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David Carradine found dead in Bangkok
2009-06-04
BANGKOK -- Actor David Carradine, star of the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu" who also had a wide-ranging career in the movies, has been found dead in the Thai capital, Bangkok.

A spokesman for the U.S. Embassy, Michael Turner, confirmed the death of the 72-year-old actor. He says Carradine died either late Wednesday or early Thursday, but he could not provide further details out of consideration for his family.
"I will say no more!"
The Web site of the newspaper The Nation cited unidentified police sources as saying Carradine was found Thursday hanged in his luxury hotel room and is believed to have committed suicide.

Carradine was a leading member of a venerable Hollywood acting family that included his father, character actor John Carradine, and brother Keith.
Posted by:tu3031

#13  "Kill Bill star died 'during sex act'"

While I'm still sorry he's dead, that makes me feel a lot better than thinking he killed himself on purpose.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2009-06-04 22:51  

#12  at age 72, dying during a sex act sounds not so bad. Better if you're not alone, tho
Posted by: Frank G   2009-06-04 22:30  

#11  Bingo, 'moose!
Auto-erotic asphyxiation:
Kill Bill star died 'during sex act'
Posted by: Scooter McGruder   2009-06-04 22:14  

#10  1939 The greatest Year in Films, such as Rules of the Game, The Wizard of Oz, Ninotchka, The Young Mr. Lincoln, Destry Rides Again, Love Affair, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Juarez, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Gone with the Wind, Dark Victory, Four Feathers, Gunga Din, Of Mice and Men, Wuthering Heights, Beau Geste, Babes in Arms, Drums along the Mohawk (Carradine), Frontier Marshall (Caradine), Intermezzo
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2009-06-04 19:44  

#9  I loved his show when I was a kid. The original series "Kung FU" still stands as great television. I probably felt more strongly about the moral lessons delivered from Master Po than those I received in my Hebrew school.
Posted by: Penguin   2009-06-04 19:29  

#8  Fox's story on his apparent Suicide.... A lot more than the linked article.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2009-06-04 16:51  

#7  Script from every Kung Fu TV show:

"Don't touch that water Chinaman"
"Is water not pure?"
Slo mo erstaz kung fu asskicking commences.

What's the under/over on auto-exfixiation?
Posted by: regular joe   2009-06-04 16:37  

#6  Carradine is the family curse?!
I think that watching this movie, you will be able to understand why it happened.
See the last interview:Carradine-film


Posted by: Phemble Black1040   2009-06-04 15:28  

#5  His father was the former Confederate gentleman turned gambler, in John Ford's "Stagecoach" a terrific movie who would have harvested many Oscars had it not been released the same year than "Gone with the wind". Lucky times tghen when Hollywood was able to release fantastic movies faster than Detroit built cars.
Posted by: JFM   2009-06-04 15:08  

#4  I'm not buying suicide as he had posted on twitter or his blog or something that same day and nothing seemed amiss.

May he rest in peace.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2009-06-04 15:04  

#3  So far the indicators are autoerotic asphyxiation. The Carradines are a notoriously randy bunch. He had five wives and two kids. His father had four wives and four kids.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2009-06-04 14:55  

#2  "is believed to have committed suicide"

I hope not. :-(

That's a shame.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2009-06-04 12:05  

#1  is this the Carradine that did the show in the 90's Kung Fu The Legend Continues? You know where he was always in slow motion but never got hit
Posted by: funky skunk   2009-06-04 11:58  

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