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CAREER Carradine is best known for his roles as Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970 s television series '' Kung Fu '' (as well as the sequels in the 1980 s and 1990 s), 'Big' Bill Shelly in Martin Scorsese 's '' Boxcar Bertha '' (1972), folksinger Woody Guthrie in '' Bound For Glory '' (1976), Abel Rosenberg in Ingmar Bergman 's '' The Serpent's Egg '' (1977), and as Bill in Quentin Tarantino 's '' Kill Bill '' Vol. I (2003) and Vol. II (2004). Other notable roles include the lead in '' Shane '' (the television series based upon the film) and a Gunslinger in '' Taggart '', a 1964 Western film based on a Novel by Louis L'Amour . More recently, he portrayed Tempus on the Television Series '' Charmed '' and Conrad in the Television Series '' Alias ''. He currently appears as the host of '' Wild West Tech '' on the History Channel , taking over the duties from his brother Keith. Carradine is also known for producing and starring in several exercise videos teaching the martial arts of Tai Chi and Qi Gong exercises. BACKGROUND AND FAMILY Carradine is the son of noted American Actor John Carradine . Born of Irish , English , Scottish , Welsh , German , Spanish , Ukrainian , Cherokee and Italian descent, he is the half-brother of Keith Carradine , Robert Carradine , Bruce Carradine , and Michael Bowen . He is also the uncle of Ever Carradine and Martha Plimpton . He studied drama at San Francisco State University before working as an actor on stage as well as in television and cinema. SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY AWARDS ''Winner:''
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TRIVIA Carradine appears in an episode of Disney's '' Lizzie McGuire ''. In this episode, an upcoming Jet Li film is auditioning boys the age of Lizzie's brother Matt for the role of the Sidekick . Carradine plays an old friend of Lizzie's father, Sam McGuire, who teaches Matt a few Kung Fu moves for his audition tape. When asked how he knows Carradine's character, Mr. McGuire replies cryptically, "He's like a brother to me." This is an In-joke as the actor who portrays Sam, Robert Carradine , is David Carradine's actual brother. Additionally, a large portion of the episode is spent in parody of '' Kung Fu '' (Carradine's most famous project next to '' Kill Bill ''). REFERENCES
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