R.I.P. David Carradine And Shih Kien (石堅)

Amidst this tumultuous day (being the twentieth 4th June since 1989, after all), life proves that tragic news still got a way to upstage otherwise pointless anniversary. If I'm less respectful, I'll call this entry R.I.P. Double Bill, in lieu to the its Grindhouse B graded film's origins for both the departed actors, David Carradine And Shih Kien (石堅). Incidentally, two of the most iconic villains of the silver screen, what with the role of the titular "Bill" in Quentin Tarrantino's Double Bill Classic Homage to B Actioner, Kill Bill; and one of the best-known B Actioner arch-villain, Han (the one with cheapskate Wolverine's claws, most famously in the last mirror sequence), from Bruce Lee's equally iconic high octane "Enter The Dragon". A noble, genuine pugilist perhaps more suitable than anybody else to play the role of Wong Fei Hong, the legendary righteous Kung Fu Master, Shih Kien, instead found fame or rather infamy in playing Wong's opposite number, the villainous Kien. A short intro of him from Wiki as below:- Shih Kien (石堅, Shek Kin; 1 January 1913 - 3 June 2009), sometimes credited as Shek Kin or Kien Shih in the Western order, was a veteran actor of Cantonese wuxia movies in Hong Kong. His name has become synonymous with villain, as he tended to play evil characters. In Hong Kong, there is a slang expression that compares people's evil deeds with Shih Kien's, despite the fact these deeds were committed by the evil characters he played, not the actor. He was actually well-respected within the Hong Kong motion picture industry and recognized as a very kind and passionate man. He was found dead from kidney failure on June 3, 2009 at the age of 96. In the meantime, David Carradine, finding fame in "Shane" and to a much more extent later, in "Kung Fu", the TV series, after (reportedly) Bruce Lee reject the role back then, was found dead from a sex act that went wrong after his body was discovered Thursday morning hanging from a wardrobe rail in a Bangkok hotel room, naked and with ropes attached to his neck and penis. The official release for the cause of death is autoerotic asphyxiation. That sounded something straight from an episode of CSI, eh?