RIP David Carradine

[Ben Gash]

David Carradine has died aged 72.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8083479.stm

[lkfmdc]

Forgive me, really, but while a loss to his family, and RIP and condolances, yet another part of me says "thank G'd, at least he won't be riding the kung fu wagon any longer"

People seem to forget that when he got the role in the original Kung Fu show he said "hey, I'm just an actor, and I don't believe or practice any of this crap, it's just a role"

Then, on hard times, he became "mr kung fu"

[David Jamieson]

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?se...ent&id=6847033

rip grasshopper

[Mr Punch]

Forgive me, really, but while a loss to his family, and RIP and condolances, yet another part of me says "thank G'd, at least he won't be riding the kung fu wagon any longer"

People seem to forget that when he got the role in the original Kung Fu show he said "hey, I'm just an actor, and I don't believe or practice any of this crap, it's just a role"

Then, on hard times, he became "mr kung fu"

Yeah, but like it or not, he was still responsible for raising awareness of kung fu for a lot of people! Oh, wait a minute... so he was responsible for the watering down and bull$hitizing of modern kung fu? What an a55hole!

Er, I mean, RIP.

[MasterKiller]

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 spokesman for the U.S. Embassy, Michael Turner, confirmed the death of the 72-year-old actor. He says Carradine died either late Wednesday or early Thursday, but he could not provide further details out of consideration for his family.

The Web site of the newspaper The Nation cited unidentified police sources as saying Carradine was found Thursday hanged in his luxury hotel room and is believed to have committed suicide.
Carradine was a leading member of a venerable Hollywood acting family that included his father, character actor John Carradine, and brother Keith.

[sanjuro_ronin]

The man struggled with some demons, that's for sure.
RIP.

[The Willow Sword]

You know i have a real hard time buying into that horsesh!t. I guess we will never know since he was in Bangkok thailand and found Hung in a hotel room. i mean maybe i am in denial but it just doesnt seem plausable. Anyway, i think its a real bummer. I was and still am a Fan of Carradine,despite LKFmdouchebag's comments.
i feel we have lost a hollywood icon and i am bummed about it.
RIP Mr carradine, was a pleasure to get to talk with you when i did all those years ago.

Peace, TWS

[Hardwork108]

Forgive me, really, but while a loss to his family, and RIP and condolances, yet another part of me says "thank G'd, at least he won't be riding the kung fu wagon any longer"

People seem to forget that when he got the role in the original Kung Fu show he said "hey, I'm just an actor, and I don't believe or practice any of this crap, it's just a role"

Then, on hard times, he became "mr kung fu"

.....And what is your excuse for ¨becoming¨ and claiming the title of "Mr kung fu sifu"?

[Kansuke]

.....And what is your excuse for ¨becoming¨ and claiming the title of "Mr kung fu sifu"?

Yeah, that's not nearly as good as "Two Year Grandmaster"

[diego]

Im not trying to be funny but when you die doesnt your body stay in the state in which you passed. So if it was the AEA wouldnt he have still had a boner while hangin there. Matter fact all they need to do is check his hands for semen and the case will be solved. You would would think Kung Fu would have a little more self discipline then that in the first place anyway. I thought your body was a temple, jagging off hangin from a ceiling kind of negates that theory. Oh BTW RIP.

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[SIFU RON]

I salute David Carradine and all the others of that helped bring KF and Martail Arts to the attention of the world and those of us that are doing it today and all those that will continue to carry it on in the future.

[Zhang Yong Chun]

David Carradine did a lot for the perception of the martial arts in the West. If nothing else, he was one who presented them as a vehicle for growth and as a last resort when faced with injustice.

He was, like many actors before him, typecast after this role, but if you see him in movies such as Kill Bill, part 2; he was quite an actor.

Rest In Peace, Mr. Carradine. Rest in Peace.

[Jim Roselando]

Actor David Carradine found deadStory Highlights

David Carradine's personal manager says actor's body found in a Bangkok hotel

Carradine became famous in the 1970s after starring in the TV series "Kung Fu"

Carradine, 72, was also known as "Bill" in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" films

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(CNN) -- American actor David Carradine has been found dead in a Bangkok, Thailand, hotel, according to his personal manager, Chuck Binder.


David Carradine became famous in the 1970s after starring in the television series "Kung Fu."

Binder said Thursday that the death is being investigated but could provide no other details.

Carradine's death was "shocking and sad. He was full of life, always wanting to work ... a great person," Binder said, according to People magazine.

Carradine, who became famous in the 1970s when he starred as traveling Shaolin monk Kwai Chang Caine in the television series "Kung Fu," was 72.

Modern audiences may best know him as "Bill" in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" films. He earned a 2005 Golden Globe nomination for his role in the second movie in the two-part saga. iReport: Share memories of David Carradine

His career included more than 100 feature films, two dozen television movies and theater work, according to the Internet Movie Database.

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Carradine, who was married five times and divorced four, is survived by his widow, Annie Bierman, according to People magazine. Watch Carradine talk about his 'Kung Fu' role »


He was the son of actor John Carradine, a character actor who had appeared in hundreds of films, plays and television episodes.

"David's career as an artist did not begin on the stage, though some of his early career was on and off Broadway. His earliest work was as a sculptor and painter," Carradine's official Web site says.

[BrokenTitanium]

wow, R.I.P.

[herb ox]

Not to make light of a sad situation, but Thai police said they found Carradine with a rope around his neck and other parts of his body, with a preliminary investigation citing suicide by the actor. From the BBC:

"Thai police told the BBC the 72-year-old was found by a hotel maid sitting in a wardrobe with a cord around his neck and other parts of his body."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8083479.stm

Shocking and sad. While we all had our varying opinions of the man who played Kwai Chang Caine for so many years, he was undoubtedly an influential character in the development of Shaolin Kungfu in the western world.

May your soul find peace in the afterlife, David.

herb ox