RIP David Carradine (Kung FU, Kill Bill)

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Kung Fu star David Carradine found deadThursday, June 04, 2009 | 9:44 AM

BANGKOK (WABC) -- Reports say Kung Fu and Kill Bill star David Carradine has been found dead in a hotel room in Bangkok.
Carradine, 73, was there to shoot a new movie, his agent said.
His agent confirmed his death this morning, saying the actor had been was in great spirits.
He said he believed Carradine died of natural causes

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Carradine may be best remembered for his role as Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s TV Series Kung Fu.
More recently, he starred as Bill in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill films.
Over the years, he appeared in over 200 motion pictures and television dramas, and numerous plays. He was also a producer, director, writer, and composer for the screen as well.
He was born John Arthur

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/entertainment&id=6847033
 
RIP David Carradine


I have enjoyed his work more over the last few years more than early on with Kung Fu which was one of the most boring shows ever created.
 
Rest in Peace. Grass Hopper.

I also found out last nite that my artist friend wife died two days ago. She was 40.

Rest in Peace Lenore.

You will always be a part of my art.
 
:( I was just watching Kill Bill 2 the other night too. He just appeard in the new Crank movie to. Damn RIP.
 
Just checking to see if Blunt has verified this. I know it's being reported by real news organizations, but Blunt is the law!
 
NATURAL CAUSES? The usual story if you are a tourist in Thailand.:confused: But here is THE OTHER VERSION!(FOUND HUNG)
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/06/04/headlines/headlines_30104421.php:smh:RIP!


BREAKING STORY
David Carradine found dead in Bangkok

"Kung Fu" and "Kill Bill" star David Carradine was found hung himself in a closet in a hotel room in Bangkok on Wednesday, Thai police said.

Police believed he committed suicide.

Carradine, 72, was in Bangkok to shoot his latest movie, Stretch, and stayed at a Suite Room 352 of the Park Nai Lert Hotel on Wireless Road since June 2.

The film crew were aware of his absence when they went to dine out at a restaurant on Sathorn Road on June 3.

Carradine did not show up at the dinner and the team could not reach him. They assumed that he took a rest because of his age.

It was a hotel's maid who opened his suite on Thursday at 10 am only to find Carradine in a closet. He was described as behind half naked.

Police investigation showed that he hung himself with a rope, the kind that is used with curtains.


Police said he was dead for not less than 12 hours and found no sign of fighting and assaults.

His personal manager, Chuck Binder, told BBC that the news was "shocking", adding: "He was full of life, always wanting to work... a great person."

Kung Fu Man

Aside from Quentin Tarantino's two-part "Kill Bill" in 2003 and 2004, Carradine was perhaps best known for his role as the fugitive half-Chinese Shaolin monk Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s easternwestern TV drama "Kung Fu". He also starred in Martin Scorsese's "Boxcar Bertha" in 1972, portrayed folksinger Woody Guthrie in "Bound for Glory" in 1976, acted in Ingmar Bergman's "The Serpent's Egg" in 1977 and co-starred with half brothers Keith Carradine and Robert Carradine in the 1980 western "The Long Riders".

His father was the noted actor John Carradine.

In Thai cinemas, Carradine was recently seen as a martial arts guru in the Rob Schneider comedy "Big Stan" and as a perverted elderly Chinese mobster in "Crank: High Voltage" starring Jason Statham.



 
Thai police told the BBC the 72-year-old was found by a hotel maid sitting in a wardrobe with a rope around his neck and genitals on Thursday morning.
:confused:
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Carradine

Death

On June 4, 2009, Carradine was found dead in his room at the Park Nai Lert Hotel in Junfan Mulay, Bangkok, Thailand.[1][2]. The initial police investigation indicated that Carradine had hanged himself using a cord of the type which is used with curtains. Circumstances suggested that the death was a suicide


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RIP. To me this sounds fishy though. How is a 72 year old man with a very successful career going to commit suicide? I bet he it was made to look like a suicide.
 
Kung Fu - The Legend Continues - David Carradine Passes Today June 3, 2009

David Carradine






David Carradine
David Carradine, April 2005 Born John Arthur Carradine
December 8, 1936(1936-12-08)
Hollywood, California Died June 3, 2009 (aged 72)
Bangkok, Thailand Occupation actor, producer, director




David Carradine (born John Arthur Carradine, December 8, 1936 - June 3, 2009)[2][3]"> was an American actor, best known for his work in the 1970's television series Kung Fu and more recently in the movie Kill Bill.


Early life

Carradine was born in Hollywood, California, the son of Ardanelle Abigail (née McCool) and noted American actor John Carradine.[4] He was the brother of Bruce Carradine and half-brother of Keith and Robert Carradine, as well as the uncle of Ever Carradine and Martha Plimpton. Carradine had Irish, English, Scottish, Welsh, German, Spanish, Italian, Ukrainian and Cherokee ancestry.[5] Carradine attended Oakland Junior College[1] and later studied drama at San Francisco State College[1] before working as an actor on stage and in television and cinema. He changed his given name to David after starting his career.

Career

Carradine was known for his roles as Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s television series Kung Fu (as well as the sequels in the 1980s and 1990s), as well as 'Big' Bill Shelly in Martin Scorsese's Boxcar Bertha (1972), folksinger Woody Guthrie in Bound for Glory (1976), Abel Rosenberg in Ingmar Bergman's The Serpent's Egg (1977), and as Bill in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill, Vols. 1 & 2 (2003, 2004, respectively).
Other notable roles included the lead in Shane (the 1966 television series based upon the 1949 novel of the same name) and a gunslinger in Taggart, a 1964 western film based on a novel by Louis L'Amour. He also starred in the Broadway version of the play The Royal Hunt of the Sun in 1965. More recently, he portrayed Tempus, a powerful demon with the ability to manipulate time, on the hit television series Charmed, as well as Conrad in the television series Alias. Carradine twice played a supernatural being with the power to control time: "Tempus" on Charmed and "Clockwork" on Danny Phantom.
Carradine appeared in an episode of Lizzie McGuire, and also provided his voice for the King of the Hill episode, Returning Japanese, in which he voiced the character of Hank's Japanese half-brother. He provided the voice for Lo Pei, the ancient warrior who was responsible for Shendu's petrification in the animated series Jackie Chan Adventures.
Carradine was also known for producing and starring in several exercise videos teaching the martial arts of Tai chi and Qi Gong. Carradine actually had no knowledge of martial arts prior to starring in the series Kung Fu, but developed an interest in it after this experience and became an avid practitioner.
Carradine appeared as the host of Wild West Tech on the History Channel, taking over the duties from his brother Keith. He narrated the PBS anthropology series "Faces of Culture". In 2006, he became the spokesman for Yellowbook, a publisher of independent telephone directories in the United States. He was also the TV spokesperson for Lipton[6] ("This ain't no sippin' tea"), in a memorable commercial where he paid homage not only to Kung Fu, but also to the Three Stooges.
Carradine also appeared in the music video for "Minus You" by the southern California band Chapel of Thieves, which was co-directed by the YouTube personality Boh3m3. He also worked with the Jonas Brothers in their video Burnin' Up, playing a Kung Fu Master, and planned to work with Miley Cyrus. In 2009, he played a 100 year-old Chinese gangster in Crank: High Voltage.

Carradine signing autographs in Malmö, 2005





Death

On June 4, 2009, Carradine was found dead in his room at the Park Nai Lert Hotel in Junfan Mulay, Bangkok, Thailand.[2][3] The initial police report indicated that Carradine had committed suicide by hanging himself, as he was found by a hotel maid. Carradine was sitting in a wardrobe with a rope around his neck and body. :smh:[3][7]
 
Re: Kung Fu - The Legend Continues - David Carradine Passes Today June 3, 2009

That Nucca Killed Himself Oh Well Rip
 
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