Actors/Actresses Who Play Characters Who Have Died

by Nicksolo85 | created - 24 Jun 2014 | updated - 25 Jun 2014 | Public

A 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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