David Carradine, who became a TV icon in the early 1970s starring as an enigmatic Buddhist monk with a flair for martial arts in “Kung Fu" and more recently played the head of a group of assassins in the “Kill Bill" movies, has been found dead in Bangkok, Thailand. He was 72.
Carradine was found hanged in his luxury hotel suite Thursday, the Thai newspaper the Nation reported on its website, citing unidentified police sources.
The actor, who was in Bangkok to shoot a movie, could not be contacted after he failed to appear for a meal with the film crew on Wednesday, the newspaper said. His body was found by a hotel maid Thursday morning.
A Thai police officer who is investigating the actor's death told the Associated Press that Carradine's naked body was found hanging in the closet of his suite.
The Thai newspaper reported that a preliminary police investigation found that Carradine had hanged himself with a curtain cord and that there was no sign of foul play. An autopsy is expected to be performed today.
