Ben Kingsley (1943 -)
Film Deaths[]
- Gandhi (1982) [Mohandas K. Gandhi]: Shot in the chest three times by Harsh Nayyar while Ben is walking through a crowd of followers; his body is shown again during his funeral. The assassination and funeral occur in the opening scenes, and the rest of the movie follows his life up to that point.
- Species (1995) [Xavier Fitch]: Killed by Natasha Henstridge (in her alien form) in the sewers, his body is later seen floating in the water when Michael Madsen, Marg Helgenberger and Forest Whitaker discover him.
- The Assignment (1997) [Amos]: Fatally shot by one of "Carlos'" assassins in an airport bathroom after Ben shot the assassin in order to save "Ramirez". ("Carlos" and "Ramirez" are both played by Aidan Quinn).
- Parting Shots (1999) [Renzo Locatelli]: Shot in the chest by Chris Rea at the end of a chase, with Chris making it look like mugging gone bad.
- Sexy Beast (2000) [Don Logan]: Bludgeoned to death with a large box by Cavan Kendall next to the swimming pool, after being shot by Amanda Redman and beaten by Ray Winstone. Ben is later shown buried underneath the pool, as demonic being breaks him out of a makeshift coffin (seemingly alive) in a symbolic scene.
- What Planet Are You From? (2000) [Graydon]: Shot in the chest by John Goodman causing him to fall into a fountain as he’s about to shoot Garry Shandling.
- Tuck Everlasting (2002) [Man in the Yellow Suit]: Bludgeoned to death with a shotgun by Sissy Spacek.
- House of Sand and Fog (2003) [Colonel Massoud Amir Behrani]: Commits suicide by asphyxiating himself with a plastic bag over his head, after placing Shohreh Aghdashloo's body on the bed beside him. Their bodies are shown again afterwards when Jennifer Connelly discovers them.
- Suspect Zero (2004) [Benjamin O'Ryan]: Shot in the back by Carrie-Anne Moss just as Ben is about to stab Aaron Eckhart (after Aaron refuses to kill Ben); he dies in Aaron's arms shortly afterwards.
- Bloodrayne (2005) [Kagan]: Stabbed in the heart with an arrow by his daughter (Kristanna Loken); his body disintegrates into ash after his death.
- A Sound of Thunder (2005) [Charles Hatton]: Drowned when the compartment he’s in floods, his body is later seen when Edward Burns and the others discover him (I haven’t seen the whole movie but I have seen his death scene online).
- Oliver Twist (2005) [Fagin]: Executed by hanging (off screen) shortly after the end of the film.
- Lucky Number Slevin (2006) [The Rabbi]: Suffocates, along with Morgan Freeman, when Josh Hartnett puts/tapes plastic bags over their heads as Josh has them tied to chairs and explains his past to what they did to him.
- War, Inc. (2008) [Walken a.k.a. The Viceroy]: Killed in an explosion when a missile goes off-course and hits his bunker.
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) [Nizam]: Stabbed to death with a spear by his nephew (Richard Coyle) as Ben tries to kill Richard's foster brother (Jake Gyllenhaal).
- Walking with the Enemy (2013) [Regent Horthy]: Dies (off-screen) after the film ends.
- The Physician (2013) [Ibn Sina]: Commits suicide with drinking a poison as the city of Isfahan is under the attack of Seljuk hordes. His body can be seen when the climatic scene shows the ruin of the madrasah. It's historically incorrect due to the actual death of Ibn Sina noted to died by natural cause/old age.
- The Boxtrolls (2014; animated) [Archibald Snatcher]: Crushed to death underneath a massive wheel of cheese, after Issac Hempstead-Wright pushes it on top of him using a robot’ control panel when he threatens to kill Elle Fanning.
- Life (2015) [Jack Warner]: Killed (I don’t know the details).
- Self/less (2015) [Old Damian Hole]: Dies after exchanging his body with that of Ryan Reynolds in hospital upon getting an injection that will cause his heart to stop (as he's already dying of cancer). His consciousness (in Ryan's body) later fades away at the end of the film after Ben intentionally stops taking the pills provided to him by Matthew Goode, allowing Ryan to reclaim his body.
- Collide (2016) [Geran]: Shot repeatedly by SWAT officers during a shoot out.
- Security (2017) [Charlie]: Shot in the head by Antonio Banderas, after Katherine de la Rocha tasers Ben while he is holding her hostage.
- Intrigo: the Death of an Author (2018) [Henderson]: Poisoned with sleeping pills in his whiskey by Benno Fürmann, who then opens the gas lines inside Ben's house while he's unconscious. Ben is ultimately killed by the gas explosion.
- Operation Finale (2018) [Adolph Eichmann]: Executed by hanging offscreen in Israel on May 31st, 1962.
- Night Hunter (Nomis) (2018) [Cooper]: Shot to death by Brendan Fletcher, after tackling him away Henry Cavill to save his life, he spends his last moments talking to him.
- Spider in the Web (2019) [Adereth]: Shot in the chest by Filip Peeters moments after Filip has killed Monica Bellucci.
Television Deaths[]
- The Secret of the Sahara (1987; TV Movie) [Sholomon]: Fatally beaten by David Soul; he dies some time afterwards with his daughter (Radost Bokel) and his friends by his side, after they discover him.
- Lenin... The Train (1988) [Lenin]: Died (off-screen) from cerebral hemorrhage in 1924. We are informed by the text at the end of the TV.
- Murders Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (1989): Details needed.
- The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1998; TV Movie) [Sweeney Todd]: Stabbed in the back by Sean Flannagan.
- Mrs. Harris (2005; TV Movie) [Herman Tarnower]: Shot to death by Annette Bening.
- Watership Down (2018) [General Woundwort]: Presumably mauled to death by a Rottweiler.
Short Film Deaths[]
- The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023) [Imdad Khan]: Dies (off-screen) of old age/natural causes in his sleep; we learn of his death afterwards when Dev Patel recounts learning about Ben's death as Dev narrates his portion of the story.
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Notable Connections[]
- Father of Thomas Kingsley, Edmund Kingsley and Ferdinand Kingsley
- Ex-Mr. Angela Morant
- Ex-Mr. Alison Sutcliffe
- Mr. Daniela Lavender