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John Carradine (February 5, 1906 - November 27,
1988) was an American actor.

Born Richmond Reed Carradine in New York City, he
began his career in show business as a William
Shakespeare|Shakespearean dramatic actor and made
his cinematic debut in 1930 under the name Peter
Richmond. He adopted the stage name "John
Carradine" in 1933, and took the name as his own
two years later.

He appeared in more than 200 movies, mostly in
B-movies, usually playing eccentric, mad or
diabolical characters, especially in the horror
genre with which he had become identified as a
"star" by the mid-1940s. He also appeared in ten
John Ford productions (including The Grapes of
Wrath (1940)), portrayed Biblical hero Aaron in
The Ten Commandments (1956), and made numerous
television cameos (notably on The Munsters, in
recurring guest appearances as mortician Mr.
Gateman). He also did considerable stage work,
much of which provided his only opportunity to
work in a classic drama context, and appeared on
Broadway. 

For his contribution to the motion picture
industry, John Carradine has a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6240 Hollywood Blvd. In
2003, he was inducted into the Western Performers
Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western
Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Carradine's idiosyncratic habit of strolling
Hollywood streets while reciting Shakespearean
soliloquy|soliloquies earned him the nickname
"Bard of the Boardwalk".

Four sons, David Carradine|David, Robert
Carradine|Robert, Keith  Carradine|Keith and Bruce
Carradine|Bruce are also actors.  John Carradine
appeared with his son David in the pilot episode
of Kung Fu.

He died on a visit to Milan, Italy, at the age of
82.

==See also==
*John Carradine filmography

==External links==

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