ACTOR
John Carradine
1906 - 1988

John Carradine
John Carradine ( KARR-ə-deen; 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, 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. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Carradine is the 1,178th most popular actor (down from 1,153rd in 2019), the 2,243rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,982nd in 2019) and the 582nd most popular American Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, John Carradine ranks 1,178 out of 13,578. Before him are Marie-Christine Barrault, Van Heflin, Piper Laurie, Katy Jurado, Geraldine McEwan, and Shannon Tweed. After him are Lois Maxwell, Anne Wiazemsky, Uta Hagen, Brenda Fricker, Jerry Stiller, and Ralph Macchio.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarie-Christine Barrault
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 1,172
Van Heflin
1908 - 1971
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 1,173
Piper Laurie
1932 - 2023
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 1,174
Katy Jurado
1924 - 2002
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 1,175
Geraldine McEwan
1932 - 2015
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 1,176
Shannon Tweed
1957 - Present
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 1,177
John Carradine
1906 - 1988
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 1,178
Lois Maxwell
1927 - 2007
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 1,179
Anne Wiazemsky
1947 - 2017
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 1,180
Uta Hagen
1919 - 2004
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 1,181
Brenda Fricker
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 1,182
Jerry Stiller
1927 - 2020
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 1,183
Ralph Macchio
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 1,184
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, John Carradine ranks 92. Before him are Carlo Scarpa, Lillian Asplund, Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Primo Carnera, Nazim al-Qudsi, and Muzafer Sherif. After him are Joaquín Balaguer, Franz Hössler, Piero Taruffi, Heinz Harmel, Junio Valerio Borghese, and Curtis LeMay. Among people deceased in 1988, John Carradine ranks 53. Before him are Chico Mendes, Ana Aslan, Karl August Wittfogel, Dino Grandi, Paul Grice, and Muzafer Sherif. After him are Piero Taruffi, Isamu Noguchi, René Char, Antonín Puč, Viktors Arājs, and Renato Salvatori.
Others Born in 1906
Go to all RankingsCarlo Scarpa
ARCHITECT
1906 - 1978
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 86
Lillian Asplund
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1906 - 2006
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 87
Ivan Chernyakhovsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1945
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 88
Primo Carnera
BOXER
1906 - 1967
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 89
Nazim al-Qudsi
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1998
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 90
Muzafer Sherif
PSYCHOLOGIST
1906 - 1988
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 91
John Carradine
ACTOR
1906 - 1988
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 92
Joaquín Balaguer
POLITICIAN
1906 - 2002
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 93
Franz Hössler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1945
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 94
Piero Taruffi
RACING DRIVER
1906 - 1988
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 95
Heinz Harmel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 2000
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 96
Junio Valerio Borghese
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1974
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 97
Curtis LeMay
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1990
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 98
Others Deceased in 1988
Go to all RankingsChico Mendes
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1944 - 1988
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 47
Ana Aslan
BIOLOGIST
1897 - 1988
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 48
Karl August Wittfogel
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1988
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 49
Dino Grandi
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1988
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 50
Paul Grice
PHILOSOPHER
1913 - 1988
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 51
Muzafer Sherif
PSYCHOLOGIST
1906 - 1988
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 52
John Carradine
ACTOR
1906 - 1988
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 53
Piero Taruffi
RACING DRIVER
1906 - 1988
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 54
Isamu Noguchi
SCULPTOR
1904 - 1988
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 55
René Char
WRITER
1907 - 1988
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 56
Antonín Puč
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1988
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 57
Viktors Arājs
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 1988
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 58
Renato Salvatori
ACTOR
1933 - 1988
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 59
In United States
Among people born in United States, John Carradine ranks 2,243 out of 20,380. Before him are Chris Kyle (1974), George Stevens (1904), Dorothea Tanning (1910), Lance Armstrong (1971), John Frankenheimer (1930), and Michael McDonald (1952). After him are Daniel Bell (1919), H. Robert Horvitz (1947), Cindy Crawford (1966), Don Budge (1915), Jerry Stiller (1927), and Hunter S. Thompson (1937).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsChris Kyle
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1974 - 2013
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 2,237
George Stevens
FILM DIRECTOR
1904 - 1975
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 2,238
Dorothea Tanning
PAINTER
1910 - 2012
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 2,239
Lance Armstrong
CYCLIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 2,240
John Frankenheimer
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2002
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 2,241
Michael McDonald
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 2,242
John Carradine
ACTOR
1906 - 1988
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 2,243
Daniel Bell
SOCIOLOGIST
1919 - 2011
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 2,244
H. Robert Horvitz
BIOLOGIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 2,245
Cindy Crawford
MODEL
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 2,246
Don Budge
TENNIS PLAYER
1915 - 2000
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 2,247
Jerry Stiller
ACTOR
1927 - 2020
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 2,248
Hunter S. Thompson
WRITER
1937 - 2005
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 2,249
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, John Carradine ranks 582. Before him are Josephine Chaplin (1949), Sabrina Carpenter (1999), Fran Drescher (1957), Randolph Scott (1898), Van Heflin (1908), and Piper Laurie (1932). After him are Jerry Stiller (1927), Ralph Macchio (1961), Ruth Gordon (1896), Barbara Hershey (1948), Lisa Kudrow (1963), and Kim Hunter (1922).
Josephine Chaplin
1949 - 2023
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 576
Sabrina Carpenter
1999 - Present
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 577
Fran Drescher
1957 - Present
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 578
Randolph Scott
1898 - 1987
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 579
Van Heflin
1908 - 1971
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 580
Piper Laurie
1932 - 2023
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 581
John Carradine
1906 - 1988
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 582
Jerry Stiller
1927 - 2020
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 583
Ralph Macchio
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 584
Ruth Gordon
1896 - 1985
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 585
Barbara Hershey
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 586
Lisa Kudrow
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 587
Kim Hunter
1922 - 2002
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 588