I feel fortunate to be in the same profession that David Carradine made mainstream when he acted in a TV series “Kung Fu,” from 1972-1975. For years, many of us watched reruns of this TV show, dear to my heart, where David portrayed a young Shaolin monk with kung fu prowess who was a gentle soul, raised in a Chinese temple, who had learned temperance, patience, tolerance and the way of compassion in a man’s world of the 1800s that did not act with such dignity. These qualities are rarely portrayed in one person, to this day, even in a single cinematic presentation; David was a master at portraying them and was available acting in “Kung Fu” every week.
He went on to continue educating the next generation with similar human attributes portrayed when he played in “Kung Fu, The Legend Continues,” in 1996.
Of course, David gave us over 200 movies, produced a myriad of works, performed music, wrote for film and TV throughout his long career. Whenever he appeared onscreen, it was tremendous lift for this writer.
My heart goes out to the family of this great man. His departure is very much noticed, and we are grateful for his gifts.
You can read more about him at http://www.david-carradine.com.
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