Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy in Underworld

Bill Nighy (1949 - )

Film Deaths

• Underworld (2003) [Viktor]: Head sliced in two with a sword by Kate Beckinsale. (His body is also shown in the 2006 sequel Underworld: Evolution when Derek Jacobi retrieves a key from Bill's body.)
• Shaun of the Dead (2004) [Philip]: Dies of the zombie virus after being bitten on the throat by Keir Mills; he dies shortly after making peace with Simon Pegg due to the strained relationship between their characters and then Bill comes back to life as a zombie some short time later. Earlier in the film, he was bludgeoned to death by Simon and Nick Frost 3 times as zombie in dream sequence when Simon explain his 'plan' to Nick. Triva: Originally Zombie Philip was going to kill himself accidentally by sending the car careening into a wall where it would have blown up on impact but this was cut due to the budgetary contraints.
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) [Davy Jones]: Playing an undead being, he is destroyed when his disembodied heart is stabbed by Johnny Depp (using Orlando Bloom's hand to do so); Bill then falls overboard into a whirlpool. (Although the post-credits scene of Dead Men Tell No Tales indicates that the character might make a return in the next instalment). (Thanks to Tina, Anton, Andrew, Bryan, and Hunter)
• Valkyrie (2008) [General Friedrich Olbricht]: Executed by a firing squad. (Thanks to Tommy)
• Glorious 39 (2009) [Sir Alexander Keyes]: Dies (off-screen) of old age/natural causes, at some point between the 1939 storyline and the present-day framing sequence. (Thanks to Tommy)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) [Minister Rufus Scrimgeour]: Killed (off-screen) by Ralph Fiennes; we learn of his death afterwards when George Harris sends a message warning everybody at the wedding of Domhnall Gleeson and Clemence Poesy. (Thanks to Tommy)
• Total Recall (2012) [Matthias]: Shot to death by Bryan Cranston's men as Bill and Colin Farrell try to access the kill code.
• Wrath of the Titans (2012) [Hephaestus]: Sacrifices himself by letting Edgar Ramirez kill him in order to allow more time for Sam Worthington, Rosamund Pike and Toby Kebbell to escape. (Mythological inaccurate: Hephaestus was immortal and, therefore, couldn't die.)
• About Time (2013) [Tim's Father]: Dies (off-screen) from terminal cancer. He continues to be seen when his son (Domhnall Gleeson) travels back in time to visit him in the past.
• Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) [Fallon]: Playing the voice of one of the heads of a two headed giant (along with John Kassir), Nighy is ripped apart from the inside after Nicholas Hoult throws a magic bean down Nighy's throat, causing a beanstalk to grow from inside their stomach.

• I, Frankenstein (2014) [Naberius]: Descends to Hell after having the symbol of the gargoyle order carved on his chest during a battle with Aaron Eckhart. (Note: Bill is in heavy demon make up during his death scene)
• Their Finest (2016)[Ambrose Hilliard/Uncle Frank]: In the film-within-the-film The Nancy Darling, "Uncle Frank" dies some time after being shot by a German plane while trying to cut a rope tied around the titular boat's propellor. ("Ambrose", the actor Bill plays, survives the film.)
• Living (2022) [Mr. Williams]:

TV Deaths

• Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil (1985) [Helmut Hoffman]: Shot in the head.
• Testament: The Bible in Animation: Daniel (1996; animation) [Belshazzar]: Killed in the battle (off-screen), His head was later shown on a spike.
• Castlevania: The Endings (2021) [Saint Germain]: Playing the voice of 'Saint Germain' he dies when a blade hits him in the chest when part of the castle explodes.

Gallery

Bill Nighy (right with Simon Pegg) in Shaun of the Dead

Bill Nighy's CGI death in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Bill Nighy in Valkyrie

Notable Relations

• Father of Mary Nighy.
• Former partner of Diana Quick