# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![caligulathegod](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caligulathegod/32/9685_2.png) [@caligulathegod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligulathegod)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/141 "2009-06-08T08:21:16Z")
In that picture, his hands are tied above his head. How does _that_ work? Fowl play, perhaps? ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/142 "2009-06-08T08:42:06Z")
You think chickens were involed? ---
**Author:** ![caligulathegod](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caligulathegod/32/9685_2.png) [@caligulathegod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligulathegod)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/143 "2009-06-08T09:06:42Z")
Well, it WAS Thailand. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/144 "2009-06-08T12:45:51Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > are you horny and looking for new ways to get off? I’m billy mays for the choke and stroke, a revolutionary new product… You’re awesomeness is now on a constant loop in my head. MAKE IT STOP! Would this be the appropriate time to mention I was up north in Mid Michigan this weekend and there is a convenience store named **Splash - n - Go**? Yes, I thought so. ---
**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 8, 2009, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/145 "2009-06-08T12:55:34Z")
At least David Carradine had the grace to die right after the cutoff for the current Broadway season. The Tony Awards did not have to mention him in their tribute to deceased theatre actors. I wonder if they will mention him at the 2009-2010 Tonys? ---
**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 8, 2009, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/146 "2009-06-08T16:46:17Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > …Just curious, what was his son like? He was a jock and not the sharpest blade in the drawer, as I recall. I always had the vague impression that he was a jerk, too, but I had very few dealings with him, and frankly may just have been imputing the sins of the father (we all knew who he was) to the son. This was 20-some years ago, mind you. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/147 "2009-06-09T03:49:50Z")
[FBI may be allowed to “observe” Carradine case](http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/06/09/national/national_30104632.php) [Carradine family to take action on published photos](http://www.thebostonchannel.com/entertainment/19680915/detail.html) ---
**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/148 "2009-06-09T11:45:36Z")
A photo that purportedly shows Carradine’s corpse on an autopsy table is already making the rounds online. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/149 "2009-06-09T14:47:32Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > I wonder if they will mention him at the 2009-2010 Tonys? It’s doubtful. Unlike his brother Keith, David’s career on the live stage is pretty negligible. ---
**Author:** ![Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/150 "2009-06-09T15:00:07Z")
No one has updated this thread with the newest tawdriness? Divorce papers from wife #4 include: “abhorrent and deviant sexual behavior which was potentially deadly.” The assassination conspiracy theories were more fun, but really they were trying too hard when they tried to say the same guys who assassinated Bruce Lee wanted Carradine dead. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/151 "2009-06-09T15:30:08Z")
Does anyone have a link to the purported photos of his body? ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/152 "2009-06-09T15:37:57Z")
> [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](#): > > No one has updated this thread with the newest tawdriness? Divorce papers from wife #4 include: “abhorrent and deviant sexual behavior which was potentially deadly.” Plus she threw in a long-term incest allegation as well- did you know she has a book coming out? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/153 "2009-06-09T15:48:01Z")
> [@joebuck20](#): > > Does anyone have a link to the purported photos of his body? drop a PM to me of your email and I’ll send you a link. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/154 "2009-06-10T01:36:17Z")
> [@JpnDude](#): > > A photo that purportedly shows Carradine’s corpse on an autopsy table is already making the rounds online. That would have to be the photo I mentioned. Not surprised it’s made it to the Internet. I did not bother to take a look – if I wanted to see old naked white men, I’d just go to Afterskool Bar in Soi Cowboy late at night – but _Thai Rath_ newspaper here ran it on the front page earlier this week. In other David Carradine news: [Martial arts expert convinced David Carradine killed by kung fu cult](http://www.3news.co.nz/News/Martial-arts-expert-convinced-David-Carradine-killed-by-kung-fu-cult/tabid/209/articleID/107869/Default.aspx?ArticleID=107869) (Man, where do they find these people?) [Murder theory ‘unbelievable’](http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/06/10/national/national_30104746.php) And this wonderful tongue-in-cheek [letter to the editor](http://www.nationmultimedia.com/worldhotnews/30104687/What-is-auto-erotic-asphyxiation?): \*\*Re: “Carradine’s family wants FBI to step in”, June 7. What exactly is this “auto-erotic asphyxiation” that is supposed to have killed David Carradine? The news media have been uncharacteristically coy about this. All they tell us is that Carradine had a rope tied around his neck, his wrist, and his golden dragon. They say that the procedure is supposed to produce unparalleled sexual ecstasy. Aside from this, they tell us nothing. I want to see a full-length feature article on this, with photos, diagrams, everything. Is this a common practice in Hollywood? Was it perhaps invented by the notorious Marquis de Sade? Is there any way in which one can perform the procedure and enjoy unparalleled sexual ecstasy without suffering collateral damage, ie, death? Further, we need an investigation into claims circulating among the Chinese community that Carradine’s death was actually caused by the ghost of Bruce Lee, finally taking revenge for an old insult. Readers may recall that Lee was originally slated to play the role of the half-Chinese, half-Caucasian hero Caine in the TV series “Kung Fu,” but was rejected because he looked “too Chinese”. Never mind that Carradine, who ultimately assumed the role, looked “too Caucasian”. I’d also like to know if Carradine’s auto-erotic technique (but without the asphyxiation, please) can be adapted for use by ladies, especially elderly ones. CONSTANCE BEASLEY (MRS) BANGKOK\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2009, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/155 "2009-06-13T01:18:11Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Also heard Carradine’s family is aghast at all of the intimate information being freely passed about in the news over here, including by the government’s main pathologist, who is herself a local celebrity. > [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Ours is [Pornthip Rojanasunand](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornthip_Rojanasunand).. There’s a good recent BBC story on her [here](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8093116.stm). ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2009, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/156 "2009-06-13T01:27:12Z")
> [@EJsGirl](#): > > :rolleyes: My ex had this misfortune of working on _Kung Fu: The Legend Continues_. I’m afraid I don’t hold the man in particularly high regard. Given his on-set substance abuse and the extraordinary measures the producers went through to cover up some of his behavior, I’m actually inlined to believe a bitchy ex, actually. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/157 "2009-06-14T03:54:45Z")
[Sorry, David, If We Are Denying You Peace](http://www.nationmultimedia.com/search/read.php?newsid=30104775&keyword=stoppage) ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/158 "2009-06-14T14:19:59Z")
Very nice piece. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/159 "2010-06-07T19:00:58Z")
As proof that you can sue anyone over anything, his widow provides [this](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/04/david-carradines-widow-su_n_600393.html?page=2&show_comment_id=49417622#comment_49417622). ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kung-fus-david-carradine-dies/498691/160 "2010-06-07T19:03:09Z")
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