"Kill Bill" Actor David Carradine, Found Dead

Actor David Carradine, best known for his roles in the 1970s TV series 'Kung Fu' and the Kill Bill movies, was found dead in a hotel room in Bangkok, Thailand.

On June 4, 2009, Carradine was found dead in his room at the Swissotel Nai Lert Park Hotel in central Bangkok, Thailand. The initial police report indicated that Carradine had committed suicide by hanging himself. He was found by a hotel maid sitting in a wardrobe with a rope around his neck and body.

While the exact details of what happened are still not known, Carradine was in Bangkok to shoot his latest movie, Stretch. Apparently the film crew noticed his absence when they went to dine out and sent someone to see if he wanted to go, when the maid found him.

Carradine was known for his role as Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s television series Kung Fu; he starred in the 1990s spinoff Kung Fu: The Legend Continues as the grandson of his original character. In movies, he starred as 'Big' Bill Shelly in Martin Scorsese's Boxcar Bertha (1972), and as Bill in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill, Vols. 1 & 2 (2003, 2004, respectively).

Carradine also appeared in the music video for "Minus You" by the southern California band Chapel of Thieves, which was co-directed by the YouTube personality Boh3m3. He also worked with the Jonas Brothers in their video Burnin' Up, playing a Kung Fu Master, and planned to work with Miley Cyrus. In 2009, he played a 100 year-old Chinese gangster in Crank: High Voltage.

I was a huge fan of Mr. Carradine's work and am so sad to say that he will be sorely missed. Our condolences go out to his family, friends and fans. Say something nice to someone today because you just never know what people are going through.