Carradine, 72, was found dead by a maid at the Park Nai Lert Hotel in Bangkok on Thursday morning. He was in the city to shoot his latest film, called Stretch. Thai police said the actor had a curtain cord around his neck.
A US Embassy spokesman confirmed that Carradine had died either late Wednesday night or in the early hours of Thursday. He declined to comment on the circumstances of the death.


In a 2004 interview which may have foretold his death, Carradine said: "I remember one time sitting in the window of the third or fourth floor of the Plaza Hotel for about an hour, thinking about just tipping off. And that was at a time when I was having more fun than you could imagine.
"I just thought, 'Who the ---- cares, man? Why don't I just split?' Of course I didn't, so there you go."




David Carradine spoke of suicide wish before his death in Bangkok hotel - Telegraph