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Kung Fu
1972–1975
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 3 seasons
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Every rating
The adventures of Shaolin monk Kwai Chang Caine as he wanders through the American West, armed only with his spiritual training and his skill in Kung Fu.
Details
- Created by
- Ed Spielman, Herman Miller, Jerry Thorpe
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Television
- Released
- 14 October 1972
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 62 across 3 seasons
- Awards
- 5 wins, 12 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 17 →4 major awards won · 5 wins from 17 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| Primetime Emmy Award 1973 | Best Director – Drama Series | Winner | |
| Primetime Emmy Award 1973 | Best Cinematography – One Hour Drama | Winner | |
| Writers Guild of America Award 1973 | Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama | Winner | |
| Primetime Emmy Award 1972 | Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) | Winner | |
| Primetime Emmy Award 1975 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominee | |
| Golden Globe Awards 1973 | Best Television Film | Nominee | |
| Golden Globe Awards 1973 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Nominee | |
| Primetime Emmy Award 1973 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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Primetime Emmy Award
8 nominations, 3 won
| Best Cinematography – One Hour Drama | Winner | |
| Best Director – Drama Series | Winner | |
| Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) | Winner | |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Nominee | |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Nominee | |
| Outstanding Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) | Nominee | |
| Outstanding New Series | Nominee | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Television Film | Nominee |
Teleprograma magazine, Spain
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Foreign Actor | Winner | |
| Best Foreign Series | Nominee | |
| Most Popular Character | Nominee |
Troféu Imprensa, Brasil
2 nominations
| Best Series | Nominee | |
| Best Television Program | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors
1 nomination
| Best Edited Drama Series for Commercial Television | Nominee |