medegen Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 (edited) BREAKING STORY "Big Hollywood star" kills himself in Bangkok A leading Hollywood star is said to have committed suicide in a Bangkok hotel on Wednesday, police sources said. The identity of the elderly male star would be released soon, pending confirmation of his identity. -- The Nation 04/06/09 Edited June 4, 2009 by medegen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumnien Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Elderly male? Could it be Sly Stallone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaimai Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Elderly male? Could it be Sly Stallone? Oh my Buddha - here we go with the wild speculation It could have been Lassie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Other sources suggest it could be a Bollywood star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJo Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Elderly male? Could it be Sly Stallone? Oh my Buddha - here we go with the wild speculation It could have been Lassie. Lassie is dead already, maybe ET ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medegen Posted June 4, 2009 Author Share Posted June 4, 2009 (edited) David Carradine found dead in BangkokKang <deleted> and Kill Bill star David Carradine was found hung in a hotel room in Bangkok on Wednesday, Thai police said. Police believed he committed suicide. -- The Nation 04/06/09 Edited June 4, 2009 by medegen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Blimey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumnien Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Didn't he do a movie called "My Suicide" last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUDAS Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Sad news indeed, was a great fan of the Kung <deleted> series as a kid. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Early 70s not all that elderly. RIP movie star dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxfordWill Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Anyone know where he was staying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathbyDurian Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I used to know his brother back when I was in LA - Robert Carradine - starred in Revenge of the Nerds....he will be devastated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumnien Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I think he was at the Nai Lert Park hotel on Wireless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudbusting Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Kung <deleted> and Kill Bill star David Carradine was found hung in a hotel room in Bangkok on Wednesday, Thai police said. Police believed he committed suicide.Carradine, 73, was in Bangkok to shoot a movie and stayed at a Suite Room 352 of Park Nai Lert Hotel on Wireless Road since June 2. The film crew went to have a meal at a restaurant on Sathorn road on June 3, but Carradine ws absent. The team tried to contact him but to no avail. They assumed that he needed a rest because of his age. A maid of the hotel opened his suite on Thursday at 10am only to find Carradine hung himself in a closet in his room. He was described as half naked. Police investigation showed that he hung himself with a rope which was used with curtains. Police said he was dead for not less than 12 hours and found no signs of fightings and assaults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garro Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 What a terrible loss, and what a sad way for it to end. He must have been under tremendous stress. He was definitely up there with people who influenced my childhood. I have had a lifelong interest in martial arts and it all began with him and old Bruce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crudy21 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 RIP to Grasshopper, if its true. Very sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eek Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I loved his acting. Wonder what led him to do something like that. So very very sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livinginexile Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 RIP to Grasshopper, if its true. Very sad. Gee that's sad. I never missed an episode of Kung <deleted> when I was a kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnhancePlus Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 What a sad day. I have had the pleasure of working with him. A fun loving and talented guy. Very sad, in deed. So sorry for his friends and family. As one poster already stated, "RIP , grasshopper." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I can see why he perhaps considered himself a failure, but the love that a lot of us had for him proves that he wasn't. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWalkingMan Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Wow... This really sad and I am sad too... RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eek Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I can see why he perhaps considered himself a failure, but the love that a lot of us had for him proves that he wasn't. RIP Why would he consider himself a failure? In what way? (That isnt meant to sound hostile, i am sincere. I admired him, and feel sad about it). Career-wise he was very successful recently with Kill Bill, and according to wiki he was only just married for a few years from 2004. Of course, that doesnt really mean anything. Only those close to him may know what would cause him to feel so distressed. ..but, out of respect, I guess we shouldnt really discuss this in detail on this thread. Hopefully some considerate tactful report in the paper later will help us to understand why better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 (edited) With older people the usual cause would be severe depression, serious disease, or a combination. Probably a different dynamic than with adolescents where really trivial seeming social problems can trigger it. Edited June 4, 2009 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigante7 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Just checked imdb.com and there is nothing on there about it yet, if it's true. Brigante7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eek Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Wiki just added a comment a short while ago Brigante. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundman Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Speculative posts have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I can see why he perhaps considered himself a failure, but the love that a lot of us had for him proves that he wasn't. RIP Why would he consider himself a failure? In what way? (That isnt meant to sound hostile, i am sincere. I admired him, and feel sad about it). Career-wise he was very successful recently with Kill Bill, and according to wiki he was only just married for a few years from 2004. He came from a very succesful family and he really was a fcukup. Yes, he did a few things that worked, but Kung <deleted> was considered a joke for a long time and there must have been a lot of years that he was doing nothing and just focused on the negatives. All I can say is that I am sorry, but I am not really surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundman Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 David Carradine found dead in Bangkok Kung <deleted> and Kill Bill star David Carradine was found hung in a hotel room in Bangkok on Wednesday, Thai police said. "Kung <deleted>" 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 <deleted> 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 <deleted>". 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. -- The Nation 2009 06 04 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...
soundman Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Moved to Thailand News Clippings forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumnien Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Mods - Isn't it about time to name the "big Hollywood star" in the title of the thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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