Rest in Peace David Carradine

Famous actor David Carradine, known from his roles in Kung Fu all the way to the more recent Kill Bill series was found dead in Bangkok. Reports from Thailand state that he was found hanged inside his hotel room, believing that this was an act of suicide. Carradine was in the area at the time filming his latest movie, Stretch.

David Carradine (December 8, 1936 - June 4, 2009)

That career now includes more than 100 feature films, a couple of dozen television movies, a whole range of theater on and off Broadway, and another hit series, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1992) (TV). Carradine received the Best Actor Award from the National Board of Film Review as well as a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Woody Guthrie in Hal Ashby’s Bound for Glory (1976), and won critical acclaim for his work as Cole Younger in The Long Riders (1980). “Kung Fu” also received seven Emmy nominations in its first season, including one for Carradine as Best Actor. In addition he won the People’s Prize at the Cannes Film Festival’s “Director’s Fortnight” for his work on Americana (1983), and a second Golden Globe nomination for his supporting role in “North and South” (1985) (Courtesy of IMDB). Carradine is survived by his wife Annie Bierman.