Brian Cox

Brian Cox with Rose Byrne, in Troy

Brian Cox (1946 - )

Film Deaths

• Rob Roy (1995) [Killearn]: Drowned by Jason Flemyng, after being stabbed in the neck by Jessica Lange.
• Chain Reaction (1996) [Lyman Earl Collier]: Shot to death by Morgan Freeman in an elevator as Brian reaches for a gun. He dies as Morgan sends the elevator down, resulting in his body being incinerated by a hydrogen blast).
• The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) [Dr. Nathan Waldman]: Drowned off-screen by either Craig Bierko, David Morse or David's men. His body is shown afterwards when Geena Davis discovers him, then again when she manages to grab a gun hidden down his pants.
• L.I.E. (2001) [Big John Harrigan]: Shot to death by Walter Masterson in Brian's car.
• The Ring (2002) [Richard Morgan]: Commits suicide by electrocuting himself with equipment in his bathtub, while Naomi Watts looks on.
• X2 (2003) [William Stryker]: Drowned when his secret facility floods the area he's in, after Hugh Jackman chains him up to a helicopter outside to a concrete wall, as well as Ian McKellen tightening the chains.
• The Bourne Supremacy (2004) [Ward Abbot]: Commits suicide by shooting himself in front of Joan Allen, after his crimes are exposed.
• Troy (2004) [Agamemnon]: Stabbed in the neck by Rose Byrne with a concealed knife.
• Running with Scissors (2006) [Dr. Finch]: Dies off-screen of heart disease. His death is mentioned in the on-screen text at the end of the film.
• Battle for Terra (2007; animated) [General Hemmer]: Killed in an explosion along with the rest of his subordinates, when Luke Wilson crashes his ship into Brian's base.
• Trick 'r Treat (2007) [Mr. Kreeg]: Decapitated and torn apart by Richard Harmon and the other zombie children.
• The Escapist (2009) [Frank Perry]: Stabbed to death by Damian Lewis.
• Tell-Tale (2009) [Detective Van Doren]: Stabbed in the neck with a scalpel by Dallas Roberts, after Brian shoots Ulrich Thomsen.
• Ironclad (2011) [Albany]: Bleeds to death after Paul Giamatti has Brian's hands and feet cut off with an axe. His body is then thrown against a wall with a catapult to make certain he's dead.
• Coriolanus (2011) [Menenius]: Commits suicide by slitting his wrists; his body is later shown laying on the ground.
• Her (2013) [Alan Watts]: Voices an artificial intelligence entity derived from recordings of a deceased academic.
• Forsaken (2015) [James McCurdy]: Shot twice in the chest by Kiefer Sutherland, causing him to fall off of a balcony.
• The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016) [Tommy Tilden]: Stabbed in the chest as a mercy killing by his son Emile Hirsch, after supernatural forces crush the bones in his body. He is later seen as a spirit that causes the death of his son.
• The Etruscan Smile (2018) [Rory MacNeil]: Dies of cancer with his grandson by his side.
• Strange but True (2019) [Bill]: Commits suicide by shooting himself off-screen, after Greg Kinnear and Amy Ryan walk in on him attempting to kill Nick Robinson.
• The Bay of Silence (2020) [Milton]: Shot to death off-screen by Assaad Bouab, we only hear the gunshots as Claes Bang and Olga Kurylenko walk away. His body is shown shortly afterwards, displayed on the doorstep of his house. 
• Prisoner’s Daughter (2022) [Max]: Allows himself to be beaten to death with a baseball bat by Tyson Ritter, in order to send Tyson to prison to stop him from endangering Brian’s family.
• The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024) [Helm]: Providing the voice of Helm, he dies of either being stabbed or freezes to death. We simply see him fighting numerous enemies and then see him standing frozen the following day.

Television Deaths

• Teresa Raquin (1980) [Laurent LeClaire]: Commits suicide along with Kate Nelligan, while Mona Washbourne watches in horror.
• Shakespeare: The Animated Tales: Macbeth (1992) [Macbeth]: Decapitated by Clive Merrison during a swordfight.
• The Cloning of Joanna May (1992) [Carl May]: Drowns while swimming in a pond as he hallucinates that the three clones of Patricia Hodge are dragging him under water. It's later revealed that Patricia's clones had Brian cloned after his death.
• Nuremberg: Episode 1.2 (2000) [Hermann Goering]: Commits suicide by taking cyanide in his cell.
• Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (2009) [Lewis Serrocold]: Commits suicide by drowning himself in the lake (pretending to make a rescue attempt on Tom Payne as a pretext for his act). (See also John Mills in the 1985 version and Joss Ackland in the 1991 version.)
• The Take: Episode 1.4 (2009) [Ozzy]: Garroted while sitting in the prison church.
• The Day of the Triffids: Part 2 (2009) [Dennis Masen]: Poisoned after being stung by a killer plant; he dies while talking to his son (Dougray Scott).
• The Sinking Of The Laconia (2010) [Captain Sharp]: Drowns after his ship sinks off-screen. He is last seen talking to one of his officers.
• Penny Dreadful: No Beast So Fierce (2016) [Jared Talbot]: Shot in the head by Timothy Dalton.
• The Simpsons: A Serious Flanders (Part 2) (2021) [Kostas Becker]: Drowns when he falls into a frozen lake.
• Succession: Connor's Wedding (2023) [Logan Roy]: Dies off screen from an embolism while traveling on a plane. His death is confirmed after his daughter Sarah Snook reads a statement verifying he was announced dead on arrival, once the plane landed and the specific cause is revealed when his son Jeremy Strong reveals it to Arian Moayed.

Video Game Deaths

• Manhunt (2003) [Director/Lionel Starkweather]: Decapitated with a chainsaw by Stephen Wilfong, after being disemboweled.
• Killzone 2 (2009) [Visari]: Shot to death by Charles Everett while Brian is speaking to Demetri Goritsas.
• Syndicate (2012) [Jack Denham]: Commits suicide by falling over a ledge, after being cornered by the player character.

Gallery

Brian Cox with Kate Nelligan, in Teresa Raquin

Brian Cox in The Long Kiss Goodnight

Brian Cox in Chain Reaction

Brian Cox in The Ring

Brian Cox in X-Men 2

Brian Cox's video game death, in Manhunt

Brian Cox in Trick 'r Treat

Brian Cox in The Autopsy of Jane Doe

Brian Cox’s animated death, in The Simpsons: A Serious Flanders