# Kung Fu's David Carradine Dies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 4, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691 "2009-06-04T13:59:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/1 "2009-06-04T13:59:53Z")
He was found dead in a Bangkok hotel room. Officials say he died of natural causes…but would ‘death via the Five-Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique’ even be detectable? He was 72. > **[BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Kung Fu star Carradine found dead](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8083479.stm)** > > Kill Bill and Kung Fu star David Carradine has been found dead in a Bangkok hotel room at the age of 72. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/2 "2009-06-04T14:04:29Z")
Well darn. I was about to comment on his taking the Night Train to Mundo Fine but that was his dad. Um, well, I guess that’s a little bit frightnin’, but this was done with expert timin’. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/3 "2009-06-04T14:09:49Z")
I just noticed him in the promo for next week’s “Mental”. IMDB lists several other projects coming out this year. Active til the end. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/4 "2009-06-04T14:09:51Z")
Well, I know One person who isn’t kung fu fighting… ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/5 "2009-06-04T14:19:20Z")
Wow. I only know him from Kill Bill, but he was awesome in that. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/6 "2009-06-04T14:19:41Z")
Time for you to go. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/7 "2009-06-04T14:20:32Z")
Farewell, Grasshopper. Thanks for the memories. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/8 "2009-06-04T14:24:10Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > Officials say he died of natural causes… “Natural” in that it’s natural to die after you’ve been hanged, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/9 "2009-06-04T14:30:46Z")
I hope it wasn’t suicide, which is what is being reported now. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/10 "2009-06-04T14:34:26Z")
[This article](http://www.comcast.net/articles/entertainment/20090604/AS.Thailand.David.Carradine/) says he was found hanging. Very sad news. ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/11 "2009-06-04T14:41:39Z")
I said this in the Death Pool thread, but I met him once in 2001. He was very friendly and charming, and had a million great stories about his career. I’m very sad to hear about the circumstances of his death (what little is known), and makes me wonder if he recently got some bad health news or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/12 "2009-06-04T15:01:53Z")
Natural causes?? [http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/movies/news/Article.aspx?cp-documentid=147770129>1=61502](http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/movies/news/Article.aspx?cp-documentid=147770129>1=61502) Sorry: Faulty preview. I thought there had been only one post ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/13 "2009-06-04T15:02:55Z")
David Carradine has a new film coming out. _Hung Fu_ (Actually, I’m sorry to hear the news. But I couldn’t resist.) ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/14 "2009-06-04T15:08:38Z")
These reports always make me feel so old! I remember him from when I was a little kid, I don’t feel like a kid anymore, but I don’t feel like I’m old enough for so many people from my youth to be passing on. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/15 "2009-06-04T15:11:23Z")
Sounds like he did a Michael Hutchence. ETA: the BBC article has been edited. When I first saw it, it said the rope was around his neck and genitals. Now it just says “and body”. ---
**Author:** ![torie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/16 "2009-06-04T15:22:47Z")
I am a huge, almost fanatical fan of the Kill Bill movies and was so sad to hear this. Especially that he may have killed himself. RIP Bill. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/17 "2009-06-04T15:24:09Z")
Can’t believe he would kill himself. His career was probably hotter than it’d been in 30 years. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/18 "2009-06-04T16:00:42Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > Sounds like he did a Michael Hutchence. > > ETA: the BBC article has been edited. When I first saw it, it said the rope was around his neck and genitals. Now it just says “and body”. Yeah, I saw that as well. Now it says “and other parts of his body”. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/19 "2009-06-04T16:02:06Z")
_Bound for Glory_ is my favorite of his performances. Woody Guthrie was a perfect role for his low-key acting style, and it was nice to see that his recent career resurgence seemed to be embraced by him with modest grace instead of letting it go to his head. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/20 "2009-06-04T16:06:05Z")
David has hit the #1 slot of places and ways I do not want to be found dead. :eek: & :o [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691.md?page=2)