"Kill Bill" star found hanged in Bangkok

BANGKOK (AP) -- Actor David Carradine, star of the 1970s TV series
"Kung Fu" who also had a wide-ranging career in the movies, has been
found dead in the Thai capital, Bangkok. A news report said he was
found hanged in his hotel room and was believed to have committed
suicide.

A spokesman for the U.S. Embassy, Michael Turner, confirmed
the death of the 72-year-old actor. He said the embassy was informed by
Thai authorities that Carradine died either late Wednesday or early
Thursday, but he could not provide further details out of consideration
for his family.

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SensFan71 wrote:wow this is tremendously sad, didn't even know he was having per se issues, was a huge fan of the Kung Fu series, even if a lot of my friend said it was cheesy.

wprager wrote:

SensFan71 wrote:wow this is tremendously sad, didn't even know he was having per se issues, was a huge fan of the Kung Fu series, even if a lot of my friend said it was cheesy.

Are you talking about the original one from the '70s or the more recent one, "...the Adventure Continues" or something like that. The title, for sure, was cheesy.

SeawaySensFan wrote:I always thought he was a bon-vivant. A lot of drugs, booze and women but all in good fun. A real shocker to me.

Starred in my all-time favourite Chuck Norris flick "Lone Wolf McQuade".

In the 2004 interview, Carradine talked candidly about his past
boozing and narcotics use, but said he had put all that behind him and
stuck to coffee and cigarettes.

"I didn't like the way I looked, for one thing. You're kind
of out of control emotionally when you drink that much. I was quicker
to anger."

"You're probably witnessing the last time I will ever answer
those questions," Carradine said. "Because this is a regeneration. It
is a renaissance. It is the start of a new career for me.

"It's time to do nothing but look forward."

SensFan71 wrote:

wprager wrote:

SensFan71 wrote:wow this is tremendously sad, didn't even know he was having per se issues, was a huge fan of the Kung Fu series, even if a lot of my friend said it was cheesy.

Are you talking about the original one from the '70s or the more recent one, "...the Adventure Continues" or something like that. The title, for sure, was cheesy.

I remember the adventure continues actually, I should have been accurate, I wasn't born for the original series lol.

wprager wrote:

SensFan71 wrote:wow this is tremendously sad, didn't even know he was having per se issues, was a huge fan of the Kung Fu series, even if a lot of my friend said it was cheesy.

Are you talking about the original one from the '70s or the more recent one, "...the Adventure Continues" or something like that. The title, for sure, was cheesy.

SeawaySensFan wrote:

wprager wrote:

SensFan71 wrote:wow this is tremendously sad, didn't even know he was having per se issues, was a huge fan of the Kung Fu series, even if a lot of my friend said it was cheesy.

Are you talking about the original one from the '70s or the more recent one, "...the Adventure Continues" or something like that. The title, for sure, was cheesy.

He's in both. Bruce Lee was cast in the original but his english wasn't good enough. Great show.