John Carradine

John Carradine

American actor (1906-1988)

John Carradine was an American character actor, who was considered one of the greatest in American cinema. He was a member of Cecil B. DeMille's stock company and later John Ford's company, known for his roles in horror films, Westerns, and Shakespearean theater, most notably portraying Count Dracula in House of Frankenstein (1944), House of Dracula (1945), Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966), and Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula (1979). Among his other notable roles was "Preacher Casy" in John Ford's The Grapes of Wrath. In later decades of his career, he starred mostly in low-budget B-movies.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 109 films (1932–1978) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 34 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1932 THE SIGN OF THE CROSS. Paramount Publix Corp. 14 reels B&W
1933 The Invisible Man James Whale 71 B&W
1933 The Invisible Man James Whale 71 min 16mm B&W
1933 The invisible man. Universal Pictures Corp. 8 reels 16mm B&W sound
1933 THE STORY OF TEMPLE DRAKE Stephen Roberts 70 min 16mm B&W sound
1933 THE STORY OF TEMPLE DRAKE. Paramount Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1933 This Day and Age Paramount Productions Inc | Paramount Publix Corporation 1:25:00 16mm B&W sound
1933 THIS DAY AND AGE. Paramount Productions Inc. 9 reels B&W
1933 TO THE LAST MAN. Paramount Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1934 The Black Cat Universal Pictures Company | Universal Pictures Corporation 1:06:00 16mm B&W sound
1934 THE BLACK CAT, Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1935 ALIAS MARY DOW. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1935 CARDINAL RICHELIEU. 20th Century Pictures 9 reels B&W
1935 She Gets Her Man. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels 16mm B&W sound
1935 The Crusades Paramount News Service 29 16mm B&W
1935 The Crusades Cecil B. DeMille 12:00 B&W
1935 THE CRUSADES Cecil B. DeMille 125 min B&W
1935 THE CRUSADES Films, Inc 135min 16mm B&W Sound
1936 Daniel Boone David Howard 75 min 16mm B&W
1936 DRACULA'S DAUGHTER. Universal Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1936 Mary Of Scotland John Ford 1:23 B&W
1936 The Garden of Allah Selznick International Pictures Inc 1:25:00 16mm B&W sound
1936 THE GARDEN OF ALLAH. Selznick International Pictures Inc. 9 reels Color & B&W
1936 UNDER TWO FLAGS. Fox Film Corp 8 reels B&W
1936 Winterset RKO Radio Pictures Inc 1:18:00 16mm B&W sound
1936 Winterset Alfred Santell 77 min 16mm B&W
1936 WINTERSET. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1937 Captains courageous Films inc. 116 mi 16mm B&W sound
1937 Captains Courageous Victor Fleming 115 min B&W
1937 CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS New York University Film Library 12 min 16mm B&W Sound
1937 CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS New York University Film Library 12 min 16mm B&W Sound
1937 CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS New York University Film Library 11 min 16mm B&W Sound
1937 DANGER—LOVE AT WORK. Fox Film Corp 84 min B&W
1937 NANCY STEELE IS MISSING. Fox Film Corp 84 min B&W
1938 Alexander's Ragtime Band Zanuck Darryl F 108 min 16mm B&W sound
1938 ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND. Fox Film Corp 1 reel B&W
1938 FOUR MEN AND A PRAYER. Fox Film Corp 85 min B&W
1938 GATEWAY. Fox Film Corp 75 min B&W
1938 OF HUMAN HEARTS. Loew's Inc. 11 reels. B&W
1938 SUBMARINE PATROL. Fox Film Corp 95 min B&W
1939 CAPTAIN FURY Hal Roach 93 min B&W
1939 Drums Along the Mohawk Teaching Film Custodians 1200 ft. Color & B&W
1939 Drums Along The Mohawk. John Ford 9 303 ft. Color & B&W
1939 Mr. Moto's last warning. Norman Foster 2375 16mm B&W sound
1939 Stagecoach Culver City 97 min 16mm B&W sound
1939 Stagecoach Films inc. 110 mi 16mm B&W sound
1939 Stagecoach John Ford 97 min B&W
1939 Stagecoach Masterpiece Productions Inc. presents ; directed by John Ford ; screenplay, Dudley Nichols. 99 16mm B&W sound
1939 Stagecoach John Ford 97 min 16mm B&W
1939 The Hound of the Baskervilles Learning Corporation of America 80 16mm B&W sound