John Carradine
Birthday: 5 February 1906, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name: Richmond Reed Carradine
Height: 183 cm
John Carradine, the son of a reporter/artist and a surgeon, grew up in Poughkeepsie, New York. He attended Christ Church School and Graphic Art School, studying sculpture, and afterward roamed the Sou ...Show More
[on Darryl F. Zanuck] Nobody liked working for Zanuck, the little goddamn Napoleon, always walking a Show more
[on Darryl F. Zanuck] Nobody liked working for Zanuck, the little goddamn Napoleon, always walking around with his polo mallet. Nobody had any respect for him except as an executive. And he was a good editor at one time, but he fancied himself a writer, and he was not a good writer. Hide
I never made big money in Hollywood. I was paid in hundreds, the stars got thousands. But I worked w Show more
I never made big money in Hollywood. I was paid in hundreds, the stars got thousands. But I worked with some of the greatest directors in films, and some of the greatest writers. They gave me freedom to do what I can do best and that was gratifying. Hide
As for making movies, who can act at eight o'clock in the morning? Let's face it!
As for making movies, who can act at eight o'clock in the morning? Let's face it!
Lionel Barrymore then had hands like mine are now--arthritic talons.
Lionel Barrymore then had hands like mine are now--arthritic talons.
Read all the Shakespeare you can. If you play Shakespeare, you can play anything.
Read all the Shakespeare you can. If you play Shakespeare, you can play anything.
[his last words before passing away in Milan, Italy] Milan. What a beautiful place to die.
[his last words before passing away in Milan, Italy] Milan. What a beautiful place to die.
[on Cecil B. DeMille] I was very fond of him. I never saw him direct an actor; his specialty was the Show more
[on Cecil B. DeMille] I was very fond of him. I never saw him direct an actor; his specialty was the camera. He simply hired the best actors he could get and let them do their job. He didn't interfere with them unless something was drastically wrong. DeMille's specialty was the camera, the pageantry. Hide
I am a ham! And the ham in an actor is what makes him interesting.
I am a ham! And the ham in an actor is what makes him interesting.
[In 1973] I know, of course, that no self estimate is sure, but I think I'm better at acting than I Show more
[In 1973] I know, of course, that no self estimate is sure, but I think I'm better at acting than I am at dairy farming. Hide
Directors never direct me. They just turn me loose.
Directors never direct me. They just turn me loose.
Never do anything you wouldn't want to be caught dead doing.
Never do anything you wouldn't want to be caught dead doing.
[on John Ford] Oh, Ford was a peculiar man. You had to know how to handle him. Actors were terrified Show more
[on John Ford] Oh, Ford was a peculiar man. You had to know how to handle him. Actors were terrified of him because he liked to terrify them. He was a sadist. Hide
[on Cedric Hardwicke] He had a wonderful quality that I noticed even before I ever met him. A wonder Show more
[on Cedric Hardwicke] He had a wonderful quality that I noticed even before I ever met him. A wonderful quality of stillness in his face. Not a muscle ever moved, yet he conveyed wonderful things. Hide
[on Bela Lugosi] Oh, he was a charming man. He always had a bucket of red wine on the set which he p Show more
[on Bela Lugosi] Oh, he was a charming man. He always had a bucket of red wine on the set which he pulled out gracefully all day long. He never forgot his line... he never lost his affability. He was a very affable man. Hide
I've made some of the greatest films ever made - and a lot of crap, too.
I've made some of the greatest films ever made - and a lot of crap, too.
[In 1972] I still have an awful load to carry. I've been carrying a heavy load for thirty years. My Show more
[In 1972] I still have an awful load to carry. I've been carrying a heavy load for thirty years. My youngest son is only 16; my next boy is 22. I've got a ways to go before I can call my life my own. Hide
John Carradine's FILMOGRAPHY - Page 3
as Actor (316)
John Carradine'S roles
Maj. Cassius Starbuckle
Hatfield
Nacional
Dr. Bernardo
Aaron
Great Owl
Erle Kenton
