David Caridine dead at 72
 

Rest in peace, Grasshopper. :cry:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31103217/

I reed it now! R.I.P. Quai Chang Kane:cry:!

That is a shame. I remember watching his Kung Fu series when I was a kid.

Dang, I may not have seen Kung Fu, but I watched Kill Bill and he did a fantastic job in that.
RIP :cry:

Just bought the series on DVD. It will be a sad reunion....:nope:

That series was a classic. I want the series now.

Suicide. Was he ill? Cancer in terminal stage? Depressions?

Shame, he was still doing a series for Discovery "Wild west tech" which I enjoyed.

It did strike me that he looked a little frail.

How very sad :nope:....I wonder what tipped him over the edge, and naked? :hmmm:

This is on CNN (so we can't be sure of the accuracy) but at this is now from two news sources (Which does not necessarily mean much these days)

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/06/0...ine/index.html

"American actor David Carradine has been found dead, hanging by a nylon rope in a hotel room closet in Bangkok, Thailand, according a Thai police official."

If true, it would indicate suicide. :(

1) I had no idea he was that old. I thought he was about a decade younger.

2) Given that he was making a film at the time, I find it hard to believe suicide. On the other hand, not much else makes sense.

3) I've been a fan since Kung Fu. Loved the series. Loved the sequel series. But my favorites are The Long Riders and Circle of Iron (AKA The Silent Flute).

Maybe, maybe not: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoerotic_asphyxiation

Or somebody decided to bump off the old gentleman...

With all due respect..

~One night in Bangcock~

He was making a movie, he had good relations with his family. No public history of depression, drug abuse or perversion. I just don't see the suicide motive here.