"Kung Fu" star dies

Kung Fu actor David Carradine dies in Bangkok

BANGKOK (Reuters) - U.S. actor David Carradine, who starred as the wandering monk in the long-running "Kung Fu" television series, has died in Bangkok, the U.S. embassy said today.

Embassy officials did not have any details on how the actor, who has more recently had roles in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" films, died.

"I can confirm that David Carradine passed away in Bangkok. We extend our condolences to his family," one official told Reuters. Source

(Reporting by Darren Schuettler, editing by Paul Casciato)

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