The family includes: Beverly Carradine (1848–1931), married twice: John Carradine (1906–1988), married four times including: John Carradine appeared with his son David in The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969) and co-starred with him in Boxcar Bertha (1972) which was produced by Roger Corman and directed by Martin Scorsese.
He also appeared in three episodes of the 1970s television series Kung Fu, in which David starred.
David and his half-brothers Keith and Robert appeared together as the Younger brothers in Walter Hill's 1980 film The Long Riders and the three of them appeared in a humorous cameo on The Fall Guy, on an episode on which their father co-starred.
David's daughter, Calista, appeared in a recurring role on Kung Fu: The Legend Continues.
In addition, she sang the theme to Americana, a song that David wrote called "Around".