HUNDREDS of mourners gathered to honour David Carradine at a sprawling hillside cemetery at the weekend at a funeral that was attended by family, former co-stars and other Hollywood friends.

Hundreds gathered to pay tribute to Kung Fu actor David Carradine at a sprawling Los Angeles hillside cemetery in a funeral attended by family, former co-stars and other Hollywood friends.

The body of American actor David Carradine was found in a hotel room with a rope tied to his neck and genitals, Thai police said today.

Tired of others stealing their thunder – and profits – the famed fighting monks of China’s Shaolin temple are going into showbusiness themselves as producers of a movie and television series.