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[[File:Christopherplummer.jpg|thumb|350px|Christopher Plummer in Dreamscape]]
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[[File:Christopherplummer.jpg|thumb|350px|Christopher Plummer in ''Dreamscape'']]
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001626/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_1 Christopher Plummer] (1929 - )
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[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001626/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_1 Christopher Plummer] (1929 - 2021)
   
 
==Film Deaths==
 
==Film Deaths==
 
*'''''Producer's Showcase: Cyrano de Bergerac'' (1955)''' [''Christian de Neuvillette'']: Presumably mortally wounded in combat, then dies while talking to [[Jose Ferrer]]. (I haven't seen this version, but I'm familiar with the story.)
 
*'''''Producer's Showcase: Cyrano de Bergerac'' (1955)''' [''Christian de Neuvillette'']: Presumably mortally wounded in combat, then dies while talking to [[Jose Ferrer]]. (I haven't seen this version, but I'm familiar with the story.)
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*'''''[[The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)|The Fall of the Roman Empire]]''''' '''[[The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)|(1964)]]''' [''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus Commodus]'']: Stabbed in the chest in an arena fight by [[Stephen Boyd]], Christopher then orders to burn the slaves before he dies. (Historically inaccurate, Commodus was strangled in his bathtub by a wrestler after a long reign).
 
*'''''[[The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)|The Fall of the Roman Empire]]''[[The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)| (1964)]]''' [''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus Commodus]'']: Stabbed in the chest in an arena fight by [[Stephen Boyd]], Christopher then orders to burn the slaves before he dies. (Historically inaccurate, Commodus was strangled in his bathtub by a wrestler after a long reign).
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*'''''Hamlet''''' ''(Hamlet at Elsinore)'' '''(1964)''' [''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Hamlet Hamlet]'']: Wounded with a poisoned blade during a swordfight with [[Dyson Lovell]]; he dies shortly afterwards, after killing [[Robert Shaw]] in turn.
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*'''''[[The Night of the Generals (1967)|The Night of the Generals]]''''' '''[[The Night of the Generals (1967)|(1967)]]''' [''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Rommel Erwin Rommel]'']: Dies off-screen after going into a coma after being shot by an enemy plane.  (Historically inaccurate as Rommel committed suicide by poison) 
 
 
*'''''The Royal Hunt of the Sun''''' '''(1969)''' [''Atahualpa'']: Executed by the garrote.
*'''''Hamlet''' (Hamlet at Elsinore)'' '''(1964)''' [''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Hamlet Hamlet]'']: Wounded with a poisoned blade during a swordfight with [[Dyson Lovell]]; he dies shortly afterwards, after killing [[Robert Shaw]] in turn.
 
 
*'''''[[The Day That Shook the World (1975)|The Day That Shook the World]]''''' ''([[The Day That Shook the World (1975)|Sarajevski atentat]])'' '''[[The Day That Shook the World (1975)|(1975)]]''' [''Archduke Franz Ferdinand'']: Shot in the neck by [[Irfan Mensur]] while riding in a car with [[Florinda Bolkan]].
 
*'''''[[The Night of the Generals (1967)|The Night of the Generals]]''[[The Night of the Generals (1967)| (1967)]]''' [''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Rommel Erwin Rommel]'']: Dies off-screen after going into a coma after being shot by an enemy plane.  (Historically innacurate as Rommel commited suicide by poison) 
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*'''''[[The Spiral Staircase (1975)|The Spiral Staircase]]''''' '''[[The Spiral Staircase (1975)|(1975)]]''' [''Dr. Joe Sherman'']: Shot to death by [[Mildred Dunnock]] just as he is about to kill [[Jacqueline Bisset]]. (See also [[George Brent]] in the 1946 version.)
 
*'''''The Silent Partner''''' ''(L'Argent de la banque)'' '''(1978)''' [''Harry Reikle'']: Shot in the back by a security guard as Christopher tries to get away during a bank robbery.
 
 
*'''''Somewhere in Time''''' '''(1980)''' [''William Fawcett Robinson'']: Dies (off-screen) of old age/natural causes somewhere between the 1910s storyline to the present day scenes.
*'''''The Royal Hunt of the Sun'' (1969)''' [''Atahualpa'']: Executed by the garrote. (''Thanks to Aaron'')
 
 
*'''''Eyewitness''''' ''(The Janitor)'' '''(1981)''' [''Joseph'']: Shot in the chest by [[Morgan Freeman]] and [[Steven Hill]] when Christopher reaches for his pocket, making them think he's going for a gun.
 
 
*'''''Highpoint''''' '''(1982)''' [''James Hatcher'']: Plunges to his death from Toronto's CN Tower after being kicked to the ledge by [[Richard Harris]]   (Trivia: it was the during the filming of this scene where stuntman Dar Robinson, as Plummer's stunt double, made his record-breaking fall from the CN Tower).
*'''''The Day That Shook the World''' (Sarajevi atentat)'' '''(1975)''' [''Archduke Franz Ferdinand'']: Shot in the neck by [[Irfan Mensur]] while riding in a car with [[Florinda Bolkan]].
 
 
*'''''[[Dreamscape (1984)]]''''' [''Bob Blair'']: Dies of a heart attack in his sleep when [[Dennis Quaid]] kills him in a dream after transforming into a monster; the scene cuts away just as Dennis grabs him, followed by a scene of Christopher's wife ([[Timothy Blake]]) waking up in the morning and discovering that he's dead.
 
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*'''''[[Gandahar (1988; animated)|Gandahar]]''''' '''[[Gandahar (1988; animated)|(1988)]]''' [''Metamorphis'']: Is destroyed.
*'''''[[The Spiral Staircase (1975)|The Spiral Staircase]]''[[The Spiral Staircase (1975)| (1975)]]''' [''Dr. Joe Sherman'']: Shot to death by [[Mildred Dunnock]] just as he is about to kill [[Jacqueline Bisset]]. (See also [[George Brent]] in the 1946 version.)
 
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*'''''Nosferatu In Venice''''' ''(Vampire in Venice; Nosferatu a Venezia)'' '''(1988)''' [''Professor Paris Catalano'']: Commits suicide by jumping into a canal and drowns. 
 
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*'''''Mindfield''''' '''(1989)''' [''Doctor Satorius'']: Electrocuted by [[Sean McCann]].
*'''''The Silent Partner''' (L'Argent de la banque)'' '''(1978)''' [''Harry Reikle'']: Shot in the back by a security guard as Christopher tries to get away during a bank robbery. (''Thanks to Matt'')
 
 
*'''''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)]]''''' [''General Chang'']: Killed in an explosion when [[William Shatner]] and [[George Takei]] simultaneously fire photon torpedoes at Christopher's (invisible-coated) ship.
 
 
*'''''Crackerjack''''' '''(1994) '''[''Ivan Getz'']: Killed by [[Thomas Ian Griffith]] or [[Nastassja Kinski]].
*'''''Somewhere in Time'' (1980)''' [''William Fawcett Robinson'']: Dies (off-screen) of old age/natural causes somewhere between the 1910s storyline to the present day scenes.
 
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*'''''[[Twelve Monkeys (1995)|Twelve Monkeys]]''''' '''[[Twelve Monkeys (1995)|(1995)]]''' [''Dr. Leland Goines'']: Presumably dies (off-screen) of the genetically-engineered virus after [[David Morse]] releases it, between the "present" and "future" scenes of the film.
 
*'''''Eyewitness''' (The Janitor)'' '''(1981)''' [''Joseph'']: Shot in the chest by [[Morgan Freeman]] and [[Steven Hill]] when Christopher reaches for his pocket, making them think he's going for a gun.
 
 
*'''''Highpoint ''(1982) '''[''James Hatcher'']: Plunges to his death from Toronto's CN Tower after being kicked to the ledge by [[Richard Harris]]   (Trivia: it was the during the filming of this scene where stuntman Dar Robinson, as Plummer's stunt double, made his record-breaking fall from the CN Tower).
 
 
*'''''[[Dreamscape (1984)]]''''' [''Bob Blair'']: Dies of a heart attack in his sleep when [[Dennis Quaid]] kills him in a dream after transforming into a monster; the scene cuts away just as Dennis grabs him, followed by a scene of Christopher's wife ([[Timothy Blake]]) waking up in the morning and discovering that he's dead. (''Thanks to Mac and Stephen'')
 
 
*'''''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)]]''''' [''General Chang'']: Killed in an explosion when [[William Shatner]] and [[George Takei]] simultaneously fire photon torpedoes at Christopher's (invisible-coated) ship. (''Thanks to Stephen'')
 
 
*'''''Crackerjack'' (1994) '''[''Ivan Getz'']: Killed by [[Thomas Ian Griffith]] or [[Nastassja Kinski]].
 
 
 
*'''''[[The Clown at Midnight (1998)]]''''' [''Mr. Caruthers'']: Impaled on a weapons-rack when [[Sarah Lassez]] activates a trap-door on the theatre stage and he falls through it; his body is shown on the rack below afterwards.
 
*'''''[[The Clown at Midnight (1998)]]''''' [''Mr. Caruthers'']: Impaled on a weapons-rack when [[Sarah Lassez]] activates a trap-door on the theatre stage and he falls through it; his body is shown on the rack below afterwards.
 
*'''''[[Dracula 2000 (2000)|Dracula 2000]]''''' '''[[Dracula 2000 (2000)|(2000)]]''' [''Abraham/Matthew Van Helsing'']: Bitten on the throat and drained of blood (off-screen) by [[Jennifer Esposito]], [[Colleen Fitzpatrick]], and[[Jeri Ryan| Jeri Ryan]]. His body is shown afterwards underneath the bed when his daughter ([[Justine Waddell]]) discovers him.
 
 
*'''''[[Nicholas Nickleby (2002)]]''''' [''Ralph Nickleby'']: Hangs himself to death out of guilt.
*'''''[[Dracula 2000 (2000)|Dracula 2000]]''[[Dracula 2000 (2000)| (2000)]]''' [''Abraham/Matthew Van Helsing'']: Bitten on the throat and drained of blood (off-screen) by [[Jennifer Esposito]], [[Colleen Fitzpatrick]], and[[Jeri Ryan| Jeri Ryan]]. His body is shown afterwards underneath the bed when his daughter ([[Justine Waddell]]) discovers him. (''Thanks to Patrick'')
 
 
*'''''[[Cold Creek Manor (2003)]]''''' [''Theodore Massie'']: Smothered with a cloth napkin by his son ([[Stephen Dorff]]).
 
 
*'''''[[National Treasure (2004)|National Treasure]]''''' '''[[National Treasure (2004)|(2004)]]''' [''John Adams Gates'']: Dies (off-screen), presumably of old age/natural causes, at some point between the flashback scenes and the main story.
*'''''[[Nicholas Nickleby (2002)]]''''' [''Ralph Nickleby'']: Hung himself to death out of guilt.
 
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*'''''[[The Lake House (2006)|The Lake House]]''''' '''[[The Lake House (2006)|(2006)]]''' [''Simon Wyler'']: Dies (off-screen) in the hospital following a heart attack; we learn of his death when [[Willeke van Ammelrooy]] informs Christopher's son ([[Keanu Reeves]]) over the phone.
 
 
*'''''Already Dead''''' '''(2007)''' [''Dr. Heller'']: Shot repeatedly in the chest/stomach and throat by [[Til Schweiger]] (having first been shot by [[Ron Eldard]] who was unaware of who he was during a shootout) as he's lying beside a van.
*'''''[[Cold Creek Manor (2003)]]''''' [''Mr. Massie'']: Smothered with a pillow by his son ([[Stephen Dorff]]). (''Thanks to Stephen'')
 
 
*'''''[[9 (2009; animated)]]''''' [''1'']: Providing the voice of a robotic sack-creature, his soul is sucked out of his body by the BRAIN machine while 9 (voiced by [[Elijah Wood]]) looks on helplessly. His soul is seen again when 9 releases it.
 
 
*'''''[[The Last Station (2009)]]''''' [''Leo Tolstoy'']: Dies of pneumonia while sitting in a train station.
*'''''[[National Treasure (2004)|National Treasure (2004)]]''''' [''John Adams Gates'']: Dies (off-screen), presumably of old age/natural causes, at some point between the flashback scenes and the main story. (''Thanks to Neil'')
 
 
*'''''[[Up (2009; animated)]]'' '''[''Charles Muntz'']: Falls to his death while chasing Kevin the giant bird out of the floating house.
 
*'''''[[The Lake House (2006)|The Lake House (2006)]]''''' [''Simon Wyler'']: Dies (off-screen) in the hospital following a heart attack; we learn of his death when [[Willeke van Ammelrooy]] informs Christopher's son ([[Keanu Reeves]]) over the phone. (''Thanks to Eric'')
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*'''''[[Beginners (2010)|Beginners]]''''' '''[[Beginners (2010)|(2010)]]''' [''Hal Fields'']: Dies (off-camera) of lung cancer in his bed; his body is shown afterwards when his son ([[Ewan McGregor]]) enters the room after being informed of his death.
 
*'''''Already Dead'' (2007)''' [''Dr. Heller'']: Shot repeatedly in the chest/stomach and throat by [[Til Schweiger]] (having first been shot by [[Ron Eldard]] who was unaware of who he was during a shootout) as he's lying beside a van.
 
 
*'''''[[9 (2009; animated)]]''''' [''1'']: Providing the voice of a robotic sack-creature, his soul is sucked out of his body by the BRAIN machine after 1 pushes 9 (voiced by [[Elijah Wood]]) out of its path. His soul is seen again when 9 releases it. (''Thanks to Tommy'')
 
 
*'''''[[The Last Station (2009)]]''''' [''Leo Tolstoy'']: Dies of pneumonia while sitting in a train station. (''Thanks to Tommy'')
 
 
*'''''[[Up (2009; animated)]]'' ''' [''Charles Muntz'']: Falls to his death while chasing Kevin the giant bird out of the floating house. (''Thanks to Pandelis and Tommy'')
 
 
*'''''Beginners ''(2010)''' [''Hal Fields'']: Dies (off-camera) of lung cancer in his bed; his body is shown afterwards when his son ([[Ewan McGregor]]) enters the room after being informed of his death.
 
 
 
*'''''[[Remember (2015)]]''''' [''Zev Guttman/Otto Wallisch'']: Commits suicide (off camera) by shooting himself in the head, after he realizes he was a Nazi; we hear the shot as the screen fades to black. (Thanks to Harry)
 
*'''''[[Remember (2015)]]''''' [''Zev Guttman/Otto Wallisch'']: Commits suicide (off camera) by shooting himself in the head, after he realizes he was a Nazi; we hear the shot as the screen fades to black. (Thanks to Harry)
 
 
*'''''[[All the Money in the World (2017)]]''''' [''John Paul Getty Jr.'']: Dies of heart attack. His death is later confirmed when [[Michelle Williams]] is informed of his death.
 
*'''''[[All the Money in the World (2017)]]''''' [''John Paul Getty Jr.'']: Dies of heart attack. His death is later confirmed when [[Michelle Williams]] is informed of his death.
 
*'''''[[Knives Out (2019)|Knives Out]]''''' '''[[Knives Out (2019)|(2019)]]''' [''Harlan Thrombey'']: Slits his own throat after being given the "wrong medication" (the labels was switched by his grandson [[Chris Evans]]) by his caretaker [[Ana de Armas]] who he doesn't want to get in trouble for her actions.
   
 
==Television Deaths==
*'''''[[Knives Out (2019)|Knives Out]]''[[Knives Out (2019)| (2019)]]''' [''Harlan Thrombey'']: Slits his own throat after being given the 'wrong medication' (the labels was switched by his grandson [[Chris Evans]]) by his caretaker ([[Ana de Armas]] ) who he doesn't want to get in trouble for her actions.  
 
 
*'''''Hallmark Hall of Fame: Cyrano de Bergerac''''' '''(1962)''' [''Cyrano de Bergerac'']: Mortally injured by being run over by a carriage; he dies shortly afterwards while talking to [[Hope Lange]].
 
==TV Deaths==
 
*'''''Hallmark Hall of Fame: Cyrano de Bergerac'' (1962)''' [''Cyrano de Bergerac'']: Mortally injured by being run over by a carriage; he dies shortly afterwards while talking to [[Hope Lange]].
 
 
 
*'''''The Moneychangers''''' '''(1976)''' [''Roscoe Heyward'']: Commits suicide by jumping off the roof of a tall building.
 
*'''''The Moneychangers''''' '''(1976)''' [''Roscoe Heyward'']: Commits suicide by jumping off the roof of a tall building.
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*'''''Skeletons''''' '''(1997 TV)''' [''Reverend Carlyle'']: Shot in the head along with two of his other loyal servants when [[Ron Silver]] and [[Dee Wallace]] convince the others that Plummer is responsible for various murders.
 
*'''''Skeletons'' (1997 TV)''' [''Reverend Carlyle'']: Shot in the head along with two of his other loyal servants when [[Ron Silver]] and [[Dee Wallace]] convince the others that Plummer is responsible for various murders.
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*'''''Agent of Influence''''' '''(2002 TV)''' [''John Watkins'']: Dies of a heart attack when a CIA agent refuses to hand over his heart medication unless a signature is provided.
 
*'''''Agent of Influence'' (2002 TV)''' [''John Watkins'']: Dies of a heart attack when a CIA agent refuses to hand over his heart medication unless a signature is provided.
 
   
 
==Video Game Deaths==
 
==Video Game Deaths==
 
*'''''Up''''' '''(2009)''' [''Charles Muntz'']: Falls to his death along with the house, after he accidentally shot the balloons while trying to stop Carl, Russell, Doug and Kevin.
 
*'''''Up'' (2009)''' [''Charles F. Muntz'']: Falls to his death along with the house, after he accidentally shot the balloons while trying to stop Carl, Russell, Doug and Kevin.
 
==Notable Connections==
 
*Ex-husband of [[Tammy Grimes]].
 
 
*Husband of [[Elaine Taylor]].
 
 
*Father of [[Amanda Plummer]].
 
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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Bandicam 2022-09-15 13-10-28-427.png|Christopher Plummer's annimated death in ''Gandahar''
 
Chang's_death_(Star_Trek).png|Christopher Plummer in ''Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country''
 
Chang's_death_(Star_Trek).png|Christopher Plummer in ''Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country''
Chang's_death_2.png|Christoher Plummer's death in ''Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country''
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Chang's_death_2.png|Christopher Plummer's death in ''Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country''
 
Charles Muntz's death.jpg|Christopher Plummer's animated death in ''Up''
 
Charles Muntz's death.jpg|Christopher Plummer's animated death in ''Up''
 
9-disneyscreencaps.com-7930.jpg|Christopher Plummer's animated death in ''9''
 
9-disneyscreencaps.com-7930.jpg|Christopher Plummer's animated death in ''9''
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ChristopherPlummer-KnivesOut-ThroatCut.jpeg|Christopher Plummer in ''Knives Out''
 
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==Notable Connections==
 
*Ex-Mr. [[Tammy Grimes]]
 
*Mr. [[Elaine Taylor]]
 
*Father of [[Amanda Plummer]]
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Christopher Plummer (1929 - 2021)

Film Deaths[]

  • Producer's Showcase: Cyrano de Bergerac (1955) [Christian de Neuvillette]: Presumably mortally wounded in combat, then dies while talking to Jose Ferrer. (I haven't seen this version, but I'm familiar with the story.)
  • The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) [Commodus]: Stabbed in the chest in an arena fight by Stephen Boyd, Christopher then orders to burn the slaves before he dies. (Historically inaccurate, Commodus was strangled in his bathtub by a wrestler after a long reign).
  • Hamlet (Hamlet at Elsinore) (1964) [Hamlet]: Wounded with a poisoned blade during a swordfight with Dyson Lovell; he dies shortly afterwards, after killing Robert Shaw in turn.
  • The Night of the Generals (1967) [Erwin Rommel]: Dies off-screen after going into a coma after being shot by an enemy plane.  (Historically inaccurate as Rommel committed suicide by poison) 
  • The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969) [Atahualpa]: Executed by the garrote.
  • The Day That Shook the World (Sarajevski atentat) (1975) [Archduke Franz Ferdinand]: Shot in the neck by Irfan Mensur while riding in a car with Florinda Bolkan.
  • The Spiral Staircase (1975) [Dr. Joe Sherman]: Shot to death by Mildred Dunnock just as he is about to kill Jacqueline Bisset. (See also George Brent in the 1946 version.)
  • The Silent Partner (L'Argent de la banque) (1978) [Harry Reikle]: Shot in the back by a security guard as Christopher tries to get away during a bank robbery.
  • Somewhere in Time (1980) [William Fawcett Robinson]: Dies (off-screen) of old age/natural causes somewhere between the 1910s storyline to the present day scenes.
  • Eyewitness (The Janitor) (1981) [Joseph]: Shot in the chest by Morgan Freeman and Steven Hill when Christopher reaches for his pocket, making them think he's going for a gun.
  • Highpoint (1982) [James Hatcher]: Plunges to his death from Toronto's CN Tower after being kicked to the ledge by Richard Harris   (Trivia: it was the during the filming of this scene where stuntman Dar Robinson, as Plummer's stunt double, made his record-breaking fall from the CN Tower).
  • Dreamscape (1984) [Bob Blair]: Dies of a heart attack in his sleep when Dennis Quaid kills him in a dream after transforming into a monster; the scene cuts away just as Dennis grabs him, followed by a scene of Christopher's wife (Timothy Blake) waking up in the morning and discovering that he's dead.
  • Gandahar (1988) [Metamorphis]: Is destroyed.
  • Nosferatu In Venice (Vampire in Venice; Nosferatu a Venezia) (1988) [Professor Paris Catalano]: Commits suicide by jumping into a canal and drowns. 
  • Mindfield (1989) [Doctor Satorius]: Electrocuted by Sean McCann.
  • Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) [General Chang]: Killed in an explosion when William Shatner and George Takei simultaneously fire photon torpedoes at Christopher's (invisible-coated) ship.
  • Crackerjack (1994) [Ivan Getz]: Killed by Thomas Ian Griffith or Nastassja Kinski.
  • Twelve Monkeys (1995) [Dr. Leland Goines]: Presumably dies (off-screen) of the genetically-engineered virus after David Morse releases it, between the "present" and "future" scenes of the film.
  • The Clown at Midnight (1998) [Mr. Caruthers]: Impaled on a weapons-rack when Sarah Lassez activates a trap-door on the theatre stage and he falls through it; his body is shown on the rack below afterwards.
  • Dracula 2000 (2000) [Abraham/Matthew Van Helsing]: Bitten on the throat and drained of blood (off-screen) by Jennifer Esposito, Colleen Fitzpatrick, and Jeri Ryan. His body is shown afterwards underneath the bed when his daughter (Justine Waddell) discovers him.
  • Nicholas Nickleby (2002) [Ralph Nickleby]: Hangs himself to death out of guilt.
  • Cold Creek Manor (2003) [Theodore Massie]: Smothered with a cloth napkin by his son (Stephen Dorff).
  • National Treasure (2004) [John Adams Gates]: Dies (off-screen), presumably of old age/natural causes, at some point between the flashback scenes and the main story.
  • The Lake House (2006) [Simon Wyler]: Dies (off-screen) in the hospital following a heart attack; we learn of his death when Willeke van Ammelrooy informs Christopher's son (Keanu Reeves) over the phone.
  • Already Dead (2007) [Dr. Heller]: Shot repeatedly in the chest/stomach and throat by Til Schweiger (having first been shot by Ron Eldard who was unaware of who he was during a shootout) as he's lying beside a van.
  • 9 (2009; animated) [1]: Providing the voice of a robotic sack-creature, his soul is sucked out of his body by the BRAIN machine while 9 (voiced by Elijah Wood) looks on helplessly. His soul is seen again when 9 releases it.
  • The Last Station (2009) [Leo Tolstoy]: Dies of pneumonia while sitting in a train station.
  • Up (2009; animated) [Charles Muntz]: Falls to his death while chasing Kevin the giant bird out of the floating house.
  • Beginners (2010) [Hal Fields]: Dies (off-camera) of lung cancer in his bed; his body is shown afterwards when his son (Ewan McGregor) enters the room after being informed of his death.
  • Remember (2015) [Zev Guttman/Otto Wallisch]: Commits suicide (off camera) by shooting himself in the head, after he realizes he was a Nazi; we hear the shot as the screen fades to black. (Thanks to Harry)
  • All the Money in the World (2017) [John Paul Getty Jr.]: Dies of heart attack. His death is later confirmed when Michelle Williams is informed of his death.
  • Knives Out (2019) [Harlan Thrombey]: Slits his own throat after being given the "wrong medication" (the labels was switched by his grandson Chris Evans) by his caretaker Ana de Armas who he doesn't want to get in trouble for her actions.

Television Deaths[]

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame: Cyrano de Bergerac (1962) [Cyrano de Bergerac]: Mortally injured by being run over by a carriage; he dies shortly afterwards while talking to Hope Lange.
  • The Moneychangers (1976) [Roscoe Heyward]: Commits suicide by jumping off the roof of a tall building.
  • Skeletons (1997 TV) [Reverend Carlyle]: Shot in the head along with two of his other loyal servants when Ron Silver and Dee Wallace convince the others that Plummer is responsible for various murders.
  • Agent of Influence (2002 TV) [John Watkins]: Dies of a heart attack when a CIA agent refuses to hand over his heart medication unless a signature is provided.

Video Game Deaths[]

  • Up (2009) [Charles Muntz]: Falls to his death along with the house, after he accidentally shot the balloons while trying to stop Carl, Russell, Doug and Kevin.

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