David Carradine apparently killed himself.

“Kill Bill and Kung Fu star David Carradine has been found dead in a Bangkok hotel room on Thursday.

Thai police told the BBC a hotel maid found the 72-year-old naked in a wardrobe with a cord around his neck and other parts of his body.

The US star was in Thailand filming his latest film, Stretch, according to his personal manager Chuck Binder.

Mr Binder said the news was “shocking”, adding: “He was full of life, always wanting to work… a great person.”

Police said the actor’s body was found in a suite at the 5-star Swissotel Nai Lert Park hotel.

A US embassy official confirmed the actor’s death, but added that the cause of death had not yet been established.

Mark Kermode pays tribute to David Carradine

However, Thai newspaper The Nation reported that police believe the actor took his own life, and preliminary investigations found that he hanged himself. “

I’m finding it hard to believe. I remember the Kung-Fu TV shoe in the 70s. It introduced me to the martial art and even the “philosophy” proved an early influence. It was often thought that Carradine wasn’t much different from the character he played, which is why from that point on he mostly played the bad guy in movies since then.

Nevertheless, we have to see what the real cause of death is ruled.

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