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[[File:Richarddreyfuss.jpg|thumb|350px|Richard Dreyfuss (left) in ''Leaves of Grass'']] [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000377/ Richard Dreyfuss] (1947 - ) ==Film Deaths== *'''''The Young Runaways'' (1968)''' [''Terry'']: Killed in a car accident after stealing a car. *'''''[[Dillinger (1973)|Dillinger]]'' (1973)''' [''Baby Face Nelson'']: Machine-gunned by a cop (whom he manages to kill as well). *'''''[[The Goodbye Girl (1977)|The Goodbye Girl]]'' (1977)''' [''Elliott Garfield'']: In the play-within-the-film of "Richard III", he is stabbed to death. (Richard survives in reality obviously.) *'''[[Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)|''Whose Life Is It Anyway?'' (1981)]]''' [''Ken Harrison'']: After being left a quadriplegic in a car wreck, Richard expresses his desire to go home and be taken off life support. While the ending is ambiguous as to what happens to him when he leaves the hospital, it's strongly implied that his wish will be granted. *'''[[Moon Over Parador (1988)|''Moon Over Parador'' (1988)]]''' [''Jack Noah/President Alphonse Simms''] Playing dual roles, "Simms" dies of a heart attack. ("Jack" survives.) *'''''[[Always (1989)|Always]]'' (1989)''' [''Pete Sandich'']: Killed in a plane crash (when his plane catches fire and explodes) after saving [[John Goodman]]'s life; he appears as a guardian angel throughout the rest of the film before finally moving on to Heaven. *'''''[[Once Around (1991)|Once Around]]'' (1991)''' [''Sam Sharpe'']: Dies from heart failure, with [[Holly Hunter]] and their baby son by his side. *'''[[Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001)|''Who is Cletis Tout?'' (2001)]]''' [''Micah Tobias'']: Shot by hitmen; he dies of his wounds shortly afterwards talking to [[Christian Slater]]. *'''''[[Leaves of Grass (2009)|Leaves of Grass]]'' (2009)''' [''Pug Rothbaum'']: Stabbed/cut down the torso by [[Edward Norton]] (as “Brady”) in a fight in Richard's office. *'''''[[Piranha 3D (2010)|Piranha 3D]]'' (2010)''' [''Matt Boyd'']: Devoured by prehistoric piranhas after he falls off his boat during a whirlpool brought along in an earthquake (which, in turn, releases hundreds of piranha into the area). His mutilated body is discovered washed up on the shore by [[Elisabeth Shue]] and [[Ving Rhames]]. *'''''[[RED (2010)|RED]]'' (2010)''' [''Alexander Dunning'']: Suffocates, when [[Bruce Willis]] strikes his neck/windpipe hard, crushing it, right after his henchmen get quickly sniped. He is then shot by [[John Malkovich]] to make sure he's dead. *'''''[[Asher (2018)|Asher]]'' (2018)''' [''Avi'']: Strangled to death by [[Ron Perlman]]. *'''''[[Daughter of the Wolf (2019)|Daughter of the Wolf]]'' (2019)''' [''Father'']: Torn apart and eaten by wolves. ==Television Deaths== *'''[[Victory at Entebbe (1976 TV)|''Victory at Entebbe'' (1976)]]''' [''Col. Yonatan ‘Yonni’ Netanyahu'']: Shot by a sniper, while rescuing the hostages. *'''''[[Lansky (1999 TV)]]''''' [''Meyer Lansky'']: Dies of lung cancer (off-screen) shortly after the events of the film. *'''''[[Tin Man (2007 mini-series)|Tin Man]] ''(2007 miniseries)''' [''Mystic Man'']: Life force drained by [[Kathleen Robertson]] after she interrogates him. ==Gallery== <gallery> Piranha 3d image B6ANn.jpg|Richard Dreyfuss' death in ''Piranha 3D'' </gallery> ==Notable Connections== *Son of [[Geraldine Dreyfuss]]. *Brother of [[Lorin Dreyfuss]]. *Ex-husband of [[Jeramie Rain]]. *Father of [[Ben Dreyfuss]]. *Uncle of [[Natalie Dreyfuss]]. {{DEFAULTSORT:Dreyfuss, Richard}} [[Category:Actors]] [[Category:1947 Births]] [[Category:American actors and actresses]] [[Category:Jewish-American actors and actresses]] [[Category:Caucasian actors and actresses]] [[Category:Musicians]] [[Category:Producers]] [[Category:Writers]] [[Category:Jewish]] [[Category:Agnostic]] [[Category:Conservatives]] [[Category:Liberals]] [[Category:Academy Award Winners]] [[Category:Academy Award Nominees]] [[Category:Best Actor Nominees]] [[Category:Best Actor Winners]] [[Category:Razzie Award Nominees]] [[Category:Death scenes by shooting]] [[Category:Death scenes by car crash]] [[Category:Death scenes by accident]] [[Category:Death scenes by plane crash]] [[Category:Death scenes by stabbing]] [[Category:Death scenes by animal attack]] [[Category:Death scenes by suffocation]] [[Category:Death scenes by throat crushing]] [[Category:Death scenes by life-force draining]] [[Category:Death scenes by devouring]] [[Category:Death scenes by being eaten alive]] [[Category:Death scenes by infection]] [[Category:Actors who died in a Steven Spielberg film]] [[Category:Historical death scenes]] [[Category:Actors who died in Alexandre Aja Movies]] [[Category:Death scenes by crying]] [[Category:Actors who died in Robert Schwentke Movies]] [[Category:Hollywood Walk of Fame Winners]] [[Category:Golden Globe Winners]] [[Category:Golden Globe Nominees]] [[Category:Family Guy cast members]] [[Category:Actors who died in Tim Blake Nelson Movies]] [[Category:Jaws cast members]] [[Category:Actors who died in Oliver Stone Movies]] [[Category:Off-screen deaths]] [[Category:Play-within-film deaths]] [[Category:Death scenes by strangulation]] [[Category:Indecision death scenes]] [[Category:Death scenes by heart failure]] [[Category:Actors who died in Lasse Hallstrom Movies]] [[Category:Columbia Stars]] [[Category:Universal Stars]] [[Category:Death scenes by piranha attack]] [[Category:Death scenes by heart attack]] [[Category:Actors with 10 or more deaths]] [[Category:Actors who died in Paul Mazursky Movies]] [[Category:Death scenes by eating]] [[Category:Death scenes by being torn in half]] [[Category:Death scenes by bisection]] [[Category:Death scenes by wolf attack]] [[Category:Death scenes by fish attack]] [[Category:Performers on TV Tropes]] [[Category:Bewitched cast members]] [[Category:Gunsmoke cast members]] [[Category:The Big Valley cast members]]
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