Kung Fu: how Bruce Lee lost out to David Carradine for role in martial arts TV series

Kung Fu, the popular 1970s martial arts TV series starring David Carradine, followed the adventures of a Shaolin monk in the Wild West; the failure to give Bruce Lee the lead role has caused much speculation since.
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