Actor David Carradine Found Dead

Mr Wallstreet · Post by **Mr Wallstreet** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:05 am

BANGKOK â€“ Actor David Carradine, star of the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu" who also had a wide-ranging career in the movies, has been found dead in the Thai capital, Bangkok. A news report said he was found hanged in his hotel room and was believed to have committed suicide.

A spokesman for the U.S. Embassy, Michael Turner, confirmed the death of the 72-year-old actor. He said the embassy was informed by Thai authorities that Carradine died either late Wednesday or early Thursday, but he could not provide further details out of consideration for his family.

Full article:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_thailand_david_carradine

Sad that he's dead and even worse if he did in fact commit suicide. I was a fan of his work, He will be missed.

XIII · Post by **XIII** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:59 am

Bill.

Sandman · Post by **Sandman** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:00 am

shit I heard he was dead but I did not know it was suicide! oh man that sucks

jedispyder · Post by **jedispyder** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 12:30 pm

According to IMDb, his agent or someone else from the US claimed that he had not in fact committed suicide and that the newsreport originally released was wrong. Hopefully he didn't, but if he did I wonder what caused him to?

Either way it sucks he's gone...

jedispyder · Post by **jedispyder** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 4:39 pm

Ok, they just revealed that it was 100% not suicide and instead auto-erotica asphyxiation gone wrong. Aka he was trying to get off by the lack of blood flow when he accidentally went too far. The rope was around his neck as well as his penis...

ShadowMan · Post by **ShadowMan** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:02 pm

jedispyder wrote:Ok, they just revealed that it was 100% not suicide and instead auto-erotica asphyxiation gone wrong. Aka he was trying to get off by the lack of blood flow when he accidentally went too far. The rope was around his neck as well as his penis...

I wonder what would possess you to say such a vulgar joke about a man who just died. Have you no compassion?

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:21 pm

No, he wasn't making a joke, there actually are reports that say that.

CNN had yet to confirm that aspect of his death, though I did see the report it seems to come from. I'm not placing faith until I hear a unified story on how it happened.

Either way, while I never saw much of his work, it's alway sad when someone passes.

jedispyder · Post by **jedispyder** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:22 pm

Yeah, that's no joke. It's stated on IMDb if you don't believe me:
http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0818207/

David Carradine died during a sex game that went wrong, according to sources in Bangkok, Thailand, where he was found dead on Thursday.

Carradine's body was discovered in a hotel suite and local reports suggested he committed suicide.

He was discovered by a maid, naked and hanged, but the suggestions his death had a sexual twist were strongly disputed by the star's close friend, attorney Vicki Roberts, and his manager Chuck Binder, who insisted he died of natural causes.

But a statement from Carradine's representative now indicates the actor died during a sex act.

The spokesperson tells TMZ.com, "We can confirm 100 per cent that he never would have committed suicide. It was an accidental death. Everybody is in shock."

Rumours Carradine died attempting auto-erotic asphyxiation - where victims achieve heightened sexual pleasure by restricting their air supply - are backed up by a quote a Bangkok police officer gave to British newspaper The Sun.

The cop tells reporters, "A rope was attached to his neck and also to his penis".

Rocker Michael Hutchence was rumoured to have died attempting the same sex act in a Sydney, Australia hotel room back in 1997 - although his death was officially declared a suicide.

Carradine was in Thailand to shoot new movie Stretch. He was 72.

I don't joke about death, especially after my grandma passed away last Saturday.

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:03 pm

The only thing is, I don't necessarily trust a sorce from IMDb, especially when it has TMZ listed as an additional reference. CNN at the same time made no mention of that at the time I read IMDb's take, so I'm still not sure what's what.

Also, I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother.

ShadowMan · Post by **ShadowMan** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:21 pm

jedispyder wrote:Yeah, that's no joke. It's stated on IMDb if you don't believe me:
http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0818207/

I don't joke about death, especially after my grandma passed away last Saturday.

Well, in that case, I apologize.

jedispyder · Post by **jedispyder** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:46 am

I accept your apology. Remember, research before you lunge at someone

CBKA · Post by **CBKA** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 7:36 am

its all in the papers that he died while jacking off. Im guessing if that is what really happened it will never be confirmed

Mr Wallstreet · Post by **Mr Wallstreet** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 6:55 am

I haven't heard any reputable sources state that he died via auto-erotica asphyxiation either.

As awful as it sounds, at least would mean that he wasn't depressed and suicidal.

Stocky Boy · Post by **Stocky Boy** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 12:48 pm

I've also read that it was 'adventurous' stuff.

When I first read about the demise, before they reported auto-erotic asphyxiation, the way they were describing how they found him; naked and with cord not just wrapped round the neck, it seemed like it would only be a short while later before we found out it was a sex act gone wrong. If you're going to mess around with asphyxiation, you really ought to have someone at hand.

I'm guessing the attorney was stalling the media circus to hold back the wave of reputation tarnishing.

RIP David Carradine.

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:54 pm

Yea, CNN later on the next day said there were rumors and reports of auto-erotica involved in his death, so I started taking those rumors a bit more as the real deal.

CountD · Post by **CountD** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:49 am

jedispyder wrote:Ok, they just revealed that it was 100% not suicide and instead auto-erotica asphyxiation gone wrong. Aka he was trying to get off by the lack of blood flow when he accidentally went too far. The rope was around his neck as well as his penis...

that was my first guess, actually. and that a thai hooker was involved somehow.

Mr Wallstreet · Post by **Mr Wallstreet** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:58 am

jedispyder wrote:Ok, they just revealed that it was 100% not suicide and instead auto-erotica asphyxiation gone wrong. Aka he was trying to get off by the lack of blood flow when he accidentally went too far. The rope was around his neck as well as his penis...

Well that's what he gets for hanging out with Quentin Tarintino so much...