John Carradine
American actor (1906–1988)
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- John Carradine ( KARR -ə-deen ; born Richmond Reed Carradine ; February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was an American character actor, who was considered one of the greatest in American cinema.
- Among his other notable roles was "Preacher Casy" in John Ford's The Grapes of Wrath .
- Carradine was married four times, had five children, and was the patriarch of the Carradine family, including four sons and four grandchildren who are or were also actors.
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WikipediaJohn Carradine ( KARR-ə-deen; born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) 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). Among his other notable roles was "Preacher Casy" in John Ford's The Grapes of Wrath. In later decades of his career, he starred mostly in low-budget B-movies.
Carradine was married four times, had five children, and was the patriarch of the Carradine family, including four sons and four grandchildren who are or were also actors. In total, he holds 351 film and television credits, making him one of the most prolific English-speaking film and television actors of all time.
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