
Lost amidst the seamy details of his demise is the fact that at one time the late David Carradine was a film star of some stature. Most of the younger folks remember him from Tarantino's Kill Bill series but back in the day his star was considerably larger.

David Carradine, age 72, starred in over 100 movies, but may be best remembered as the star of the 1972-1975 TV series "Kung Fu," or perhaps his lead role in the 2003/2004 movies "Kill Bill (vols.
Upset over Carradine body photoSource: BBC News
The family of Kill Bill star David Carradine has said it is "profoundly disturbed" after images of the actor's body were printed in a Thai newspaper.
Kinky sex play in David Carradine death?Source: Examiner
e mystery deepened over the death of American cult actor David Carradine, best known for the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu," who was found naked in a hotel closet in the Thai capital of Bangkok.
Update: Grasshopper (Death of David Carradine)Source: Thailand Jumped the Shark
If there are any friends or family of David Carradine who somehow make it to this blog, whatever you do, don't ever trust the Thai police or the Thai media to get to the bottom of the truth. I wouldn't trust the US embassy staff either.

On March 30, 2007, as I drove to the post office, down one of our sandy, windy Cape Cod roads, I saw something we New Englanders don't get to see everyday: a movie set. I pulled the car over and made my way over to where the "action" was. I'd no idea what or who was going on.

I saw the article about his death and it really surprised me to see him there all of a sudden. I had met his former son-in-law in Hollywood. I think that in itself must have been a bit of a trying experience to him.
New Director Practices 'Kung Fu'Source: Zap2it.com
Hong Kong-based Makowski will helm TV adaptation. With brothers Albert and Allen Hughes off the project, a new director has joined Legendary Pictures' big screen version of "Kung Fu."