David Carradine

'Kill Bill' Actor David
Carradine Found Dead



Written by olivia on Jun-5-09 12:25am/4/2009 17:25 GMT

**Update: Sources close to the late actor now say that his death was "accidental."**

Seventy-two-year-old actor David Carradine was found dead today of an apparent suicide in a Thailand hotel. Thailand's news site The Nation reported that evidence on the scene suggested he hung himself, and there were no signs of struggle.

Carradine was in the country to film a movie called Stretch. The film crew became concerned when he failed to show up for dinner last night and they couldn't reach him, but they assumed he was just resting. A hotel maid found him in a closet this morning.

His manager Chuck Binder said,
[His death is] shocking and sad. He was full of life, always wanting to work ... a great person. Carradine is best known for his role in the 1970s television series Kung Fu, for which he received an Emmy nomination. Younger audiences will recognize him as the title character in Quentin Tarantino's epic Kill Bill.

-zimbio-