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163-398: David Carradine ( / ˈ k ær ə d iː n / KARR -ə-deen ; born John Arthur Carradine Jr. ; December 8, 1936 – June 3, 2009) was an American actor, director, and producer, whose career included over 200 major and minor roles in film, television and on stage. He was widely known to television audiences as the star of the 1970s television series Kung Fu , playing Kwai Chang Caine ,

326-489: A Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama . He received nominations for a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award for his work on Kung Fu . Later in his career, he became known for his B movie and martial arts roles, but experienced a resurgence after playing the title character in Quentin Tarantino 's Kill Bill duology . He received additional Golden Globe nominations for his performances in

489-450: A National Board of Review Award for Best Actor and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and New York Film Critics Circle Award . Carradine worked very closely with his friend, singer-songwriter-guitarist Guthrie Thomas, on the film. Thomas assisted Carradine in the guitar style of the period and the songs that had been chosen to be in the film. Carradine made a third car chase film for Corman, Thunder and Lightning , in 1977. Next came

652-527: A Shaolin monk who travels through the American Old West , armed only with his spiritual training and his skill in martial arts, as he seeks Danny Caine, his half-brother. Many of the aphorisms used in the series are adapted from or derived directly from the Tao Te Ching , a book of ancient Taoist philosophy attributed to the sage Lao-tzu . Kwai Chang Caine ( David Carradine )

815-416: A harpsichord played by Mike Lang helped to set the series in the 19th century. The percussion instruments included a waterphone , Chinese tom-toms , Chinese opera bells, woodblocks , and antique Chinese "dharma bells" (Asian nested bells). The percussionist Emil Richards collected over 90 of them and used them often for microtonal glisses . Everything resulted in an Eastern-Western combination that

978-560: A 2005 interview, Carradine talks about a period in his career in which he worked as much as he could. Psychotronic Magazine gave him an award for the "Most Working Actor in the Universe". Carradine commented that he received it "because I did nineteen movies in eighteen months. And they actually missed a couple!" He further stated, "That whole era of independent movies died. They clotted the market. I didn't know how to get out of that, so I did [the second series of Kung Fu]". Carradine played

1141-554: A 2011 ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada established that under current laws "equalization payments agreed to as part of a divorce are considered debts, and are wiped off a person's balance sheet when they declare bankruptcy." Laws of the Czech Republic provide for spousal maintenance both during marriage and after divorce. As main principle, both spouses have the right for generally equal standard of living during

1304-626: A Bank (and 10 Tips to Actually Get Away with It) (2007), Fall Down Dead (2007) (which he helped produce), Permanent Vacation (2007), and Fuego (2007). Carradine played Buckingham in a version of Richard III (2007) which he helped produce, and was in a studio film when he supported Rob Schneider in Big Stan (2007). He did another comedy Homo Erectus (2007) and was in Blizhniy Boy: The Ultimate Fighter (2007) and Hell Ride (2008), He starred in

1467-643: A Blue Ribbon Commission to address Alimony Reform. The Senate has a similar bill pending that has not yet been posted in the Judiciary Committee. The NJ Matrimonial Bar Association has been vehemently fighting against Alimony Reform, led by Patrick Judge Jr. chairman of the Family Law section of the New Jersey State Bar Association. Attorney Judge stated that the New Jersey State Bar Association ("NJSBA") objected to

1630-604: A Flower", "Lonesome Stranger", and "Sorrow of the Singing Tree". He recorded an album titled Grasshopper , which was released in 1975. His musical talents were often integrated into his screen performances. He performed several of Woody Guthrie's songs for the movie, Bound for Glory . For the Kung Fu series, he made flutes out of bamboo that he had planted on the Warner Brothers lot. He later made several flutes for

1793-524: A May 1973 interview, this happened because "one of the problems we're faced with is that Oriental actors did not have much opportunity to act in TV or movies before, and so there is no great pool to draw from. So far, availability of martial artists for the training and fighting scenes has been good." Asian actors who returned often to the series were mostly members of the East West Players , brought to

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1956-528: A baby to term. Against this backdrop of marital discord, Carradine almost died by suicide by hanging at the age of five. He said the incident followed his discovery that he and his elder half-brother, Bruce, had different biological fathers. Carradine added, "My father saved me, and then confiscated my comic book collection and burned it—which was scarcely the point." After three years of marriage, Ardenelle filed for divorce from John, but they remained married for five more years. They divorced in 1944, when Carradine

2119-408: A buck and a quarter. He cannibalized every scene dock in the industry. It was amazing to watch." The Camelot Castle, already converted into a Shaolin temple and with some additions, became a main set for the 1973 musical Lost Horizon during its 1972 April to June shooting period. From late 1972 to early 1975, it became again a Shaolin temple while the Kung Fu episodes were in production, with

2282-519: A car chase film in Africa, Safari 3000 (1980). Carradine returned to the director's chair with Americana (1981) (which was actually the completion of the earlier movie Around), which he also starred in, produced and edited. The film took ten years to complete due to difficulty in financing. It featured several of his friends and family members in supporting roles. It won the People's Choice Award at

2445-413: A career in filmmaking, which he said led him to avoid signing a regular contract that would have bound him for five years. At any rate, Carradine's warning to the production team that the third season was going to be his last one allowed the writers to plan the final episodes so that all of the remaining story arcs regarding Caine and his brother could be brought to a satisfying end. In his commentary to

2608-559: A concept for a television series called The Warrior , meant to star himself, about a martial artist in the American Old West (the same concept as Kung Fu , which aired the following year), but that he was having trouble pitching it to Warner Brothers and Paramount. In the interview, Pierre Berton commented, "There's a pretty good chance that you'll get a TV series in the States called 'The Warrior', in it, where you use what,

2771-481: A divorce are fair and equitable to the facts of their individual case. Some groups have proposed various forms of legislation to reform alimony parameters (i.e. amounts and term). Alimony terms are among the most frequent issues causing litigation in family law cases. Eighty percent of divorce cases involve a request for modification of alimony. Some states (e.g. Florida, Texas, Maine) are moving away from permanent alimony awards that are intended to maintain

2934-411: A firearm; outraged, Caine retaliates by killing the nephew, with everyone unaware that the man was reloading his weapon to attack again. With a price on his head, Caine flees China to the western United States, where he seeks to find his family roots, and ultimately, his half-brother, Danny Caine. A recent tombstone dated 1874 in a season 3 episode places the stories approximately between 1871 and 1875. In

3097-474: A half-Caucasian as a student at the Shaolin Temple (which did not accept foreigners) was historically accurate, John Furia Jr. declared: "There is, of course, a certain amount of dramatic license involved in producing a show of this nature. As for David Carradine playing the part of a half-American half-Chinese, I can honestly say that we haven't found anyone, before or since the series began, who can play

3260-445: A long time with Bird on a Wire (1990) and he guest-starred on television shows including Matlock , The Young Riders , and The Ray Bradbury Theatre . However he predominantly worked as the star of straight to video action films: Future Zone (1990), a sequel to Future Force , Fatal Secret (1990), Midnight Fear (1991), Project Eliminator (1991) (which he helped produce), Deadly Surveillance (1991), and Brotherhood of

3423-404: A lump sum or in installments, when one party cannot support themselves without payments from the other party. Under traditional English common law , a woman gave up her personal property rights on marriage (see Coverture ). Upon separation from marriage, the husband retained the right to the wife's property, but, in exchange, had an ongoing responsibility to support the wife after dissolution of

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3586-505: A marriage or common-law relationship, courts will look at the conditions, means, needs and other circumstances of each spouse. This includes: This is by no means an exhaustive list of factors which the court will consider when determining entitlement. Each case is determined on its own unique set of circumstances. Factors for awarding spousal support The federal Divorce Act at s.15.2 (6) states that there are four objectives of spousal support orders: Amount and duration The longer

3749-626: A master of the art, but rather an " evangelist " of kung fu. By 2003, he had acquired enough expertise in martial arts to produce and star in several instructional videos on tai chi and Qigong . In 2005, Carradine visited the Shaolin Monastery in Henan , China, as part of the extra features for the third season of the Kung Fu DVDs. During his visit, the abbot, Shi Yǒngxìn , said that he recognized Carradine's important contribution to

3912-475: A monthly basis. Herman Miller developed the pilot into a series by writing the first three episodes, by including in the plotline Caine's search for his missing brother, and by giving it a style to which following writers could adhere. After a very positive reception to the first three segments, in November 1972 the network contracted for 12 more episodes, dropped Alias Smith and Jones and placed Kung Fu in

4075-471: A one-time payment of isha-ryo , or consolation money, to the "wronged" spouse in the divorce, a type of compensation which does not exist in some other jurisdictions such as most U.S. states. In the U.S., state law establishes requirements regarding alimony (and child support) payments, recovery and penalties. A spouse trying to recover back alimony sometimes may use only the collection procedures that are available to all other creditors, such as reporting

4238-638: A peace-loving Shaolin monk traveling through the American Old West . A member of the Carradine family of actors, he got his break playing Atahuallpa in the Broadway play The Royal Hunt of the Sun . He appeared in two early Martin Scorsese films: Boxcar Bertha (1972) and Mean Streets (1973), and played Woody Guthrie in the critically-acclaimed biopic Bound for Glory (1976), which earned him

4401-450: A period adequate to circumstances, but no longer than three years. If those special conditions are not met, both of the divorced have mutual spousal maintenance obligation in case that one of them is not able to provide for themselves due to circumstances originating in marriage, if payment of alimony is reasonable under general circumstances that each of the divorced found themselves in. English courts award spousal maintenance, either in

4564-419: A prenuptial agreement or a post-nuptial agreement by the party against whom alimony is sought may also cause a court to invalidate a waiver of alimony provision.  Prenuptial Agreements with valid alimony waivers or restrictions entered into in one state should be fully enforceable by the courts of another state in the event of a divorce, unless the terms of the prenuptial agreement are in material violation of

4727-582: A process for allowing alimony payers to request modifications when they want to retire. The bill allowed judges to reduce or terminate alimony obligations based on a number of factors. The passage came after decades of contentious debate garnering three vetoes of similar bills. Some groups that were previously major opponents of the reform approved of the 2023 policy, such as Florida Family Fairness and The Florida Bar . California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Oklahoma, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, and West Virginia have all passed laws that allow for

4890-428: A public charge. Types of spousal support In Canada, spousal support may be awarded upon divorce, under the federal Divorce Act , or upon separation without divorce under provincial statutes. There are generally three different forms of spousal support awarded: Married spouses and common-law spouses Both married spouses and common-law spouses may be entitled to spousal support. An important distinction between

5053-760: A scene that included the butchering of a horse. The altercation caused Carradine to question the fate of Bergman's soul while the director declared, "Little Brother, I am an old whore. I have shot two other horses, burned one and strangled a dog." Back in Hollywood, Carradine co-starred with Charlton Heston in Gray Lady Down (1978) and did another film for Corman, Deathsport (1978), an unofficial sequel to Death Race 2000 . When Bruce Lee died in 1973, he left an unreleased movie script he had developed with James Coburn and Stirling Silliphant , The Silent Flute . The script became Circle of Iron (1978), and in

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5216-469: A short musical called A Country Mile (1973), and a film, You and Me (also known as Around ). Carradine's annual salary on the show was reportedly $ 100,000. Immediately after Kung Fu , Carradine accepted the role of the racecar driver Frankenstein in Death Race 2000 (1975), he said, to "kill the image of Caine and launch a movie career." The role had originally been offered to Peter Fonda , who

5379-555: A soulful performance that should all but ensure a spot on next year's Oscar ballot." Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper each had Kill Bill Vol. 2 on their top ten list for of Academy Awards predictions. Although the films received no notice from the Academy, Carradine did receive a Golden Globe nomination and a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Bill. Carradine had a good part in American Reel (2003) but

5542-488: A spouse's standard of living enjoyed during the marriage and are moving towards durational or rehabilitative alimony. In other states, like Mississippi and Tennessee, alimony is usually awarded for life. Some of the critical issues that proponents and opponents of alimony reform disagree upon are: In 2012, bills were introduced in the New Jersey Assembly and Senate. The Assembly passed a bill calling for

5705-401: A stable team of writers, but freelance writers pitched their stories to the production; they were told not to include temple scenes. It was John Furia's job to write them and make them relevant to the episode's plot, based on the research material the production had collected. Furia's job also included "to maintain and preserve historical accuracy in each script. To complicate matters, there

5868-504: A standardized non-presumptive guideline upon which courts can rely. In general, there are four types of alimony: Some of the possible factors that bear on the amount and duration of the support are: Prenuptial agreements are recognized in all fifty states and the District of Columbia, and every jurisdiction allows parties to agree to spousal support and alimony terms in a premarital or postnuptial agreement, if their marital agreement

6031-450: A star. In an interview from 2005 Carradine disputed Bruce Lee's claim: "That's mythology. I think the way that story started was that they got it mixed up with The Silent Flute . Not sure how that happened." In his authoritative biography Bruce Lee: A Life , Matthew Polly clarifies the issue of Bruce Lee's involvement , concluding that the claim was the result of his not being cast for the leading role, and that he had no participation in

6194-715: A support actor in films: Largo Winch: The Heir (2001), G.O.D. (2001), Warden of Red Rock (2001), The Donor (2001), Out of the Wilderness (2001), The Defectors (2001), Wheatfield with Crows (2002) and The Outsider (2002). He guest-starred in The Nightmare Room , Jackie Chan Adventures , Titus , and King of the Hill . David also made a guest appearance in episode 11 of Lizzie McGuire as himself, which gave him an opportunity to work with his brother Robert, who played Lizzie's father in

6357-464: A year before transferring to San Francisco State College , where he studied drama and music theory, and wrote music for the drama department's annual revues while juggling menial jobs, a fledgling stage acting career, and his studies. After he dropped out of college, Carradine spent some time with the " beatniks " of San Francisco's North Beach and southern California's Venice. During this time he collected unemployment insurance and sold baby pictures. He

6520-477: A year. He was cast in a musical, The Ballad of Johnny Pot , but fired two days before opening night on Broadway. In 1972, he co-starred as "Big" Bill Shelly in one of Martin Scorsese 's earliest films, Boxcar Bertha , which starred Barbara Hershey , his partner at the time. This was one of several Roger Corman productions in which he appeared. It was also one of a handful of acting collaborations he did with his father. He made his feature directorial debut with

6683-557: Is a risk. I don't blame them. If the situation were reversed, and an American star were to come to Hong Kong, and I was the man with the money, I would have my own concerns as to whether the acceptance would be there." Alimony The term alimony comes from the Latin word alimonia ("nourishment, sustenance", from alere , "to nourish"), from which the terms alimentary (of, or relating to food, nutrition, or digestion), and aliment (a Scots Law rule regarding sustenance to assure

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6846-629: Is also available for streaming . The series was filmed at the Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank (Laramie Street, the Backlot, and several stages), Old Tucson Studios , and on locations like Vasquez Rocks , the 20th Century Fox Ranch ( Malibu Creek State Park ), and the sand dunes in the Yuma Desert for the opening and closing credits. The Shaolin Monastery which appeared in flashbacks

7009-455: Is also discussed in the Code of Justinian . The modern concept of alimony is derived from English ecclesiastical courts that awarded alimony in cases of separation and divorce. Alimony pendente lite was given until the divorce decree, based on the husband's duty to support the wife during a marriage that still continued. Post-divorce or permanent alimony was also based on the notion that

7172-427: Is becoming more common, as the stigma associated with asking for alimony fades. Once dissolution proceedings commence, either party may seek interim or pendente lite support during the course of the litigation . Where a divorce or dissolution of marriage ( civil union ) is granted, either party may ask for post-marital alimony. It is not an absolute right, but may be granted, the amount and terms varying with

7335-494: Is no single historical source on kung-fu upon which he can rely. He must make extensive research into various sources before he can render a story to be within the realms of truth. Furthermore, because the story involves an ethnic group, and the tempers of our time do not tolerate ignorance and bigotry, he must not only make sure that the historical information regarding the group is accurate, but that these people are presented with dignity and respect." Questioned about whether having

7498-509: Is one of David Carradine's last works. He appeared in the music video for the song "Devil" by Ours , with images originally shot four years before for the unreleased short film 8 For Infinity , directed by Michael Maxxis. His final released movie was the cult independent film Night of the Templar (2013), directed by his friend Paul Sampson, in which Carradine wielded a sword (katana) for the final time on screen. There are several references in

7661-437: Is prepared in accordance with state and federal law requirements.  Divorce courts retain the discretion to refuse to enforce prenuptial agreement terms restricting a party’s right to seek alimony if that party would have to seek public assistance as a result of the alimony waiver, or if the restriction on the right to seek alimony is unconscionable or unfair when the divorce occurs. Lack of financial disclosure prior to signing

7824-467: Is the orphaned son of an American man, Thomas Henry Caine (Bill Fletcher), and a Chinese woman, Kwai Lin, born in mid-19th-century China. After his maternal grandfather's death he is accepted for training at a Shaolin Monastery , where he grows up to become a Shaolin priest and martial arts expert. In the pilot episode, Caine's beloved mentor and elder, Master Po, is murdered by the Emperor's nephew with

7987-924: The Director's Fortnight at Cannes , but failed to achieve critical support or adequate distribution. He also directed the unreleased Mata Hari , an epic that starred his daughter, Calista. Carradine guest-starred on an episode of Darkroom and starred in Larry Cohen 's Q (1982). He made a cameo in Trick or Treats (1982) and was the villain in Lone Wolf McQuade (1983) with Chuck Norris . Carradine returned to guest-starring on regular TV series like The Fall Guy , Airwolf , Fox Mystery Theater and Partners in Crime . He starred in TV movies like Jealousy (1984) and The Bad Seed (1985), and

8150-544: The True Legend website, describing him as a "good friend". Yuen said of Carradine: He is among the first Hollywood actors to perform Chinese martial arts on the big screen. In real life he is also a genuine kung fu fan, and knows tai chi , qi gong and Chinese medicine . Same as I, people shall always remember his role as Caine, the grasshopper , in Kung Fu , in the '70s, which was a really unforgettable performance. I feel both great honour and regret that True Legend

8313-710: The Younger Brothers . The ensemble cast included three other brother/actor groupings: Stacy and James Keach ; Dennis and Randy Quaid , and Christopher and Nicholas Guest . The movie, which was about the Jesse James gang, gave Carradine, who played Cole Younger , one of his most memorable roles. Walter Hill directed. Carradine played a pilot in Cloud Dancer (1980) and was the villain in High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (1980). He did

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8476-420: The testimony submitted by both parties. This can be modified at any future date based on a change of circumstances by either party on proper notice to the other party and application to the court. The courts are generally reluctant to modify an existing agreement unless the reasons are compelling. In some jurisdictions the court always has jurisdiction to grant maintenance should one of the former spouses become

8639-548: The " chopsocky " or " kung fu craze " after Hong Kong martial arts films such as Five Fingers of Death ( King Boxer ) and Bruce Lee's Fists of Fury ( The Big Boss ) topped the US box office in early 1973. In its first season, 1972–1973 , Kung Fu ' s pilot was first aired as an ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week , which placed it in the range of the top 20 programs of the season, as determined by Nielsen Media Research . After

8802-724: The 1970s, the United States Supreme Court ruled against gender bias in alimony awards and, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the percentage of alimony recipients who are male rose from 2.4% in 2001 to 3.6% in 2006. In states like Massachusetts and Louisiana, the salaries of new spouses may be used in determining the alimony paid to the previous partners. Most recently, in several high-profile divorces, women such as Britney Spears , Victoria Principal , and Jessica Simpson have paid multimillion-dollar settlements in lieu of alimony to ex-husbands. According to divorce lawyers, aggressive pursuit of spousal support by men

8965-820: The 2008 TV movie, Kung Fu Killer , in which he played a Chinese martial arts master very similar to his Kung Fu series "Caine" persona—his character in this movie named "White Crane", and mostly referred to or addressed as "Crane", frequently pronounced in a manner that minimized the R sound. Carradine's last performances included a role in the music video of the Jonas Brothers ' song Burnin' Up (2008), Camille (2008), Last Hour (2008), Break (2008), The Golden Boys (2008), Kandisha (2008), Archie's Final Project (2009), Absolute Evil - Final Exit (2009), Road of No Return (2009) with Michael Madsen, Crank: High Voltage (2009), and Autumn (2009). Carradine, who once received an award for being

9128-546: The 30 first-rated shows. In the fall, it was moved to Saturdays night at 9 p.m., against CBS' The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Bob Newhart Show , sitcoms rated in the top 20 of the season. Between the fall and winter seasons, it ran on Fridays at 8 p.m., which placed it against NBC's sitcoms Sanford and Son and Chico and the Man , both rated in the top 10 of the season. Then in winter, Kung Fu' s time slot changed to Saturdays at 8 p.m., which placed it against CBS's All in

9291-515: The Air (1999), Dangerous Curves (2000) (starring Robert), Down 'n Dirty , Nightfall (2000), and By Dawn's Early Light (2000). In 2001, he appeared in the episode "The Serpent" of the syndicated TV series Queen of Swords as the sword-wielding bandit El Serpiente filmed at Texas Hollywood studios in Almeria, Spain, home of many Spaghetti Westerns . Carradine was increasingly becoming

9454-690: The Broadway play The Deputy by Rolf Hochhuth , replacing Jeremy Brett . When the play ended he was still under contract to Universal, and resumed TV work. He spent a lot of time playing, in his words, "greenhorns in Westerns and villains in thrillers". Carradine guest-starred in The Trials of O'Brien in episodes that were cut together and released theatrically as Too Many Thieves (1967), and Coronet Blue . Carradine's first big break came with his second Broadway part in The Royal Hunt of

9617-633: The Chrysler Theatre and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour . In 1964 Carradine appeared as "The Utah Kid" on The Virginian in the episode "The Intruders". Carradine got a contract with Universal. The studio gave him his feature film debut in Taggart (1964), a Western based on a Louis L'Amour novel. It also cast him in Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965). In May 1964, Carradine joined the cast of

9780-797: The Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998), The New Swiss Family Robinson (1998), Shepherd (1998), The Effects of Magic (1998), Kiss of a Stranger (1998), Sublet (1998), Martian Law (1998) for Hickox, Lovers and Liars (1998), Light Speed (1998), and Knocking on Death's Door (1999). In 1999, he made an appearance as the demon Tempus in the Season 1 finale episode of Charmed . He guest starred on shows such as Acapulco H.E.A.T. , Just Shoot Me! , and Family Law . Carradine starred in Natural Selection (1999), Full Blast (1999), Zoo (1999), The Puzzle in

9943-545: The Divorce Act, 1869 (Section 36 for pendente lite , Section 37 for permanent alimony). Parsis : Governed by the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act (Section 39 for pendente lite , Section 40 for permanent alimony). Secular : Special Marriage Act, 1954 (Section 36 for pendente lite , Section 37 for permanent alimony). The duty of mutual assistance of the spouses turns into an obligation of maintenance following

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10106-475: The Dragon". Part of Chow's job was to add or eliminate fight scenes from the script, "settle differences of opinion" regarding their technical aspects among the martial artists participating in them, and make the scenes believable. Kung Fu was created by Ed Spielman and Howard Friedlander, directed and produced by Jerry Thorpe , and developed by Herman Miller , who was also a writer for, and co-producer of,

10269-533: The Emmy Award winner Antony Mondello and John Lamphear as set decorators. When visiting the backlot in 1980, Lourié was sorry to find out that a large number of the western streets had been bulldozed. As for the imposing castle/temple/lamasery, it lasted for a few more years until it was torn down and substituted by a parking lot and the Bridge offices building (1994). The series used slow-motion effects for

10432-486: The Family , The Jeffersons (sitcoms rated in the season's top 10), and NBC's Emergency! , a series rated in the top 30 of that season, all of which were at the same time slot. Contrary to some misconceptions, Kung Fu was not canceled. The series ended due to a combination of factors, among which the documentary The Tao of Caine cites the lead actor's burnout, changes in the writing and shooting that altered some of

10595-850: The Gun (1991). Carradine had supporting roles in The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991) and appeared in Capital Punishment (1991) and Karate Cop (1991). Carradine was in Battle Gear (1991) and Evil Toons (1992) for Ray, and had support parts in Double Trouble (1992), Roadside Prophets (1992), Night Rhythms (1992), Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992), and Distant Justice (1992). In

10758-620: The Lost Kingdom II (1989), directed by Charles B. Griffith ; Nowhere to Run (1989), directed by Carl Franklin ; and Crime Zone (1990) directed by Luis Llosa ; Carradine co produced the latter. He was also in Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989), directed by Anthony Hickox ; Try This One for Size (1989), Open Fire (1989), and Future Force (1989), which he helped produce. In 1989, he starred in

10921-574: The Martial Arts in Western setting?" Lee responded, "That was the original idea, ...both of them [Warner and Paramount], I think, they want me to be in a modernized type of a thing, and they think that the Western type of thing is out. Whereas I want to do the Western. Because, you see, how else can you justify all of the punching and kicking and violence, except in the period of the West?" Later in

11084-543: The Rock (1987) as Bernie Coy. Carradine also guest starred on Amazing Stories and Night Heat and he was in I Saw What You Did (1988), Run for Your Life (1988), Warlords (1988) (again for Ray), Tropical Snow (1989), and The Cover Girl and the Cop (1989). He received some good reviews for Sonny Boy (1989), on which he sang on the soundtrack. Carradine starred in three films for Roger Corman: Wizards of

11247-519: The Sun , a play by Peter Shaffer about the destruction of the Inca civilization by conquistador Francisco Pizarro . Carradine played Atahuallpa opposite Christopher Plummer as Pizarro. The play premiered in October 1965 and was a solid hit, running for 261 performances. Carradine said of this performance, "Many of the important roles that I got later on were because the guy who was going to hire me

11410-421: The TV series Shane , a 1966 Western based upon a 1949 novel of the same name , previously filmed in 1953 . Carradine played the title role opposite Jill Ireland . "I know I have some kind of vision that most actors and directors don't have", he said, "so it becomes a duty to exercise that vision. It's a responsibility, a mission." The show only lasted 17 episodes, despite good reviews. Carradine said his career

11573-479: The Thursday night slot at 9 p.m. The resultant good ratings led to the series' renovation for a second season. The series' story editor was John Furia Jr. At the time a freelance writer for TV and movies who also worked in production, he had declined offers as story editor before until Jerry Thorpe approached him with Kung Fu. He had seen the pilot and was fascinated by it, so he accepted. The series didn't have

11736-480: The action sequences, which Warner Brothers had previously utilized in the 1969 Sam Peckinpah film The Wild Bunch and were also subsequently utilized for the action sequences in the science-fiction series The Six Million Dollar Man . The music for the opening and closing titles, as well as the incidental music , was composed by Jim Helms. The series associate producer (later producer) Alex Beaton selected him after listening to several composer demos when

11899-409: The amount and/or duration of alimony. In Texas, Mississippi and Tennessee, for example, alimony is awarded only in cases of marriage or civil union of ten years or longer and the payments are limited to three years unless there are special, extenuating circumstances. Also, in case of Texas, there is a legal presumption while dealing with a spousal maintenance case, that the alimony isn't appropriate. Once

12062-435: The amount due to a collection agency , or seek enforcement through contempt of court proceedings against an obligor who is able to pay but has failed to do so. Alimony obligations are not dischargeable in bankruptcy . The determination of alimony varies greatly from state to state within the U.S. Some state statutes, including those of Texas, Montana, Kansas, Utah, Kentucky and Maine, give explicit guidelines to judges on

12225-592: The audience's decline; finally, the main reason was Carradine's decision to quit to pursue a career as a film actor and filmmaker. Also, the bad publicity that the 1974 peyote-related incident attracted on him affected the ratings in a way that Radames Pera described as sabotage, and that Carradine himself acknowledged had been detrimental to them. During Kung Fu' s original run, Carradine made cameo appearances in Scorsese's Mean Streets (1973) (alongside his brother Robert Carradine) and Robert Altman 's The Long Goodbye . He also directed several episodes of Kung Fu ,

12388-475: The cast as Caine's Shaolin masters, Robert Ito , James Hong , Benson Fong , Richard Loo , and Victor Sen Yung frequently appeared in the series. A second controversy was over whose idea the series had been. Bruce Lee 's widow claimed he had come up with the idea of a wandering monk in the Old West, but Ed Spielman , the series' creator, insisted that the concept was his own idea from years before Lee became

12551-402: The castle's nonspecific architectural style was perfect to give it a Chinese look for Western eyes, by adding characteristic roofs, a front wall with a massive wood-carved door, and brick walls with ceramic-grilled windows, while its terraces and stairs were fit for the stagings of the kung fu training sequences. For the temple's interiors, Lourié opted for showing only a portion of the set and let

12714-410: The circumstances. If one party is already receiving support at the time of the divorce, the previous order is not automatically continued (although this can be requested), as the arguments for support during and after the marriage can be different. Unless the parties agree on the terms of their divorce in a binding written instrument , the court will make a determination based on the legal argument and

12877-443: The concept for the series, which was then stolen by Warner Bros.: "Even before this [Longstreet], Warner Brothers had suddenly caught on to the fact that kung fu itself had captured the public's imagination and decided to launch a TV series," she writes. "Bruce himself had been working on the idea of a Shaolin priest, a master of kung fu, who would roam America and find himself involved in various exploits. The studio contacted him and he

13040-492: The concept of fault in the divorce. Alimony to wives was paid because it was assumed that the marriage, and the wife's right to support, would have continued but for the misbehavior of the husband. Ending alimony on divorce would have permitted a guilty husband to profit from his own misconduct. In contrast, if the wife committed the misconduct, she was considered to have forfeited any claim to ongoing support. However, during this period, parties could rarely afford alimony, and so it

13203-412: The creation of the series. Kung Fu ended due to several factors. It has been said that Carradine left the show after sustaining injuries that made it impossible for him to continue. While Carradine mentioned it when talking about his work in film, other causes involved were Carradine's burnout, changes in the writing and shooting that altered the show's quality, and changes in the time slot, which led to

13366-620: The determination of duration and amount of alimony is left to the discretion of the family court judges who must consider case law in each state. In Mississippi, Texas and Tennessee, for example, there are 135 Appellate Cases in addition to 47 sections of State Statute that shape divorce law. As a result of these Appellate Cases, for example, Mississippi judges cannot order an end date to any alimony award. In 2012, Massachusetts signed into law comprehensive alimony reform. This law sets limits on alimony and eliminates lifetime alimony. Similarly, in 2013, Colorado signed into law alimony reform, creating

13529-532: The determination of which it is entrusted to certain specific parameters (conditions of the spouses, reasons for the decision, personal and economic contribution given by each to the family management and to the formation of the patrimony of each or the common one, income of both, duration of marriage). Under the Japanese Civil Code , spousal support is available while the parties are married, but terminates upon divorce. Japanese courts typically award

13692-475: The duration of alimony cannot exceed the length of the marriage. In Maine, Mississippi, and Tennessee alimony is awarded in marriages or civil union of 10 to 20 years and the duration is half the length of the marriage barring extenuating circumstances. Other states, including California, Nevada and New York, have relatively vague statutes which simply list the "factors" a judge should consider when determining alimony (see list of factors below). In these states,

13855-681: The episode Full Circle , Carradine regretted his decision to leave, because of how that had affected the series' crew. Kung Fu started to broadcast in syndication on September 1, 1979, on 23 local channels. The series was later broadcast on cable television by the TNT channel, on weeknights at 7 p.m., ET. This series was internationally broadcast in its original run, later distributed in DVD format, has been re-broadcast in cable channels specialized on vintage TV shows like TCM Latin America , and it

14018-520: The film You and Me , starring alongside Hershey and his brothers Keith and Robert. It was shot in 1972, between making the Kung Fu pilot and the series, but released in 1975. For three seasons, Carradine starred as the half-Chinese/half-white American Shaolin monk Kwai Chang Caine in the ABC hit TV series Kung Fu (1972–1975). The role was nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award . Along with Bruce Lee movies, Kung Fu helped to popularize

14181-909: The film that coincidentally relate to the circumstances of Carradine's death, including auto-erotic asphyxiation . Carradine co-produced a full-length documentary about luthier Stuart Mossman , which has been identified as the actor's last film appearance. The Legend of Stuart Mossman: A Modern Stradivari , directed by Barry Brown , premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, in February 2010. It featured David, Keith, and Robert Carradine performing their music on Mossman guitars. Mossman had appeared with Carradine in Cloud Dancer (1980), which Brown also directed, and in The Long Riders . On

14344-588: The film was "impeccable" and "goofy fun all the way". He was also in Six Days in Paradise (2010) with Madsen; Money to Burn (2010); Stretch (2011); Highway to Hell (2012); and The Banksters, Madoff with America (2013). Carradine also appeared in a minor role in Yuen Woo-ping 's Chinese kung fu epic True Legend ; they had first met while filming Kill Bill . Yuen eulogized Carradine on

14507-685: The film, Carradine played the four roles originally intended for Lee. Carradine considered this among his best work. Carradine made Mr. Horn (1979) for TV, playing Tom Horn based on a script by William Goldman . After doing a fifth Corman action film, Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979), directed by Steve Carver , Carradine played Paul Gauguin for TV in Gauguin the Savage (1980). In The Long Riders (1980), Carradine starred with his half-brothers Keith and Robert Carradine as

14670-458: The first season it was revised and re-recorded several times, and the sound palette comprised about 19 musicians per session only. Even if half of them were string players, woodwinds, keyboard, and percussion were always more prominent. The flute themes were performed by Sheridon Stokes on alto recorder , since the type of bamboo flute featured in the series wasn't chromatic and was deemed impractical for scoring purposes. The constant presence of

14833-415: The foreign jurisdiction's laws. California is the only state with a law that requires that the parties be represented by counsel if spousal support (alimony) is limited by the agreement. Instead of a complete waiver of the right to seek alimony, prenuptial agreements and post-nuptial agreements can also contain terms where the parties agree to a set amount of guaranteed alimony for the lower wage earner at

14996-643: The ghost of a dead man for an episode of the NBC TV show Medium . By 2006, he had become the spokesperson for Yellowbook , a publisher of independent telephone directories in the United States. He also appeared as Clockwork , the ghost of time, in two episodes of the animated series, Danny Phantom . He had a cameo in Epic Movie (2007) and was in Treasure Raiders (2007), How to Rob

15159-548: The hardest-working actor in Hollywood, still had approximately a dozen films in post-production at the time of his death in 2009. Most of these roles were cameos or small parts in independent, direct-to-DVD productions. Among them are a horror film, Dark Fields (2009); an action film, Bad Cop (2009); and a Western, All Hell Broke Loose (2009); and Detention (2010), a thriller. He made one last film for Corman, Dinocroc vs. Supergator (2010) directed by Jim Wynorski . Ken Tucker, writing for Entertainment Weekly , said

15322-603: The inclusion of individuals with a vested interest in reforming alimony on the Blue Ribbon Commission and that the NJSBA supported the "establishment of a commission [to study alimony reform] but only as long as the commission is constituted so that a fair and unbiased review of the current alimony laws takes place…[and] should not be predisposed to an outcome…." In 2023 Florida passed an alimony reform bill (SB 1416) which eliminated permanent alimony and established

15485-413: The interview, Berton asked Lee about "the problems that you face as a Chinese hero in an American series. Have people come up in the industry and said 'well, we don't know how the audience are going to take a non-American'?" Lee replied, "Well, such question has been raised, in fact, it is being discussed. That is why The Warrior is probably not going to be on." Lee adds, "They think that business-wise it

15648-657: The length of cohabitation and the greater the disparity between each party’s incomes, the larger an award of spousal support will be and the longer the duration will be. Although there is no set formula to determine the exact amount and duration of spousal support, there are guidelines, referred to as the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines , which provides ranges for both. the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines calculate ranges for support after taking into account

15811-492: The low-budget direct-to-video Swedish action movie The Mad Bunch directed by Mats Helge Olsson , making him one of three actors (including Heinz Hopf and Tor Isedal ) who have starred in both an Ingmar Bergman movie and an Olsson movie. He followed it with Night Children (1989), Crime of Crimes (1989) (which he produced), Animal Protector (1989), Dune Warriors (1990), Martial Law (1990) and The Trace of Lynx (1990). Carradine appeared in his first studio film in

15974-412: The marriage continued, as ecclesiastical courts could only award a divorce a mensa et thoro , similar to a legal separation today. As divorce did not end the marriage, the husband's duty to support his wife remained intact. Liberalization of divorce laws occurred in the 19th century, but divorce was only possible in cases of marital misconduct. As a result, the requirement to pay alimony became linked to

16137-446: The marriage. The same "generally equal standard of living" applies also to post-divorce period in special cases, when the payee wasn't mostly responsible for the failure of marriage or did not agree with the divorce and the payee suffered serious harm due to the divorce and hadn't committed an act of domestic violence against the payer. In such case the payee may request alimony in amount providing "generally equal standard of living" for

16300-704: The marriage. English law was amended by legislation including the Married Women's Property Act 1870 and Married Women's Property Act 1882 which reformed women's property rights relating to marriage, by, for example, permitting divorced women to regain the property they owned before marriage. Alimony in India is governed by personal laws based on religion: Hindus : Governed by the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (Section 24 for pendente lite , Section 25 for permanent alimony). Christians : Governed by

16463-405: The martial arts and Eastern philosophy in the west. Carradine's character also brought the term "grasshopper" (referring to an apprentice) into popular culture. Although the choice of a non-Asian to play the role of Kwai Chang Caine stirred controversy, the show provided steady employment for a number of Asian-American actors. In addition to Keye Luke and Philip Ahn , who held leading roles in

16626-540: The minute 6:39 of the Kung Fu DVD documentary The Tao of Caine: Production and Beyond , Herbie J. Pilato says: "One of the great things about Kung Fu is that it had this incredible A-list of guest stars. You know, there were stars then, and they became stars later (...) So, it was a breeding ground for A-1 talent and it was also just surrounded by A-1 talent, I mean, in front of and behind the scenes. They didn't settle for less." Jerry Thorpe added: "People wanted to do

16789-472: The modification or termination of alimony upon demonstration that the recipient is cohabitating with another person. In April 2009, the Governor of New Jersey, Jon Corzine , signed into law changes in the alimony statutes for his state which would bar alimony payments to parents who kill, abuse, or abandon their children. In divorces and separation agreements signed on December 31, 2018 and earlier, alimony

16952-402: The monastery from his teachers, the blind Master Po ( Keye Luke ) and Master Chen Ming Kan ( Philip Ahn ). In those flashbacks, Master Po advises his young student "patience, Grasshopper", a nickname given from a playful lesson he taught to Caine as a child about being aware of the world around him, including the grasshopper that happened to be at his feet at that moment. During four episodes of

17115-424: The most appreciated characteristics of the show, and above all the changes in the time slot, which led to the audience's decline. However, the most important factor was David Carradine's decision to leave. It has been said that Carradine left the show after sustaining several injuries that made it impossible for him to continue. While injuries were a feature of his career, Carradine's decision to quit Kung Fu

17278-451: The most popular television programs of the early 1970s, receiving widespread critical acclaim and commercial success upon its release. On the week ending May 6, 1973, Kung Fu became the No.1 show on US television , drawing a regular audience of 28 million viewers. Around the same time, Bruce Lee's Hollywood debut Enter the Dragon was being completed. It was part of what became known as

17441-514: The movie Circle of Iron , one of which he later played in Kill Bill . Carradine wrote and performed the theme songs for at least two movies that he starred in, Americana and Sonny Boy . The first line from the Sonny Boy theme, "Paint", which he wrote while filming Americana in 1973, is engraved on his headstone. He wrote and performed several songs for American Reel (2003) and wrote

17604-736: The musical selections and a group of eight musicians for the incidental music underscoring dialogue taken from the Shaolin temple sequences. The LP was re-released in CD format in 2010, accompanied by the Man in the Wilderness movie soundtrack. "Caine's Theme" (with different arrangements) was included in the TV and film music compilations by Jack Hawkins his Orchestra and Singers (UK, 1974), Jack Parnell and his Orchestra (UK, 1975), and The Film Studio Orchestra (Japan, 1976). In her memoirs, Bruce Lee 's widow, Linda Lee Cadwell , asserts that Lee created

17767-667: The next year guest-starred in The Name of the Game . Carradine guest-starred opposite David McCallum in a 1971 episode of Night Gallery , "The Phantom Farmhouse". Also that year, Carradine played a hippie reprobate opposite Sally Field in the well-received television movie Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring . He also guest-starred in episodes of Gunsmoke and Ironside . He was unhappy playing villains, and told his agent he wanted to stop, which led to his not working in Hollywood for

17930-479: The no-fault approach. According to the American Bar Association , marital fault is a "factor" in awarding alimony in 25 states and the District of Columbia. Permanent alimony has begun to fall out of favor because it encourages the alimony recipient to not remarry so that they will continue to receive money from their ex-spouse. However, many states still have permanent alimony awards. In

18093-573: The overall quality of his roles did not improve: Dead & Breakfast (2004), Last Goodbye (2004), Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon (2004), Brothers in Arms (2005), Miracle at Sage Creek (2005), Final Move (2006), Saints Row (2006) and The Last Sect (2006). David Carradine took over hosting duties from his brother Keith on Wild West Tech on the History Channel , in 2005. The same year, he also played both himself and

18256-422: The part better. One of the reasons for the success of the series is Carradine's portrayal of Caine." As for the hiring of Asian actors for the secondary roles, he said: "It not only adds authenticity, it's only proper that it should be so. Our series, I believe, hires more Orientals than any series on TV." The series aired on ABC from October 1972 to April 1975 for a total of 63 episodes. The series became one of

18419-547: The part of the grandson and namesake of the original Kwai Chang Caine in Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1992), which led to a new TV series that ran from 1993 to 1997, and consisted of 88 episodes. Carradine also worked as a producer and directed an episode. He starred in Kill Zone (1993), Dead Center (1993) for Steve Carver, Code... Death: Frontera Sur (1993), and Bitter End (1993). He

18582-548: The personal separation. The spouse who is not responsible for the separation has, in fact, the right to receive from the other "what is necessary for its maintenance" (Article 156 of the Italian Civil Code). In case of dissolution of the marriage, art. 5, paragraph 6, of Law 898/1970 provides for the obligation for a spouse to periodically provide the other with a check "when the latter does not have adequate means or in any case cannot obtain them for objective reasons",

18745-609: The pilot episode, we see a telegram dated 21 November 1873, indicating that most of the show's American story begins in November 1873. Although it is his intention to avoid notice, Caine's training and sense of social responsibility repeatedly force him out into the open, to fight for justice or protect the underdog. After each such encounter he must move on, both to avoid capture and prevent harm from coming to those he has helped. Searching for his family, he meets his grandfather (played by Dean Jagger ). Flashbacks are often used to recall specific lessons from Caine's childhood training in

18908-411: The pilot was in development. Helms, a guitarist and arranger, scored the pilot with a team of only eleven musicians. The result was mostly atmospheric instead of melodic, with a koto as the predominant instrument. This score did not include "Caine's Theme", which was added when the series began airing in 1972, in the opening and closing titles. That signature theme had two unusual characteristics: through

19071-450: The pilot's rerun in the summer, during the fall season, three more episodes were aired once a month on Saturday nights alternating with Alias Smith and Jones , against All in the Family and Bridget Loves Bernie , which were among the top 10 programs of that season. The other 12 episodes ran on Thursday nights, when they ranked among the 30 first-rated shows and tied in ratings with The ABC Monday Night Movie and The F.B.I. during

19234-435: The practice of kung fu at the time he was cast in the role of Kwai Chang Caine; instead, he relied on his experience as a dancer for the part. He also had experience in sword fighting, boxing , and street fighting on which to draw. For the first half of the original series, David Chow provided technical assistance with kung fu, followed by Kam Yuen , who became Carradine's martial arts instructor. He never considered himself

19397-478: The promotion of the Shaolin Monastery and kung fu culture, to which Carradine replied, "I am happy to serve." In addition to his acting career, Carradine was a musician. He sang and played the piano, the guitar, and the flute, among other instruments. In 1970, Carradine played one half of a flower-power beatnik duo in the season 4 Ironside episode, "The Quincunx", performing the songs "I Stepped on

19560-474: The railroad camp location, a place close to Hollywood was needed, so the well-known Vasquez Rocks were chosen. As for the Western scenes, the old western streets on the Warners lot were easily adaptable to the series' multiple requirements. Lourié's solution of the temple and the other sets both in budgetary and visual terms was key in getting the go-ahead for the movie pilot from the production department, and for

19723-553: The reduced budget of a TV production was a challenge, but Lourié had learned in France how to work with little money for sets. He was both interested and intrigued by the story, as the action moved back and forth between the Wild West's present and the memories of the Shaolin temple. Lourié decided to emphasize that contrast visually. The practical need for making the project monetarily viable meant style compromises. With that in mind,

19886-498: The relevant factors. Although the courts are not required to abide by the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines , they are required to take them into account when deciding on the issue of spousal support. The length of the relationship will be taken into account when determining how long spousal support should be paid for. Awards for spousal support can be for a limited term or indefinite. While declaring bankruptcy does not absolve Canadians of obligations to pay alimony or child support,

20049-532: The requesting spouse can reasonably demonstrate that he/she has given the best effort in good faith to secure an independent income but failed, only then the case is taken into consideration. Furthermore, the amount of spousal support in Texas is limited to the lesser of $ 5,000 per month or 20% of the payee's gross income. In Delaware, spousal support is usually not awarded in marriages of less than 10 years. In Kansas, alimony awards cannot exceed 121 months. In Utah,

20212-631: The role of Ebenezer Scrooge . For the next few years, Carradine spent time in boarding schools, foster homes, and reform school. He also often accompanied his father to summer theater throughout the Northeast. Carradine spent time in Massachusetts, and a winter milking cows on a farm in Vermont. Eventually, Carradine returned to California, where he graduated from Oakland High School . He attended Oakland Junior College (now Laney College ) for

20375-703: The role of the alcoholic, unemployed trapeze artist Abel Rosenberg in The Serpent's Egg (1977). Set in post-World War I Berlin and also starring Liv Ullmann , The Serpent's Egg is one of the only two English-language films by famed Swedish director Ingmar Bergman , the second being The Touch . Carradine replaced Richard Harris, who was too ill to do it. Bergman said of his leading man, "I don't believe in God, but Heaven must have sent him." Carradine said that he and Bergman had plans to collaborate further, but Bergman's affection for him waned when he passionately protested

20538-545: The score for You and Me . He and his brother, Robert, also performed with a band, the Cosmic Rescue Team (also known as Soul Dogs ). The band performed primarily in small venues and at charity benefits. Shortly after being drafted into the U.S. Army in 1960, Carradine proposed to Donna Lee Becht (born September 26, 1937), whom he had met when they were students at Oakland High School ; they married on Christmas Day that year. She lived with him off-base when he

20701-525: The series by Guy Lee, who would take charge of Bessie Loo 's Talent Agency when she retired. David Chow acted as the technical and kung fu advisor, and guest-starred in the pilot as the Little Monk, Caine's enemy at the climactic fight scene. His technical role was later undertaken by Kam Yuen , who guest-starred as Lin Wu in the s1e3 episode "Blood Brother" and as Wong Ti in the s3e1–2 episodes "Blood of

20864-442: The series. (For the series concept's history, see Bruce Lee's involvement .) Spielman-Friedlander's 160 page movie script was transformed by Jerry Thorpe and writer Herman Miller into a 90-minute TV movie (with commercial breaks, so it actually amounted to about 75 minutes of screen time). "Since the rule of thumb on a script is that one page equals one minute, the script was literally cut in half." Directed by Jerry Thorpe, it

21027-446: The series. Carradine enjoyed a revival of his fame when he was cast in Quentin Tarantino 's sequential Kill Bill movies, Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) and Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004). Among those who thought his portrayal of Bill, the assassin extraordinaire, would earn him an Academy Award nomination was Scott Mantz of The Mediadrome , who said, "Carradine practically steals every scene he's in with confident gusto, and he gives

21190-407: The show because it was unique, it's as simple as that. Yes, it was fairly easy to cast people that normally wouldn't do a series television." This list does not reflect the full extent of Asian American actors' participation, since most of them were billed in the series' closing credits. It can be noticed that a group of Asian actors appeared repeatedly in the series. According to John Furia Jr. in

21353-526: The small screen, Carradine appeared in a guest spot on the television series Mental that was broadcast just days after his death. On October 3, 2009, Celebrity Ghost Stories premiered on the Biography Channel with an interview of Carradine discussing his belief that his closet was haunted by his wife's deceased previous husband. The segment, which was described as "eerie", was filmed four months before his own death. Carradine knew nothing of

21516-459: The studio offered Kung Fu a large stage on which there was a standing set of the big hall from Camelot . That presented the advantage of ready-made stone walls if the side wings of the temple were to appear in a take. The scenes among the flickering candles would become a signature of the series. For other Chinese sets, he used carved wooden partitions to enhance plain walls, or giant sculptured lions to give simple gardens an aura of grandeur. For

21679-454: The subsequent series. In his memoir, Eugène Lourié praises Jerry Thorpe's vision, courage and inventiveness to undertake the Kung Fu project with a reduced TV budget. At the minute 4:32 of the documentary The Tao of Caine , Jerry Thorpe says about him: "The art director, Eugène Lourié, his talents were unending. He converted a medieval castle that had been built for Camelot on the backlot into an AD 2nd to 3rd century Shaolin monastery, for

21842-598: The television miniseries North and South (1985), and Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004), for which he won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor . On April 1, 1997, Carradine received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . Throughout his life, Carradine was arrested and prosecuted for a variety of offenses, which often involved substance abuse . Films that featured Carradine continued to be released after his death. In addition to his acting career, Carradine

22005-548: The third and final season ("Barbary House", "Flight to Orion", "The Brothers Caine", and "Full Circle"), Caine finds his brother Danny ( Tim McIntire ) and his nephew Zeke ( John Blyth Barrymore ). This list comprises a selection of actors billed in the opening credits, and some actors whose characters were decisive in the episode plot's development or who later became widely recognized for other productions. Among them there are nominees and winners of Academy Awards , Emmy , Golden Globe , Tony , and other film and theater awards. At

22168-508: The time of Carradine's 1974 burglary arrest, when Carradine began an affair with Season Hubley , who had guest-starred on Kung Fu . Carradine was engaged to Hubley for a time, but they never married. In February 1977, Carradine married his second wife Linda ( née Linda Anne Gilbert) in a civil ceremony in Munich , Germany, after filming The Serpent's Egg . Gilbert was previously married to Roger McGuinn of The Byrds . Their daughter, Kansas,

22331-450: The time of divorce, or a cap/limit on the amount of alimony either party can seek in the event of a divorce. In the United States, family laws and precedents as they relate to divorce, community property and alimony vary based on state law. Also, with new family models, "working couples", "working wives", " stay-at-home dads ", etc., there are situations where some parties to a divorce question whether traditional economic allocations made in

22494-467: The two is that common-law spouses must start an action claiming spousal support within one year of the breakdown of the relationship. A second important distinction is that only married couples may divorce under the federal Divorce Act , common-law spouses may only separate under provincial legislation, such as Ontario's Family Law Act or British Columbia's Family Relation's Act . No such limitation arises for married individuals. In addition to being in

22657-456: The two of them were working on Heaven with a Gun . The pair lived together until 1975. They appeared in other films together, including Martin Scorsese's Boxcar Bertha . In 1972, they appeared together in a nude Playboy spread, recreating some sex scenes from Boxcar Bertha . That year, Hershey gave birth to their son, Free (who, when aged nine, changed his name to Tom, much to his father's chagrin). The couple's relationship fell apart around

22820-407: The viewers complete it in their minds. He decided on a church-like appearance, with a Buddhist mural on the back wall, multileveled wooden candleholders and burning candles between columns, a constant haze, and the projection of strong rays of light as if coming through high church windows. That visual conception made it unnecessary to build long and high stone walls for those sets, especially because

22983-405: The wife's lodging, food, clothing, and other necessities after divorce) are also derived. The Code of Hammurabi (1754 BC) declares that a man must provide sustenance to a woman who has borne him children so that she can raise them: The above law only applies to women who had children with her husband. This fits more closely with the definition of child support in some jurisdictions. Alimony

23146-518: The winter season, losing in ratings to Ironside , which was at the same time slot during the fall and summer seasons. In its second season, 1973–1974 , it ran on Thursday nights, when it remained among the 30 first rated shows, together with CBS Thursday Night Movie , which was at the same time slot, and tied in ratings with The Carol Burnett Show , which ran on Saturday nights. In its third and final season, 1974–1975 , Kung Fu ' s time slot changed three times, and it lost its place among

23309-697: Was "rescued" when he was cast in Johnny Belinda (1967). He was in demand as a supporting actor, mostly in Westerns: The Violent Ones (1967), Heaven with a Gun (1969), Young Billy Young (1969) for Burt Kennedy , The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969) with Kennedy, The McMasters (1970), and Macho Callahan (1970). In 1969, he performed off-Broadway in The Transgressor Rides Again , and

23472-546: Was a director and musician. Influenced by his Kung Fu role, he studied martial arts, particularly Shaolin quan . In 2014, Carradine was inducted into the Martial Arts History Museum Hall of Fame . Carradine was born John Arthur Carradine Jr., on December 8, 1936, in Hollywood, California , the eldest child of actor John Carradine and his wife Ardanelle Abigail ( née McCool) Carradine. He

23635-423: Was a half-brother of Bruce, Keith , Christopher, and Robert Carradine , and an uncle of Ever Carradine and Martha Plimpton , most of whom are also actors. Primarily of Irish descent, he was a great-grandson of Methodist evangelical author Beverly Carradine and a grandnephew of artist Will Foster. Called "Jack" by his family, Carradine had a turbulent childhood. His parents divorced and repeatedly remarried; he

23798-659: Was also prosecuted for disturbing the peace. Despite an attempt to dodge the draft , in 1960, Carradine was inducted into the United States Army , where he drew pictures for training aids. That Christmas he married his high school sweetheart, Donna Lee Becht. While stationed at Fort Eustis , Virginia, he helped establish a theater company that became known as the "entertainment unit". He met fellow inductee Larry Cohen , who later cast him in Q, The Winged Serpent . He also faced court-martial for shoplifting. In 1962, Donna gave birth to their daughter, Calista. Carradine

23961-403: Was born during his mother's second marriage of three, and his father's first of four. At the time of Carradine's parents' marriage, his mother already had a son by her first husband, whom John Carradine adopted. John Carradine had planned to have a large family, but later he discovered his wife had gotten two abortions without his knowledge, and afterward a miscarriage rendered her unable to carry

24124-404: Was born in 1978. Carradine's second marriage ended in divorce, as did the two that followed. He was married to Gail Jensen from 1986 to 1997 and to Marina Anderson from 1998 to 2001. Kung Fu (1972 TV series) Kung Fu is an American action - adventure martial arts Western drama television series starring David Carradine . The series follows the adventures of Kwai Chang Caine ,

24287-466: Was broadcast on February 22, 1972 (just after the meeting of President Nixon with Chairman Mao ), and rerun the following summer, to great acclaim: "(...) ABC and Warner Brothers were deluged with letters, telephone calls and telegrams, all praising the show." ABC ordered just four more segments and placed them in what was called the "death row," the Saturday night slot opposite All in the Family , on

24450-462: Was criticized for its unspecific style placed in a landscape evidently Californian, which resulted in that castle being the last attempt for a studio to construct a large scale set that represented a foreign location. By November 1971, when Jerry Thorpe asked Eugène Lourié to design the art for Kung Fu , the castle was derelict to the point that Lourié believed that it still stood only because the cost of demolishing it would be prohibitive. Working with

24613-713: Was featured in a Lipton Tea commercial, which first aired during the broadcast of Super Bowl XXVIII . The advertisement paid tribute to The Three Stooges while satirizing his role in Kung Fu . In 1997, Carradine was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . The presenters played an April Fool's Day prank on him by first unveiling a star bearing the name of his brother, Robert . When Kung Fu: The Legend Continues ended, Carradine went into Last Stand at Saber River (1997), an episode of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman , Lost Treasure of Dos Santos (1997), The Rage (1997), The Good Life (1997), Macon County Jail (1997), Nosferatu: The First Vampire (1997), Children of

24776-860: Was honorably discharged after two years of active duty. Upon leaving the Army, Carradine became serious about acting. He was advised to change his name to avoid confusion with his famous father. In an interview from 2005 Carradine says his father encouraged him going into acting: "The first thing I ever did outside of school, which was a production of Romeo & Juliet, he came up from Hollywood to San Francisco to see it. And right after he just sort of opened up to me with all this advice. He became very proud of me." In 1963, he made his television debut on an episode of Armstrong Circle Theatre , "Secret Document X256". Several other television roles followed, including appearances on Wagon Train , East Side/West Side , Arrest and Trial , The Virginian , Bob Hope Presents

24939-455: Was in that audience and had his mind blown." For that part, Carradine won a Theatre World Award for Best Debut Performance in 1965. He was also named as one of Theatre World's Promising Personalities from Broadway and Off Broadway. (The play was filmed in 1968 with Plummer taking Carradine's part.) Carradine left the production of Royal Hunt of the Sun in May 1966 to take up an offer to star in

25102-487: Was influenced by the bad publicity that a drug-related incident attracted on him and which affected the ratings of the series, what Radames Pera described as sabotage. Carradine himself acknowledged that it had been detrimental to audience ratings. From a broader point of view, Carradine's decision stemmed from the fact that he, from the beginning, hadn't wanted to commit long-term to a series or stay in it for an extended period, due to his foremost interest in pursuing

25265-732: Was not available. The film, directed by Paul Bartel and produced by Roger Corman , became a cult classic for New World Pictures . Carradine got 10% of the profits and made significant money from it. Carradine was tapped to play Duke Leto Atreides in Alejandro Jodorowsky 's aborted Dune adaptation in the late 1970s. Carradine starred in the 1975 TV movie Long Way Home and another car chase film for Bartel and New World, Cannonball! (1976). Also in 1976, he earned critical praise for his portrayal of folksinger Woody Guthrie in Hal Ashby 's Bound for Glory , for which he won

25428-648: Was originally a set used for the 1967 film Camelot . It was inexpensively and effectively converted for the setting in China, by the Academy Award nominee Eugène Lourié as art director ; the set decorator was the Academy Award nominee Ralph S. Hurst . Even if Camelot won an Academy Award for its art direction and set decoration, the expensive castle (made with wooden beams, wooden frame structures, and building timber covered with faux stone siding)

25591-409: Was rarely awarded by courts. As husbands' incomes increased, and with it the possibility of paying alimony, the awarding of alimony increased, generally because a wife could show a need for ongoing financial support, and the husband had the ability to pay. No-fault divorce led to changes in alimony. Whereas spousal support was considered a right under the fault-based system, it became conditional under

25754-474: Was seven. His father left California to avoid court action in the alimony settlement. After the couple had a series of court battles over child custody and alimony, which at one point landed John in jail, Carradine joined his father in New York City; by this time, his father had remarried. On December 25, 1947, Carradine appeared in a live telecast adaptation of A Christmas Carol , with his father in

25917-413: Was soon deeply involved. He gave them numerous ideas, many of which were eventually incorporated in the resulting TV success, Kung Fu, starring actor David Carradine." (Linda Lee, The Man Only I Knew , pp. 130–31.). There is circumstantial evidence for this in a December 8, 1971, television interview that Bruce Lee gave on The Pierre Berton Show . In the interview, Lee stated that he had developed

26080-642: Was stationed at Fort Eustis in Virginia. In April 1962, she gave birth to their daughter Calista. After Carradine's discharge, the family lived in New York while Carradine established his acting career, appearing on Broadway in The Deputy and Royal Hunt of the Sun . The marriage dissolved in 1968, whereupon Carradine left New York and headed back to California to continue his television and film careers. In 1968, Carradine met actress Barbara Hershey while

26243-862: Was still in demand as the star of cheaper action films such as The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984) and On the Line (1984). Carradine attracted notice in 1985 when he appeared in a major supporting role in North and South , a miniseries about the American Civil War , as the evil and abusive Justin LaMotte. He was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his performance. Carradine reprised his role as Caine in Kung Fu: The Movie (1986) for TV, which he also produced. It

26406-437: Was the acting debut of Bruce Lee's son, Brandon Lee . He starred in the low-budget action film Behind Enemy Lines (1986) and reprised his role as LaMotte in North and South, Book II , telecast in May 1986. Carradine continued to be in demand for action films, either aimed at the video market or for TV: Oceans of Fire (1986), Armed Response (1986) for Fred Olen Ray , The Misfit Brigade (1987), and Six Against

26569-569: Was unique in American television. Variety referred to Helms' work as "especially interesting... sensitive... a decided asset." Given the success of Kung Fu ' s first season, Warner Bros. Records released internationally in December 1973 a " concept album " of dialogue and music from the show, based on the pilot and the first nine episodes; "Caine's Theme" was also released as a single . The record used an expanded 45-piece orchestra for

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