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name: "John Carradine"
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born: "5 February 1906"
died: "27 November 1988"
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updated: "2026-09-16T11:48:54.206271+00:00"
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# John Carradine

Actor. Born 5 February 1906 in New York, États-Unis. Died 27 November 1988.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 February 1906, New York, États-Unis
- **Died:** 27 November 1988
- **Also known as:** John Peter Richmond, Peter Richmond, John Carradine Sr.

## Biography

John Carradine (also credited as John Peter Richmond, Peter Richmond and John Carradine Sr.) was an American character actor. He appeared in more than 200 films, often in supporting roles in Westerns and horror pictures, and maintained a parallel stage career in Shakespearean roles.

He began in theatre in the mid-1920s and made his screen debut in Tol'able David (1930). Carradine became a member of Cecil B. DeMille's stock company and later John Ford's, appearing in Ford films including Stagecoach (1939) as Hatfield, The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). Other notable credits include The Ten Commandments (1956) and voice work in The Secret of NIMH (1982). He continued working in low-budget films into the 1980s.

Carradine died in Milan, Italy, on 27 November 1988.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, britannica.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Stagecoach* (1939), Fi1m 84, as Hatfield — [page](https://film.one/film/stagecoach.md)

## Also known for

- *The Ten Commandments* (1956), Aaron
- *The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance* (1962), Cassius Starbuckle
- *The Grapes of Wrath* (1940), Casy
- *Bride of Frankenstein* (1935), Lost Hunter at Hermit's Cottage (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/bride-of-frankenstein.md)
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Brother Jerome
- *Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask* (1972), Dr. Bernardo
- *The Secret of NIMH* (1982), Great Owl (voice)
- *The Invisible Man* (1933), Informer Suggesting Ink (uncredited)

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