John Carradine was an American actor known for playing various roles in horror films of the 1940s. His earliest known horror film was the 1933 James Whale adaptation of H. G. Wells, The Invisible Man. He made a cameo appearance in an uncredited role as one of the villagers of Iping. He also made an uncredited appearance in another James Whale film, The Bride of Frankenstein. He later began getting starring roles playing the part of Dracula in films such as House of Frankenstein and House of Dracula. He was the first Hollywood actor to succeed Bela Lugosi playing the infamous vampire count.
Carradine passed away in Milan, Italy on November 27th, 1988. His final film, Buried Alive was filmed in 1988 but released in 1990, two years after his death. His legacy lived on however, and stock footage of Carradine was used in the 1995 direct-to-DVD low-budget film, Jack-O.
Body of work
| Film | Character | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Invisible Man | Villager | 1933 |
| The Black Cat | Cult organist | 1934 |
| Bride of Frankenstein | Hunter | 1935 |
| Revenge of the Zombies | Max Heinrich von Altermann | 1943 |
| Invisible Man's Revenge | Doctor Drury | 1944 |
| The Mummy's Ghost | Yousef Bey | 1944 |
| House of Frankenstein | Dracula | 1944 |
| House of Dracula | Dracula | 1945 |
| The Black Sleep | Bohemund | 1956 |
| House of the Black Death | Andre Dessard | 1965 |
| Billy the Kid vs. Dracula | Unnamed vampire | 1966 |
| Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors | Tristram Halbin | 1967 |
| Astro-Zombies | Doctor DeMarco | 1968 |
| Blood of Dracula's Castle | George | 1969 |
| Horror of the Blood Monsters | Doctor Rynning | 1970 |
| Beast of the Yellow Night | Unknown | 1971 |
| Legacy of Blood | Christopher Dean | 1971 |
| Blood of Ghastly Horror | Doctor Vanard | 1972 |
| Terror in the Wax Museum | Claude Dupree | 1973 |
| House of Seven Corpses | Edgar Price | 1974 |
| Silent Night, Bloody Night | Charlie Towman | 1974 |
| Satan's Cheerleaders | The bum | 1977 |
| Doctor Dracula | Radcliff | 1978 |
| Vampire Hookers | Richmond Reed | 1978 |
| Monster | Priest | 1979 |
| The Monster Club | R. Chetwynd-Hayes | 1980 |
| The Boogeyman | Doctor Warren | 1980 |
| Frankenstein Island | Doctor Frankentein | 1981 |
| The Howling | Erle Kenton | 1981 |
| Satan's Mistress | Father Stratten | 1982 |
| Revenge | Senator Bradford | 1986 |
| Evil Spawn | Doctor Zeitman | 1987 |
| Buried Alive | Jacob | 1990 |