Actor David Carradine, a born seeker and cult idol who broke through as the willing student called gra**hopper in the 1970s TV series Kung Fu and decades later as leader of an assassin squad in Kill Bill, was found dead Thursday in Thailand. Police said he appeared to have hanged himself.

The officer responsible for investigating the death, Teerapop Luanseng, said the 72-year-old actor was staying at a suite at the luxury Swissotel Nai Lert Park Hotel.

I can confirm that we found his body, naked, hanging in the closet, Teerapop said. He said police suspected suicide.