76870-44FANS queued for up to eight hours to see cult film and TV star David Carradine when he visited Swindon.

The actor made an appearance at the Infinitely Better store in the Brunel Arcade, where he signed autographs and posters.

"I love the UK, I love meeting the fans," he said.

The star of more than 100 films became a household name in the 1970s Kung Fu television series, and recently enjoyed resurgence in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill films.

Carradine said Tarantino was a great director and one of the most communicative he's ever worked with.

He said: "We see things the same way. We're both comic book freaks. We're both crazy about Samurai. Quentin was the best director for me."

Tarantino wrote the part of Bill after reading Carradine's autobiography, Endless Highway.

Carradine said: "I gave Quentin exactly what he wanted. I can't take much credit for my performance, I just made Bill talk like I write."

However Carradine ruled out any future Kill Bill films.

"Quentin had in mind several, but I'm done," he said.

At the suggestion people see the star as a cult figure, Carradine said: "You've got to go with what is. If you're a cult figure, you're a cult figure."

He said fans of Kung Fu were essentially the same as fans of Kill Bill. "There's more of them since Kill Bill."

Adam Green, 18, from Park South queued from 8.05am until 3.30pm.

He said: "I've done martial arts and he's fantastic. He's 68 you don't see many people doing martial arts at his age."

Dennis Deacon, 23, from Gorse Hill, has been a Carradine fan for 13 years.

He said: "It's nostalgia from watching him in Kung Fu on Saturday after-noons."

Carradine's tour of the UK included an appearance on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross.

"I liked him. Chat show hosts are all the same. They're comedians and entertainers focussing on themselves. They're not interviewers. It's a good game for me," he said.

For Carradine the tour goes on and he is off to Germany today.