US actor Carradine found dead in Bangkok hotel
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AFP
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Haziran 06, 2009 00:00
BANGKOK - U.S. actor David Carradine, star of the television series "Kung Fu" and the "Kill Bill" movies, was found hanging dead in the wardrobe of a Bangkok hotel room Thursday, Thai police said.
Police said they suspected suicide. Local media reported a maid had found Carradine on Thursday morning with his bed apparently not slept in. The U.S. embassy in Thailand confirmed the death.
"We can confirm that Mr. Carradine passed away in Bangkok today," a U.S. embassy official said. "He was found in his hotel room in Bangkok, but the cause of death has not yet been established."
"We suspect that he committed suicide by hanging himself," said local police officer Pirom Janthapirom, who added that security cameras showed no one else going in or out of Carradine’s room.
"We found his body hanging in the wardrobe of his hotel room at around 11:30 a.m. with a rope around his neck," said Pirom.
Carradine was best known for his role as the fugitive half-Chinese Shaolin monk Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s TV drama "Kung Fu." More recently, he played the titular villain in Quentin Tarantino’s "Kill Bill" movies.
"There is no trace of fighting in the hotel room and the room was locked from inside," the police officer said, adding that there was no sign of bruising on the deceased’s body.
Carradine was the son of prominent actor John Carradine and part of an acting family that includes brothers Keith Carradine and Robert Carradine. The 72-year-old was in Bangkok to shoot his latest movie, "Stretch."
Carradine also appeared in Martin Scorsese’s "Boxcar Bertha" in 1972, and played legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie in the 1976 film "Bound for Glory," which gained him a Golden Globe nomination. But it was in Quentin Tarantino’s two-part "Kill Bill" in 2003 and 2004 that Carradine rediscovered true fame after years.
"We can confirm that Mr. Carradine passed away in Bangkok today," a U.S. embassy official said. "He was found in his hotel room in Bangkok, but the cause of death has not yet been established."
"We suspect that he committed suicide by hanging himself," said local police officer Pirom Janthapirom, who added that security cameras showed no one else going in or out of Carradine’s room.
"We found his body hanging in the wardrobe of his hotel room at around 11:30 a.m. with a rope around his neck," said Pirom.
Carradine was best known for his role as the fugitive half-Chinese Shaolin monk Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s TV drama "Kung Fu." More recently, he played the titular villain in Quentin Tarantino’s "Kill Bill" movies.
"There is no trace of fighting in the hotel room and the room was locked from inside," the police officer said, adding that there was no sign of bruising on the deceased’s body.
Carradine was the son of prominent actor John Carradine and part of an acting family that includes brothers Keith Carradine and Robert Carradine. The 72-year-old was in Bangkok to shoot his latest movie, "Stretch."
Carradine also appeared in Martin Scorsese’s "Boxcar Bertha" in 1972, and played legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie in the 1976 film "Bound for Glory," which gained him a Golden Globe nomination. But it was in Quentin Tarantino’s two-part "Kill Bill" in 2003 and 2004 that Carradine rediscovered true fame after years.