The transcript below is from the video “KUNG FU 1972 Cast THEN AND NOW 2022 Thanks For The Memories [40 Years Later]” by Hollywood Stars Update.

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Hello, welcome to our channel. Now in this video, we are going to tell you about Kung Fu TV series cast then and now in 2022. And today, let’s see what all of Kung Fu stars look like now versus when they were on the show.

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#1. Rademas Pera as Young Caine

Rademas Pera in 1972 age 12 ~ Rademas Pera in 2022 age 61

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#2. David Carradine as Kwai Chang Caine

David Carradine in 1972 age 36

Sadly, David Carradine was found dead on June 3, 2009 at Park Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. He was 72 years old. His death was speculated as suicide but the autopsy report suggested that he died of accidental asphyxiation. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

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#3. Keye Luke as Master Po

Keye Luke in 1972 age 68

Sadly, Luke died of a stroke on January 12, 1991 at the age of 86. He is buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California.

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#4. Philip Ahn as Master Kan

Philip Ahn in 1972 age 67

Sadly, Ahn died on February 28 1978 due to complications from surgery. He was 72 years old. He is buried in the Courts of Remembrance, Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles.

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#5. James Hong as Chun Yen

James Hong in 1972 age 43 ~ James Hong in 2022 age 93

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#6. Victor Sen Yung as Tamo

Victor Sen Yung in 1972 age 58

Unfortunately, Sen Yung died in his north Hollywood home in 1980 at the age of 66. The actor died of natural gas poisoning from a gas leak. His body was found November 9, but he had reportedly been dead at least 10 days, from possibly around October 31.

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#7. Richard Loo as Master Sun

Richard Loo in 1972 age 69

Sadly, on November 20, 1983 Loo died of a heart attack at his home in Los Angeles, California. He was 80 years old. He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

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#8. Tim McIntire as Daniel Caine

Tim McIntire joined in the series in 1973 age 29.

Sadly, on April 15, 1986, McIntire died from congestive heart failure in Los Angeles. He was only 41 years old. He was buried in his birthplace back in Montanna.

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#9. Clyde Kusatsu as Han Su Lok

Clyde Kusatsu in 2022 age 73

Clyde Kusatsu joined in the series in 1973 age 25.

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#10. Leslie Nielsen as Vincent Corbino

Leslie Nielsen joined in the series in 1975 age 49.

Unfortunately, in November 2010, Nielsen was admitted to Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, Florida with pneumonia. On November 28, Nielsen died in his sleep from pneumonia around 5 30 p.m surrounded by family and friends. He was 84 years old. He has interned in Fort Lauderdale’s Evergreen Cemetery.

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#11. Khigh Dhiegh as Warlord Sing Lu Chan

Khigh Dhiegh joined in the series in 1973 age 63.

Sadly, Dhiegh died on October 25, 1991, at Sesert Samaritan Hospital of Mesa, Arizona from kidney and heart failure. He was 81 years old.

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#12. Benson Fong as Han Fei

Benson Fong in 1972 age 56

Sadly, Fong died of a stroke in Los Angeles, California in 1987, survived by his wife Gloria, an actress herself known professionally as Melia Fong, five children and nine grandchildren. He was 70 years old.

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#13. John Blyth Barrymore as Zeke

John Blyth Barrymore in 2022 age 68

John Blyth Barrymore joined in the series in 1975 age 21.

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#14. John Carradine as Rev. Serenity Johnson

John Carradine in 1972 age 66

Sadly, Carradine had been suffering from crippling rheumatoid arthritis for some time. He passed away on 27 November 1988 in Fate Benefitelli Hospital in Milan, Italy due to multiple organ failures. He was 82 years old.

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