David Carradine, RIP.

[jefferson_dem]

BANGKOK (WABC) -- Reports say Kung Fu and Kill Bill star David Carradine has been found dead in a hotel room in Bangkok.

Carradine, 73, 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. He said he believed Carradine died of natural causes.

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/entertainment&id=6847033

[LostinVA]

1. Whoa

[Dr. Strange]

2. Aw, man.

[ScreamingMeemie]

3. What?

[3.14158675309]

4. RIP Grasshopper

:(

[bigwillq]

5. Damn.

I like him. :(

[malta blue]

6. How sad....

:(

[TK421]

7. NOOOOOO!!!! This sucks...

RIP Mr.Carradine :(

[Aristus]

8. I loved watching Kung Fu when I was a kid. it was so different from all the other Westerns.

The lonely, dust-blown towns. The tumbleweeds in the streets. The quiet, thoughtful Caine using violence only when he had to and only for defense. His dignity in the face of anti-Chinese prejudice. Great show.

Safe trip, David...

[Blue Diadem]

9. This article says suicide.

:(

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090604/ART18/906049974

[ScreamingMeemie]

14. How very horrible.

:(

[Dogtown]

10. Very sad.

Not a great actor, but very entertaining.

A fine liberal.

:cry:

[HopeHoops]

11. It was that damn "Five Fingers Exploding Heart" technique that did it.

He NEVER should have taken those five steps - just get a wheel chair or something.

I always liked how he could stay calm while kicking the crap out of someone.

[Swede]

12. Awww.

RIP Mr. Carradine.

[Frank Cannon]

13. I'm guessing it was health-related

He always seemed like a very mellow, Zen-master type to me. Not the kind of guy who would off himself in a hotel room.

[IntravenousDemilo]

15. Shit! Somebody killed Bill! n/m

[priller]

16. More details coming out

His own representatives are now saying it was an accident, he hanged himself probably while engaging in auto-erotic asphyxia.

[Pachamama]

17. Looks like it was an accident....and auto-erotic asphyxia..."heart failure due to an orgasm"?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090605/ap_on_en_mo/as_carradine_death

BANGKOK – The body of American actor David Carradine, best known for the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu," was found in a hotel room closet with a rope tied to his neck and genitals, and his death may have been accidental suffocation, Thai police said Friday.

The 72-year-old actor's body was discovered Thursday in his luxury suite at Bangkok's Swissotel Nai Lert Park Hotel. Police initially said they suspected suicide, though Carradine's associates had questioned that theory.

Police Lt. Gen. Worapong Chewprecha told reporters that Carradine was found with a rope "tied around his penis and another rope around his neck."

"The two ropes were tied together," he said. "It is unclear whether he committed suicide or not or he died of suffocation or heart failure due to an orgasm."

RIP David...

[WinkyDink]

18. I think the initial report of "nude" gave that one away.