Bryan Cranston

Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad: Felina

Bryan Cranston (1956 - )

Film Deaths

• Dead Space (1991) [Dr. Frank Darden]: Decapitated when the alien rips his head off after already dying of a virus.
• Terror Tract (2000) [Ron Gatley]: Shot to death (off camera) by his daughter (Katelin Peterson) as he yells at her to give him the gun; we only hear the shot over an exterior shot of the house. 
• Drive (2011) [Shannon]: Bleeds to death after Albert Brooks slashes Bryan's arms in Ryan's garage. His body is shown again later on when Ryan Gosling discovers him. 
• John Carter (2012) [Powell]: Mortally wounded in a battle with apache warriors; he dies of his wounds after Taylor Kitsch is teleported to Mars and his skeleton is shown later on when Taylor returns to Earth. 
• Total Recall (2012) [Vilos Cohaagen]: Killed in an explosion/burned to death (along with his remaining cohorts) when Colin Farrell detonates the explosives he had placed on The Fall ship, causing it to crash, after having been stabbed in the stomach with his own blade by Colin earlier. (See also Ronny Cox in the 1990 original.)
• Cold Comes the Night (2013) [Topo]: Shot multiple times in the chest by Logan Marshall-Green.
• Godzilla (2014) [Joe Brody]: Mortally wounded when the platform he is standing on collapses, caused by the tremors of the Male Muto emerging from its cocoon; he dies of his wounds in a helicopter while talking to his son (Aaron Taylor-Johnson).
• Trumbo (2015) [Dalton Trumbo]: Dies (off-screen) of a heart attack several years after the film's conclusion; his death is mentioned in the closing text.
• All the Way (2016) [Preisdent Lyndon B. Johnson]: Dies (off-screen) of a heart attack several years after the film's conclusion; his death is mentioned in the closing text.
• Power Rangers (2017) [Zordon]: Playing an alien, he is killed in an explosion (along with Elizabeth Banks) when an asteroid crash lands onto their planet. Later in the movie, Zordon appears as a talking wall.
• Argylle (2024) [Ritter]: Shot in the head by Sam Rockwell while being attacked by Bryce Dallas Howard’s cat and his body is later blown up along with the rest of the boat when Sam activates the bombs.

Television Deaths

• Murder, She Wrote: Menace, Anyone? (1986) [Brian East]: Killed in an explosion after Betsy Russell puts a bomb in Linda Hamilton's car, expecting Linda to be killed.
• Matlock: The Marriage Counselor (1991) [Dr. Harding Fletcher]: Shot to death by Jenny Wright, Kim Johnston Ulrich and Mary-Margaret Humes; the shooting is shown from the (then unknown) killer's point of view and is only revealed when Andy Griffith reveals the information in the court room.
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Foul Play in the Sky (1993) [Snizzard]: Destroyed by Amy Jo Johnson when she shoots the apple off his head with an arrow from her Power Bow.
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: A Bad Reflection on You (1993) [Twin Man]: Destroyed by the Power Rangers with the Power Blaster.
• Orguss 02: Fugitives (1995; anime) [Corporal Gustav]: Killed alongside his commanding officer (Christopher Carrol) by the giant Zafrin Decimator's cannon.
• Babylon 5: The Long Night (1997) [Captain Ericsson]: Killed (off-screen) by the Shadows, along with the rest of his ship, as a sacrifice in order to draw the Shadows into a conflict with the Vorlons elsewhere.
• The X-Files: Drive (1998) [Patrick Crump]: Head implodes after his eardrum bursts from being exposed to sub-sonic alien parasite (as David Duchovny tries to save him). 
• Cowboy Bebop: Black Dog Serenade (2001; anime) [Prison Ship Pilot]: Shot dead in a fit of rage by Dig (Steve Kramer) as Toucan (Christopher Joyce) watched in disbelief.
• Archer: Space Race Part II (2012; animated) [Anthony Drake]: Commits suicide by pulling the trigger with a rifle being held by Pam (voiced by Amber Nash), Played for comedic effect.
• Breaking Bad: Felina (2013) [Walter White]: Struck in the side by a ricocheting bullet from his own automated turret while trying to shield Aaron Paul from the gunfire; he remains alive long enough to kill Michael Bowen and see Aaron leave the compound, ultimately dying from his injuries while surveying Bowen's meth lab just as the police arrive on the scene..

Gallery

Bryan Cranston in Drive

Bryan Cranston in Total Recall

Notable Connections

• Son of Joe Cranston
• Brother of Kyle Edward Cranston
• Mr. Robin Dearden
• Father of Taylor Dearden