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Carradine's "Americana" was one from the heart

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - It was doubly sad to learn of the death of actor David Carradine in an apparent suicide Thursday in Bangkok, having witnessed one of the more crushing failures in his artistic life.
 

Actor David Carradine found dead in Bangkok

'Kill Bill' star David Carradine found dead in Thai capital, suicide suspected. Much like the character that made him famous, David Carradine was always seeking, both spiritually and professionally, his life forever intertwined with the Shaolin priest he played in the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu."
 

Actor David Carradine found dead in Bangkok

Much like the character that made him famous, David Carradine was always seeking, both spiritually and professionally, his life forever intertwined with the Shaolin priest he played in the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu."
 

Carradine's death follows Zen-like turnabout

Carradine's death follows actor's Zen-like turnabout after early life of hard living. Contrast marked the life of David Carradine, who became a star playing the austere and virtuous warrior Caine on TV's "Kung Fu" even as his personal life was an excess of alcohol and drugs.
 

Carradine's death follows Zen-like turnabout

Carradine's death follows actor's Zen-like turnabout after early life of hard living. Contrast marked the life of David Carradine, who became a star playing the austere and virtuous warrior Caine on TV's "Kung Fu" even as his personal life was an excess of alcohol and drugs.
 

Actor David Carradine found dead in Bangkok

'Kill Bill' star David Carradine found dead in Thai capital, suicide suspected. Actor David Carradine, a born seeker and cult idol who broke through as the willing student called "grasshopper" in the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu" and decades later as leader of an assassin squad in "Kill Bill," was found dead Thursday in Thailand. Police said he appeared to have hanged himself.
 

Highlights from David Carradine's filmography

Selected highlights from David Carradine's filmography. Chronological highlights of David Carradine's film career:
 

Actor David Carradine found dead in Bangkok

'Kill Bill' star David Carradine found dead in Thai capital, suicide suspected. David Carradine, star of the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu" whose career roared back to life when he played the assassin-turned-victim in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill," was found dead Thursday in Thailand. Police said he appeared to have hanged himself.