Carradines naked body hanging in his bangkok hotel room
Thank you for signing up. Sorry, it looks like an error occurred. The US embassy in the Thai capital confirmed the death of the year-old Carradine, who was in Thailand to shoot a film called "Stretch". Local media said a maid found the actor "half-naked". Cause of death unknown The producer of "Stretch", French firm MK2, said Carradine was found at the Nai Lert Park hotel three days before the end of filming for the movie. A spokesman for the company said Carradine's death "could be accidental".
Actor Carradine found dead in hotel room | SBS News
Thai tabloid newspaper Thai Rath published the image two days after Carradine was found dead, and many assume the photo is authentic. I will not link to it here. As Andrew at the Thai media blog Bangkok Bugle points out :. Thai Rath remains equally silent about its sources , as does the Royal Thai Police about whether this image is genuine. As Patrick Winn noted last month in GlobalPost :. Equally common are accident scenes, with unlucky drivers spilling lifelessly from their totaled cars. The actor was found dead in a Bangkok hotel last week.
David Carradine, star of the television series Kung Fu and the Kill Bill movies, has been found hanged and half-naked in the wardrobe of a Bangkok hotel. The short statement on behalf of his relatives said the family "is devastated by the news of David's passing. The report claimed Carradine had been staying at the hotel since Tuesday, while filming his latest film,. Reports say Carradine was found by a hotel maid with a rope around his neck and body at 10am the following morning. There was no sign of a fight or a suicide note.
David Carradine born John Arthur Carradine ; December 8, — June 3, was an American actor best known for playing martial arts roles. David Carradine was a member of the Carradine family of actors that began with his father, John Carradine. The elder Carradine's acting career, which included major and minor roles on stage and television, and in cinema, spanned more than four decades. A prolific "B" movie actor, [1] David Carradine appeared in more than feature films in a career spanning more than six decades.