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Kung Fu actor found dead

Published:Thursday | June 4, 2009 | 1:15 PM

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



Thai police told the BBC that the 72 year old actor was found by a hotel maid sitting in a wardrobe with a cord around his neck and other parts of his body.



The US star’s personal manager, Chuck Binder, says Carradine was in Thailand making his latest film, Stretch at the time of the incident.



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