When I Was Young

Posted: 15 June 2009 1049 hrs

Rob Schneider

LOS ANGELES: Hundreds gathered to honour actor David Carradine at his funeral in Los Angeles on Saturday, including many of his former co-stars.

His casket was carried to Forest Lawn Cemetery in a white hearse, accompanied by a Hell's Angels on motorcycles.

Born 1936 in Hollywood, Carradine "split" the world in 2009 in Thailand, as the funeral programme describes it.

Many of the Hollywood elite turned up to say goodbye to the man best known for his role in the 1970s "Kung Fu" TV series. Among them were Michael Madsen and Lucy Liu - his co-stars in "Kill Bill", the two-part saga that gave his career another jump-start.

Lucy Liu

Others who worked with him, including Rob Schneider, Tom Selleck and Jane Seymour, were also there to say their farewells.

According to the Associated Press, the burial was private and security guards ensured only invited guests gained entry. Carradine's family stayed out of sight from reporters and cameras.

The 72-year-old actor was found hanging naked and bound in a closet in a Bangkok hotel.

Thai authorities are still investigating his death.

A private pathologist has ruled out suicide.

- CNA/il

From ChannelNewsAsia.com; see the source article here.