David Carradine: 1936-2009

Actor David Carradine poses for a portrait before the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 12, 2007 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Carradine, 72, was found dead in his Bangkok, Thailand, hotel room on Thursday, June 4.

Carradine, left, and director Quentin Tarantino, work the red carpet at the 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 16, 2005, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Carradine was nominated for best supporting actor for his work in "Kill Bill Vol. 2." He returned to the top of his acting game in recent years as the title character in Tarantino's two-part saga.

Carradine strikes a martial arts pose at his home in the Tarzana section of Los Angeles on March 10, 2004.

Carradine, left, and Uma Thurman star in a scene from "Kill Bill Vol. 2." Four years after surviving a bullet in the head at her wedding, Thurman's character -- the bride -- swears revenge on her former master, Bill, and his deadly squad of international assassins.

Carradine gets his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 2, 1997. The actor appeared in more than 200 films and TV shows during his career.

Carradine, right, and Brandon Lee practice a fight sequence in Los Angeles for a sequel to the television series "Kung Fu" on Oct. 26, 1985. Lee, the son of martial arts star Bruce Lee, was accidentally shot and killed on the set of "The Crow" in 1993 at age 28.

Carradine, center right, and his new bride Linda Gilbert leave the registration office after their wedding in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 5, 1977. The actor was married five times and had two daughters.

Carradine appeared in more than 100 feature films with such directors as Martin Scorsese, Ingmar Bergman and Hal Ashby. One of his prominent early film roles was as singer Woody Guthrie in Ashby’s 1976 biopic "Bound for Glory."

Carradine, left, and his brother, Keith, appear at the premiere of "Life and Times of Xaviera Hollander" in Hollywood, Calif., in Jan. 1975.

Carradine made his mark on television as Kwai Chang Caine, a Shaolin priest traveling the 1800s American frontier West in the TV series “Kung Fu,” which aired in 1972-75.

Carradine performs a jump kick for "Kung Fu" in 1973. One thing remained a constant after "Kung Fu": Carradine's interest in Oriental herbs, exercise and philosophy. He wrote a personal memoir called "Spirit of Shaolin" and continued to make instructional videos on tai chi and other martial arts.

Carradine, right, plays guitar alongside his father, John, between scenes during the filming of "Boxcar Bertha" in Camden, Ark. in Feb. 1972.