David Carradine on Kung Fu And Oriental Philosophy | The Dick Cavett Show

Dick Cavett is joined by Western star David Carradine who discusses filming with a wolf, oriental philosophy and his continuing role in his TV show, Kung Fu.

Date aired - June 15th 1973 - David Carradine and La Lupe

Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.

His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.

Cavett has published four books beginning with Cavett (1974) and Eye on Cavett (1983), co-authored with Christopher Porterfield. His two recent books -- Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) and Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic moments, and Assorted Hijinks(October 2014) are both collections of his online opinion column, written for The New York Times since 2007. Additionally, he has written for The New Yorker, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere.

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[TheDickCavettShow]

What's your favourite David Carradine movie?

[sallycasas]

I used to watch that show religiously😁. He was the underdog with moral values, a calm courageous spirit, disciplined mind and "hands".

[JanetStarChild]

Unfortunately, I wasn't born yet when _Kung Fu_ was on TV, but I was a teenager when _Kung Fu: The Legend Continues_ was on TV, and I loved it. In my adult years, I managed to find and watch the original Kung Fu series, and I now own the complete set. What a saga!

[robharris]

The Kung Fu show was one of my favourites when I was kid !!

[BrothuhRabbit]

Good ol' David Carradine. I always loved the movies he was in, his roles and they way he played them.

[marlonbegue]

No need to fill silences or make forced jokes. Cavett was the best

[BridiesMammaG]

I had dinner with David on a yacht on the Thames many years ago. Very charming and witty man. One of my most treasured memories. He also played piano. Played in the bar after dinner . God rest his soul.

[quiettrouble]

I really love David Carradine ❣️ I seen that he had true acting ability and he will forever stay in my heart ❤️ and he's missed, very much everyday. Rest in peace, Grasshopper 🙏🏻

[johnlucius]

I loved Kung Fu with it came out in 1972. David Carradine as Cole Younger in the movie The Long Riders was absolutely brilliant. R.I.P David Carradine/Kwai Chang Caine.

[hyacinthlynch]

Kung Fu was a well written t.v. series. The episodes were morality plays infused with Eastern philosophy.

[somethingyousaid]

I always liked him. It's sad that he died, and it's sad the way that he died. I remember watching (and liking) the tv series Kung Fu when I was a kid. I think it came on Sunday nights (though I may be wrong about that).
And it was hard not to like him in Kill Bill (notwithstanding that he played a vicious psychopath).

[AnnLiOz]

I love this interview! DC is so handsome!! Thanks for posting!! <3

[dwiggzmasterflex]

Everytime i click on a Cavett interview I am relieved by his interview style, so easy going yet poignant

[browningautomatic]

WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THE ENTIRE EPISODE !

[Piggy-Oink-Oink]

I was a guest in his house with the treehouse many years ago. When I asked him to explain TAOISM he said humbly "I know nothing".

[domingodeanda]

Nov-22-2021, That was pretty damn good. David Carradine always kicks ass

[ROCKINGMAN]

I saw David Carradine walking in London one quiet morning in Shaftsbury Avenue, 2001 with a lady on his arm. He looked older than he does here of course.

[MrIrishscouse]

😆 I thought he was coming on with a rifle for a second, then I saw the guitar. Phew!

[siasti]

David did well on the show despite not actually knowing kung fu

[webmart]

Please TV executives please find the new Dick Cavett...interviewing is a skill and this man is the best....Not playing stupid games or singing karaoke in a car..just talking and telling stories humans from the dawn of time just like hearing stories...🙈