Kill Bill and Kung Fu star David Carradine has been found dead in a Bangkok hotel room on Thursday.
Thai police told the BBC the 72-year-old was found naked by a hotel maid in a wardrobe with a cord around his neck and other parts of his body. The US star was in Thailand filming his latest film, Stretch, according to his personal manager Chuck Binder. Mr Binder said the news was “shocking”, adding: “He was full of life, always wanting to work… a great person.”
A US embassy official confirmed the actor’s death, but added that the cause of death had not yet been established.
However, Thai newspaper The Nation reported that police believe the actor took his own life, and preliminary investigations found that he hanged himself. Carradine was part of an acting dynasty which included his father, John Carradine, and brothers Bruce, Keith and Robert. The star was best known for his role as Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s TV series Kung Fu, which spawned sequels in the ’80s and ’90s.
While his film career saw him working with directors including Martin Scorsese and Ingmar Bergman, the cult actor was considered something of a B-movie legend. In 2003, after years in the straight-to-video market, Carradine found a new audience thanks to his role in the Quentin Tarantino film Kill Bill. Carradine was an accomplished composer, musician, musical performer and songwriter. According to his official website, he was also a sculptor and a painter.
Found by Ian Warner.
Maybe he was into erotic asphyxiation…
“Thai police told the BBC the 72-year-old was found naked by a hotel maid in a wardrobe with a cord around his neck and other parts of his body.”
Uh, “other” parts of his body? That’s an image I didn’t need.
Does Uma Thurman have an alibi?
#2 for the win. Yes, its common–hollywood stars living out their screen roles in real life. Carradine thinking he is a stud and Uma seeking revenge.
A Hollywood tragedy for sure.
Uuuuummmmaaaa . . .
That woman is HOT and getting better looking with age.
DeathRace 2000! The original one not the remake obviously.
This is all very sad. Kung Fu was one of my favorite shows growing up in the 70’s.
So someone finally killed Bill?
Damn ninjas
Too bad. He was really good in Kill Bill.
# 1 Somebody_Else said, Maybe he was into erotic asphyxiation…
That’s what I was thinking. But in a cupboard!!? If he was afraid of the maid or room-service walking in, couldn’t he have just put out a do-not-disturb sign?. Sounds suspicious to me. Or maybe I’m not broad minded enough – the inside of a cupboard just doesn’t sound like a good place to jerk off to me.
Another reminder that when you think someone’s got everything…
Oy! This really gives new meaning to the term, “CHOKE YOUR CHICKEN!”
Sad ending of a great public character.
Fuck.
“Mr Binder said the news was “shocking”, adding: “He was full of life”
Not any more.
No one commented on the cause of death AND his personal manager’s name: Binder?
J/P=?
#16 – John Paradox
LMAO
One night in Bangkok makes the hard kungfu man humble.
Not much between dispair and ecstasy.
Since he had cords around other parts of his body, I am thinking someone slipped him a Mickie. Not autoephexiation.
Two to the head.
If you’re gonna kill an old pervert that’s the perfect place.
Things might have got carried away with a hooker, and she quietly let herself out of the room. If this was the case I hope it was a happy ending for the guy. Would you rather be remembered for suicide or dying in a kinky sex act. I would vote for the kinky. Better to go out in lust of life than depression.
One of his lesser known shows was Wild West Tech http://www.history.com/content/wildwesttech
Its pretty good.
As kids we LOVED Kung Fu.
It was one long metaphor of our generation kicking the butts of the swaggering John Wayne redneck generation.
>> RTaylor said, on June 5th, 2009 at 4:37 am
>> Things might have got carried away with a hooker, and she quietly let herself out of the room.
I spent about a month in Thailand there are cheap (I assume!) and beautiful sex workers are everywhere.
If Carradine didn’t want to be alone, he surely wasn’t. Odd are, somebody witnessed his death.
>> amodedoma said, on June 4th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
>> If you’re gonna kill an old pervert that’s the perfect place.
The other place is any meeting of “family values” conservatives.
R.I.P. Bill, I’ll miss ya.
If only we could all die masterbating
I don’t buy it. Rich famous actor dies masturbating in a country where you can get ANY kind of sex you want super cheap. When I was in the Navy Pattaya was my second favorite port. Been to Bangkok on several occasions. To die masturbating in Bangkok makes about as much sense as choking to death on a hamburger in a steak house. So who would want to kill him? Maybe somebody’s trying to turn a film into an instant classic. Like they did with Enter the Dragon, or the Crow.
Rest in peace, Grasshopper.
Which part he tied first, which last…..so with
all tied-up he made a phone call, and had a cup of coffey. All of you are insane, the man was killed!!!!!!!!1