John Carradine (February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was an American actor… Read Full Bio ↴John Carradine (February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was an American actor, best known for his roles in horror films and Westerns.
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Fritz Fassbender
Whoo Hoo! Don't bother making dinner tonight, honey, I brought home the Carradine! Thank You, Dark Corners!
What I love about John Carradine is that he is a walking, talking exploitation trailer. You see three minutes and think "OK, this looks good, bring on the movie" and then you realize that three minutes of him is literally ALL you're going to get. It's too late, though, he's already got your money.
But like all great horror stars, he was a genuinely good actor; his turns in "Grapes Of Wrath" and "Stagecoach" are Oscar-worthy. His best horror appearances are probably "The Unearthly" and "Billy The Kid VS. Dracula". Both are not good movies at all, but at least use him and give him screen time and dialogue.
Anybody with even a small interest in John Carradine and the history of low-budget horror owes it to themselves to read Tom Weaver's excellent filmography book. A Great Read.
John Bockelie
" Wheres Waldo, from outer space."
Duane C
I had to see a list of his movies, but the only one that really sticks in my mind, is "Stagecoach", he played the southern Gentleman.
Mark A Simmons
Brilliant in The Monster Club, with the bonus that he plays opposite Vincent Price.
karl wallace
Loved him as the avatar of the telepathic martians in “the wizard of mars.” Pontificating nonsense about time and space as a translucent floating head, it’s glorious.
Randy Acuna
Makes no difference what type of movie john is in , he stands out all the time, this is a gift called charisma.
Connor Brennan
House of Frankenstein and House of Dracula showed Carradine as a passable Dracula. He also turned up briefly as one of the hunters who scares away the monster in Bride of Frankenstein (although that movie had no bad performances). I've also got to mention that he was the voice of the Great Owl in The Secret of NIMH.
gatoelurso
My favorite John Carradine performances: as Aaron in The Ten Commandments, as Ruffio in Mary of Scotland, and as Dracula in House of Frankenstein.
jiujitsu77
While I love Carradine, even his presence (or in this case, his name prominently on the bill) can save most of his output after 1950. He was such a cultured individual that really just wanted a paycheck in the end. I read a bit of David Carradine's bio, and while he greatly admired his father, it seems that John's various escapades forces him to take every role offered to take care of his growing family and vices.....from what I remember reading. Well, that, and the fact that it allowed him to travel all over the world, introducing his children to the arts, the beauty of each country's architecture, and so on. And again, if I remember correctly, John died in Milan (?), and expressed his happiness about dying there in his very last words
Paul Forder
John Carradine was one of those actors whose presence helped to enliven otherwise disjointed and inconsistent sci-fi or horror B-movies.
In other words, he somehow did the best he was capable of, given some of the limiting scripts he had to work with.
RIP, Mr. Carradine: you were awesome! 😺