Kung Fu and Kill Bill star David Carradine dies in Bangkok hotel room
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David Carradine
American actor David Carradine has been found dead in a Bangkok, Thailand, luxury hotel, Thai police said. The 72-year-old was found by a hotel maid sitting in a wardrobe with a rope around his neck and body on Thursday morning.
Carradine was in Bangkok to shoot his latest movie, Stretch, and stayed at a suite of the Park Nai Lert Hotel 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 hung in a closet. He was described as behind half naked.
Preliminary police investigation found that he had hanged himself with a cord used with the room’s curtains. Police said he had been dead at least 12 hours and there was no sign that he had been assaulted.
David Carradine and Chris Potter in a scene of "Kung Fu"
Carradine became famous in the 1970s when he starred as Kwai Chang Caine in the television series "Kung Fu". Modern audiences may best know him as "Bill" in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" films.
David Carradine in the movie "Kill Bill"
His career included more than 100 feature films, two dozen television movies and theater work, according to the Internet Movie Database.
David Carradine is survived by his wife, Annie Bierman, and four children.
David Carradine is survived by his wife, Annie Bierman, and four children.
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