DAVID CARRADINE 1936-2009

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BANGKOK (AP) ? U.S. actor David Carradine, best known for his roles in the 1970s TV series ‘Kung Fu’ and the Kill Bill movies, has been found dead in the Thai capital Bangkok.

Carradine was reportedly in Thailand working on a film when he didn’t show up for a crew meal. He was found sometime later in his hotel room hanged, his death apparently a suicide.

Carradine was best known as the star of the 70’s TV series “Kung Fu” where he played Caine, (a role supposedly created for Bruce Lee) a Chinese martial-arts master wandering The Wild West. He did many films after that, (including “Death Race 2000″ but he is most recently remembered for his role in Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill” (2003) and “Kill Bill II” (2004) in which he the title role. He was also a devotee of the Chinese martial arts and Eastern philosophy.

Despite what your feelings are on his career, Carradine was an icon in the American martial arts/ action genre and will be missed by many.

Sources: Associated Press, ABC News