David Carradine....kills himself?

[69bronzeT5]

Wow...didn't see that coming.

"CNN is reporting that veteran actor David Carradine has died.

Various other news agencies – including Thailand's English-language newspaper The Nation – are reporting that the 73-year-old was found in his Bangkok hotel room, a victim of an apparent suicide by hanging.

Carradine is best-known for his role in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill movies, as well as TV guest spots on Alias, Medium, Eve, In Case of Emergency and the new Fox drama series Mental.

Carradine starred on the 1970s series Kung Fu and the 1990s follow-up, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues.

Carradine is the eldest son of legendary character actor John Carradine, and is the brother of Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine and Michael Bowen. He had actress daughters Calista Carradine and Kansas Carradine, and nieces Ever Carradine and Martha Plimpton.

He starred in more than 100 movies, dozens of TV movies and theatre roles. Carradine received Golden Globe nominations for his role in Bound for Glory (1976) and North and South (1985), and a best actor Emmy nomination for Kung Fu."

[Charger74]

WOW!!!! RIP David, you were the better warrior.

I will never forget when he was doing Lone Wolf McQuaid with Chuck Norris and they had to stop the fight scene with them because the fight got real and David was winning hands down.

[Sublime/Sixpack]

I heard about that on the news this morning, its sad to hear that he took his own life.

[BB1]

http://www.david-carradine.com/

Rip

[TruckDriver]

I just saw this too on the news. I remember him from the tv show "Kung Fu". And he was in the movie "Cannonball". I think he was the driver of the '68 Charger in the movie. I only saw a 1.3 of the movie once, dont remember for sure. And in the movie "Death Race 2000" (the original movie).  And as af late, he was doing phone commercials.

RIP David  

[Hemidog]

I just saw this too on the news. I remember him from the tv show "Kung Fu". And he was in the movie "Cannonball". I think he was the driver of the '68 Charger in the movie. I only saw a 1.3 of the movie once, dont remember for sure. And in the movie "Death Race 2000" (the original movie).  And as af late, he was doing phone commercials.

RIP David  

He drove a Pontiac firebird, and a hot rod mustang, the bad guy drove the badass black 68 charger 
He also played in Death Race 2000 with stallone.

RIP Carradine.

[73chgrSE]

 

The details seem supicious.

RIP

[Charger_Fan]

I find it odd that a 73 year old guy would hang himself...but he was a movie star, so anything goes with that crowd.  

[moparstuart]

I find it odd that a 73 year old guy would hang himself...but he was a movie star, so anything goes with that crowd.  

it was an autoerotic sex thing is what i read on the internet ?

[Neal_J]

Grasshopper no snatch pebble anymore...

Confucius say, Adios Kane.

[Charger_Fan]

I find it odd that a 73 year old guy would hang himself...but he was a movie star, so anything goes with that crowd.  

it was an autoerotic sex thing is what i read on the internet ?

In that case...

[Magnumcharger]

"The initial police report indicated that Carradine had committed suicide by hanging himself; he was found by a hotel maid sitting in a wardrobe with a cord around his neck and body".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Carradine

Doesn't sound much like a suicide to me.

[TUFCAT]

The details seem supicious.

RIP

I just heard (from a very unreliable source) .....that he actually owned lots of GM stock.  So, if people started buying GM cars, they might've save a life! 

[moparstuart]

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&rlz=1T4ADBS_enUS223US228&q=david+carradine+found+dead+autoerotic&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=CS8oSsXBD4GVkAW-goylBw&sa=X&oi=news_group&resnum=1&ct=title


  a little old to still be a pervert 

[TUFCAT]

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&rlz=1T4ADBS_enUS223US228&q=david+carradine+found+dead+autoerotic&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=CS8oSsXBD4GVkAW-goylBw&sa=X&oi=news_group&resnum=1&ct=title


  a little old to still be a pervert 

Stu, I definately agree.   But on the otherhand, I watched a CSI episode about this ...and it actually may be more common (amongst us grown-ups) than we think.   

[moparstuart]

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&rlz=1T4ADBS_enUS223US228&q=david+carradine+found+dead+autoerotic&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=CS8oSsXBD4GVkAW-goylBw&sa=X&oi=news_group&resnum=1&ct=title


  a little old to still be a pervert 

Stu, I definately agree.   But on the otherhand, I watched a CSI episode about this ...and it actually may be more common (amongst us grown-ups) than we think.   

grown ups yes , but the dude was 73 years old 


   And please dont let me see the headlines about an autoerotic kitty death 

[TUFCAT]

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&rlz=1T4ADBS_enUS223US228&q=david+carradine+found+dead+autoerotic&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=CS8oSsXBD4GVkAW-goylBw&sa=X&oi=news_group&resnum=1&ct=title


  a little old to still be a pervert 

Stu, I definately agree.   But on the otherhand, I watched a CSI episode about this ...and it actually may be more common (amongst us grown-ups) than we think.   

grown ups yes , but the dude was 73 years old 


   And please dont let me see the headlines about an autoerotic kitty death 

Dude, that was funny!

[chargerboy69]

I find it odd that a 73 year old guy would hang himself...but he was a movie star, so anything goes with that crowd.  

it was an autoerotic sex thing is what i read on the internet ?

It happens.  One of my best friends died that way.  His mom found him hanging in his basement.  Not good.

[mikepmcs]

Now if I could just get this rope around my pe....

[Brightyellow69rtse]

i just choke my wife a little with a free hand lol. ill pass on using the rope lol.

[NHCharger]

They are now reporting that the maid found him with a cord wrapped around is neck and genitals. To bad he will be remembered for that, not all the great characters he played. My favorite was the Long Riders (1980) where he teamed up with his brothers and the Keach brothers to portray the James-Younger gang.

[skip68]

"something is not right grasshopper !! " He was in the middle of filming a movie....uhmmm, + foreign country............something is not right...

Mrs.Skip68

[BigBlackDodge]

Now if I could just get this rope around my pe....

Penguin?



BBD

[hemi-hampton]

He drove a lime Green 69 Mustang Fastback in Canonball, Bill Mc Kinney drove the black 68 charger, Bill also drove that jacked up 70 Polara in Thunderbolt & Lightfoot & also was on the run from Burt Reynolds in Deliverance. "Squeele like Pig Boy"

[dads_69]

Martail Art guys of his stature are very different people. Take Bruce Lee for instance, to this day, they say his death was....but it was murder via Mafia.
Now David Carradine. Hung himself? Yea right. We're just outsiders being told what we want to hear. Who in the hell would go out that way and want to be remembered like so? Answer: nobody. My point being, he was no coward.
I've seen close friends take they're own life's over the years, but his *suicide* is now a mystery IMO that will be covered up as well as many others.

R.I.P. David Carradine.

Kung Fu Master




Mark

[Charger_Croatia]

I knew him only from movies but this story is suspicious. I really doubt it.

R.I.P. David

[mikepmcs]

It's no mystery...he accidentally sufficated himself because he was trying that auto erotica crap or whatever it is called.  He was a weirdo to begin with like most actors.  Actors are very very strange people and he was at the top of the list.  Just watch one awards show and you'll see what I mean.

I feel bad for his family.

[nh_mopar_fan]

Rubbed out while rubbing one out.

[73chgrSE]

Guess that must be one of those "don't knock it til you've tried it" kinda things, but i just can't see the appeal.

[Charger_Fan]

Rubbed out while rubbing one out.

[tan top]

Rubbed out while rubbing one out.

[SeattleCharger]

   kung fu was rad,      when you can snatcht the pebble from my hand,   

                                  when you can walk on the rice paper without tearing it

                                     grasshopper,   

[Old Moparz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZGMVKaLLOI

[Brock Samson]

  who the hell masterbates in Thailand?.. 

[SeattleCharger]

he died mysteriously, just like bruce lee,    both are legends, fitting.  and since he replaced bruce lee \
for role on kung fu

[73chgrSE]

..............and now he's having to explain to Bruce Lee just what happened.

[Magnumcharger]

Famous last words:
"Hello, front desk? Yes, it's Mr Carradine in room 305......yes, "grasshopper"...yes....thank you.
Anyway, I just wanted to make sure I'm not to be disturbed for the evening, as I...well...I'm going to be just hangin' around.....um...err...I mean tied up for awhile.... yes, that's it. Thanks again."

[mikepmcs]

Guess he was just at the end of his rope.

[SeattleCharger]

  he lived his life to the beat of a different drum

    but ultimately it beat him down

[c00nhunterjoe]

his hands were also tied behind his back...... i say foul play

[mikepmcs]

Apparently tied above his head.

A chambermaid found Carradine's body Thursday at Bangkok's Swissotel Nai Lert Park Hotel. Thai authorities said they have all but ruled out foul play, based on surveillance footage and interviews with hotel staff that indicate no one was in Carradine's room before he died, said Col. Somprasong Yenthuam, who is heading the investigation.

A grainy photo published on the Saturday cover of the tabloid Thai Rath shows a naked body suspended from a clothes bar in a hotel closet, hands apparently bound together above the head and feet on the floor. The face is blacked out and other areas are obscured.

The paper did not indicate the source of the image, but Thai police said they believed it was a picture of Carradine's body taken by a forensics team.

[Brock Samson]

 still I ask,... who masterbates in Thailand?..  Isn't that like going to Vegas to birdwatch?.. Or England for the food?..
or Africa for the blondes?..

[Ghoste]

Actually I thought Thailand was supposed to be the worlds number one destination for sex tourism?   Every fetish imaginable taken care of cheaply and without question? 

[BB1]

Love to go there on vacation, mmmm I think I'll book a flight. 

[mikesbbody]

I guess the question is: what's the better way to "go" or be remembered? the guy who hung himself (suicide) or the guy that dies accidently doing Auto whatever it is. Both are pretty sketchy imo 

[dkn1997]

i'd hold off on booking ticket to thailand for all the great sex...unless you are a dirty old man who likes to rape little boys...cause that's pretty much what that place is known for.  some sick mf's out there.  keep it in your pants or go to amsterdam

[BB1]

I am going to Amsterdam next year to see my family you sicko. If you didn't know there are legal clubs in America that have sex on the menu. Thailand is also know for it beauty, culture, beaches
and the best place to explore Buddhist temple in the world like Indian Jones.
If I run into dirty old men there, I'll will do my best to kick them in the nuts. 

[Ponch ®]

who the hell masterbates in Thailand?.. 

guys that don't like disturbingly young girls or chicks with dicks. Say what you will about the guy's deviant sexual proclivities, but at least he wasnt a pedo or a homo...

[greenpigs]

I hope at 73 i still can get busy. Plus i dont think its that funny about how he died, regardless of what may have happened he is gone. Show some respect.

[Magnumcharger]

I hope at 73 i still can get busy. Plus i dont think its that funny about how he died, regardless of what may have happened he is gone. Show some respect.

read this:
http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/2009/06/09/9738516-zap.html

or if you want all the dirt:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/carradine1.html

[Ponch ®]

I hope at 73 i still can get busy. Plus i dont think its that funny about how he died, regardless of what may have happened he is gone. Show some respect.

heh....when a someone goes out like that, it's fair game. it's not like he died in some tragic, unfortunate accident not of his own doing. If it was a non famous guy and someone had found this in the "wacky news" section of a website, we'd all be making "Darwin Awards" jokes.

Having said that...I also hope i still can get busy at 73...or i WILL hang myself.

[dads_69]

Well get ready to hang yourself then, more info. being released about his death now. Not suicide is the word. And no kidding, regardless of who died, famous or not, respect is a must.

Mark

[73chgrSE]

Well, on a serious note, I'm glad to hear it wasn't suicide.

[Ponch ®]

Well get ready to hang yourself then, more info. being released about his death now. Not suicide is the word. And no kidding, regardless of who died, famous or not, respect is a must.

Mark

Yeah, I saw that but you gotta consider the source:

LOS ANGELES – The forensics expert hired by David Carradine's family  :eyes:has concluded that the "Kung Fu" actor did not commit suicide,

.

With that in mind, I respectfully call bullshit.

[RD]

i dont even know why we glorify celebrities in such a manner as this.. it seems that whenever a "has been" or "is" dies we have a thread sniffling, giving out pointless online eulogies, making fun of them, and others arguing why some are making fun of them.

these threads are extremely pointless as celebrities would give a rats ass if you died.  i think the idolizing of a person whose sole job was to impersonate a character written by another person is idiotic.  but that is just my 2 pennies.

these type of threads should be outlawed just like political and religious threads.

[dads_69]

RD, to a point I agree w/you. I watched Kung Fu as a kid, as many of us did here I'm sure. I always wanted to be like him and Evil Knievel. So far, I've studied 4 different types of Martial Art forms and counting. As for motorcycles, I've owned a lot of bikes, both dirt and street. I'm alive and only a few broken bones, so I think I'm ahead of them by far.
True, would Denise Richards care if I died tomorrow, probably not, but my point is, growing up with people like David C. and many others that have been mentioned here recently and long ago, it brings a lot of us closer, at home and here.
Life is short enough as it is, why not pay repsects for those who have passed on whether or not some do, piss on them I say or don't post at all, yea yea, freedom of speech and all that crap, internet yada yada..... I don't post in every forum, but some people like to stir the pot.

That's my two cents, again.
Once and for all...........

R.I.P. David Carradine

[BB1]

Lets not use the word crap and the freedom of speech in the same sentence.
People died to give up that freedom.
Try going to China and complain or converse your thoughts over the governments wishes.

Death is the great equalizer, no king or serf can avoid it.
That's is why we talk about it, in the end were all dirt.

Thanks for the good years David C. 

[Ghoste]

Hey RD, at least the lawyers have it right.  While the world mythologizes him, the family have to decide how to carve up his fortune 4 ways.  All those marriages you know.

[RD]

Hey RD, at least the lawyers have it right.  While the world mythologizes him, the family have to decide how to carve up his fortune 4 ways.  All those marriages you know.

boy.. i hope we dont have to hear about that in the news.

[Magnumcharger]

The lawyer will likely say: "if you can snatch this pebble from my hand, the inheritance is yours".....

[hemi-hampton]