Obituaries

Actor David Carradine, best known for his role in the 1970s cult television show Kung Fu, has been found dead in a Thailand hotel. He was reportedly found hanged in a closet. Carradine, the oldest son of actor John Carradine, was 72.

The newspaper said Carradine could not be contacted after he failed to appear for a meal with the rest of the film crew on Wednesday, and that his body was found by a hotel maid at 10 a.m. Thursday morning. The name of the movie was not immediately available.

It said a preliminary police investigation found that he had hanged himself with a cord used with the room’s curtains. It cited police as saying he had been dead at least 12 hours and there was no sign that he had been assaulted.

Here is a clip from the pilot movie of the Kung Fu series: