Faustian Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Nothing in the international news as yet. Shit, even famous people kill themselves here, what is it about the LOS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faustian Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 David Carradine found dead in Bangkok Kung Fu and Kill Bill star David Carradine was found hung in a hotel room in Bangkok on Wednesday, Thai police said. Ads by Google "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 a movie 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. Kung Fu Man Aside from Quentin Tarantino's twopart "Kill Bill" in 200304, Carradine was perhaps best known for his role as the fugitive halfChinese 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 costarred 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 martialarts guru in the Rob Schneider comedy "Big Stan" and as a perverted elderly Chinese mobster in "Crank: High Voltage" starring Jason Statham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/06/04/headlines/headlines_30104421.php David Carradine found dead in Bangkok WOW!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Hardly a big star any more, but a surprise none the less. Carradine had been known to do odd things in his younger years. I think he was into drugs at one time. Still, hanging yourself in a closet in a hotel? Something odd here ... That was once a very nice hotel, one of my favourites in the 1980s. From what I can see from the outside, it looks like it is past its prime. << He was described as behind half naked. >> The Nation always brings you the real news ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Cause of death...heart stopped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Hollywood actor found dead in Bangkok Hollywood actor, David Carradine was found dead in a Bangkok hotel room, Thai police said. It is believed he committed suicide. The actor was in town to take part in a new movie. http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/145174/hollywood-actor-found-dead-in-bangkok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 back in the 70s, i liked his Kung Fu serie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartThais Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Seems kinda pointless to kill yourself at 72. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Bummer. He did a good job for the movies/TV that he did, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 back in the 70s, i liked his Kung Fu serie. Ironically, that show was designed for Bruce Lee, but some idiots at the network decided the viewers wouldn't go for an Asian kung fu star. So they picked David Caradine and pretended he was half-Chinese. Caradine was good in it, though he never really looked very convincing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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