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Most Recent Role: Prof. Moshimo on Robotboy
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Hollywood, California, USA
Birthday: 12-8-1936
Birth Name: John Arthur Carradine
A leading and supporting player of TV and movies, David Carradine is best recalled for playing Caine, the half-Asian student of life on "Kung Fu" (ABC, 1972-75), a role he reprised for a syndicated series in the late 1990s. The son of legendary actor John Carradine, he has more recently been playing villains in action and terror films which figuratively carry a proviso 'soon to be on a video...

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Robotboy
Science Fear / Automatommy
Saturday 7 June 2008 on Cartoon Network

Science Fear : Kurt enters one of his father's weapons into the school science fair. Automatommy : Tommy tries out Professor Moshimo's new exosuit.

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David has been good friends with writer/director Larry Cohen since they both served in the U.S. military. (edit)
David has two daughters: Calista Miranda Carradine (born 1962) with first wife Donna Lee Becht. His second daughter Kansas Carradine(born 1978) with second wife Linda Gilbert. (edit)
David's height is 6'1" (1.85m). (edit)
Provided the voice for Sharp, leader of the Westside Rollerz gang, on the video game "Saint's Row." (edit)
David can be seen in Yellow Book tv advertisement playing a martial arts sensei. (edit)

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David Carradine (On his late friend and one-time co-star, fellow actor Brandon Lee): He was always giving 110%, and it produced a light in the eyes, which is what you look for in movies. (edit)
David Carradine: If you cannot be a poet, be the poem. (edit)
(about his role in "Kung Fu")
David Carradine: I remember when I did the pilot, and I thought no network is going to want to do this. How could that happen? A half Chinese guy walking the old west that doesn't fire one gun and never gets on a horse?
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David Carradine: I actually went to art school. I studied music formally. I was probably less formal about my study of acting than anything. (edit)
David Carradine: There's an alternative. There's always a third way, and it's not a combination of the other two ways. It's a different way. (edit)
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"Talented"
Love his voice...
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