Actor David Carradine Dead in Bangkok

[Mobi]

It's been reported and discussed on BBC radio. They quote Thai Police as the source of their news.

Jonathan Head is currently being interviewed on BBC Radio.

He was in BKK for some filming. He was 72. He was found in a wardrobe with string round his neck. No other details at present

Edited June 4, 2009 by Mobi

[MeetJohnDoe]

OMG...I loved Kung <deleted>

Lets not jump to conclusions...as usual, the Thai press likely got it wrong...reports in Western sources (quoting his manager) state it was natural causes [http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/entertainment&id=6847033&rss=rss-wabc-article-6847033]. Maybe he was under higher than normal stress while conducting "interviews" for the movie's Thai extras

Whatever the cause...peace brother Caine

I seek not to know all the answers...but to understand the questions...

Edited June 4, 2009 by MeetJohnDoe

[katana]

RIP grasshopper.

[Lite Beer]

I have changed the title of the topic.

[medegen]

CNN.com is reporting it now. RIP. He was crazy in crank 2 haha

[webfact]

RIP my friend. Always loved your acting.

[kennkate]

Shane. R I P David You were truly a Star. Sadly missed.

[Lite Beer]

Kung <deleted> star Carradine found dead

Carradine was best known recently for starring in Kill Bill

Kill Bill and Kung <deleted> star David Carradine has been found dead in a Bangkok hotel room. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8083479.stm

-- BBC 2009.06.04

[GraBangkok]

RIP Grasshopper, never missed it

Will always remember the Saturday night fights down the Henry Cooper (Old Kent Rd) everybody was doin Kung <deleted>...or tryin to

and my two sons growing up on the repeats

[Deke]

Kung <deleted> inspired a lot of us to study martial arts back in the early 70's. RIP David.

Edited June 4, 2009 by Deke

[skiman1]

I had a lot of pleasure as a child watching Kung <deleted> - my Mum didn't like it much as I was constantly breaking her stuff "practising" It's very sad he ended up taking his own life - RIP

[Mosha]

RIP Grasshopper, and as Dave Allen used to sign off with. May your god go with you.

[tranquillize]

I was a big fan of his. He will be missed.

[skiman1]

Just looked at his filmography - he was in lots of stuff !

http://www.david-carradine.com/film.html

A partial list of David's film and TV credits...

1. Autumn (2008) (post-production) .... Philip
   
2. Night of the Templar (2008) (post-production) .... Shopkeeper
   
3. Kandisha (2008) (post-production) .... The American
   
4. Untitled David Lee Miller Project (2008) (post-production) .... Vargas
   
5. Money to Burn (2008) (completed) .... Klau
   
6. Break (2009) .... The Bishop
   
7. Last Hour (2008) .... Detective Mike Stone
   
8. Kung <deleted> Killer (2008) (TV) .... Crane
   
9. Richard III (2008) .... Buckingham
   
10. Chatham (2008) .... Captain Zeb ... aka The Golden Boys (International: English title)
    
11. Big Stan (2007)
    
12. Fuego (2007) .... Lobo
    
13. The Trident (2007) .... The Shopkeeper
    
14. How to Rob a Bank (2007) .... Nick
    
15. Treasure Raiders (2007) .... Pierre
    
16. Camille (2007) .... Cowboy Bob
    
17. Fall Down Dead (2007) .... Wade
    
18. Epic Movie (2007) .... Museum Curator
    
19. "In Case of Emergency" .... Guru Danny (1 episode, 2007)
    
20. Blizhniy Boy: The Ultimate Fighter (2007) .... Mikhail
    
21. Permanent Vacation (2007) .... Old Man
    
22. Homo Erectus (2007) .... Mookoo
    
23. Saints Row (2006) (VG) (voice) .... William Sharp
    
24. "Danny Phantom" .... Clockwork (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
    
25. Final Move (2006) .... Captain Baker
    
26. "Medium" .... Jessica's Brother (1 episode, 2006)
    
27. The Last Sect (2006) .... Van Helsing
    
28. "Son of the Dragon" (2006) TV mini-series .... Bird
    
29. Miracle at Sage Creek (2005) .... Ike
    
30. Brothers in Arms (2005) .... Driscoll
    
31. "Eve" .... Kung <deleted> Master (1 episode, 2005)
    
32. Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon (2004) .... Grand Master
    
33. Last Goodbye (2004) .... Fred McGillicuddie
    
34. "Alias" .... Conrad (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
    
35. Hair High (2004) (voice) .... Mr. Snerz
    
36. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) .... Bill - 'Snake Charmer'
    
37. Dead & Breakfast (2004) .... Mr. Wise
    
38. Bala perdida (2003/I) .... Michael Morrison
    
39. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) .... Bill
    
40. American Reel (2003) .... James Lee Springer
    
41. The Outsider (2002) (TV) .... Doctor Lucas Henry
    
42. Wheatfield with Crows (2002) .... Willem Vincent Sr.
    
43. "King of the Hill" .... Junichiro (1 episode, 2002)
    
44. Balto: Wolf Quest (2002) (V) (voice) .... Nava the Wolf Shaman
    
45. "Titus" .... Bob Hawkins (1 episode, 2001)
    
46. "Largo Winch" .... Nério Winch (1 episode, 2001)
    
47. "Jackie Chan Adventures" (2 episodes, 2001)
    
48. Out of the Wilderness (2001) (TV)
    
49. The Defectors (2001) (TV) .... Garret
    
50. "Queen of Swords" .... The Serpent (2 episodes, 2001)
    
51. Warden of Red Rock (2001) (TV) .... Mike Sullivan
    
52. G.O.D. (2001) .... Norman Williams
    
53. Largo Winch: The Heir (2001) (TV) .... Nério Winch
    
54. "Family Law" .... Andrew Weller (3 episodes, 2000)
    
55. Dangerous Curves (2000) .... Lemmy
    
56. Down 'n Dirty (2000) .... Gil Garner
    
57. Nightfall (2000) (V) .... Gnomen
    
58. The Donor (2000) .... Mike Riordan
    
59. By Dawn's Early Light (2000) (TV) .... Nick Decker
    
60. Natural Selection (1999) .... Louis Dehoven
    
61. "Acapulco H.E.A.T." (1 episode, 1999)
    
62. "Charmed" .... Tempus (1 episode, 1999)
    
63. Shepherd (1999) .... Ventriloquist
    
64. Knocking on Death's Door (1999) .... Doc Hadley
    
65. "Profiler" .... Christopher Joe Allman (1 episode, 1999)
    
66. Zoo (1999) .... Drexel Turnquist
    
67. The Puzzle in the Air (1999) .... The General
    
68. Kiss of a Stranger (1999) .... Sean O'Leary
    
69. An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island (1998) (V) (voice) .... Wulisso
    
70. The Effects of Magic (1998) .... The Cabinet Maker
    
71. The New Swiss Family Robinson (1998) .... Sheldon Blake
    
72. Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998) (V) .... Luke Enright
    
73. Nosferatu: The First Vampire (1998) (TV) .... Host
    
74. Sublet (1998) .... Max Kaufman
    
75. Lovers and Liars (1998) .... Mr. Montague
    
76. Martian Law (1998) (TV)
    
77. Light Speed (1998)
    
78. The Rage (1997) .... Lucas McDermott
    
79. Lost Treasure of Dos Santos (1997) (TV) .... Martin Shaw
    
80. "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" .... Houston Currier (1 episode, 1997)
    
81. Last Stand at Saber River (1997) (TV) .... Duane Kidston
    
82. "Kung <deleted>: The Legend Continues" .... Kwai Chang Caine (83 episodes, 1993-1997)
    
83. The Good Life (1997)
    
84. Macon County Jail (1997) .... Coley
    
85. Full Blast (1997) .... Maceo
    
86. "Captain Simian & The Space Monkeys" (1996) TV series .... )
    
87. Dead Center (1994) .... Chavez
    
88. Cercasi successo disperatamente (1994) (V)
    
89. Kill Zone (1993) .... Col. Horace Wiggins
    
90. Bitter End (1993)
    
91. Frontera Sur (1993)
    
92. Distant Justice (1992) .... Joe Foley
    
93. Animal Instincts (1992) .... William Lamberti
    
94. Night Rhythms (1992) (V) .... Vincent
    
95. "Human Target" .... Harry Solow (1 episode, 1992)
    
96. Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992) .... The Beggar
    
97. Roadside Prophets (1992) .... Othello
    
98. Double Trouble (1992/I) .... Mr. C
    
99. Evil Toons (1992) .... Gideon Fisk
    
100. Kung <deleted>: The Legend Continues (1992) (TV) .... Kwai Chang Caine
     
101. The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991) (TV) .... Caine
     
102. Brotherhood of the Gun (1991) (TV) .... Artemis McBride
     
103. Deadly Surveillance (1991) (TV) .... Lieutenant
     
104. Project Eliminator (1991) .... Ron Morrell
     
105. Martial Law (1991) (V) .... Dalton Rhodes
     
106. Field of Fire (1991) .... Gen. Corman
     
107. Karate Cop (1991) .... Dad
     
108. Capital Punishment (1991) .... Michael Maltin
     
109. The Eagle and the Horse (1991)
     
110. "The Ray Bradbury Theater" .... Spender (1 episode, 1990)
     
111. "The Young Riders" .... The Buzzard Eater (1 episode, 1990)
     
112. Future Zone (1990) .... John Tucker
     
113. Bird on a Wire (1990) .... Eugene Sorenson
     
114. Huellas del lince, Las (1990)
     
115. Think Big (1990) .... Sweeney
     
116. Midnight Fear (1990) .... Hanley
     
117. Night Children (1990) .... Max
     
118. Dune Warriors (1990) .... Michael
     
119. Future Force (1990) .... John Tucker
     
120. Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1990) .... Jozek Mardulak / Count Dracula
     
121. "Matlock" .... Steve Mazarowski / ... (3 episodes, 1987-1989)
     
122. Try This One for Size (1989) .... Bradley
     
123. Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II (1989) .... Dark One
     
124. Sonny Boy (1989) .... Pearl
     
125. The Cover Girl and the Cop (1989) (TV) .... Slade
     
126. Nowhere to Run (1989) .... Harmon
     
127. Tropical Snow (1989) .... Oskar
     
128. The Mad Bunch (1989) .... Professor Foxwood
     
129. Crime of Crimes (1989) .... Captain
     
130. Crime Zone (1988) .... Jason
     
131. I Saw What You Did (1988) (TV) .... Stephen
     
132. Open Fire (1988) .... Joe Rourke
     
133. Fatal Secret (1988) .... Michael LeWinter
     
134. Run for Your Life (1988) .... Major Charles Forsythe
     
135. Warlords (1988) .... Dow
     
136. Animal Protector (1988) .... Col. Whitlock
     
137. "Night Heat" .... Theodore Telford (1 episode, 1987)
     
138. The Misfit Brigade (1987) .... Col. Von Weisshagen
     
139. Six Against the Rock (1987) (TV) .... Bernard 'Bernie' Paul Coy
     
140. Heartbeat (1987) (V) .... Man Playing Dice
     
141. "Amazing Stories" .... Calvin (1 episode, 1986)
     
142. Armed Response (1986) .... Jim Roth
     
143. Oceans of Fire (1986) (TV) .... J.C. Busch
     
144. "North and South, Book II" (1986) TV mini-series .... Justin LaMotte
     
145. Behind Enemy Lines (1986) .... Col. James Cooper
     
146. Kung <deleted>: The Movie (1986) (TV) .... Kwai Chang Caine
     
147. "Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense" .... Harris / ... (1 episode, 1986)
     
148. "North and South" (1985) TV mini-series .... Justin LaMotte
     
149. The Bad Seed (1985) (TV) .... Leroy Jessup
     
150. On the Line (1984) .... Bryant
     
151. "The Fall Guy" .... Caretaker / ... (2 episodes, 1983-1984)
     
152. "Partners in Crime" (1 episode, 1984)
     
153. The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984) .... Kain
     
154. "Airwolf" .... Dr. Robert Winchester (1 episode, 1984)
     
155. Jealousy (1984) (TV) .... Bobby Dee
     
156. Americana (1983) .... The American Soldier
     
157. Lone Wolf McQuade (1983) .... Rawley Wilkes
     
158. Trick or Treats (1982) .... Richard
     
159. Q (1982) .... Detective Shepard
     
160. Safari 3000 (1982) .... Eddie Mills
     
161. "Darkroom" .... Biker / ... (1 episode, 1981)
     
162. High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (1980) (TV) .... Ben Irons
     
163. Cloud Dancer (1980) .... Brad Randolph
     
164. The Long Riders (1980) .... Cole Younger
     
165. Gauguin the Savage (1980) (TV) .... Paul Gauguin
     
166. Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979) .... Charlie Swattle
     
167. Je te tiens, tu me tiens par la barbichette (1979) .... Le pratiquant des Arts Martiaux
     
168. Mr. Horn (1979) (TV) .... Tom Horn
     
169. Circle of Iron (1978) .... The Blind Man / Monkeyman / Death / Changsha
     
170. Deathsport (1978) .... Kaz Oshay
     
171. Gray Lady Down (1978) .... Capt. Gates
     
172. The Serpent's Egg (1977) .... Abel Rosenberg
     
173. Thunder and Lightning (1977) .... Harley Thomas
     
174. Bound for Glory (1976) .... Woody Guthrie
     
175. Cannonball! (1976) .... Coy 'Cannonball' Buckman
     
176. "The Family Holvak" .... Craw (2 episodes, 1975)
     
177. You and Me (1975) .... Zeto
     
178. Death Race 2000 (1975) .... Frankenstein
     
179. "Kung <deleted>" .... Kwai Chang Caine (45 episodes, 1972-1975)
     
180. Mean Streets (1973) .... Drunk
     
181. The Long Goodbye (1973) (uncredited) .... Dave aka Socrates - Marlowe's Cellmate
     
182. Boxcar Bertha (1972) .... 'Big' Bill Shelly
     
183. Kung <deleted> (1972) (TV) .... Caine
     
184. "Ironside" .... Frank Carlson / ... (3 episodes, 1968-1971)
     
185. "Night Gallery" .... Gideon (1 episode, 1971)
     
186. "Gunsmoke" .... Clint (1 episode, 1971)
     
187. Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring (1971) (TV) .... Flack
     
188. Macho Callahan (1970) .... David Mountford
     
189. The McMasters (1970) .... White Feather
     
190. "The Name of the Game" .... Jason (1 episode, 1970)
     
191. The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969) .... Waco (gang leader)
     
192. Young Billy Young (1969) .... Jesse Boone
     
193. Heaven with a Gun (1969) .... Coke Beck (Asa's son)
     
194. The Violent Ones (1967) .... Lucas Barnes
     
195. Johnny Belinda (1967) (TV) .... Locky
     
196. "Cimarron Strip" .... Gene Gauge (1 episode, 1967)
     
197. "Coronet Blue" .... Walter Arnold (1 episode, 1967)
     
198. "Shane" .... Shane (16 episodes, 1966)
     
199. "The Trials of O'Brien" .... Felix (2 episodes, 1966)
     
200. Too Many Thieves (1966) .... Felix
     
201. Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965) .... Stretch
     
202. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Art Thief / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
     
203. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Fitzhugh (1 episode, 1965)
     
204. Taggart (1964) .... Cal Dodge
     
205. "The Virginian" .... The Utah Kid (1 episode, 1964)
     
206. "Arrest and Trial" .... Wally (1 episode, 1964)
     
207. "Wagon Train" .... John Mason (1 episode, 1963)
     
208. "East Side/West Side" .... Hal Sewoski (1 episode, 1963)
     
209. "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1 episode, 1963)
     

[neverdie]

This is sad news, may he RIP.

Edited June 4, 2009 by neverdie

[PoorSucker]

RIP David.

A good friend of a friend.

Had a couple friends (stuntmen) work with him in Animal Protector (1988).

Best movie is The Long Riders (1980).

Edited June 4, 2009 by PoorSucker

[sbk]

Posts have been deleted, the man is dead and his friends and family are grieving. If you want to do a film critique I think that a thread announcing the death of the person is really not the appropriate place.

[ozsamurai]

Such a sad loss for us all, followed his career right through to his last movie "Big Stan", which was like all his others, brilliant, will miss you.

Oz

[inf]

Just saw the news on a European site.

So sad. I used to watch Kung <deleted> in my youth. My condolences.

[duceahearts]

how sad, RIP

[Spee]

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.

A little harsh, IMHO.

Bruce Lee had the original idea for "Kung <deleted>" with himself in the lead role. For the time and environment that was the early 70's, my high school years, the "Kung <deleted>" that came to the small screen and Carradine's portrayal of Caine were spot on casting, hip and cool. He was a good actor and a successful one. So please, can we leave the opinions on perceived personal flaws out of it? Those things are better left to his family and his maker for final judgment.

dam_n sad way to see a life come to an end. May he find peace in the next life.

[TheLaughingMan]

This makes me sad.

[marquess]

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.

A little harsh, IMHO.

Bruce Lee had the original idea for "Kung <deleted>" with himself in the lead role. For the time and environment that was the early 70's, my high school years, the "Kung <deleted>" that came to the small screen and Carradine's portrayal of Caine were spot on casting, hip and cool. He was a good actor and a successful one. So please, can we leave the opinions on perceived personal flaws out of it? Those things are better left to his family and his maker for final judgment.

dam_n sad way to see a life come to an end. May he find peace in the next life.

Here here to that! R.I.P had many hours of pleasure watching the Master of Kung <deleted>.

[cobra]

Sad indeed, RIP,

[Pash]

This is all about David carradine an actor who killed himself in Bangkok while shooting a movie. Why malign him? At 72 he has had a reasonable life and we don't know why he killed himself. Maybe he was despondent after a BG ripped him off or told him "I love you Long Time".

Remember he was an actor not a martial artist even though after Kung <deleted> the TV show he was typecast a lot.

Do not confuse "Circle of Iron" with Linda Lee's memoirs published much later.

Plus:

How many roundhouse kicks did Kung <deleted> use? It was not until current times ( last 20 - 25 years) that Karate and other martial arts started to incorporate the roundhouse and other high kicks. As you would know Karate (Do) means empty hands and that was the training emphasis without change until the evolution of martial arts in the '80's.

[faust]

I was a good man and a good actor.

but is not the only one who does himself up in Bangkok, , they have been a few others! why they dont do themself UP in their own country and make a bit easy for the family an relatives.!

anyway is a sad news !

R.I.P.

[Thaddeus]

This makes me sad.

Me too ...... RIP David.

[wasabi]

I want more proof he killed himself. Things were still going strong for him acting wise and though he was getting old he was in good health. And why would he kill himself in Bangkok? Something is fishy.

[LaReina]

I want more proof he killed himself. Things were still going strong for him acting wise and though he was getting old he was in good health. And why would he kill himself in Bangkok? Something is fishy.

I'm with you.. doesnt one have to be a midget to hang themselves in a CLOSET! It is not like the bar is ceiling height. ANd then the hangers bump on the back wall sometimes, so then how uncomfortable would it be to hang yourself in a CLOSET! Who has ever heard of someone doing that.

Then why would you do it half naked?? and ohh was the closet door closed when the maid found him??

Besides, you fly down to bangkok where money buys everything.. you are a big star, albeit old, but famous none-the-less people are fawning over you, you are here for a movie... and you get depressed and hang yourself in a closet..

No.. way.. jose..

[bunple]

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.

A little harsh, IMHO.

Bruce Lee had the original idea for "Kung <deleted>" with himself in the lead role. For the time and environment that was the early 70's, my high school years, the "Kung <deleted>" that came to the small screen and Carradine's portrayal of Caine were spot on casting, hip and cool. He was a good actor and a successful one. So please, can we leave the opinions on perceived personal flaws out of it? Those things are better left to his family and his maker for final judgment.

dam_n sad way to see a life come to an end. May he find peace in the next life.

well said, RIP