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John Carradine (/ ˈ k ær ə d iː n / KARR-ə-deen; born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was an American actor, considered one of the greatest character actors in American cinema.
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.
Actor: The Grapes of Wrath. 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.
May 22, 2024 · John Carradine (born February 5, 1906, New York, New York, U.S.—died November 27, 1988, Milan, Italy) was an American actor with gaunt features and a stentorian voice who appeared in more than 200 films, often portraying villains.
Nov 29, 1988 · John Carradine, whose more than 500 movie appearances over 58 years made him one of the most prolific actors of all time, died Sunday at a hospital in Milan, Italy.
John Carradine (born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was an American actor, considered one of the greatest character actors in American cinema.
Nov 29, 1988 · John Carradine, a lanky, saturnine character actor who appeared in more that 200 films and, on screen or the stage, played roles as disparate as Hamlet and Dracula, died Sunday in a...
John Carradine ( / ˈkærədiːn / KARR-ə-deen; born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was an American actor, considered one of the greatest character actors in American cinema.
Nov 28, 1988 · John Carradine, the patriarch of an American acting family who appeared in more than 500 films including “The Grapes of Wrath,” has died at age 82 on a visit to Italy, a spokeswoman at a Milan ...
Nov 29, 1988 · MILAN -- John Carradine, 82, the gaunt actor with a rumbling voice who spent much of his career playing villains and was patriarch to three actor sons, died Nov. 27 in a hospital here.