invisible Man (1933), The Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Stagecoach (1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), Johnny Guitar (1954), The Court Jester (1955), The Ten Commandments (1956) and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962).

1931

He missed out on playing two iconic horror icons - he was considered for the lead role in Dracula (1931) and refused the role of the monster in Frankenstein (1931), claiming the part was beneath him. He later played the former in House of Frankenstein (1944) and House of Dracula (1945).

1930

His on-screen debut was in Tol'able David (1930), billed as Peter Richmond. A protégé and close friend of John Barrymore, Carradine was an extremely prolific film character actor while simultaneously maintaining a stage career in classic leading roles such as Hamlet and Malvolio. In his later years he was typed as a horror star, putting in appearances in many low- and ultra-low-budget horror films. He was a member of the group of actors often used by director John Ford that became known as "The John Ford Stock Company".

1929

His first co-starring role with Boris Karloff came in 1929 during a ten-week run of "Window Panes" in Figueroa, CA. Carradine played a dimwit and Karloff played a Grigory Rasputin-like character.

1927

Arriving in Los Angeles in 1927, he worked in local theatre. He applied for a job as as scenic designer to Cecil B. DeMille, who rejected his designs but gave him voice work in several films.

1925

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.

1755

He was of English, with more distant Irish and Dutch, ancestry. He was sometimes said to have Italian or Spanish roots, from the surname "Carradine", but his last traceable patrilineal ancestor, a man named Parker Carradine, was born, c. 1755, in the state of Georgia, and had no evident Spanish or Italian origins.