Lucy Liu, Michael Madsen, Tom Selleck, and Jane Seymour were among the hundreds of mourners who attended David Carradine's funeral in Los Angeles Saturday evening, People.com reports. His casket was carried to Forest Lawn Cemetery in a white hearse, accompanied by a Hell's Angels escort. The service included a photo montage projected on a big screen and two of his children performing on the piano and harp.
The 72-year-old Kill Bill star, perhaps best known for his role as Kwai Chang Caine on TV's Kung Fu, was found dead in his Bangkok hotel room on June 4. Carradine's brother Keith has asked the FBI has to assist in the investigation of his death. The actor's body was found hanging and bound.
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Do you think we’ll ever know the true cause of death?
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“Hell’s Angeles” a couple dozen words and you still couldn’t get it right. to think some people go to school before getting a job.
The list of attendees reads like a whose who of B-list actors…..
Honestly….grasshopper…..does it really matter?
Couldn’t spell “cemetery” correctly either. Mike Bruno – did you ever hear of spell check?
the “take a short survey and your good to go” comment is a spam post–don’t go there (unless you want to take a long survey and not see anything)
the “take a short survey” comment is a scam in and of itself. don’t go there. “karena”: stop profiting off a human’s death.
Apparently, suicide has been ruled out as a cause of death for this poor man… And so it should be. Imagine living your life entertaining millions of people, to then be remembered by something so crude. Sincere condolences to the family; David Carradine was a great actor, and I shall remember his LIFE, not his death.
David Carradine has given me so much to think – He has changed my life for ever and I have been practicing his eastern art of thinking and meditating. He was not only an actor but a great teacher for those who were looking to learn. I truly beleive he has changed me forever and I will always remember him with great respect.
Dave Seehra
@ Toni wrote “Apparently, suicide has been ruled out as a cause of death for this poor man… And so it should be”.
Why? If it were true that he killed himself, they should lie about it? Or if it was accidental, from doing something even more stupid, they should lie about that?
We lost a true American film legend. I acted with David in Kung Fu in Toronto. He was a really great guy … he spoke of his beloved American Beatles … The Eagles. He was a true California icon … a real Malibu guy.
David’s father John Carradine appeared in so many black and white horror movies. David told me that his father would scare the living hell out of him and his brother Keith … when he would come home at night … in character! You can just picture John Carradine’s vampire character saying, “Good evening … … …!”
David’s Grasshopper & his brilliance will always be remembered!
I viewed scenes of his memorial service on CNN Headline News. What struck me was the placard that read, “David Carradine: Born December 8, 1936, California-Split: June 4, 2009, Thailand”. Don’t you folks out there think the term, “Split” under these circumstances is a little inappropriate and off-kilter, even by California standards? Maybe that’s the way Carradine wanted it, but it doesn’t seem respectful.
There’s only one legitimate place I’ve found to see the real photo and a video of it, the rest seem like scams :-/ You can see it over here though: http://vostuu.com/carradine.jpg
Was Quentin Tarantino or Uma Thurman there?
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RIP David.
D. Earle – I have no problem with “Split” instead of “Died”. Its still inconclusive exactly what the circumstances are around David’s death. He was a man not of this world, or our idea of it, from what I have been reading – he was just here visiting anyway. Funerals are not for the departed – they are for the ones left behind. “Respect” is a matter of opinion. Just because a traditional phrase wasn’t used doesn’t make it less respectful – to David Carradine or Heath Ledger, and maybe some day legends like Dennis Hopper or Peter Fonda, “splitting” this scene is just how they are going to go…here one moment, gone the next. Leaving one empty void that cannot ever be filled…so, unclench, man…and grieve with the rest of us. And let the Carradine’s grieve in their own way.