TV series

Kung Fu

Name: Kung Fu
Released: 1972
Cast: David Carradine, Keye Luke, Philip Ahn, Radames Pera

1972–1975· 3 seasons· 50 min episodesTV-14★ 7.7Ended

On ABC — From Warner Bros. Television

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Synopsis

The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.

Themes

martial arts kung fu shaolin monk wild west

Episodes

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E1 King of the MountainNext upOct 14, 1972 · 48 min
Synopsis
Caine finds a young boy at a burned out cabin and tries to help him find his uncle. Along the way, bounty hunters find him.
Guest stars: Brandon Cruz (Peter Gideon), Lara Parker (Amy Allender), John Saxon (Raven), Mills Watson (Turpin), Robert F. Hoy (Curry McCoy), Mark Allen (Postmaster), Ivy Bethune (Jennie McCoy), Gary McLarty (Frankie McCoy)
E2 Dark AngelNov 11, 1972 · 51 min
Synopsis
Caine travels to Lordsville looking for his grandfather. On his way he helps a man attacked by indians and the man gives him a map to a goldmine. Caine gives the map to an old preacher who helped him.
Guest stars: Robert Carradine (Sonny Jim), Dean Jagger (Henry Raphael Caine), James Griffith (Joe Purdy), John Carradine (Rev. Serenity Johnson), Tim Haldeman (First Gunfighter), Adrienne Marden (Coralee Dodd), Paul Harper (Davey Peartree), Larry Duran (Lead Indian)
E3 Blood BrotherJan 18, 1973 · 50 min
Synopsis
While passing through the Arizona territory town of Kilgore, Caine learns of a Shaolin friend who lived there, and won't leave till he breaks the community's conspiracy surrounding his disappearance.
Guest stars: Scott Hylands (Saunders), Benson Fong (Li Yu), Robert Urich (Greg Dundee), Richard Loo (Master Sun), Clu Gulager (Sheriff Rutledge), John Anderson (Benjamin Dundee), Kermit Murdock (Judge Burt), Paul Bryar (Pop Fuller)
E4 An Eye For An EyeJan 25, 1973 · 50 min
Synopsis
A family seeks vengeance-not justice-against the soldier who raped their daughter. Setting in motion a cycle of violence that Caine may be powerless to stop.
Guest stars: Judson Pratt (Cotton), Parley Baer (Dr. Gormley), Robert J. Wilke (Sgt. Bridger), Tim McIntire (Daniel Caine), Ross Elliott (Capt. Burns), Harry Townes (Amos Buchanan), L.Q. Jones (Sgt. Straight), Lane Bradbury (Annie Buchanan)
E5 The TideFeb 1, 1973 · 49 min
Synopsis
A man with a price on his head can spark a lot of ambitions. A woman wants to capture Caine so she can use the $10,000 to free her imprisoned father, and a killer hiding behind a badge simply wants to get rich.
Guest stars: Mako (Wong Ti Lu), Brian Tochi (Shen Ung), Tina Chen (Su Yen Lu), Andrew Duggan (Sheriff Boggs), Robert Donner (Amos Houlton), Kenneth O'Brien (Nr. Jenkins)
E6 The Soul Is The WarriorFeb 8, 1973 · 49 min
Synopsis
Caine's quest to meet his half-brother Danny leads him to a ranch where his sibling once worked, and plunges the priest into a confrontation where he proves his mettle by walking trough a pit of rattlesnakes.
Guest stars: John Doucette (Ed Rankin), Pat Hingle (General Thoms), Jim Davis (Sheriff Grogan), Shelly Novack (Bascomb), Robin Raymond (Molly), John Pickard (Benson), Robert Foulk (Moss), John Cliff (First Townsman (uncredited))
E7 Nine LivesFeb 15, 1973 · 50 min
Synopsis
After the death of a mining camp's feline mascot, Caine and a miner embark on a trek to find a new cat -- a journey that ultimately has the pair trapped at the bottom of a rapidly filling well.
Guest stars: Royal Dano (Henry Skowrin), Albert Salmi (Reuben Branch), Merlin Olsen (Perlee Skowrin), Dana Elcar (Noah Jones), Geraldine Brooks (Widdaw Tackaberry), Ross Hagen (Herman Skowrin), Michael Cameron (George Skowrin)
E8 Sun And Cloud ShadowFeb 22, 1973 · 50 min
Synopsis
Caine brokers a settlement between a landowner and Chinese miners, but the landowner adds an unacceptable condition to the deal. Meanwhile, a karate master intends to capture Caine.
Guest stars: Richard Hatch (David Binns), Soon-Tek Oh (Kwan Chen), Morgan Woodward (The Hanged Man), Tad Horino (Cowled Head), Yuki Shimoda (Shun Low), Aimée Eccles (Po Ten/'Cloud Shadow'), Ron Feinberg (Ezekiel), Dennis Lee Smith (Douglas Binns)
E9 The Praying Mantis KillsMar 15, 1973 · 50 min
Synopsis
A frightened boy, defending a jail against the bandits who killed his sheriff father, inspires courage in an adult coward. At the moment of truth, Caine teaches them both to temper justice with mercy.
Guest stars: Geoffrey Lewis (Johnson), Ben Frank (Turnkey), Keith Carradine (Teenage Caine (uncredited)), Michael Greene (Huntoon), Warren Vanders (Sergeant E.T. Bedford), Larry Bishop (Major Trapnell)
E10 AletheaMar 22, 1973 · 48 min
Synopsis
Caine befriends a young girl, whose mistaken eyewitness testimony leads to the priest being tried for murder... and sentenced to death by hanging.
Guest stars: Kenneth Tobey (Sheriff Ingram), Dale Ishimoto (Chinese Sergeant), Jodie Foster (Alethea Patricia Ingram), Regis Cordic (Stoddard), Frank Wilcox (Judge Moon), Alex Henteloff (Abner Tutt (uncredited)), Rudy Doucette (Juror (uncredited)), Charles Tyner (Larraby)
E11 ChainsMar 29, 1973 · 49 min
Synopsis
Shackled to a brute of a man thirsting for his enemies' blood, Caine probes the cause of his hatred and leaves him transformed in the wilderness.
Guest stars: Murray MacLeod (Arnold), Karen Morley (Mrs. Roper), Norman Alden (Sheriff Crossman), Don Knight (Hap Darrow), William Schallert (Willis Roper), Bill Fletcher (Fox), Victor Sen Yung (Master Ling (uncredited)), Wendell Burton (Martin Crossman)
E12 SuperstitionApr 5, 1973 · 51 min
Synopsis
Walls imprison the men unjustly sentenced to work as miners at a brutal labour camp. Yet an even greater barrier holds them captive; fear of the camp's ancient Indian curse. But Caine knows no such fear.
Guest stars: H.B. Haggerty (Husky Miner), Mike Mazurki (Hannibal), Don Dubbins (Meador), Ford Rainey (Jacob Sterne), Roy Jenson (Rupp), Woodrow Parfrey (Denver Peck), Fred Sadoff (Ward Bannack), Larry J. Blake (Dave Etling)
E13 The StoneApr 12, 1973 · 49 min
Synopsis
Caine encounters Isaac Montola, a freed slave from Brazil skilled in a fighting style he has never seen. When Caine intervenes in a fight to save Isaac's life, a precious stone is lost, setting off a chain of events involving a widow and her children, and the piano-playing groom-to-be,
Guest stars: Ike Eisenmann (Todd Lovitt), Sean Marshall (Abel Lovitt), Gregory Sierra (Zolly), Moses Gunn (Isaac Montola), Kelly Jean Peters (Martha Lovitt), William Lucking (Quade), Kiel Martin (Marshal), Brian Tochi (Ho Fong (uncredited))
E14 The Third ManApr 26, 1973 · 50 min
Synopsis
A gambler on a hot streak entrusts his winnings to Caine. But the money is stolen, the gambler is killed, and Caine seeks answers to the mysteries surrounding both events.
Guest stars: Sheree North (Noreen Gallagher), Vic Perrin (Eldon Riddle), Ed Nelson (Sheriff Walter Raha), Barbara Stuart (Fay), John Anderson (Wray), Virginia Gregg (Martha), Angelo Rossitto (Angelo (uncredited)), Fred Beir (Jim Gallagher)
E15 The Ancient WarriorMay 3, 1973 · 51 min
Synopsis
Ancient Warrior, an aged Indian accompanied by Caine, seeks burial in his sacred, ancestral land. But the burial site is located dead center in a violent, Indian-hating town called Purgatory.
Guest stars: Will Geer (Judge Emmitt Marcus), Gary Busey (Josh), G.D. Spradlin (Lucas Bass), Victor French (Sheriff Aldon Pool), Denver Pyle (Dr. Joseph Colton), William Katt (Andy), Chief Dan George (Ancient Warrior), Richard Young (Verne)