Actor David Carradine found dead at 72

Hollywood lost a star today. Actor David Carradine was found dead today in his hotel room in Bangkok where he was filming a movie. It is suspected that Carradine committed suicide and hanged himself.

Though Carradine appeared in a variety of roles, he is most famous for his work as a martial arts connoisseur. In the 70's he played  Kwai Chaing Caine, the star of the hit Tv show,  'Kung Fu.'

Many of you remember him as Bill, the coldhearted kung fu instructor who taught Uma Thurman everything she knew, and then with the help of Thurman's assassin friends attempted to kill her following a heartbreak. Kill Bill Vol's 1 & 2 are the story of Thurman exacting her revenge on her attempted killers, culminating in a showdown with Bill (Carradine). After a duel for the ages, Thurman prevails when she strikes Bill with the '5 point palm, exploding heart technique.'

Before Jet Li, before Jackie Chan, there was David Carradine. The Kung fu genre on TV and in film owes a lot to this man for his contributions. RIP.