Christoph Waltz

Christoph Waltz (1956 - )

Film Deaths[]

Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000) [Peter]: Killed by corrupt cops/IRA assassins.
Death, Deceit and Destiny Aboard the Orient Express (2001) [Ossama/Tarik]: Killed in an explosion when his bombs go off in the locomotive, after Richard Grieco uncouples the engine from the rest of the train and traps Christoph with the explosives.
The Green Hornet (2011) [Benjamin Chudnofsky]: Shot in the chest with his own double barreled shotgun by Seth Rogen, after being stabbed in the eyes with broken chair legs by Jay Chou.
Water for Elephants (2011) [August Rosenbluth]: Impaled through the head with a tether spike when the elephant breaks free, while Christoph is struggling with Reese Witherspoon.
Django Unchained (2012) [Dr. King Schultz]: Shot in the chest with a shotgun by James Remar, after Christoph shoots Leonardo DiCaprio to protect Jamie Foxx from him. His body is later discovered by Foxx when he finds him, and retrieves Kerry Washington's documents.
Epic (2013; animated) [Mandrake]: Playing a magical being, he is crushed to death after he is sucked into a mass of tree sap, at the end of a struggle.
The Zero Theorem (2013) [Qohen Leth]: Electrocuted when he plugs himself into his computer, with his mind living on in a virtual reality simulation.
Big Eyes (2014) [Walter Keane]: Dies off-screen of old age years after the film ends. His death is mentioned in the on-screen text at the end of the film.
Horrible Bosses 2 (2014) [Bert Hanson]: Shot in the back by his son Chris Pine, while he's handing the ransom money to Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis (with Bateman initially thinking he shot Christoph by accident). Chris then shoots Christoph's body again, while explaining his motives to the three.
The Legend of Tarzan (2016) [Captain Léon Rom]: Eaten alive by crocodiles, after Alexander Skarsgård lets go of the prayer beads which Christoph was holding onto. (Historically inaccurate, as the real Léon Rom died in Belgium in 1924).
No Time to Die (2021) [Franz Oberhauser/Ernst Stavro Blofeld]: Accidentally poisoned with nanobots by Daniel Craig, after he attacks Christoph during an interrogation, due to Daniel having been exposed to the nanobots earlier on without his knowledge.
Dead for a Dollar (2022) [Max Borlund]: Dies off-screen from unspecified causes, years after the events of the film. His death is mentioned in the on-screen text at the end of the film.
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) [Count Volpe]: After his monkey assistant (Cate Blanchett) rebels against him, they end up falling over a cliff, with Christoph dying by hitting a large boulder while the monkey survives by hitting the water.
Frankenstein (2025) [Harlander]: Falls down a pit during a struggle with Oscar Isaac causing him to bash his head on the floor making the back of his head explode.

Television Deaths[]

A King for Burning (Koenig der letzten Tage) (1993 TV mini-series) [Jan Bockelson]: Stabbed in the chest by Otto Kukla as a mercy killing, after Christoph is tortured and burned by executioners in a public square.
Tag der Abrechnung - Der Amoklaufer von Euskirchen (Judgment Day) (1994 TV) [Erwin Makolajczyk]: Killed in an explosion, when he sets off a bomb in a courthouse.
Du bist nicht allein: Die Roy Black Story (1996 TV) [Roy Black]: Dies off-screen of heart failure. The film opens with him being brought into the hospital, then proceeds to tell his story in a flashback. His death is mentioned in the on-screen text at the end of the film.
Saturday Night Live (Feb. 16, 2013) [Host/Various Characters]: In the Jesus Unchained sketch, he is executed by crucifixion before the start of the sketch. The sketch begins with him returning to life and setting out for revenge. (Played for comedic effect.)

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Mr. Judith Holste (Costume Designer)