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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. Share memories of David Carradine
His career included more than 100 feature films, two dozen television movies and theater work, according to the Internet Movie Database.
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. Share memories of David Carradine
His career included more than 100 feature films, two dozen television movies and theater work, according to the Internet Movie Database.
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BANGKOK (WABC) -- Kung Fu and Kill Bill star David Carradine has been found dead in a hotel room in Bangkok.
Carradine, 72, was there to shoot a new movie, his agent said.
His agent confirmed his death this morning, saying the actor had been was in great spirits.
A news report in Bangkok said he was found hanged in his hotel room and was believed to have committed suicide, but his personal manager said he believed Carradine died of natural causes.
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He was born on December 8, 1936 as John Arthur Carradine, the eldest son of a revered Hollywood family that included his father, John Carradine, and his brothers, Bruce, Keith and Robert are also actors.
Carradine 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.
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."
Over the years, he appeared in over 200 motion pictures and television dramas, and numerous plays. He was also a producer, director, writer, and composer for the screen as well.
Carradine, 72, was there to shoot a new movie, his agent said.
His agent confirmed his death this morning, saying the actor had been was in great spirits.
A news report in Bangkok said he was found hanged in his hotel room and was believed to have committed suicide, but his personal manager said he believed Carradine died of natural causes.
Story continues below
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He was born on December 8, 1936 as John Arthur Carradine, the eldest son of a revered Hollywood family that included his father, John Carradine, and his brothers, Bruce, Keith and Robert are also actors.
Carradine 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.
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."
Over the years, he appeared in over 200 motion pictures and television dramas, and numerous plays. He was also a producer, director, writer, and composer for the screen as well.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/06/04/obit.david.carradine/
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=...&id=6847033
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"Kung Fu" and "Kill Bill" star David Carradine was found hung himself in a closet in a hotel room in Bangkok on Wednesday, Thai police said.
Police believed he committed suicide.
Police believed he committed suicide.
rest of the article here: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/06/04...es_30104421.php
We'll have a tribute night and watch everything he's ever been in soon. <3
