Cast

John Carradine

1906 – 1988

Active years (films on this site)

1937–1972

Genres

DramaAdventureWesternRomanceWar

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodGerman ExpressionismNew Hollywood

Directors worked with

John Ford4 filmsVictor Fleming1 filmFritz Lang1 filmNicholas Ray1 filmMartin Scorsese1 film

Biography

John Carradine 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.

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Awards and honours

International

• Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award 1983
• Daytime Emmy Award

National / local

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

8 films on this site

1. Captains Courageous 1937 · Victor Fleming · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
2. Drums Along the Mohawk 1939 · John Ford · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
3. Stagecoach 1939 · John Ford · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
4. The Grapes of Wrath 1940 · John Ford · IMDb 8.1 · Cast
5. Man Hunt 1941 · Fritz Lang · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
6. Johnny Guitar 1954 · Nicholas Ray · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
7. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962 · John Ford · IMDb 8.1 · Cast
8. Boxcar Bertha 1972 · Martin Scorsese · IMDb 6.0 · Cast