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[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0015391/ Claude Akins] (1926 - 1994)
 
[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0015391/ Claude Akins] (1926 - 1994)
   
==Film deaths==
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==Film Deaths==
 
*'''''Man with the Gun''' (Deadly Peacemaker; The Trouble Shooter)'' '''(1955)''' [''Jim Reedy'']: Shot to death by [[Robert Mitchum]] after Claude pulls a hidden gun from his sombrero. (''Thanks to Brian'')
 
*'''''Man with the Gun''' (Deadly Peacemaker; The Trouble Shooter)'' '''(1955)''' [''Jim Reedy'']: Shot to death by [[Robert Mitchum]] after Claude pulls a hidden gun from his sombrero. (''Thanks to Brian'')
   
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*'''''A Distant Trumpet ''(1964)'' '''''[''Seely Jones'']: Hacked to death with a tomahawk by a Native American warrior just as Claude is about to kill [[Troy Donahue]]. (''Thanks to Brian'')
 
*'''''A Distant Trumpet ''(1964)'' '''''[''Seely Jones'']: Hacked to death with a tomahawk by a Native American warrior just as Claude is about to kill [[Troy Donahue]]. (''Thanks to Brian'')
   
*'''''Return of the Seven'' (1966)''''' [''Frank Riker'']: Shot in the stomach by [[Emilio Fernandez]]; he dies shortly afterwards while talking to [[Yul Brynner]]. (Thanks to Gordon)
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*'''''Return of the Seven'' (1966)''''' [''Frank Riker'']: Shot in the stomach by [[Emilio Fernandez]]; he dies shortly afterwards while talking to [[Yul Brynner]]. (Thanks to Gordon)''
   
 
*'''''A Man Called Sledge'' (1970)''' [''Hooker'']: Killed in a shootout with [[James Garner]].
 
*'''''A Man Called Sledge'' (1970)''' [''Hooker'']: Killed in a shootout with [[James Garner]].
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*'''''Monster in the Closet'' (1986)''' [''Sheriff Sam Ketcham'']: Bitten on the chest by the monster ([[Kevin Peter Hall]]) after Claude confronts it in the street.
 
*'''''Monster in the Closet'' (1986)''' [''Sheriff Sam Ketcham'']: Bitten on the chest by the monster ([[Kevin Peter Hall]]) after Claude confronts it in the street.
   
==TV deaths==
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==TV Deaths==
 
*'''''Wagon Train: The John Cameron Story''''' '''(1957)''' [''Rich Tacker'']: Shot to death by [[Michael Rennie]] after Claude had mortally shot his wife ([[Carolyn Jones]]) in the back.
 
*'''''Wagon Train: The John Cameron Story''''' '''(1957)''' [''Rich Tacker'']: Shot to death by [[Michael Rennie]] after Claude had mortally shot his wife ([[Carolyn Jones]]) in the back.
   

Revision as of 14:32, 2 January 2015

Claudeakins

Claude Akins in 'Monster in the Closet'

Claude Akins (1926 - 1994)

Film Deaths

  • Man with the Gun (Deadly Peacemaker; The Trouble Shooter) (1955) [Jim Reedy]: Shot to death by Robert Mitchum after Claude pulls a hidden gun from his sombrero. (Thanks to Brian)
  • The Burning Hills (1956) [Ben Hindeman]: Shot in the back by Skip Homeier as Claude goes to open the door of Natalie Wood's cabin. (Thanks to Brian)
  • Comanche Station (1960) [Ben Lane]: Shot in the chest in a shoot-out with Randolph Scott. (Thanks to Brian)
  • A Distant Trumpet (1964) [Seely Jones]: Hacked to death with a tomahawk by a Native American warrior just as Claude is about to kill Troy Donahue. (Thanks to Brian)
  • Return of the Seven (1966) [Frank Riker]: Shot in the stomach by Emilio Fernandez; he dies shortly afterwards while talking to Yul Brynner. (Thanks to Gordon)
  • A Man Called Sledge (1970) [Hooker]: Killed in a shootout with James Garner.
  • Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) [Aldo]: Falls to his death when Roddy McDowall knocks him from a tree at the end of a fight (both Claude and Roddy were wearing ape makeup for this film).
  • Monster in the Closet (1986) [Sheriff Sam Ketcham]: Bitten on the chest by the monster (Kevin Peter Hall) after Claude confronts it in the street.

TV Deaths

  • Wagon Train: The John Cameron Story (1957) [Rich Tacker]: Shot to death by Michael Rennie after Claude had mortally shot his wife (Carolyn Jones) in the back.
  • Gunsmoke: The Cabin (1958) [Hack]: Stabbed to death with a pitchfork by James Arness. (Thanks to Gordon)
  • The Rifleman: Strange Town (1960) [Bletch Droshek]: Shot to death by Chuck Connors.
  • Combat: Ask Me No Questions (1966) [Mastin]: Machine-gunned by German sentries after Vic Morrow and the others throw Claude out into the open. (Thanks to Gordon)
  • Police Story: The Ten Year Honeymoon (1973) [Ken Shaner]: Shot in the stomach in a shoot-out with a suspect; he dies shortly afterwards while talking to Paul Burke. (Thanks to Gordon
  • Death Squad (1974 TV) [Connie Brennan]: Shot in a gunfight with Robert Forster.
  • Eerie, Indiana: The Hole in the Head Gang (1992) [Grungy Bill]: Playing a ghost.