John Carradine

Actor · Died November 27, 1988, aged 82 · New York, États-Unis

John Carradine (born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was an American actor, considered one of the greatest character actors in American cinema. He was a member of Cecil B. DeMille's stock company and later John Ford's company, best known for his roles in horror films, Westerns, and Shakespearean theatre. In the later decades of his career, he starred mostly in low-budget B-movies, but continued to also appear in higher-profile fare. In total, he holds 351 film and television credits, making him one of the most prolific English-speaking actors of all time. Carradine was married four times, had five children, and was the patriarch of the Carradine family, including four sons and four grandchildren who are or were also actors. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Carradine, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: February 5, 1906
Died: November 27, 1988 (aged 82)
From: New York, États-Unis
Works as: Actor
Titles: 165 on MovieCove · 336 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 4% in 30 days

What are John Carradine's films like?

Across their 117 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Adventure11 titles58^th

Action8 titles31^st

Biography3 titles52^nd

Documentary3 titles71^st

Fantasy3 titles27^th

Animation2 titles83^rd

Sci-Fi2 titles9^th

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Morality

28%

Survival

17%

Self

15%

Bonds

15%

Power

12%

Society

10%

Ideas

Survival23 Justice25 Family bonds24 Deception20 Identity15 Revenge13 Ambition12 Romantic love10

What they feel like to watch

their average across 117 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 17 · Wry 12 · Earnest 84

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 47 · Serious 42 · Dark 28

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 42 · Stylized 51 · Heightened 24

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 27 · Charged 70 · Intense 20

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 45 · Shifting 59 · Whiplash 13

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 66 · Some laughs 28 · Funny 23

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 49 · Even-paced 63 · Relentless 5

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 69 · Engaged 44 · Full focus 4

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 63 · Affecting 39 · Heavy 15

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 98 · Open-ended 14 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

69 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 22 of 69 analyzed roles.

Shadow

22 of 69

Mentor

15 of 69

Threshold guardian

11 of 69

Herald

7 of 69

Trickster

6 of 69

Ally

4 of 69

Shapeshifter

3 of 69

Hero

1 of 69

Show the 69 roles

Mentoras Bartolomio Romagna in Winterset (1936)
Mentoras David Rizzio in Mary of Scotland (1936)
Heraldas President Lincoln in Of Human Hearts (1938)
Threshold guardianas Caldwell in Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
Shadowas Crimp in Five Came Back (1939)
Threshold guardianas Barryman in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
Shapeshifteras Hatfield in Stagecoach (1939)
Tricksteras Porter Rockwell in Brigham Young (1940)
Shadowas Bob Ford in The Return of Frank James (1940)
Shapeshifteras Mr. Jones in Man Hunt (1941)
Tricksteras Jesse Wick in Swamp Water (1941)
Allyas Caleb Green in Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)
Shadowas Dr. Sigmund Walters in Captive Wild Woman (1943)
Shadowas Fritz Martin in I Escaped from the Gestapo (1943)
Shadowas Dr. Max Heinrich Von Altermann in Revenge of the Zombies (1943)
Shadowas Lucky Miller in Silver Spurs (1943)
Shadowas Gaston Morel in Bluebeard (1944)
Threshold guardianas Doctor Peter Drury in The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)
Heraldas Yousef Bey in The Mummy's Ghost (1944)
Tricksteras Toby in Voodoo Man (1944)
Shadowas Victor Marlow in Waterfront (1944)
Shadowas Count Dracula in House of Dracula (1945)
Shapeshifteras Orange Povy in Captain Kidd (1945)
Shadowas Jefferson T. Pike in It's in the Bag! (1945)
Threshold guardianas Charles Forestier in The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947)
Mentoras Old Tom in Johnny Guitar (1954)
Heraldas Ziby Fletcher in The Kentuckian (1955)
Shadowas Jala in Desert Sands (1955)
Threshold guardianas Col. Buck Streeter in Stranger on Horseback (1955)
Shadowas Claude Almstead in Female Jungle (1955)
Shadowas Dr. Charles Conway in The Unearthly (1957)
Mentoras Dr. Charles Conway in The Unearthly (1957)
Mentoras Dr. John Rayburn in Half Human (1958)
Shadowas Dr. Karol Noymann (alien-possessed corpse) in Invisible Invaders (1959)
Heraldas Dr. Karol Noymann in Invisible Invaders (1959)
Mentoras General Josh McCord in Broken Sabre (1965)
Shadowas Count Dracula in Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966)
Heraldas Narrator in Gallery of Horror (1967)
Threshold guardianas Satán in Autopsia de un fantasma (1968)
Shadowas Dr. DeMarco in The Astro-Zombies (1968)
Shadowas Polito the Clown in Enigma de muerte (1969)
Mentoras Dr. Rynning in Horror of the Blood Monsters (1970)
Heraldas Nate Cheever in Crowhaven Farm (1970)
Tricksteras Pet Shop Owner in Hell's Bloody Devils (1970)
Allyas Preacher Simms in Cain's Cutthroats (1970)
Tricksteras Preacher Simms in Cain's Cutthroats (1970)
Shadowas H. Buckram Sartoris in Boxcar Bertha (1972)
Shadowas Doctor Bernardo in Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
Threshold guardianas Plastic Surgeon in Richard (1972)
Threshold guardianas Claude Dupree in Terror in the Wax Museum (1973)
Mentoras Edgar Price in The House of Seven Corpses (1973)
Mentoras The Man in Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary (1975)
Tricksteras Beckum in The Shootist (1976)
Allyas Dr. Welsey Edwards in Crash! (1976)
Mentoras Grampa Sullivan in Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. (1977)
Threshold guardianas The Tramp in The Mouse and His Child (1977)
Threshold guardianas The Bum in Satan's Cheerleaders (1977)
Allyas Father Halliran in The Sentinel (1977)
Heraldas Captain in Shock Waves (1977)
Shadowas Richmond Reed in Vampire Hookers (1978)
Shadowas Count Dracula in Nocturna (1979)
Mentoras Dr. Warren in The Boogey Man (1980)
Mentoras Priest in Monstroid (1980)
Heroas R. Chetwynd-Hayes in The Monster Club (1981)
Mentoras Erle Kenton in The Howling (1981)
Threshold guardianas Col. LeBrun in The Nesting (1981)
Shadowas Hubert Salter in Klynham Summer (1982)
Mentoras The Great Owl in The Secret of NIMH (1982)
Mentoras Bruce Alden in Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten (2006)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Absurd

Dread

Melancholic

Joyful

Other

How their films linger

Fun47 Bittersweet30 Feel-good31 Haunting22 Unsettling26 Hopeful21

How their films end · 19 with a twist

Happy51
Bittersweet42
Tragic9
Ambiguous14
Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch John Carradine's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 83 of their 165 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (54).

Also on these channels

Cineverse7 titles, show their 7 titles on Cineverse
IndieFlix7 titles, show their 7 titles on IndieFlix
Shout! TV6 titles, show their 6 titles on Shout! TV
Dove Channel5 titles, show their 5 titles on Dove Channel
Great American Pure Flix5 titles, show their 5 titles on Great American Pure Flix
Screambox5 titles, show their 5 titles on Screambox
ScreenPix5 titles, show their 5 titles on ScreenPix
Midnight Pulp4 titles, show their 4 titles on Midnight Pulp
Best Westerns Ever3 titles, show their 3 titles on Best Westerns Ever
Howdy3 titles, show their 3 titles on Howdy
Best of British Television1 title, show their title on Best of British Television
Best TV Ever1 title, show their title on Best TV Ever
BFI Player1 title, show their title on BFI Player
FilmBox+1 title, show their title on FilmBox+
IndiePix Unlimited1 title, show their title on IndiePix Unlimited
MovieSphere+1 title, show their title on MovieSphere+
ViX1 title, show their title on ViX

Subscription and free streaming for John Carradine's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

336 credits, 165 with a MovieCove page; 19 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Jack-O 2: Blood Moon Rising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
as Walter Machen (archive footage)
La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Nazi leader
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films(2014)
as Lord Elijah Grisbane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Actor
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten(2006)
as Bruce Alden
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen(2004)
Actor
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Boogeyman II: Redux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
as Dr. Warren
Jack-O(1995)
as Walter Machen
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Bikini Drive-In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Actor
Legends of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
as Jeff Blair in 'Cheyenne Autumn' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dracula in the Movies(1992)
as (archive footage)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Count Dracula (archive footage)
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Count Dracula (archive footage)
The Alien Within (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
as Dr. Emil Zeitman (archive footage)
Buried Alive(1989)
as Jacob Julian
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Evil Spawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as Dr. Emil Zeitman
Peggy Sue Got Married(1986)
as Leo
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Adventures of Taura: Prison Ship Star Slammer(1986)
as The Justice
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Hollywood Ghost Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as Narrator / Host
Monster in the Closet(1986)
as Old Joe Shempter
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
The Tomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as Andoheb
Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as Sen. Martin Bradford
Haunted Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Show 1 episode · as Host
Evils of the Night(1985)
as Dr. Kozmar
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Reel Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
as Alcoholic Reporter (archive footage)
The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Show 1 episode · as (segment "Still Life")
Frankenstein's Brain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Actor
The Ice Pirates(1984)
as Supreme Commander
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Going Hollywood: The '30s(1984)
as (archive footage)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Imps* (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
as Gentleman
A Rose for Emily (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
as Col. Sartoris
Boogeyman II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
as Dr. Warren (archive footage)
House of the Long Shadows(1983)
as Elijah Grisbane
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Antony and Cleopatra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
as Soothsayer
The Vals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
as Mr. Stanton (Head of the Orphanage)
The Secret of NIMH(1982)
as Great Owl (voice)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Satan's Mistress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
as Father Stratten
Klynham Summer(1982)
as Hubert Salter
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Show 1 episode · as Danny Amatullo
The Reluctant Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
as Narrator
Frankenstein Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
as Dr. Frankenstein
Goliath Awaits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Show 2 episodes · as Ronald Bentley
The Nesting(1981)
as Col. LeBrun
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The Monster Club(1981)
as R.Chetwynd-Hayes, Writer
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
The Howling(1981)
as Erle Kenton
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Boogey Man(1980)
as Dr. Warren
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Monstroid(1980)
as Priest
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
The Littlest Hobo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Show 1 episode · as Chief Justice Hamilton
Americathon(1979)
as Uncle Sam
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Seekers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Show 2 episodes · as Avery Mills
Nocturna(1979)
as Count Dracula
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
The Tehran Incident(1979)
as Professor Nikolaeff
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
The Horror Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
as (archive footage)
The Bees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
as Dr. Sigmund Hummel
Flying High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Vega$ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Vampire Hookers(1978)
as Richmond Reed
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Sunset Cove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
as Judge Harley Winslow
Doctor Dracula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
as Radcliff
Salem and the Scarlet Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
as Narrator
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.(1977)
as Grampa Sullivan
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Golden Rendezvous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
as Fairweather
The Mouse and His Child(1977)
as The Tramp (voice)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Shock Waves(1977)
as Captain
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The White Buffalo(1977)
as Amos Briggs
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Satan's Cheerleaders(1977)
as The Bum
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Tail Gunner Joe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
as Wisconsin Farmer
The Sentinel(1977)
as Fr. Francis Matthew Halloran
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Lady and the Lynchings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Actor
Crash!(1976)
as Dr. Welsey Edwards
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The Last Tycoon(1976)
as Tour Guide
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Killer Inside Me(1976)
as Dr. Smith
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Captains and the Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Show 8 episodes · as Father Hale
Death at Love House(1976)
as Conan Carroll
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood(1976)
as Drunk
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
The Shootist(1976)
as Beckum
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Journey Into the Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
as Narrator (English Version)
Wonder Woman(1975)
Show 1 episode · as Harlow Gault
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
Starsky and Hutch(1975)
Show 1 episode · as The Professor
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Westwind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary(1975)
as The Man
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Stowaway to the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
as Jacob Avril
The Lady's Not for Burning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
as Old Skips
Moonchild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
as Mr. Walker
The Cowboys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Show 12 episodes · as Oscar Schmidt
The House of Seven Corpses(1973)
as Edgar Price
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
The Cat Creature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
as The Hotel Clerk
Shadow House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
as Uncle
Superchick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
as Igor Smith
1,000,000 A.D. Promo Reel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
as The Sage
Bad Charleston Charlie(1973)
as Alcoholic Reporter
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Terror in the Wax Museum(1973)
as Claude Dupree
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
The Night Strangler(1973)
as Llewellyn Crossbinder
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Deathouse(1972)
as Charlie Towman
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Kung Fu(1972)
Show 3 episodes · as Rev. Serenity Johnson
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
The Rookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
as Narrator (voice)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask(1972)
as Dr. Bernardo
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Richard(1972)
as Plastic Surgeon
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Portnoy's Complaint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
as Judge (voice) (uncredited)
Boxcar Bertha(1972)
as H. Buckram Sartoris
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Demented Death Farm Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
as The Judge Of Hell
Emergency!(1972)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Decisions! Decisions! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
as Railroad Ticket Clerk
The Seven Minutes(1971)
as Sean O'Flanagan
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Gatling Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
as Rev. Harper
Blood Legacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
as Christopher Dean
Threshold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
as Old-fashioned Undertaker
Night Gallery(1969)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Crowhaven Farm(1970)
as Nate Cheever
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Bigfoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
as Jasper B. Hawks
Shinbone Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
as Tyrone T. Tattersall (voice)
Myra Breckinridge(1970)
as Surgeon
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Hell's Bloody Devils(1970)
as Pet Shop Owner
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
The McMasters(1970)
as Preacher
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Blood of the Iron Maiden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
as Dr. Goolie
Cain's Cutthroats(1970)
as Preacher Simms
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
McCloud(1970)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Horror of the Blood Monsters(1970)
as Dr. Rynning
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Madame Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
as Dr. Favel
Daughter of the Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
as Mr. Bosch
Enigma de muerte(1969)
as Polito the Clown
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Five Bloody Graves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
as Boone Hawkins
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys(1969)
as Ticker
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Blood of Dracula's Castle(1969)
as George
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Love, American Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Show 1 episode · as Old George Pomerantz
The Trouble with Girls(1969)
as Mr. Drewcolt
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Vampire Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
as Count Branos Alucard
Pact with the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
as Dr. Halback
The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
as Professor Cummings
Autopsia de un fantasma(1968)
as Satán
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Land of the Giants(1968)
Show 1 episode · as Egor Crull
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
The Mummy's Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
as The Egyptian Priest
The Helicopter Spies(1968)
as Third-Way Priest
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Astro-Zombies(1968)
as Dr. DeMarco
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Chewing Gum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
as Roberto Sánchez
They Ran for Their Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
as Laslo
Blood of Ghastly Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
as Dr. Howard Vanard
The Fiend with the Electronic Brain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
as Dr. Howard Vanard
The Hostage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
as Otis Lovelace
Hondo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Hillbillys in a Haunted House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
as Dr. Himmel
Gallery of Horror(1967)
as Narrator / Tristram Halbin
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Red Zone Cuba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
as Mr. Wilson
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.(1966)
Show 1 episode · as Prof. Boris Budge
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
The Green Hornet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Show 1 episode · as James Rancourt / The Scarf
Munster, Go Home!(1966)
as Cruikshank
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula(1966)
as Count Dracula
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
The Emperor's New Clothes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
as King Luvimself
Laredo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Show 1 episode · as Prof. Paracelsus Smythe
Lost in Space(1965)
Show 1 episode · as Arcon
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
The Big Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Show 1 episode · as Elias Brown
The Legend of Jesse James (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Show 1 episode · as Noah
Broken Sabre(1965)
as General Josh McCord
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Curse of the Stone Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
as The Old Drunk
Branded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Show 5 episodes · as General Joshua McCord
House of the Black Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
as Andre Desard
Something for Mrs. Gibbs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Actor
The Wizard of Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
as The Wizard of Mars
Cheyenne Autumn(1964)
as Jeff Blair
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Show 1 episode · as Zack Pike
The Munsters(1964)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(1964)
Show 1 episode · as Old Man - Third-Way Priest
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
The Patsy(1964)
as Bruce Alden
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Genesis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
as Narrator
The Lucy Show(1962)
Show 1 episode · as Guzman
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
The Beverly Hillbillies(1962)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)
Show 1 episode · as Gavin Revere
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance(1962)
as Cassius Starbuckle
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Harrigan and Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Show 1 episode · as Jason Longfellow · as Jed Carta
Sex Kittens Go to College(1960)
as Prof. Watts
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(1960)
as Slave Catcher
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Tarzan the Magnificent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
as Abel Banton
The Incredible Petrified World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
as Prof. Millard Wyman
Bourbon Street Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Rebel(1959)
Show 2 episodes · as Elmer Dodson
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Johnny Ringo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Show 1 episode · as The Rain Man
The Twilight Zone(1959)
Show 1 episode · as Brother Jerome
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Lock-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Bonanza(1959)
Show 1 episode · as Jedediah Milbank
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
The Oregon Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
as Zachariah Garrison
Terror in the Midnight Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
as Narrator (US Re-Edit)
Invisible Invaders(1959)
as Dr. Karol Noymann
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
The Cosmic Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
as Cosmic Man
The Last Hurrah(1958)
as Amos Force
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Bat Masterson(1958)
Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Vince Morgan
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Lawman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Show 1 episode · as Geoffrey Hendon
The Rifleman(1958)
Show 1 episode · as James Barrow McBride
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Wanted: Dead or Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Show 1 episode · as Amos McKenna
The Proud Rebel(1958)
as Traveling Salesman
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Showdown at Boot Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
as Doc Weber
Hell Ship Mutiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
as Malone
The Story of Mankind(1957)
as Khufu
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Show 1 episode · as Raphael
DuPont Show of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Show 1 episode · as John Canty
Maverick(1957)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Wagon Train(1957)
Show 1 episode · as Park Cleatus
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Sugarfoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Show 1 episode · as Mathew McDavitt
Have Gun, Will Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Unearthly(1957)
as Dr. Charles Conway
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Half Human(1958)
as Dr. John Rayburn
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
The True Story of Jesse James(1957)
as Rev. Jethro Bailey
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
as Felix the Great
Dracula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
as Dracula
The Ten Commandments(1956)
as Aaron
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Around the World in 80 Days(1956)
as Proctor Stamp
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Dr. Fu Manchu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Female Jungle(1955)
as Claude Almstead
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
The Black Sleep(1956)
as Bohemund
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Telephone Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Dark Venture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
as Gideon
Hidden Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
as Snipe Harding
The Court Jester(1955)
as Giacomo
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Desert Sands(1955)
as Jala
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Matinee Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Show 4 episodes · Actor
Cheyenne(1955)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Navy Log (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Show 1 episode · as Ephraim Hunt · as Kader
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Show 1 episode · as Don Ignacio Vasquez
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
as The Duke
The Kentuckian(1955)
as Ziby Fletcher
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Stranger on Horseback(1955)
as Col. Buck Streeter
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Show 1 episode · as Karl Miller AKA Count Karl Millevich
Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Show 1 episode · as Colonel Archer · as John Evan · as The Duke
Thunder Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
as Bergstrom
The Egyptian(1954)
as Grave Robber
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Johnny Guitar(1954)
as Old Tom
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Casanova's Big Night(1954)
as Foressi
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
The Hound Of Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
as Hyder Simpson
Gang Busters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Lights Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Show 3 episodes · Actor
C-Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
as Doc Spencer
Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Show 1 episode · as Mr. Wadleigh
The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Show 1 episode · as Malvolio
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami(1947)
as Charles Forestier
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Fish Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
as John Carradine
Down Missouri Way(1946)
as Thorndyke 'Thorny' P. Dunning
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Face of Marble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
as Dr. Charles Randolph
House of Dracula(1945)
as Count Dracula
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Captain Kidd(1945)
as Orange Povey
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Fallen Angel(1945)
as Professor Madley
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
It's in the Bag!(1945)
as Jefferson T. Pike
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
House of Frankenstein(1944)
as Dracula (aka Baron Latos)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Alaska (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
as John Reagan
Bluebeard(1944)
as Gaston Morrell
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Barbary Coast Gent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
as Duke Cleat
The Adventures of Mark Twain(1944)
as Bret Harte
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Return of the Ape Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
as Prof. John Gilmore
The Mummy's Ghost(1944)
as Yousef Bey
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Waterfront(1944)
as Victor Marlow
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Invisible Man's Revenge(1944)
as Dr. Peter Drury
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Jungle Woman(1944)
as Dr. Sigmund Walters (archive footage / uncredited)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
The Black Parachute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
as General von Bodenbach
Voodoo Man(1944)
as Toby
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Gangway for Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
as Mr. Wellington
Revenge of the Zombies(1943)
as Dr. Max Heinrich von Altermann
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Isle of Forgotten Sins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
as Mike Clancy
Silver Spurs(1943)
as Lucky Miller
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Hitler's Madman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
as Reinhardt Heydrich
Captive Wild Woman(1943)
as Dr. Sigmund Walters
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
I Escaped from the Gestapo(1943)
as Martin
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Reunion in France(1942)
as Ulrich Windler, Head of Paris Gestapo
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Northwest Rangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
as Martin Caswell
Whispering Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
as Norbert
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake(1942)
as Caleb Green
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Swamp Water(1941)
as Jesse Wick
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Man Hunt(1941)
as Mr. Jones
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Blood and Sand(1941)
as Nacional
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Western Union(1941)
as Doc Murdoch
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Chad Hanna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
as B. D. Bisbee
Brigham Young(1940)
as Porter Rockwell
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Return of Frank James(1940)
as Bob Ford
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Grapes of Wrath(1940)
as Casy
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Drums Along the Mohawk(1939)
as Caldwell
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Frontier Marshal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
as Ben Carter
Five Came Back(1939)
as Mr. Crimp
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Land of Liberty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
as (archive footage)
Captain Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
as Coughy
The Hound of the Baskervilles(1939)
as Barryman
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Stagecoach(1939)
as Hatfield
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Three Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
as Naveau
Mr. Moto's Last Warning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
as Danforth / Richard Burke
Jesse James(1939)
as Bob Ford
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Submarine Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
as McAllison
Gateway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
as Leader of Refugees
I'll Give a Million(1938)
as Kopelpeck
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Kidnapped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
as Gordon
Alexander's Ragtime Band(1938)
as Speakeasy Doorman
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Kentucky Moonshine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
as Reef Hatfield
Four Men and a Prayer(1938)
as General Sebastian
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Of Human Hearts(1938)
as President Lincoln
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
International Settlement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
as Murdock
Thank You, Mr. Moto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
as Pereira
The Last Gangster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
as Casper
The Hurricane(1937)
as Guard Captain
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Ali Baba Goes to Town(1937)
as Ishak
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Danger - Love at Work(1937)
as Herbert Pemberton
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Love Under Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
as Capt. Delmar
Captains Courageous(1937)
as Long Jack
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
This Is My Affair(1937)
as Ed
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Nancy Steele Is Missing! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
as Harry Wilkins
Laughing at Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
as Deputy Sheriff Alec Brady
Winterset(1936)
as Bartolomio Romagna
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Daniel Boone(1936)
as Simon Girty
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
The Garden of Allah(1936)
as Sand Diviner
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Dimples(1936)
as Richards
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Ramona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
as Jim Farrar
Mary of Scotland(1936)
as Rizzio
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
White Fang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
as Beauty Smith
Half Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
as Sanatorium Inmate (voice) (uncredited)
Under Two Flags (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
as Cafard
The Prisoner of Shark Island(1936)
as Sergeant Rankin
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo(1935)
as Despondent Casino Gambler (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Bad Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
as Angry Saxophone Player - Tenant
Alias Mary Dow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
as Griffe - Nightclub Drunk (uncredited)
Bride of Frankenstein(1935)
as Lost Hunter at Hermit's Cottage (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Les Misérables(1935)
as Enjolras
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Cardinal Richelieu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
as Agitator
Clive of India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
as Drunken-Faced Clerk
Cleopatra(1934)
as Roman Citizen/Party Guest/Soldier (uncredited) (voice)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Black Cat(1934)
as Cult Organist
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Meanest Gal in Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
as Stranded Actor (uncredited)
The Invisible Man(1933)
as Informer Suggesting Ink (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
To the Last Man(1933)
as Pete Garon (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
This Day and Age(1933)
as Assistant Principal
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Story of Temple Drake(1933)
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
The Sign of the Cross(1932)
as Christian Martyr / Gladiator Leader / Voice in Coliseum Mob (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Heaven on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
as Chicken Sam
Tol'able David (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
as Buzzard Hatburn
Bright Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
as Newspaper reporter / photographer

Career shape

Star power in the 99^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 334 titles from 1930 to 2026; peak year 1977.

Biggest box office

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)

$18M worldwide

Highest rated

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

Midcredits 99^th

Film career

19302026

Peak 1977 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 33 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1932Screen debut· The Sign of the Cross
1943First top-billed film· Captive Wild Woman
1972Career best· Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting334 of 334 · 52^nd

By decade

1930s57 · acting1940s44 · acting1950s60 · acting1960s56 · acting1970s72 · acting1980s33 · acting1990s7 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s2 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 10% of 101 roles

40%

22%

33%

11%

10%

32374247576267727782

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do John Carradine's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48^th percentile, the median of all 143; across their 117 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 117

Approval · how many liked their films

41^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 117

Reach · how many have seen their films

56^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 117

Midcredits score across 165 titles, by percentile

75^th and up40
50^th to 74^th52
25^th to 49^th27
Below 25^th46

Shape of the crowd

66 of their 165 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved17
Universally Panned8
Divisive3
Cult Classic1
Crowd Pleaser66
Broadly Agreed14
Mixed56

Most divisive · actor

Richard (1972)

92^nd percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

Midcredits 99^th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 113 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is John Carradine's work okay for kids?

Across up to 28 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore18 titles28–75 · median 48 · moderatenear the median of all films

Sex & Nudity28 titles5–63 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all films

Profanity15 titles3–57 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all films

Alcohol & Drugs14 titles28–43 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense13 titles32–77 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most films

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does John Carradine work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Carradine's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Darryl F. Zanuck shares the most, 15.

Directors

John Ford7 titles See all 7 shared titles with John Ford
Al Adamson3 titles See all 3 shared titles with Al Adamson
Fritz Lang3 titles See all 3 shared titles with Fritz Lang
Harry Hurwitz2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Harry Hurwitz

Writers

Dudley Nichols5 titles See all 5 shared titles with Dudley Nichols
Lamar Trotti5 titles See all 5 shared titles with Lamar Trotti
Nunnally Johnson4 titles See all 4 shared titles with Nunnally Johnson
Darryl F. Zanuck15 titles · 2 as writer See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Darryl F. Zanuck

John Carradine

What are John Carradine's films like?

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Where can I watch John Carradine's films?

Filmography

Career shape

Film career

By role

By decade

Billing

How do John Carradine's films land?

Shape of the crowd

Is John Carradine's work okay for kids?

Who does John Carradine work with?

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles