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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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He is a member of famous Actor with the age 82 years old group.
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) |
| Weight |
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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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| Children |
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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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Timeline
Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 2003.
He was offered the role of Grandpa in The Lost Boys (1987), but had to pass due to illness.
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 165-167. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.
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.
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).
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).
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6240 Hollywood Blvd. on February 8, 1960.
He made guest appearances on both The Twilight Zone (1959) and The Twilight Zone (1985).
Although he played Martha Scott's son in The Ten Commandments (1956), he was six years her senior in real life.
Jailed briefly in 1953 on contempt of court charges for falling behind on his alimony payments.
Always ranked his performance in Bluebeard (1944) high among his career favorites.
Whispering Ghosts (1942) was his last film under his long-term Fox contract.
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.
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).
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).
Officially changed his name from John Peter Richmond to John Carradine in early 1935.
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.
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).
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).
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".
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.
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.
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.
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.
