
Cyril Shaps on floor (with Ronald Hines) in The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Dixon Torpedo
Cyril Shaps (1923 - 2003)
Film Deaths[]
- The Pursuers (1961) [Karl Luther]: Shot in the back, the last action of the dying Sheldon Lawrence after Cyril drives his car at him and crushes him against a large freight case.
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) [Dr. Bechmann]: Killed in an explosion, along with Milo Sperber and their pilot, when Curd Jürgens remotely detonates their helicopter.
- The Lost Son (1999) [Mr. Spitz]: Presumably killed by Daniel Auteuil or an assassin sent by the child sex-traffickers,
Television Deaths[]
- Doctor Who: Tomb of the Cybermen (1967) [John Viner]: Shot to death by George Pastell, while Cyril is trying to prevent George from reviving the Cybermen.
- Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death (1970) [Dr. Lennox]: Dies (off-screen) of radiation poisoning after an isotope is smuggled into his dinner.
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Dixon Torpedo (1971) [Hunter a.k.a. Jaeger]: Shot in the chest (off-screen) by Michael Poole in Cyril's apartment; his body is shown afterwards when Ronald Hines discovers him.
- The Persuaders!: The Ozerov Inheritance (1972) [Professor Ganguin]: Killed when Timothy Parkes and Denys Peek push his car off a cliff with him in it.
- Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders (1974) [Professor Clegg]: Dies of fright-induced heart failure after seeing visions of giant spiders within the Blue Crystal of Metebelis III.
Gallery[]
Cyril Shaps' death (along with Milo Sperber's) in The Spy Who Loved Me