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Topic: Star of "Kung Fu" found dead......
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Keith Ashfield
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From: U.K.
Registered: Dec 2006
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posted June 05, 2009 03:42 AM
Sadly, David Carradine, star of the “Kung Fu” T.V. Series has, it appears, committed suicide. He was found hanging by the neck, in his hotel room in Bangkok, Thailand.
David had appeared in many movies, including his most recent memorable roll in the “Kill Bill” movies. He will be best remembered as Kwai Chang Caine – the hero of the “Kung Fu2 series, which was originally conceived by, and as a role for, Bruce Lee. He also played the role of singer Woodie Guthrie in “Bound for Glory”.
He has played some memorable parts as a villain, the best of which, I think, was in “Lone Wolf McQuade”.
David was 72 years old and the son of the legendary 1940’s actor John Carradine.
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Keith Ashfield
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posted June 05, 2009 06:32 AM
The irony is that if the original part of Caine had gone to Bruce Lee and not David Carradine, would David have then become a "star" and would Bruce Lee have avoided his fate and not become a legend.
The fact that David starred in "Silent Flute", another original idea, penned by Bruce Lee and Stirling Stilliphant, also entwines the lives of these two actors, whose fame was founded on martial arts and whose fate, in the end, were both tragic.
"Ah, Glasshopper?"
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Osi Osgood
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From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted June 05, 2009 09:34 AM
I loved him in Lone Wolf McQuade, but my persoanl favorite for his roles has to be as the eldest brother in "The Long Riders", (I think they were the "Clantons").
He has a VERY authentic knife fight where he and an indian warrior take the woman's scarf, (the woman they are fighting over), putting it in thier teeth, so they constantly stay at blades length, and go at it.
David won.
A great actor. A lot of people gave him a ribbing for constantly appearing in bargain basement films, but Mr. Carradine reportedly didn't think much of the film-making industry in general, and thought it was all way too bloated and over-hyped up. He therefore just took the jobs as they came.
Farewell grass-hopper.
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