John Carradine (February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was an American actor, famous for his horror and western film roles.
He was born in Greenwich Village, New York City, grew up in Peekskill and Kingston, New York and attended Christ Church School in Kingston and the Episcopal Academy in Merion, Pennsylvania. He also studied sculpture at Graphic Arts Institute, Philadelphia.
He debuted on stage in 1925, in a New Orleans production of Camille. He started working for Cecil B. DeMille as a set designer, until DeMille hired him to do voice-overs. He later became member of John Ford’s company and appeared in The Prisoner of Shark Island. He appeared in several Ford films, including The Grapes of Wrath (1940), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) and Stagecoach (1939), both starring John Wayne.
In the 1940s, he toured with his Shakespearean company, playing the roles of Hamlet and Macbeth.
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