RIP David Carradine - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

ShaniFaye · 06-04-2009, 06:33 AM

I loved this man....loved loved loved this man....oh gosh this makes me so sad

Actor David Carradine found dead - CNN.com

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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.

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 told People magazine.

Carradine, who became famous in the 1970s when he starred in the television series "Kung Fu," was 72.

Modern audiences may best know him as "Bill" in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" films.

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

Its too early for a full story....oh gosh...he was so awesome

Charlatan · 06-04-2009, 06:36 AM

RIP Grasshopper.

ShaniFaye · 06-04-2009, 06:44 AM

this is even worse, this site says he committed suicide

Actor David Carradine Found Dead in Bangkok - ABC News

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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 news report said he was found hanged in his hotel room and was believed to have committed suicide.

A spokesman for the U.S. Embassy, Michael Turner, confirmed the death of the 72-year-old actor. He said the embassy was informed by Thai authorities that 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 Thai newspaper The Nation cited unidentified police sources as saying Carradine was found Thursday hanged in his luxury hotel room.

It said Carradine was in Bangkok to shoot a movie and had been staying at the hotel since Tuesday.

The newspaper said Carradine could not be contacted after he failed to appear for a meal with the rest of the film crew on Wednesday, and that his body was found by a hotel maid at 10 a.m. Thursday morning. The name of the movie was not immediately available.

It said a preliminary police investigation found that he had hanged himself with a cord used with the room's curtains. It cited police as saying he had been dead at least 12 hours and there was no sign that he had been assaulted.

A police officer at Bangkok's Lumpini precinct station would not confirm the identity of the dead man to The Associated Press, but said the luxury Swissotel Nai Lert Park hotel had reported that a male guest killed himself there.

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 TV series "Kung Fu," which aired in 1972-75.

Glory's Sun · 06-04-2009, 06:56 AM

There are alot of conflicting reports on how he actually died..

either way, it sucks.

FuglyStick · 06-04-2009, 06:56 AM

Serious bummer. I loved "Kung Fu" when I was a kid.

Manic_Skafe · 06-04-2009, 07:23 AM

Either way, how terrible.

Tully Mars · 06-04-2009, 09:33 AM

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Kill Bill and Kung Fu star David Carradine has been found dead in a Bangkok hotel room.

Thai police told the BBC the 72-year-old was found dead in his hotel room with a rope around his neck.

Like much of his work.

Wonder why?

Wait for more info I guess. But got to think suicide, right?

Daniel_ · 06-04-2009, 10:15 AM

What a pile of poo. RIP David.

yournamehere · 06-04-2009, 12:25 PM

Kung Fu was one of my favorite shows as a teenager.
You will be missed, Kwai Chang Caine.

squeeeb · 06-04-2009, 02:28 PM

damn. i think his best movie was circle of iron. kung fu is still one of my favorite shows, i have it on dvd. funny thing about him, he initially had no martial arts training. he was a dancer. the guy did a lot. damn.

hunnychile · 06-04-2009, 02:29 PM

I loved Kung Fu too. At college all of us would meet in the Union every week and watch it together and those were wonderful times.

Perhaps "the grasshopper could no longer snatch the peddle from his master's hand...."

He is in a better place.
But yes, I am sad and he was a good spirit & character.

LoganSnake · 06-04-2009, 02:47 PM

I wonder if he took 5 steps before dying.

squeeeb · 06-04-2009, 07:26 PM

i hear he was well hung.

ooohhh, too early?

Fremen · 06-04-2009, 08:18 PM

I'd figure he was too into Zen or Buddhism or whatever to commit suicide. Something's fishy.

Either way, RIP to a one of a kind.

dlish · 06-04-2009, 11:29 PM

word is that he died due to auto erotic asphixiation

RIP Master

Charlatan · 06-05-2009, 12:13 AM

I bet it turns out an escort was helping him at the time.

Tully Mars · 06-05-2009, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Charlatan

I bet it turns out an escort was helping him at the time.

That would make more sense to me.

Did not know Bangkok had "escorts" when I was there in the Navy it was... oh wait, THAT Bangkok? yeah completely possible.

Still sucks to loose him, liked almost everything he did.

ShaniFaye · 06-05-2009, 02:12 AM

this is just so bizarre......ala Michael Hutchence, interesting to note even 72 year olds are into that....give me hope for my old age

ShaniFaye · 06-09-2009, 03:05 AM

sooooo...any one else seen this supposed photo of him that the Thai paper released?

I have realized today that I truly am a morbid person

wooÐs · 06-09-2009, 03:18 AM

link?

06-04-2009, 06:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	RIP Grasshopper. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

06-04-2009, 06:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
FuglyStick WHEEEE! Whee! Whee! WHEEEE! Location: Southern Illinois	Serious bummer. I loved "Kung Fu" when I was a kid. __________________ AZIZ! LIGHT!

06-04-2009, 07:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
Manic_Skafe More Than You Expect Location: Queens	Either way, how terrible. __________________ "Porn is a zoo of exotic animals that becomes boring upon ownership." -Nersesian

06-04-2009, 10:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
Daniel_ Evil Priest: The Devil Made Me Do It! Location: Southern England	What a pile of poo. RIP David. __________________ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════╗ Overhead, the Albatross hangs motionless upon the air, And deep beneath the rolling waves, In labyrinths of Coral Caves, The Echo of a distant time Comes willowing across the sand; And everthing is Green and Submarine ╚═════════════════════════════════════════╝

06-04-2009, 12:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
yournamehere Invisible Location: tentative, at best	Kung Fu was one of my favorite shows as a teenager. You will be missed, Kwai Chang Caine. __________________ If you want to avoid 95% of internet spelling errors: "If your ridiculous pants are too loose, you're definitely going to lose them. Tell your two loser friends over there that they're going to lose theirs, too." It won't hurt your fashion sense, either.

06-04-2009, 06:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
Glory's Sun Registered User	There are alot of conflicting reports on how he actually died.. either way, it sucks.

06-04-2009, 02:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
squeeeb part of the problem Location: hic et ubique	damn. i think his best movie was circle of iron. kung fu is still one of my favorite shows, i have it on dvd. funny thing about him, he initially had no martial arts training. he was a dancer. the guy did a lot. damn. __________________ onward to mayhem!

06-04-2009, 02:29 PM	#11 (permalink)
hunnychile Alien Anthropologist Location: Between Boredom and Nirvana	I loved Kung Fu too. At college all of us would meet in the Union every week and watch it together and those were wonderful times. Perhaps "the grasshopper could no longer snatch the peddle from his master's hand...." He is in a better place. But yes, I am sad and he was a good spirit & character. __________________ "I need compassion, understanding and chocolate." - NJB

06-04-2009, 02:47 PM	#12 (permalink)
LoganSnake We work alone Location: Cake Town	I wonder if he took 5 steps before dying. __________________ Maturity is knowing you were an idiot in the past. Wisdom is knowing that you'll be an idiot in the future. Common sense is knowing that you should try not to be an idiot now. - J. Jacques

06-04-2009, 07:26 PM	#13 (permalink)
squeeeb part of the problem Location: hic et ubique	i hear he was well hung. ooohhh, too early? __________________ onward to mayhem!

06-04-2009, 08:18 PM	#14 (permalink)
Fremen With a mustache, the cool factor would be too much Location: left side of my couch, East Texas	I'd figure he was too into Zen or Buddhism or whatever to commit suicide. Something's fishy. Either way, RIP to a one of a kind. __________________ Google

06-04-2009, 11:29 PM	#15 (permalink)
dlish Currently sour but formerly Dlishs Super Moderator Location: Australia/UAE	word is that he died due to auto erotic asphixiation RIP Master __________________ An injustice anywhere, is an injustice everywhere I always sign my facebook comments with ()()===========(}. Does that make me gay? - Filthy

06-05-2009, 12:13 AM	#16 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	I bet it turns out an escort was helping him at the time. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

06-05-2009, 02:12 AM	#18 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	this is just so bizarre......ala Michael Hutchence, interesting to note even 72 year olds are into that....give me hope for my old age __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!*

06-09-2009, 03:05 AM	#19 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	sooooo...any one else seen this supposed photo of him that the Thai paper released? I have realized today that I truly am a morbid person __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!*

06-09-2009, 03:18 AM	#20 (permalink)
wooÐs Sitting in a tree Location: Atlanta	link?