R.I.P David Carradine.... (45)
Apparently he was in Thailand doing a movie...
Snuggs09: I certainly don't speak for everyone, or even most people, but I think a good majority of people want to run away when things get too tough for them. There is something to running away from your problems but we know that you take your problems with you no matter where you go.
When people run away to die they aren't thinking straight. Perhaps he thought his death wouldn't matter to anyone if he wasn't at home.
I thihk it takes a lot of predetermined thought to kill yourself this way. Wouldn't you think that by the time he got to the point of standing on something he would have changed his mind.
When people run away to die they aren't thinking straight. Perhaps he thought his death wouldn't matter to anyone if he wasn't at home.
I thihk it takes a lot of predetermined thought to kill yourself this way. Wouldn't you think that by the time he got to the point of standing on something he would have changed his mind.
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Goodbye Shane - riding off into the sunset. The cowboy i loved.
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David Carradine found dead in wardrobe of Bangkok hotel
David Carradine, star of the television series Kung Fu and the Kill Bill movies, has been found hanged and half-naked in the wardrobe of a Bangkok hotel room, according to reports.
By Anita Singh, Showbusiness Editor
Published: 3:34PM BST 04 Jun 2009
David Carradine: David Carradine found dead in wardrobe of Bangkok hotel
David Carradine appeared in more than 100 feature films with such directors as Martin Scorsese, Ingmar Bergman and Hal Ashby Photo: AFP
The body of Carradine, 72, was discovered by a maid early on Thursday morning. He was in the Thai capital to shoot Stretch, his latest film.
A spokesman for the US Embassy confirmed that Carradine had died either late on Wednesday or early on Thursday, but said he could provide no further details.
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Carradine spoke of death wish
Thai police told the BBC the 72-year-old was found by a hotel maid sitting in a wardrobe with a rope around his neck and other body parts.
The local Bangkok newspaper, The Nation, cited unidentified police sources as saying Carradine was believed to have committed suicide and had hanged himself with a curtain cord in his suite at the Park Nai Lert Hotel.
He failed to join fellow cast and crew members for dinner on Wednesday night but they did not raise the alarm, believing that he was resting.
Carradine was a leading member of a venerable Hollywood acting family that included his father, character actor John Carradine, and brother Keith.
In all, he appeared in more than 100 feature films with such directors as Martin Scorsese, Ingmar Bergman and Hal Ashby.
But he was best known for his role as Kwai Chang Caine, a Shaolin priest traveling the 1800s American frontier West in the cult TV series Kung Fu, which aired in 1972-75.
He reprised the role in a mid-1980s TV movie and played Caine's grandson in the 1990s syndicated series Kung Fu: The Legend Continues.
He returned to the top in recent years as the title character in Quentin Tarantino's two-part saga Kill Bill.
(Taken from the Daily Telegraph online)
David Carradine, star of the television series Kung Fu and the Kill Bill movies, has been found hanged and half-naked in the wardrobe of a Bangkok hotel room, according to reports.
By Anita Singh, Showbusiness Editor
Published: 3:34PM BST 04 Jun 2009
David Carradine: David Carradine found dead in wardrobe of Bangkok hotel
David Carradine appeared in more than 100 feature films with such directors as Martin Scorsese, Ingmar Bergman and Hal Ashby Photo: AFP
The body of Carradine, 72, was discovered by a maid early on Thursday morning. He was in the Thai capital to shoot Stretch, his latest film.
A spokesman for the US Embassy confirmed that Carradine had died either late on Wednesday or early on Thursday, but said he could provide no further details.
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Carradine spoke of death wish
Thai police told the BBC the 72-year-old was found by a hotel maid sitting in a wardrobe with a rope around his neck and other body parts.
The local Bangkok newspaper, The Nation, cited unidentified police sources as saying Carradine was believed to have committed suicide and had hanged himself with a curtain cord in his suite at the Park Nai Lert Hotel.
He failed to join fellow cast and crew members for dinner on Wednesday night but they did not raise the alarm, believing that he was resting.
Carradine was a leading member of a venerable Hollywood acting family that included his father, character actor John Carradine, and brother Keith.
In all, he appeared in more than 100 feature films with such directors as Martin Scorsese, Ingmar Bergman and Hal Ashby.
But he was best known for his role as Kwai Chang Caine, a Shaolin priest traveling the 1800s American frontier West in the cult TV series Kung Fu, which aired in 1972-75.
He reprised the role in a mid-1980s TV movie and played Caine's grandson in the 1990s syndicated series Kung Fu: The Legend Continues.
He returned to the top in recent years as the title character in Quentin Tarantino's two-part saga Kill Bill.
(Taken from the Daily Telegraph online)
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Damn,what he do that for?
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Lagoona22: Apparently he was in Thailand doing a movie...
Uh oh, my mistake. I didn't read the article. People here in the office were talking about it hours ago.
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Ya well....72 years of age, alone on the set....and you're playing the same damn role over and over again...that in itself is kinda sad....at 72 couldn't the guy just kick his heels up and enjoy his grandchildren?....it beats me...
Conrad73: Damn,what he do that for?
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Too sad...may he R.I.P....he will never be forgotten...
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Lagoona22: Ya well....72 years of age, alone on the set....and you're playing the same damn role over and over again...that in itself is kinda sad....at 72 couldn't the guy just kick his heels up and enjoy his grandchildren?....it beats me...
I could understand that he simply had enough!But Hanging is a Crappy way to go!
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I wanna go out like Jaws....ya know?...none of this closet crap for me....it's the big blue...innit?
Conrad73: I could understand that he simply had enough!
But Hanging is a Crappy way to go!
But Hanging is a Crappy way to go!
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So sad he took that choice..... 
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santarosaPaul: It's not funny, but hey, who knows. I don't know what Carradine's life was like these days, but I didn't think he was depressed or anything... his retirement was pretty much set. About 2 or 3 years ago when the 'Kung Fu' series finally came out on DVD, I bought it eagerly. That's sad news.
It was not ment to be funny.I just showed you a little how my mind works when it comes to association.What bothers me a bit is that people tend to see these things as a suicide first while it might have been something else.
Now I presumed another option to honor his memory.Maybe he was killed.I know what you will think my thought might not be honorable but anything is better then suicide IMO.
I dont see David as such a person and I dont think he was that person.
peace out I hope you understand my reasoning with this.
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all the same I hope his soul gets rest and peace and i for one grew up hooting and hollering with Grasshopper may his god welcome him with open arms
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yes, good movie and I liked him in that one too
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prairiewoman: yes, good movie and I liked him in that one too
sorry, referring to 'The Long Riders'[
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rodolpho: It was not ment to be funny.I just showed you a little how my mind works when it comes to association.
What bothers me a bit is that people tend to see these things as a suicide first while it might have been something else.
Now I presumed another option to honor his memory.Maybe he was killed.I know what you will think my thought might not be honorable but anything is better then suicide IMO.
I dont see David as such a person and I dont think he was that person.
peace out I hope you understand my reasoning with this.
What bothers me a bit is that people tend to see these things as a suicide first while it might have been something else.
Now I presumed another option to honor his memory.Maybe he was killed.I know what you will think my thought might not be honorable but anything is better then suicide IMO.
I dont see David as such a person and I dont think he was that person.
peace out I hope you understand my reasoning with this.
Heck no, I agree with you. It's hard to believe he would do that purposely.
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That totally shocked me. I heard a very nice person to meet. Loved Kung Fu alot and the longriders too.
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Long Live KwaiChang Caine aka "Grasshopper" RIP
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may he rest in peace
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....he truly had a very special stage presence...
...but why is it that these famous people end up killing themselves in a far-away hotel room on their own....it's really sad...
I certainly don't speak for everyone, or even most people, but I think a good majority of people want to run away when things get too tough for them. There is something to running away from your problems but we know that you take your problems with you no matter where you go.
When people run away to die they aren't thinking straight. Perhaps he thought his death wouldn't matter to anyone if he wasn't at home.
I thihk it takes a lot of predetermined thought to kill yourself this way. Wouldn't you think that by the time he got to the point of standing on something he would have changed his mind.