Bruce Carradine’s personal life
Bruce Carradine was born on 10 April 1933 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is the son of John Carradine and Ardanelle McCool. He has a biological brother named David and half-siblings Robert and Keith. Bruce appeared in two episodes of the TV series ‘Kung Fu’ in the late 1970s, starring alongside his brother David, as well as in two films during the 1980s. We do not have any information about his early life and education. He lived a private life. He is famous for being the brother of David Carradine. Here we will discuss his brother’s successful career.
Bruce Carradine’s brother, David Carradine
David Carradine was an American actor, musician, writer, director, producer, and martial artist who had a net worth of $500 thousand at the time of his death.
David, the son of actor John, Carradine, was best known for his leading role as Kwai Chang Caine on the series Kung Fu (1972–1975) and Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993–1997) as well as the more recent role of Bill in Kill Bill series (2003–2004). Carradine appeared in more than 230 film and television projects, including the miniseries North and South (1985), the ABC series Shane (1966), and Bound for Glory (1976), a Woody Guthrie biopic in which he played the lead role.
Carradine wrote, directed, and co-produced the short musical A Country Mile (1973), and he directed the films You and Me (1975) and Americana (1981) as well as three episodes of Kung Fu and a 2001 episode of Lizzie McGuire.
David served as a producer on Americana, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, and several other projects, such as Kung Fu: The Movie (1986), Crime Zone (1988), Future Force (1989), Crime of Crimes (1989), and Richard III (2007). Carradine also wrote the books The Spirit of Shaolin (1991), Endless Highway (1995), David Carradine’s Tai Chi Workout” (1995), David Carradine’s Introduction to Chi Kung (1997), and The Kill Bill Diary: The Making of a Tarantino Classic as Seen Through the Eyes of a Screen Legend (2006), and he wrote and performed the theme songs for “Americana” and the 1989 film “Sonny Boy.
After leaving the Army, Carradine changed his first name to avoid being confused with his father. He made both his Broadway and film debuts in 1964, appearing in a production of Rolf Hochhuth’s The Deputy and the Western movie Taggart, and the following year, he performed on Broadway again, winning a Theatre World Award for Peter Shaffer’s The Royal Hunt of the Sun.
In the ’60s, David appeared in the films Bus Riley’s Back in Town (1965), Too Many Thieves (1966), The Violent Ones (1967), Heaven with a Gun (1969), Young Billy Young (1969), and The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969). He reprised his role on Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, which ran for 88 episodes from 1993 to 1997, and the 1986 television film Kung Fu: The Movie. He has a successful career in the entertainment industry.
