Actors/Actresses Who Play Characters Who Have Died
by Nicksolo85 | created - 24 Jun 2014 | updated - 25 Jun 2014 | PublicA list of characters who died which may or may not have been shown on screen.
Note: Yes I am aware that certain characters have been portrayed by more than 1 actor/actress, but for the sake of this list, I will only be listing the actor/actress who played that character when he/she died.
If I think of more, I will add them.
1. Liam Neeson
Actor | Kinsey
Liam Neeson was born on June 7, 1952 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, to Katherine (Brown), a cook, and Bernard Neeson, a school caretaker. He was raised in a Catholic household. During his early years, Liam worked as a forklift operator for Guinness, a truck driver, an assistant architect and an ...
Character #1: Qui-Gon Jinn
Movie: Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Cause of Death: Jabbed in the chest by Darth Maul's lightsaber during the Battle of Naboo & shortly died of his injuries
Character #2: Henri Ducard/Ra's Al Ghul
Movie: Batman Begins
Cause of Death: He was on the monorail train when it went off the tracks after Lt. Gordon shot a section of the monorail track destroying it & he (Ra's) died in the impact & explosion
2. Leeanna Walsman
Actress | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Leeanna Walsman was born in Sydney, Australia, to Bob and Elaine Walsman. She has an older brother David. She quit school at the age of 16 to become an actress. She has appeared in numerous movies and TV shows . One of the most famous is Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), where ...
Character: Zam Wesell
Movie: Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Cause of Death: Shot by a toxic dart fired by Jango Fett before she could reveal too much information regarding the assassination attempt on Senator Padme Amidala to Obi-Wan Kenobi & Anakin Skywalker on Coruscant
3. Pernilla August
Actress | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Pernilla August started acting as a child, performing in plays at Vår teater and at school. In 1979 she was accepted at the Statens scenskola to study acting professionally. Director Ingmar Bergman took note of her early and cast her as a nanny in his Fanny and Alexander (1982).
In 1982 she got ...
Character: Shmi Skywalker
Movie: Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Cause of Death: Held prisoner, starved to death & beaten by Tusken Raiders/Sand People on Tatooine.
4. Temuera Morrison
Self | Disney Gallery: Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
Temuera Derek Morrison is a New Zealand actor.
After training in drama under the New Zealand Special Performing Arts Training Scheme. One of his earliest starring roles was in the 1988 film Never Say Die, opposite Lisa Eilbacher. In 1994, he received attention for his role as the violent and abusive...
Character: Jango Fett
Movie: Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Cause of Death: Beheaded by Mace Windu's lightsaber during the Battle of Geonosis
5. Christopher Lee
Actor | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee was perhaps the only actor of his generation to have starred in so many films and cult saga. Although most notable for personifying bloodsucking vampire, Dracula, on screen, he portrayed other varied characters on screen, most of which were villains, whether it ...
Character: Count Dooku/Darth Tyrannus
Movie: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Cause of Death: Beheaded by a combination of Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber & his own lightsaber (in Anakin's hand) during the Battle of Coruscant
6. Matthew Wood
Sound_department | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Matthew Wood is an American sound editor and voice actor who works at Lucasfilm. He did sound editing for the 2011 re-releases of the original Star Wars trilogy, the prequel trilogy, the sequel trilogy and many more Lucasfilm projects. He voiced General Grievous in Revenge of the Sith after ...
Character: General Grievous (voice)
Movie: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Cause of Death: Shot right in the heart (after it is revealed when Obi-Wan Kenobi rips open the chest panel on Grievous' body) & incinerated by a blast fired by a blaster borrowed by Obi-Wan Kenobi during the Battle of Utapau
7. Samuel L. Jackson
Actor | Pulp Fiction
Samuel L. Jackson is an American producer and highly prolific actor, having appeared in over 100 films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000), Formula 51 (2001), Black Snake Moan (2006), Snakes on a Plane (2006), and the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999-2005), ...
Character: Mace Windu
Movie: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Cause of Death: Wounded after getting his hand chopped off by Anakin Skywalker & then zapped & blown out the window of Chancellor Palpatine's office by Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious during an arrest attempt on Coruscant
8. Silas Carson
Actor | Trust
Silas Carson (b: 1964) is an English actor who has spent most of his life living in London. He trained at The Drama Centre, London, and works extensively on stage and screen. He has played many classical roles in the theatre, including at The Royal Shakespeare Company, The Royal National Theatre ...
Character #1: Ki-Adi Mundi
Movie: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Cause of Death: Shot down by Clone Trooper Commander Bacara & his Clone Trooper army when Order 66 is issued during the Battle of Mygeeto
Character #2: Viceroy Nute Gunray
Movie: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Cause of Death: Killed by Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader's lightsaber during the slaughtering of the Separatist leaders on Mustafar
9. Natalie Portman
Actress | Black Swan
Natalie Portman is the first person born in the 1980s to have won the Academy Award for Best Actress (for Black Swan (2010)).
Natalie was born Natalie Hershlag on June 9, 1981, in Jerusalem, Israel. She is the only child of Avner Hershlag, an Israeli-born doctor, and Shelley Stevens, an ...
Character: Senator Padme Amidala
Movie: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Cause of Death: Died due to a broken heart after she learned what Anakin Skywalker had become
She just lost the will to live
She was able to give birth to twins Luke Skywalker & Princess Leia Organa before she died
10. Phil Brown
Actor | Star Wars
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Phil Brown was the son of a doctor whose work took the family all around the country. After majoring in dramatics at Stanford University, Brown played some of his earliest stage roles as part of New York's Group Theatre. When it folded, he and other Group Theatre ...
Character: Owen Lars
Movie: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Cause of Death: Killed by Imperial Sand Troopers during the raid of the Lars Moisture Farm on Tatooine
The Moisture Farm raid wasn't actually shown on screen, but upon rushing back to the farm, Luke Skywalker saw the place in ruins & (what looked like) charred bodies
11. Shelagh Fraser
Actress | Star Wars
Shelagh Fraser was born on November 25, 1920 in Purley, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), The History of Mr. Polly (1949) and Doomwatch (1970). She was married to Anthony Squire. She died on August 29, 2000 in London, England, UK.
Character: Beru Lars
Movie: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Cause of Death: Same as her husband, Owen Lars
12. Alec Guinness
Actor | Star Wars
Alec Guinness was an English actor. He is known for his six collaborations with David Lean: Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations (1946), Fagin in Oliver Twist (1948), Col. Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor), Prince Faisal in Lawrence...
Character: Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
Movie: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Cause of Death: Struck down by Darth Vader's lightsaber while trying to help Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Princess Leia Organa, C-3PO & R2-D2 escape the Death Star
13. Garrick Hagon
Actor | Star Wars
Garrick Hagon was born in London, England, UK. Garrick is an actor and director, known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Mission: Impossible (1996) and The Message (1976). Garrick has been married to Liza Ross since 1965. They have two children.
Character: Biggs Darklighter (X-Wing rebel pilot Red 3)
Movie: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Cause of Death: His X-Wing fighter was shot down by Darth Vader's Tie Fighter during an assault on the Death Star during the Battle of Yavin
14. Peter Cushing
Actor | Star Wars
Peter Wilton Cushing was born on May 26, 1913 in Kenley, Surrey, England, to Nellie Maria (King) and George Edward Cushing, a quantity surveyor. He and his older brother David were raised first in Dulwich Village, a south London suburb, and then later back in Surrey. At an early age, Cushing was ...
Character: Grand Moff Tarkin
Movie: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Cause of Death: He was on the Death Star when it was blown up after Luke Skywalker fired 2 proton torpedoes into the thermal exhaust port during the Battle of Yavin
15. Michael Sheard
Actor | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Michael Sheard was born on June 18, 1938 in Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), The Outsider (1983) and Mind Your Language (1977). He was married to Rosalind Allaway. He died on August 31, 2005 in Newport, Isle of Wight...
Character: Admiral Ozzel
Movie: Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Cause of Death: Choked to death by Darth Vader after bringing the Imperial fleet out of lightspeed too close to the Hoth System alerting the Rebel Alliance forces hiding there of their presence
16. Jeremy Bulloch
Actor | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Jeremy Bulloch was born on February 16, 1945 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England, the son of Aziz Diane (Meade) and McGregor Bulloch, an aeronautical engineer. He was the middle of three siblings, along with three older half-brothers from his mother's earlier marriage. Even at the age of ...
Character: Boba Fett
Movie: Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Cause of Death: Knocked into the Sarlacc Pit by Han Solo during the Sail Barge assault on Tatooine
17. Larry Ward
Actor | The Manhunter
Larry Ward was born on October 2, 1944 in San Luis Obispo, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Manhunter (1974). He died on October 15, 2007 in Stockton, California, USA.
Character: Jabba the Hutt (voice)
Movie: Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Cause of Death: Strangled to death by Princess Leia Organa who was his prisoner during the Sail Barge assault on Tatooine
18. Frank Oz
Actor | The Muppet Show
Frank Richard Oznowicz was born in Hereford, England to puppeteers Frances and Isidore Oznowicz. His family moved to Montana in 1951, eventually settling in Oakland, California. As a teenager, he worked as an apprentice puppeteer at Children's Fairyland amusement park. He is one of the primary ...
Character: Yoda
Movie: Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Cause of Death: Died of an illness (& possibly old age) in his hut on Dagobah
19. Ian McDiarmid
Actor | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Ian McDiarmid was born on August 11, 1944 in Carnoustie, Tayside, Scotland. He studied for a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology at the University of St. Andrews, but eventually found that his calling was in theatre. He went to the Royal Academy in Glasgow, where he received the prestigious gold...
Character: Emperor Palpatine
Movie: Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Cause of Death: Thrown down a shaft on the 2nd Death Star by Darth Vader who decided to save Luke Skywalker from the Emperor's barrage of force lightning
20. Sebastian Shaw
Actor | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Though primarily a stage actor, Sebastian Shaw appeared in some forty film and television productions from 1930 to 1991. Born in Holt, Norfolk, England, he first appeared on stage as a child in 1913, graduating to lead roles by the late 1920s. It was in 1930 that he made his first film appearance in...
Character: Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader
Movie: Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Cause of Death: Died in the hangar of the 2nd Death Star due to having his respirator mask removed (Anakin/Vader requested Luke remove the mask for him) & also due to injuries he received from being electrocuted by Emperor Palpatine's force lighting while trying to save Luke Skywalker
21. Jack Nicholson
Actor | Chinatown
Jack Nicholson, an American actor, producer, director and screenwriter, is a three-time Academy Award winner and twelve-time nominee. Nicholson is also notable for being one of two actors - the other being Michael Caine - who have received an Oscar nomination in every decade from the '60s through ...
Character #1: Jack Napier/The Joker
Movie: Batman (1989)
Cause of Death: Fell to his death while trying to escape to his helicopter from the top of a cathedral in Gotham City but Bruce Wayne/Batman uses a grappling hook to grapple The Joker's leg to a heavy stone sculpture causing The Joker to fall
Character #2: Art Land
Movie: Mars Attacks (1996)
Cause of Death: Killed by the Martians during an attack
Character #3: President James Dale
Movie: Mars Attacks (1996)
Cause of Death: Killed by a stab wound from a fake hand the Martian Leader's
22. Danny DeVito
Actor | Matilda
Danny DeVito has amassed a formidable and versatile body of work as an actor, producer and director that spans the stage, television and film.
Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. was born on November 17, 1944, in Neptune, New Jersey, to Italian-American parents. His mother, Julia (Moccello), was a homemaker. ...
Character #1: Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin
Movie: Batman Returns
Cause of Death: Knocked into a pool of toxic liquid by Bruce Wayne/Batman but emerges & dies due to heat exhaustion or something
Character #2: Gambler Dude (real name unknown)
Movie: Mars Attacks (1996)
Cause of Death: Zapped by a Martian's ray gun
23. Christopher Walken
Actor | The Deer Hunter
Lead and supporting actor of the American stage and films, with sandy colored hair, and pale complexion. He won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Deer Hunter (1978), and has been seen in mostly character roles, often portraying psychologically unstable individuals, though...
Character: Max Schreck
Movie: Batman Returns
Cause of Death: Tased to death while being kissed by Selina Kyle/Catwoman who had a taser between their lips
24. Tommy Lee Jones
Actor | The Fugitive
Tommy Lee Jones was born in San Saba, Texas, the son of Lucille Marie (Scott), a police officer and beauty shop owner, and Clyde C. Jones, who worked on oil fields. Tommy himself worked in underwater construction and on an oil rig. He attended St. Mark's School of Texas, a prestigious prep school ...
Character: Harvey Dent/Two-Face
Movie: Batman Forever
Cause of Death: Fell to his death during a battle against Batman & Robin
25. Linus Roache
Actor | Mandy
Linus Roache began his acting career with a two-week appearance as a young Barlow on Coronation Street (1960) at the age of 11. He also played a boy with the bubonic plague in The Onedin Line (1971). He spent much of the next two decades on stage. In 1986 he had brief appearances in a few films, ...
Character: Thomas Wayne
Movie: Batman Begins
Cause of Death: Shot by mugger Joe Chill
26. Sara Stewart
Actress | Batman Begins
Sara was born and raised in Edinburgh Scotland. After spending some time in England, she trained at The Central School of Speech and Drama in London, and made London her home. Her work has been diverse, ranging from classical tragic heroines like "Natalya Petrovna" in Turgenyev's "Month in the ...
Character: Martha Wayne
Movie: Batman Begins
Cause of Death: Same as her husband, Thomas Wayne
27. Richard Brake
Actor | Doom
Richard Brake was born in Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for Doom (2005), 31 (2016) and Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014).
Character: Joe Chill
Movie: Batman Begins
Cause of Death: Shot by a hit man hired by Carmine Falcone
28. Ken Watanabe
Actor | The Last Samurai
Ken Watanabe was born on October 21, 1959 in Uonuma, Japan. Both of his parents were teachers: his mother taught general education and his dad taught calligraphy. He became interested in acting at the age of 24, when a director of England's National Theater Company, where he was studying, told him ...
Character: Ra's Al Ghul (fake)
Movie: Batman Begins
Cause of Death: Debris fell on him when the League of Shadows Temple was burned down by Bruce Wayne
29. Michael Jai White
Actor | Black Dynamite
Michael Jai White is an American actor and martial artist who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is the first African American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture, having starred as Al Simmons, the protagonist in the 1997 film Spawn. White ...
Character: Gambol
Movie: The Dark Knight
Cause of Death: Killed by The Joker who faked his death in order to get close to him
30. Colin McFarlane
Actor | Batman Begins
Colin McFarlane was born on September 15, 1961 in Clapton, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008) and Crawl (2019). He has been married to Kate McFarlane since July 12, 1993. They have one child.
Character: Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb
Movie: The Dark Knight
Cause of Death: Poisoned by The Joker upon drinking some alcohol
31. Nydia Rodriguez Terracina
Actress | The Dark Knight
Nydia Rodriguez Terracina, an active SAG-AFTRA member since 1974. Her father, was the long-standing bodyguard of the late Governor of Puerto Rico, Luis Munoz Marin. At the age of three, her parents separated. Nydia moved to Chicago with her mother and older sister. Her mother is her biggest ...
Character: Judge Surrillo
Movie: The Dark Knight
Cause of Death: Blown up by The Joker upon opening an envelope
32. Maggie Gyllenhaal
Actress | Secretary
Maggie Gyllenhaal was born on November 16, 1977 in New York City, New York as Margalit Ruth Gyllenhaal, the daughter of producer/screenwriter Naomi Foner and director Stephen Gyllenhaal, and the older sister of actor Jake Gyllenhaal. She is of Ashkenazi Jewish (mother) and Swedish, English, and ...
Character: Rachel Dawes
Movie: The Dark Knight
Cause of Death: Blown up by The Joker while tied up in a room full with oil drums & explosives in some warehouse
33. Ron Dean
Actor | The Fugitive
Ron Dean is a character actor with over thirty years of film and television roles to his credit. This multi-talented actor, with a "tough guy" demeanor, has masterfully played nasty villains to hard, authoritative individuals (often as cops and military officials). Ron Dean has played in several ...
Character: Detective Wuertz
Movie: The Dark Knight
Cause of Death: Shot by Harvey Dent/Two-Face when the coin landed on tails
34. Eric Roberts
Actor | Runaway Train
Roberts is an Academy Award nominee for his role in Runaway Train, and a three-time Golden Globe nominee for Runaway Train, Star 80, and King of the Gypsies.
In addition, Roberts received acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival for his role in A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints and It's My Party. He ...
Character: Salvatore Maroni
Movie: The Dark Knight
Cause of Death: Killed when his limo flipped over after his driver is shot & killed by Harvey Dent/Two-Face when his coin landed on tails
35. Ritchie Coster
Actor | The Dark Knight
Ritchie Coster was born on July 1, 1967 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Dark Knight (2008), Let Me In (2010) and The Bounty Hunter (2010).
Character: Chechen
Movie: The Dark Knight
Cause of Death: Killed by The Joker
36. Aaron Eckhart
Actor | The Dark Knight
Aaron Edward Eckhart is an American actor. Born in Cupertino, California, Eckhart moved to the United Kingdom at an early age, when his father relocated the family. Several years later, he began his acting career by performing in school plays, before moving to Australia for his high school senior ...
Character: Harvey Dent/Two-Face
Movie: The Dark Knight
Cause of Death: Fell to his death in a struggle with Bruce Wayne/Batman who was trying to save Commissioner Gordon's son from being shot by Harvey Dent/Two-Face
37. Ben Mendelsohn
Actor | Rogue One
Despite his prominence in Hollywood as a character actor known for playing villains and criminals, Ben Mendelsohn has been a leading man in Australia since starting acting as a teenager.
Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn was born in Melbourne, Australia, to Carole Ann (Ferguson), a nurse, and Frederick ...
Character: John Dagget
Movie: The Dark Knight Rises
Cause of Death: Killed by Bane
38. Nestor Carbonell
Actor | The Dark Knight
He is most often recognized for his integral role in the series "Lost" as Richard Alpert, as well as his turn as Mayor Anthony Garcia opposite Gary Oldman in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight". He reprised his role as the Mayor in the box-office hit "The Dark Knight Rises".
Nestor can be seen ...
Character: Mayor Anthony Garcia
Movie: The Dark Knight Rises
Cause of Death: Was in a private box that was blown up by Bane during a football game in Gotham City
39. Alon Aboutboul
Actor | The Dark Knight Rises
Alon Aboutboul was born on May 28, 1965 in Israel. He is an actor and director, known for The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Body of Lies (2008) and London Has Fallen (2016).
Character: Dr. Pavel
Movie: The Dark Knight Rises
Cause of Death: Killed by Bane during the Gotham City football game
40. Tom Hardy
Actor | Inception
With his breakthrough performance as Eames in Christopher Nolan's sci-fi thriller Inception (2010), English actor Tom Hardy has been brought to the attention of mainstream audiences worldwide. However, the versatile actor has been steadily working on both stage and screen since his television debut...
Character: Bane
Movie: The Dark Knight Rises
Cause of Death: Shot by Selina Kyle/Catwoman who used the turrets on the batpod while trying to kill Bruce Wayne/Batman
41. Marion Cotillard
Actress | La Môme
Academy Award-winning actress Marion Cotillard was born on September 30, 1975 in Paris. Cotillard is the daughter of Jean-Claude Cotillard, an actor, playwright and director, and Niseema Theillaud, an actress and drama teacher. Her father's family is from Brittany.
Raised in Orléans, France, she ...
Character: Miranda Tate/Talia Al Ghul
Movie: The Dark Knight Rises
Cause of Death: Injuries sustained when her vehicle crashed
42. Cliff Robertson
Actor | Spider-Man
Clifford Parker Robertson III became a fairly successful leading man through most of his career without ever becoming a major star. Following strong stage and television experience, he made an interesting film debut in a supporting role in Picnic (1955). He then played Joan Crawford's deranged ...
Character: Ben Parker
Movie: Spider-Man (2002)
Cause of Death: Died from a gunshot wound after accidentally being shot by Flint Marko (revealed in Spider-Man 3) when his accomplice Dennis Carradine grabbed his arm causing him to pull the trigger
43. Michael Papajohn
Actor | Jurassic World
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Michael graduated from Vestavia Hills High School in 1983.
The Texas Rangers drafted him in 1985, but he chose instead to attend Louisiana State University on a baseball scholarship. He was the starting center-fielder on the first LSU team to go to the College World ...
Character: Dennis Carradine (the carjacker)
Movie: Spider-Man (2002)
Cause of Death: Fell out a window to his death while being confronted by Peter Parker/Human Spider (name Peter used for the cage wresting match)
44. Willem Dafoe
Actor | Spider-Man
Having made over one hundred films in his legendary career, Willem Dafoe is internationally respected for bringing versatility, boldness, and daring to some of the most iconic films of our time. His artistic curiosity in exploring the human condition leads him to projects all over the world, large ...
Character: Norman Osborn/Green Goblin
Movie: Spider-Man (2002)
Cause of Death: Impaled by the blades of his glider while attempting to do that to Peter Parker/Spider-Man who jumped out of the way
45. Donna Murphy
Actress | The Gilded Age
A Tony and Emmy Award winner, Donna Murphy has forged a career of exceptional diversity, impressing both audiences and critics with her depth and skill. This "seductive actress of major transformative powers" (NY Times) was named one of three "Legit Luminaries," alongside Joan Didion and Christine ...
Character: Rosalie Octavius
Movie: Spider-Man 2
Cause of Death: Killed by shards of glass when her husband Otto Octavius' experiment goes wrong
46. Alfred Molina
Actor | Spider-Man 2
Alfred Molina was born in 1953 in London, England. His mother, Giovanna (Bonelli), was an Italian-born cook and cleaner, and his father, Esteban Molina, was a Spanish-born waiter and chauffeur. He studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. His stage work includes two major Royal ...
Character: Dr. Otto Octavius/Doc Ock
Movie: Spider-Man 2
Cause of Death: Drowned in the Hudson River along with his fusion reactor which he tried to stop from destroying the New York City
47. James Franco
Actor | Spring Breakers
Known for his breakthrough starring role on Freaks and Geeks (1999), James Franco was born April 19, 1978 in Palo Alto, California, to Betsy Franco, a writer, artist, and actress, and Douglas Eugene "Doug" Franco, who ran a Silicon Valley business. His mother is Jewish and his father was of ...
Character: Harry Osborn/New Goblin
Movie: Spider-Man 3
Cause of Death: Impaled by the blades of his Sky Stick glider which Eddie Brock/Venom was gonna use to stab Peter Parker/Spider-Man but he jumped in the way
48. Topher Grace
Actor | In Good Company
Topher Grace was born Christopher John Grace in New York City, New York, to Pat, a schoolmaster's assistant, and John Grace, an executive. He was raised in Darien, Connecticut. He attended boarding school in New Hampshire for two years, where he began his acting career in such musicals as "Joseph ...
Character: Eddie Brock/Venom
Movie: Spider-Man 3
Cause of Death: Died in an explosion from a pumpkin bomb from Harry Osborn/New Goblin's glider thrown by Peter Parker/Spider-Man while attempting to re bond with the Symbiote & become Venom again
49. Martin Sheen
Actor | The Departed
Multiple Emmy- and Golden Globe-winner Martin Sheen is one of America's most celebrated, colorful, and accomplished actors. Moving flawlessly between artistic mediums, Sheen's acting range is striking.
Sheen was born Ramón Antonio Gerard Estevez in Dayton, Ohio, to Mary-Ann (Phelan), an Irish ...
Character: Ben Parker
Movie: The Amazing Spider-Man
Cause of Death: Shot & killed by a robber who held up the convenience store where Peter Parker was just at
50. Irrfan Khan
Actor | The Lunchbox
Born Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan, in Jaipur, Rajasthan (NW India) January 7, 1967 to a Pashto-speaking Muslim family. Khan's mother, Begum Khan, was from the Tonk Hakim family and his father, Jagirdar Khan, from the Khajuriya village near the Tonk district, ran a tire business.
The Khan family name ...
Character: Dr. Rajit Ratha
Movie: The Amazing Spider-Man
Cause of Death: His car that he was in was thrown over the Williamsburg Bridge by Dr. Curt Connors/Lizard
I don't think he survived, but that could remain to be seen
51. Denis Leary
Writer | Rescue Me
Denis Leary was born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, the son of Nora (Sullivan) and John Leary, Irish immigrants who had grown up together. His mother was a maid and his father was an auto mechanic. After a childhood in the 1960s, Leary went to Emerson College in Boston, where he tried his ...
Character #1: Captain George Stacy
Movie: The Amazing Spider-Man
Cause of Death: Impaled by the claws of Dr. Curt Connors/Lizard
Character: Mike McCracken
Movie: National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Cause of Death: Shot by Jigsaw
52. Jamie Foxx
Actor | Collateral
Jamie Foxx is an American actor, singer and comedian. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, for his work in the biographical film Ray (2004). The same year, he was nominated for the Academy...
Character: Max Dillon/Electro
Movie: The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Cause of Death: Body overloaded with electricity when Gwen Stacy resets the grid restoring power to New York City
53. Emma Stone
Actress | La La Land
Emily Jean "Emma" Stone was born on November 6, 1988 in Scottsdale, Arizona to Krista Jean Stone (née Yeager), a homemaker & Jeffrey Charles "Jeff" Stone, a contracting company founder and CEO. She is of Swedish, German & British Isles descent. Stone began acting as a child as a member of the ...
Character: Gwen Stacy
Movie: The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Cause of Death: Fell & whacked her head when Peter Parker/Spider-Man tried to save her from falling using his webbing to save her, but she died on impact
54. Shaun Toub
Actor | Tehran
Shaun Toub was born in Tehran, Iran. He was raised in Manchester, England. At 14 he moved to Switzerland and then to New Hampshire. After two years of college in Massachusetts, Shaun transferred to USC where he graduated.
Toub has received accolades for several of his appearances in over 100 ...
Character: Yinsen
Movie: Iron Man
Cause of Death: Killed by Terrorists in the Ten Rings terrorists organization while Tony Stark/Iron Man escaped the camps
55. Jeff Bridges
Actor | The Big Lebowski
Jeffrey Leon Bridges was born on December 4, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, the son of well-known film and TV star Lloyd Bridges and his long-time wife Dorothy Dean Bridges (née Simpson). He grew up amid the happening Hollywood scene with big brother Beau Bridges. Both boys popped up, without ...
Character: Obadiah Stane/Iron Mongor
Movie: Iron Man
Cause of Death: Killed when he fell into the reactor after he was rendered unconscious after Pepper Potts overloaded the power grid
56. Mickey Rourke
Actor | Sin City
Mickey Rourke was born Phillip Andre Rourke, Jr. on September 16, 1952, in Schenectady, New York, the son of Annette Elizabeth (Cameron) and Philip Andre Rourke. His father was of Irish and German descent, and his mother was of mostly English and French-Canadian ancestry. When he was six years old,...
Character: Ivan Vanko/Whiplash
Movie: Iron Man 2
Cause of Death: Wounded by a combined attack by Tony Stark/Iron Man & Col. James "Rhodey" Rhodes/War Machine & then attempted to kill them both by blowing up his armor as well as all the Hammer Drones that were deployed
57. Guy Pearce
Actor | Memento
Guy Edward Pearce was born October 5, 1967 in Cambridgeshire, England, UK to Margaret Anne and Stuart Graham Pearce. His father was born in Auckland, New Zealand, to English and Scottish parents, while Guy's mother is English. Pearce and his family initially traveled to Australia for two years, ...
Character: Aldrich Killian/Mandarin
Movie: Iron Man 3
Cause of Death: Killed by Pepper Potts during his fight against Tony Stark/Iron Man
58. Tim Roth
Actor | Rob Roy
Often mistaken for an American because of his skill at imitating accents, actor Tim Roth was born Timothy Simon Roth on May 14, 1961 in Lambeth, London, England. His mother, Ann, was a teacher and landscape painter. His father, Ernie, was a journalist who had changed the family name from "Smith" to ...
Character: Emil Blonski/Abomination
Movie: The Incredible Hulk
Cause of Death: Killed by Dr. Bruce Banner/Hulk during their battle in New York City
59. Colm Feore
Actor | Chicago
Colm Joseph Feore OC is a Canadian actor. A 13-year veteran of the Stratford Festival, he is known for his Gemini-winning turn as Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in the CBC miniseries Trudeau (2002), his portrayal of Glenn Gould in Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993), and for playing ...
Character: Laufey
Movie: Thor
Cause of Death: Betrayed & killed by Loki
60. Stanley Tucci
Actor | Big Night
Actor Stanley Tucci was born on November 11, 1960, in Peekskill, New York. He is the son of Joan (Tropiano), a writer, and Stanley Tucci, an art teacher. His family is Italian-American, with origins in Calabria.
Tucci took an interest in acting while in high school, and went on to attend the State ...
Character: Dr. Abraham Erskine
Movie: Captain America: The First Avenger
Cause of Death: Killed by Hydra member Heinz Kruger
61. Leonardo DiCaprio
Actor | Inception
Few actors in the world have had a career quite as diverse as Leonardo DiCaprio's. DiCaprio has gone from relatively humble beginnings, as a supporting cast member of the sitcom Growing Pains (1985) and low budget horror movies, such as Critters 3 (1991), to a major teenage heartthrob in the 1990s,...
Character: Jack Dawson
Movie: Titanic (1997)
Cause of Death: Died of hypothermia & froze to death in the Atlantic Ocean after Titanic sank
62. Gloria Stuart
Actress | Titanic
Gloria Stuart was born on a dining room table on 4th Street in Santa Monica, California on July 4, 1910. Her early roles as a performing artist were in plays she produced in her home as a young girl. She was the star of her senior class play at Santa Monica High School in 1927. Attending the ...
Character: Rose Dawson Calvert (1996)
Movie: Titanic (1997)
Cause of Death: Died in her sleep in the year 1996
63. Billy Zane
Actor | Titanic
William George Zane, better known as Billy Zane, was born on February 24, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois, to Thalia (Colovos) and William Zane, both of Greek ancestry. His parents were amateur actors and managed a medical technical school. Billy has an older sister, actress and singer Lisa Zane. Billy ...
Character: Cal Hockley
Movie: Titanic (1997)
Cause of Death: Survived the Titanic sinking but killed himself in 1929 because he lost his fortune due to the stock market crash
Was never shown, only mentioned by Rose
64. Danny Nucci
Actor | Titanic
Danny Nucci was born on September 15, 1968 in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria. He is an actor and director, known for Titanic (1997), Crimson Tide (1995) and Alive (1993). He has been married to Paula Marshall since October 12, 2003. They have one child. He was previously married to Terre Bridgham.
Character: Fabrizio
Movie: Titanic (1997)
Cause of Death: Died when 1 of the smoke stacks fell on him during the sinking of the Titanic
65. Jason Barry
Actor | Titanic
Jason Barry hails from Artane, Dublin. Is a graduate of The Samuel Beckett Center for performing arts at Trinity College. His first lead role was in a BBC Film called Screen Two: O Mary This London (1994), a part which required him to run for half a mile naked down Camden High Street for one of his...
Character: Tommy
Movie: Titanic (1997)
Cause of Death: Accidentally shot by Officer Murdoch when he was shoved to the line Murdoch was guarding during the sinking of the Titanic
66. Ewan Stewart
Actor | Titanic
Ewan was born in Glasgow, and is the son of the late famous Scottish folk singer Andy Stewart. Ewan's mother Sheila is still alive and lives in Arbroath, Scotland. Ewan was educated at Edinburgh's Merchiston Castle School from 1966 - 1974. Ewan left Scotland to move to London in 1975 and started ...
Character: 1st Officer William Murdoch
Movie: Titanic (1997)
Cause of Death: Shot himself out of guilt after he accidentally shot Tommy during the sinking of the Titanic
67. Victor Garber
Actor | Argo
Victor Garber has been in some of the most memorable projects of the past four decades. Victor has recently appeared in The Slap (2015), The Flash (2014), Motive (2013) and Web Therapy (2011). He is currently staring in Greg Berlanti's new DC Comics Superhero series "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" for ...
Character: Thomas Andrews
Movie: Titanic (1997)
Cause of Death: Died when the Titanic sank
68. Edmund Chen
Director | Echoing Love
Edmund Chen was born on February 4, 1961 in Singapore. He is an actor and director, known for Echoing Love (2011), The Eye (2002) and Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009). He has been married to Yun Xiang since 1987. They have two children.
Character: Huang Xiang
Movie: Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li
Cause of Death: Killed by Balrog right in front of Chun Li
69. Michael Clarke Duncan
Actor | The Green Mile
Michael Clarke Duncan was born on December 10, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois. Raised on Chicago's South Side by his single mother, Jean, a house cleaner, Duncan grew up resisting drugs and alcohol, instead concentrating on school. He wanted to play football in high school, but his mother wouldn't let ...
Character: Balrog
Movie: Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li
Cause of Death: Impaled on a liquid nitrogen pipe during a fight against Gen
70. Neal McDonough
Actor | Minority Report
Multi talented and award winning actor Neal McDonough has been blessed to have an incredible career in the film industry.
He is now producing films alongside his wife Ruvé for the McDonough company. Films such as THE WARRANT, BREAKERS LAW, REDSTONE, BOON, BLACK SPARTANS ,and most recently the hit ...
Character: M. Bison
Movie: Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li
Cause of Death: Killed when Chun Li knocks him off a scaffolding & snaps his neck with her legs
71. Robert Mammone
Actor | The Condemned
Robert Mammone was born in 1971 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He is an actor and producer, known for The Condemned (2007), The Matrix Revolutions (2003) and The Matrix Reloaded (2003).
Character: Carlos Blanka
Movie: Street Fighter (1994)
Cause of Death: Stayed in Bison's hideout as it was self destructing
72. Roshan Seth
Actor | Gandhi
A native of New Delhi, India, British character actor of theater and film Roshan Seth honed the skills he learned at London's Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in British repertory theater. His first break came in Peter Brook's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, which toured in 1972. Seth ...
Character: Dhalsim
Movie: Street Fighter (1994)
Cause of Death: Same as Blanka
73. Raul Julia
Actor | Street Fighter
Raul Julia was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Olga Arcelay, a mezzo-soprano singer, and Raúl Juliá, an electrical engineer. He graduated from Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola High School in San Juan. Here he studied the rigorous classical curriculum of the Jesuits and was always active ...
Character: M. Bison
Movie: Street Fighter (1994)
Cause of Death: Killed when he got electrocuted after Guile roundhouse kicked him into a monitor wall
74. Steven Ho
Actor | Mortal Kombat
Steven Ho was born on March 9, 1973. He is an actor, known for Mortal Kombat (1995), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) and Soundman (1998).
Character: Chan Kang
Movie: Mortal Kombat (1995)
Cause of Death: Defeated by Shang Tsung who then took his soul
75. Hakim Alston
Actor | Mortal Kombat
Hakim Alston is a Kickboxing champion with over 30 years of martial arts experience. He started his training in Tae Kwon Do when he was 10 and has a 4th degree black belt. He also trained in Karate. His skills brought him to be a member of the USA Karate Team from 1984-1990.
After becoming a world ...
Character: Fighting Monk (real name unknown)
Movie: Mortal Kombat (1995)
Cause of Death: Defeated by Liu Kang at the start of the Mortal Kombat tournament & had his soul taken by Shang Tsung
76. Trevor Goddard
Actor | Mortal Kombat
Trevor Goddard was born in Croydon, Surrey, England on October 14, 1962. His parents, Eric and Clara, and baby Trevor moved to Bromley, Kent, where he grew up. As a natural athlete, Trevor was highly interested in sports. As a youngster, he played football (soccer) and cricket and enjoyed running ...
Character: Kano
Movie: Mortal Kombat (1995)
Cause of Death: Killed by Sonya Blade when she did her leg grab move & then snapped his neck with her legs during the Mortal Kombat Tournament
77. Chris Casamassa
Actor | Mortal Kombat
Chris Casamassa is the son of American Martial arts pioneer Louis D. Casamassa. He is a world class Martial art expert with a 9th degree black belt in Red Dragon Karate and over 35 years of experience. Casamassa currently presides over the 12 Red Dragon Karate Schools in Southern California. He ...
Character: Scorpion
Movie: Mortal Kombat (1995)
Cause of Death: Killed by Johnny Cage who threw a spear at him slicing his arm open & then using a spiked shield to slice his stomach open & slice his head off (yes it was a very bloody mess) during the Mortal Kombat tournament
He does return in the sequel, Mortal Kombat Annihilation but replaced by actor J.J. Perry
78. François Petit
Actor | Mortal Kombat
Francois is a world class martial artist with an impressive background. He comes from a large family, all skilled in martial arts. He began his training at the age of 3 years, under the guidance of Japanese masters, also studied at the opera. In 1971, he was drafted into the the army in Africa, ...
Character: Sub-Zero
Movie: Mortal Kombat (1995)
Cause of Death: Impaled right in the stomach by an icicle which was formed when Liu Kang threw a bucket full of water through Sub-Zero's ice shield & then he froze to death
79. Kenneth Edwards
Actor | Mortal Kombat
Master Kenneth Edwards has been studying and teaching Chinese Martial Arts for over 25 years. He is the chief instructor and founder of Shan Tung Kung Fu Association of USA, located in Pasadena, CA.
He himself has trained in the USA and China in several styles including: Tam Toi Moon, Jow-Ga, and ...
Character: Art Lean
Movie: Mortal Kombat (1995)
Cause of Death: Defeated by Goro & then his soul was taken by Shang Tsung during the Mortal Kombat tournament
80. Kevin Michael Richardson
Actor | Mortal Kombat
Well-known, king-sized actor and voice artist Kevin Michael Richardson was born in Bronx, New York. He is, perhaps, mostly recognizable for his deep voice, which he uses in many of his works.
Richardson is a classically trained actor. He first gained recognition as one of only eight U.S. high school...
Character: Goro
Movie: Mortal Kombat (1995)
Cause of Death: Falls to his death when he loses his grip on the edge of the cliff after Johnny Cage kicked him off the ledge towards the end of the Mortal Kombat tournament
81. Keith Cooke
Actor | Mortal Kombat
Keith Cooke is a man of many qualities, accomplished in the arts of Wushu, Tae Kwon Do and Karate.
He started his WuShu training in 1973, under Roger Tung. In 1980 he went to China and he trained for 5 hours a day and entered the competition circuit in 1983. He immediately gained a second place in ...
Character: Reptile
Movie: Mortal Kombat (1995)
Cause of Death: Human form defeated by Liu Kang & then reptilian form stomped to death by Liu Kang toward the end of the Mortal Kombat tournament
82. Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Actor | Mortal Kombat
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa got his first big break as an actor when he was cast in Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor (1987). A US Army brat, he was born in Tokyo and lived in various cities while growing up. His father was in the army, stationed at Ft. Bragg (NC), Ft. Polk (LA) and Ft. Hood (TX). His...
Character: Shang Tsung
Movie: Mortal Kombat (1995)
Cause of Death: Knocked into a spike pit in Shao Kahn's castle by Liu Kang at the end of the Mortal Kombat tournament
83. Chris Conrad
Actor | Perpetual Grace, LTD
Chris Conrad was born and raised in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He is the third out of four brothers.
Always going for the sports, Chris played football, baseball, wrestled and played rugby.
After graduating high school, enrolled with Florida State University where his two older brothers, Tim and Steve,...
Character: Johnny Cage
Movie: Mortal Kombat Annihilation
Cause of Death: Killed by Shao Kahn when he snapped his neck at the start of the Outworld invasion of Earthrealm
84. Ridley Tsui
Actor | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Ridley Tsui, a prodigal individual, since childhood, his father sent him to Beijing opera school, where he taught Chinese dance and choreography. His trainings were hard and he performed with his fellow disciples very frequently. But, the knowledge of Chinese opera gave him a chance to use it in ...
Character: Smoke
Movie: Mortal Kombat Annihilation
Cause of Death: Frozen by Sub-Zero & then frozen body shattered by Liu Kang just as his missile exploded during their fight
85. J.J. Perry
Stunts | John Wick: Chapter 2
J.J. Perry started his martial arts training in 1975 and began with stunt-work in the late 1980s when he got out of the army. He has had over 24 years of martial arts training and has a 5th-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, a 2nd-degree on Hapkido and has experience with all kinds of weapons. He ...
Character #1: Cyrax
Movie: Mortal Kombat Annihilation
Cause of Death: Killed when Sonya blew some sand on him & he started on fire, but then he self destructed
Character #2: Noob Saibot
Movie: Mortal Kombat Annihilation
Cause of Death: Killed by Jax during the final battle of the Outworld invasion of Earthrealm
86. Tyrone C. Wiggins
Stunts | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Tyrone C. Wiggins was born on December 12, 1972 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor, known for Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997), Troll (2022) and Max Manus: Man of War (2008). He is married to Tine Louise Robertsen. They have two children.
Character: Rain
Movie: Mortal Kombat Annihilation
Cause of Death: Knocked into a fire pit by Shao Kahn after Shao Kahn learned he didn't kill Kabal or Stryker
87. Dana Hee
Stunts | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Dana Hee is also a television color commentator (local, national, and int'l Taekwondo events). A master of ceremonies (U.S.O.C. Olympic Academy, Olympic Sports Festival, San Francisco-Seoul Sister City Fund raiser, National Educational seminars for CAPHERD and AAHPERD. A motivational speaker (over ...
Character: Mileena
Movie: Mortal Kombat Annihilation
Cause of Death: Killed by Sonya Blade during their fight
88. Dennis Keiffer
Stunts | Fast & Furious 7
Dennis Keiffer is a former K.I.C.K. Super Middleweight Kickboxing Champion. He took his skills to Television and Cinema as an actor and stuntman. Early in his career he worked on fight movies such as "Bloodfist", "Shootfighter", and "Die Trying". In the past 15 years Dennis has been a stunt actor ...
Character: Baraka
Movie: Mortal Kombat Annihilation
Cause of Death: Knocked into the fire pit by Liu Kang while trying to rescue Kitana from Shao Kahn's clutches
89. Marjean Holden
Actress | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Actress, stunt woman, and martial artist Marjean Holden was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in Vail, Colorado. She started acting from the age of 9, well being from the family of entertainers, she already knew her profession. As a youngster, she showed multiple skills in her school plays,...
Character: Sheeva
Movie: Mortal Kombat Annihilation
Cause of Death: Crushed by the cage where Kitana was being held prisoner when Liu Kang threw a sword at the chain holding the cage up
90. Irina Pantaeva
Actress | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Pantaeva became the most successful indigenous Asian fashion model in the history of fashion. She was the first indigenous Asian model to cover Vogue, Elle and is known as one of the supermodels of the 1990's. Know internationally for her work for Christian Dior, Chanel, Fendi, Giorgio Armani, ...
Character: Jade
Movie: Mortal Kombat Annihilation
Cause of Death: Fed to a worm monster by Shao Kahn after she failed his orders
91. James Remar
Self | Sex and the City: A Farewell
James is a rugged, intense character player with leading man good looks. Having first gained recognition in 1979 as Ajax, in his second film, The Warriors (1979). That same year he garnered acclaim on Broadway with Richard Gere in the concentration camp drama "Bent".
In a career spanning nearly four...
Character: Rayden
Movie: Mortal Kombat Annihilation
Cause of Death: Hit by an energy blast thrown by Shao Kahn & died of his injuries just before the final battle of the Outworld invasion of Earthrealm, but revived by 2 of the Elder Gods after Earthrealm is saved
92. Deron McBee
Actor | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Deron McBee was born on August 23, 1961. He is an actor and producer, known for Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997), Batman Forever (1995) and T-Force (1994). He was previously married to Drzan McBee.
Character: Motaro
Movie: Mortal Kombat Annihilation
Cause of Death: Same as Noob Saibot
93. John Medlen
Stunts | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Growing up John Medlen had four loves: karate, stunts, music, and directing. Much of his early work was based on his vast martial arts background, which opened doors for him to become a stunt player and a small production company that he co-owned in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which ...
Character: Ermac
Movie: Mortal Kombat Annihilation
Cause of Death: Killed by Sonya Blade when she snapped his neck with her legs after she did her leg grab move on him during the final battle of the Outworld invasion of Earthrealm
94. Brian Thompson
Actor | The Terminator
Brian Earl Thompson was born on August 28, 1959 in Ellensburg, Washington. Raised on the Columbia River in Longview, he learned the value of academics and athletics, as the son of two teachers and the second of six siblings. His interest in acting was first sparked during his senior year of high ...
Character #1: Shao Kahn
Movie: Mortal Kombat Annihilation
Cause of Death: Killed by Liu Kang at the end of the final battle of the Outworld invasion of Earthrealm saving Earthrealm
Character: Punk (real name unknown)
Movie: The Terminator
Cause of Death: Got his heart ripped out by the T-800 during a little scuffle shortly after the T-800 arrived in 1984
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