Actor David Carradine dead at 72

BANGKOK, June 4 (UPI) -- U.S. film and television actor David Carradine has been found dead in a Bangkok hotel, the "Kung Fu" and "Kill Bill" star's personal manager said.

Carradine was 72.

His personal manager Chuck Binder told CNN police are investigating the actor's death, but offered no further details.

ABCNews.com quoted The Nation, a newspaper in Thailand, as reporting Carradine's body was found hanging in his hotel room closet and police said they suspect he committed suicide.

However, Binder told KABC-TV, Los Angeles, the actor died of natural causes.

TMZ said Thai officials have announced an autopsy will be conducted on Carradine's body Friday.

People.com quoted Binder as saying Carradine had been in Bangkok working on a film at the time of his death.

In an interview with Fox News, Binder called the actor's death "shocking and sad."

"He was full of life, always wanting to work ... a great person," said Binder, whom People.com said was also a producer on Carradine's latest movie.

The actor's film credits include "Boxcar Bertha," "Mean Streets," "Cannonball," "The Serpent's Egg," "Q," "Lone Wolf McQuade," "Martial Law" and "Crank: High Voltage." He was nominated for an Oscar for his work in the 1976 film "Bound for Glory."

He was married five times and divorced four, People.com said. Carradine is survived by his fifth wife, Annie Bierman, whom he married in 2004, as well as two daughters.