Carradine rep says actor “would never have committed suicide”

David Carradine (1936-2009)

In the spirit of being fair and sensitive to all sides, I feel obligated to update my previous story on the unexpected death of actor David Carradine. In the headline, I stated suicide was not ruled out. However, Entertainment Tonight is reporting that a rep for the Kung Fu star isn’t even considering this as a cause of death.

In response to these reports, the anonymous rep says, “David would never have taken his own life, he would never have committed suicide and the investigation is at the highest level to find out the cause of the death.”

Also from ET, the autopsy results are expected to be released within two days, which should give us a better idea of what happened.

In the meantime, the official David Carradine website has updated its main page. It’s saying Carradine passed June 3, not June 4. Other than that, you can now send donations to the family and post comments.

David Carradine dead at 72, suicide not ruled out

David Carradine in Kill Bill

If you’re looking at the RSS feed on the left side of the screen, you can already see numerous sites have already reported this. Yes, David Carradine, an icon to both older and younger generations, was found dead in Bangkok, Thailand, early Thursday. He was 72.

Though the official cause is unknown at this time, a Thai news agency is reporting a hotel maid found the actor hanging by a curtain rope in his closet. The Associated Press is also citing this information, so I don’t think it’s in bad taste to report it here. But I will caution by saying neither Carradine’s personal manager, Chuck Binder, nor the U.S. embassy in Thailand is confirming this.

Carradine was in Bangkok shooting his latest movie, Stretch. The American actor is probably best known for his work as Kane in the ’70s TV drama Kung Fu, and more recently as the mysterious Bill in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill.