David Carradine found dead in Bangkok(Apparent suicide)

The Nation ^ | 6/4/2009 | The Nation

[jcb2009]

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

[neodad]

Thailand?

[reagan_fanatic]

WTF??

[newfreep]

Bangkok? Hanging? Perhaps a sexual erotic act gone bad like the singer of INXS?

[A_Former_Democrat]

Either that or rough sex with a patpong girl

[Snurple]

Ah hell, thats a shame. RIP Kwai Chang Caine.

[FreepShop1]

Was he ill? DAMMIT! One of the all-time greatest.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Oh no.

Don’t be true.

[Psycho_Bunny]

Poor man. Rest in peace.

[Mr. Lucky]

Wasn’t he found “hanged” in a Bankok hotel room?

[FourPeas]

Wow. I’m shocked.

[DCBryan1]

YOU ARE SOOOOO BAD!

Rip David!

[Glenn]

Half naked, eh? Which half?

[Dustbunny]

How sad.

I almost think there is more to this than what is being reported.

[Dahoser]

[stentorian conservative]

What?

Wow.

RIP “Young Grasshopper.”

[Joe 6-pack]

Wikipedia already saying, “David Carradine (December 8, 1936 - June 3, 2009)[1] was an American actor.”

[CodeToad]

“was found hung “

Proud of him, but how did he die?

[RandallFlagg]

NOOO!
Damn! I loved that guy.

Prayers for him and his family.

[EBH]

they said behind half naked

[Gay State Conservative]

The first thing *I* think of when I hear of an older Western man going to Thailand is......

[RabidBartender]

Differing accounts:

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

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.

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 Carradine, the eldest son of actor John Carradine.

[nuconvert]

Didn’t realize he was 72

[rbosque]

Sounds like his life wasn’t straightened out before he died. So sad. R.I.P. I liked Kung Fu back in the day.

[GeronL]

say what??

thats just insane.

was Bill Clinton in town?

[SE Mom]

FOX announcing it just now - weird cause they say according to his agent it was from “natural causes”...hmmmm..

[Constitution Day]

How sad. R.I.P.

[P8riot]

Too bad. I enjoyed him on “Wild West Tech”.

[JohnRam]

Foxnews just reported he died of natural causes

[DCBryan1]

“was found hung “

WTF?! Fox News just said that his agent said he died of "natural causes".

If he was found dead with a katana and hordes of asian kung fu minions at his feet, that would be a more natural death than hanging for David Carradine!

[woofie]

terrible

[Clemenza]

I’ll always remember his role a a drunk in Scorsese’s “Mean Streets.” He did this as a favor to the young director, as said movie lacked stars (although it did launch the careers of DeNiro and Keitel).

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Fox reorted apparent “natural causes”.
Mmmm

[Constitution Day]

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

“Carradine, 73, was there to shoot a new movie, his agent said.”

[W. W. SMITH]

Fox news just reported “died of natural causes”.

[commish]

wow. Apparently in this case his kung fu was weak. Prayers and condolences to his family and friends.

[GeronL]

hanged is a natural cause in Thailand?

[Melinda]

He was in a small movie produced locally recently. We heard he had a hard time keeping sober and showing up on time.

[RoseofTexas]

OH CHIT!! I loved his Wild West shows!!! DANG IT!!

[RandallFlagg]

I liked him as the blind wanderer in Circle of Iron.

[Mikey_1962]

Evidently there was no flashback to “Do not hang yourself Grasshopper!”

[Constitution Day]

Yep, me too. :(

[SouthDixie]

Confucius say...R.I.P. grasshopper.

[netmilsmom]

Me neither.
RIP

[Monterrosa-24]

His father had lots of great roles and even played Dracula in Universal’s (1944) House of Frankenstein and (1945’s) House of Dracula.

[Travis T. OJustice]

FOX announcing it just now - weird cause they say according to his agent it was from “natural causes”...hmmmm..

Cutting off oxygen is pretty natural, no?

[jcb2009]

I hope it was of natural causes. Would like to believe that he died peacefully and not a suicide.

[ModelBreaker]

I took his deposition once for two days in the 1980’s. The guy was stark raving bonkers. He also had an aversion to paying his bills.

[Travis T. OJustice]

Too bad. I enjoyed him on “Wild West Tech”.

Yep, interesting show.

[jcb2009]

Dunno... BNONEWS still quoting thai police as saying suicide. Maybe his friend didn’t know or didn’t want to say that it was a suicide.