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Actor David Carradine Dead

By  Christine N. Ziemba
Published Jun 4, 2009 12:00 AM
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Kung Fu and Kill Bill actor David Carradine was found dead in Thailand today, naked and hanging from a rope in his luxury hotel. Police are still investigating the case. But whatever the cause of death may be, we lost a great icon of film and TV. We'll bring you more updates as they become available. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)