i just wake up to see the bad news this morning  that one of my favorite shows of the 70s  star was found dead hanging in his hotel in bangkok  Actor David Carradine, star of the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu" who also had a wide-ranging career in the movies, has been found dead in the Thai capital, Bangkok. A news report said he was found hanged in his hotel room and was believed to have committed suicide
It said Carradine was in Bangkok to shoot a movie and had been staying at the hotel since Tuesday. The newspaper said Carradine could not be contacted after he failed to appear for a meal with the rest of the film crew on Wednesday, and that his body was found by a hotel maid at 10 a.m. Thursday morning. The name of the movie was not immediately available  The newspaper said Carradine could not be contacted after he failed to appear for a meal with the rest of the film crew on Wednesday, and that his body was found by a hotel maid at 10 a.m. Thursday morning. The name of the movie was not immediately available  It said a preliminary police investigation found that he had hanged himself with a cord used with the room's curtains. It cited police as saying he had been dead at least 12 hours and there was no sign that he had been assaulted. Carradine was a leading member of a venerable Hollywood acting family that included his father, actor John Carradine,his father protagonized in a lot of classical horror movies.  david carradine  returned to the top in recent years as the title character in Quentin Tarantino's two-part saga "Kill Bill."rest in peace mr david carradine