David Carradine 1936-2009

American actor David Carradine was found dead in his hotel room, while he was shooting in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday (June 4). He was shooting his latest film, Stretch, in Bangkok. The film crew did notice his absence when they went out for dinner on June 3. He was found hanging by a rope in his hotel room's closet the next day.

David Carradine was famous for his work in the 1970s television series Kung Fu and recently playing the leader of an assassin group, Bill in Quentin Tarantino directed Kill Bill.