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Watching any film, a person gets to know the character, gets to know his character better, sees himself in some features. Attachment occurs and a desire arises for the character to end well. But unfortunately, some directors do not live up to our expectations – the characters they created die in films, which leads the moviegoer to despair and shock. There are actors who die in films all the time, in this article you will find out who they are.
10 Mickey Rourke
A professional boxer in the past, now an actor and screenwriter, Mickey Rourke opens the list of frequently dying characters in films. Mickey Rourke is either hated or loved and admired – there is no third option here. The actor was born in America, for some time he had the status of “Hollywood’s sex symbol”, which appeared after the film “9 and a half weeks.” Movies with deadly roles: Sin City, Iron Man 2, War of the Gods: Immortals
Total deaths: 22 in 77 films.
9. Michael Bean
Michael Biehn is an actor from Alabama. Popularity brought him the film “Terminator”, in which Michael played the brave Kyle Reese. After this film, Michael Biehn continued his career in the film industry: he starred in the film “Aliens”, “The Abyss” – a joint project of Michael and James Cameron. After that, Michael Bean played in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, but only a cameo role. Movies with deadly roles: “Terminator”, “Aliens”, “Abyss”.
Total deaths: 24 in 102 films.
8. Liam Neeson
The English actor was born in Northern Ireland. His family was on a tight budget, but his parents made sure their children were educated by saving money. From an early age, the boy was engaged in boxing, and in the classroom his nose was broken. Once Liam Neeson was invited by his beloved teacher to play in the school theater, probably at that moment the fate of the future star was decided. Movies with deadly roles: Star Wars. Episode I. The Phantom Menace, Gangs of New York, Schindler’s List.
Total deaths: 24 in 119 films.
7. Charlize Theron
American model and actress from Africa. At the age of 6, on the instructions of her mother, the actress took part in a modeling competition and won. Her modeling career did not end there – Charlize Theron also won a competition in Italy, and then signed a lucrative contract with a Milan modeling agency. Once Charlize quarreled with the cashier, and at that moment John Crossby handed her a business card, after some time he introduced her to some casting agencies. Films with deadly roles: Snow White and the Huntsman, Aeon Flux.
Total deaths: 25 in 52 films.
6. Shawn Bin
English actor, producer. Grew up in a wealthy family. The boy was very active and loved football, everything was bad with his studies – he brought home bad grades, and in college the young man was often expelled for unsatisfactory behavior. Once, Sean heard voices from the building where acting classes were held, without hesitation, he signed up for them, after which he was able to enter the most prestigious acting university in London. Movies with deadly roles: Equilibrium, Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
Total deaths: 25 in 119 films.
5. Samuel L. Jackson
The Washington-born American black actor and producer is familiar to many of his roles in popular films: Almost everyone has seen Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction – Samuel still remembers his Old Testament speech he gave in the film that brought him worldwide popularity. He also starred in Django Unchained, Jurassic Park, etc. Movies with deadly roles: Jurassic Park, Django Unchained, Star Wars. Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
Total deaths: 28 in 176 films.
4. Vinset Price
An American actor who began his career acting in the theater, after which he became famous for his negative characters in horror films. Vincent Price was compared to real masters of terrifying the viewer. The actor went to England for a master’s degree, and then tried himself as a theater actor. At first, Vincent Price began with episodic roles, and his first major role was in the film Service de luxe. Movies with deadly roles: The Mask of the Red Death, The Fall of the House of Usher, Dread Doctor Phibes.
Total deaths: 32 in 201 films.
3. Bela Lugosi
An American actor of Hungarian origin played a vampire on Broadway. When he realized that he could become famous in the film “Dracula” with the role of Dracula, he was very prepared, having worked out the plasticity, facial expressions of the bloodsucker count to the smallest detail. To create an image, he used cosmetics to a minimum, thanks to which the standard of Dracula was created, with no one can compare with the aristocracy and subtlety. Movies with deadly roles: Dracula, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, White Zombie.
Total deaths: 36 in 116 films.
2. John Herth
An English actor who has many prestigious awards to his credit. Often he played secondary roles of eccentric heroes experiencing suffering of soul and body. John’s characters died very often in the movies, it’s possible that even he won the record. John Heard himself put it this way: “I died many times and it was amazing. I hope that when I die for real, these deaths will flash before me. Films with deadly roles: “Hellboy: Hero from Hell”, “V for Vendetta”, “Alien”.
Total deaths: 45 in 205 films.
1. Christopher Lee
British actor, World War II veteran. He completes the selection of the most frequent film deaths. In addition to being killed, he died 10 more times, being in the role of Dracula. Upon learning that Peter Jackson was going to shoot his film trilogy, Lee did not hesitate – he wanted to get the role of Gandalf. But he agreed to play the part of the villain, because that way he could get closer to his favorite fantasy universe from the John Tolkien books he loved to read. Movies with deadly roles: “Dracula: Prince of Darkness”, “Star Wars. Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Lord of the Rings.
Total deaths: 60 out of 280.