FrameThrower · Actors · David Carradine
David Carradine
4 films · 270 frames · top-billed in 3 · 1976–2004
Born 8 December 1936 · Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA · died 3 June 2009
David Carradine was an American actor best known for playing martial arts roles. He is perhaps best known as the star of the 1970s television series Kung Fu, playing Kwai Chang Caine, a peace-loving Shaolin monk travelling through the American Old West. He also portrayed the title character of both of the Kill Bill films. He appeared in two Martin Scorsese films: Boxcar Bertha and Mean Streets.
David Carradine was a member of the Carradine family of actors that began with his father, John Carradine. The elder Carradine's acting career, which included major and minor roles on stage, television, and in cinema, spanned more than four decades.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 4 films · 270 frames · top-billed in 3 · 1976–2004
- Saturn Awards2005
- Theatre World Award1966
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
How their films are shot
Measured across 270 frames from the 4 films we hold. This is the look of the work David takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 4 films we hold, 53% of their frames are night, 53% low key — the look of the work David takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 270 frames from David Carradine's 4 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.