The death of a movie character is always a shock to the audience. But there are actors who are ready to shock the audience over and over again. We present you the top 10 actors who most often die in films.
10. Mickey Rourke
He died 22 times in 77 films.
A very scandalous movie star and professional boxer opens the list of the actors most often killed in the frame. At one time it was a sex symbol of Hollywood, thanks to the movie "9 and a half weeks." Currently, it is difficult to call him handsome, but Rourke is still one of the most charismatic people in the western film industry.
The most memorable "deadly" roles:
- Street thug Marv in Sin City. He died in an electric chair after he finished with the customer of the murder, which they wanted to hang on him.
- Russian engineer Ivan Vanko in Iron Man 2, was killed by Tony Stark and Rowdy.
- King Hyperion in "War of the Gods: Immortals", was killed by Theseus.
9. Michael Bean
The number of deaths is 24 in 102 films.
The finest hour of Michael Bean was The Terminator, in which he played the only love of Sarah Connor, the brave Kyle Reese. This was followed by other memorable characters, this Bean is obliged to cooperate with James Cameron. Their latest collaborative project was the movie Abyss, after which Bean appeared with Cameron only in the episode Terminator 2: Judgment Day. His subsequent films were no longer so memorable for the audience.
The most prominent screen deaths:
- Kyle Reese in the Terminator, died from an explosion, trying to stop the Terminator at the CyberDine Systems factory.
- Dwayne Hicks in "Aliens", died while landing a rescue module.
- Hiram Coffey in the Abyss, died while trying to send a warhead with a timer to the bottom of the Cayman Basin.
8. Liam Neeson
The number of deaths is 24 in 119 films.
This English actor, born in Northern Ireland, was nominated for an Academy Award for the historical drama Schindler's List. And Elizabeth II granted Neeson the rank of officer of the Order of the British Empire.
Where he died:
- "Star Wars. Episode I. The Phantom Menace, in the role of Qui-Gon Jinn was killed by Darth Maul.
- The New York Gangs, as the leader of the Irish gang, Wallon, was killed by the American Butcher Bill.
- Schindler's List, Oscar Schindler, died his death.
7. Charlize Theron
She died 25 times in 52 films.
The only actress born in Africa won the Academy Award. She got her for the role of serial killer Eileen Wornos in the movie "Monster". Of the latest works of Theron, it is worth noting the role of the beautiful and desperate warrior Furiosa in Mad Max: The Road of Fury.
Many viewers especially remember the deaths of the heroines of Charlize Theron in such films as:
- “Snow White and the Hunter”, the role of Queen Rowna, was killed by a dagger.
- "Eon Flux", the heroine was cloned after death.
6. Sean Bean
He died 25 times in 119 films.
There’s a joke on the Web: “It’s estimated that, on average, one Sean Bean dies every 1.24 years.” The name of this actor is usually the first to come to mind when the question “who dies in films most often?” Already very memorable heroes were at Sean Bean. Among them:
- Partridge in the Equilibrium, was killed by his partner, cleric John Preston.
- Eddard Stark in Game of Thrones lost his head by order of King Joffrey.
- Boromir in the blockbuster Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. He was killed in a battle with Uruk-hai, protecting the hobbits Merry and Peregrine.
5. Samuel L. Jackson
He died 28 times in 176 films.
An American dark-skinned actor has starred in many popular films over his career. These include Pulp Fiction, Django Unchained, and Jurassic Park. In total, Jackson's piggy bank participation in 100 films.
Where effectively he died:
Jurassic Park, the chief engineer of the park, was killed by a velociraptor.
The Django Unchained, butler Stephen, was left lying with shot knees in the mansion that exploded Django.
"Star Wars. Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, ”Master Windu, was killed by the Sith Lord with the help of Anakin Skywalker.
4. Vincent Price
He died 32 times in 201 films.
The true calling of this actor was the role of negative characters and shooting in horror films. In 1953, he took part in the filming of the horror film “House of Wax”, then in 1958 there was the film “The Fly”, followed by “House on the Ghost Hill”, “The Fall of the House of Ushers”, “Mask of the Red Death” and “House of Long shadows. " Vincent Price was compared with such recognized masters as to bring horror to the audience like Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi.
The most famous death scenes:
- Prince Prospero in The Mask of the Red Death, died after meeting with a mysterious stranger, a servant of Death.
- Roderick Asher in "The Fall of the House of Ashers", died in a burning family estate.
- “Terrible Doctor Fibes”, a famous musician and theologian Anton Fibes, committed suicide.
3. Bela Lugosi
The actor has 36 deaths in 116 movies.
The most famous Dracula of all time. Realizing that this role could glorify him, Lugosi (who had previously played a vampire on Broadway) worked out to the smallest detail both the plastic and facial expressions of the bloodsucker graph in close-ups. He used very little makeup and created the standard of Dracula, which refinement and aristocracy do not make less creepy.
Dying in:
- "Dracula" of 1931, playing the main role. His character is killed with a stake made from a drawer board.
- "Frankenstein meets the Wolfman", played the role of the monster Frankenstein, died during a fight with the Wolfman.
- "White Zombie", the role of the zombie overlord Legendre, was cast off a cliff by one of the main characters.
At the funeral of Lugosi was attended by Vincent Price, who is in fourth place in the ranking of the most frequently dying actors in the movie. He recalls that his colleague Lorre cruelly joked about the deceased: “Do you think it might be worth stuffing a stake in his chest just in case?”
2. John Hurt
He was waiting for death in 45 films out of 205.
An English actor who superbly succeeds in playing the roles of eccentric gentlemen who suffer physically or spiritually.
- One of Hurt's most memorable characters to die for was Kane, the assistant captain of the spacecraft who arrived on the Alien planet. The face-grab jumped on Kane, later the hero died from a rupture of the chest, "giving birth" to the hornbill.
- Hurt also played Professor Brum, Hellboy's adoptive father in the film Hellboy: The Hero of the Baking. He was killed by the fascist Karl.
- In the anti-utopian film “V is Vendetta,” Hert played the Supreme Chancellor, Adam Satler, who was killed by the head of the security service.
1. Christopher Lee
Record holder for deaths - 60 films out of 280.
The leader in the list of suicide bombers set two records at once. He was not only killed most often in various films, he also died 10 times as Count Dracula.
The most memorable deaths:
- "Dracula: Prince of Darkness", 1965, plunged into the icy water of a moat near the castle and died. Dracula does not have a single remark in this film, only hissing and screaming at the time of death.
- Sith Lord Count Dooku in Star Wars. Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, ”fell at the hands of Anakin Skywalker.
- Saruman, in The Lord of the Rings, was killed by his servant Grima.
It is noteworthy that Christopher Lee was very fond of the books of Professor Tolkien and personally met with him. Upon learning that Peter Jackson was about to shoot his movie trilogy, Lee called his agent, wanting to get himself the role of Gandalf. However, he was satisfied with the role of one of the main villains, as this made him involved in the adored fantasy universe.
