Djimon Hounsou in Guardians of the Galaxy
Djimon Hounsou (1964 -)
Film Deaths[]
- Stargate (1994) [Horus]: Shot in the chest with a laser staff by Kurt Russell. (Djimon was wearing a mask at the time and his identity is established when James Spader removes his helmet.)
- Deep Rising (1998) [Vivo]: Accidentally struck on the head with an axe by Anthony Heald.
- In America (2002) [Mateo]: Dies (off-screen) from an AIDS related illness.
- Renegade/Blueberry (2004) [Prosit]: Shot to death by Micheal Madsen.
- Push (2009) [Henry Carver]: Shoots himself in the mouth (off-screen) after Camilla Belle uses her psychic powers to manipulate him into doing so; the movie cuts to black after Camilla orders him to kill himself.
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014; animated) [Drago Bludvist]: While he isn't seen dead in the film, Dijmon however is seen drifting with his dragon in the sea and due to the fact he can't swim (and only has only one hand) this could imply he drowned.
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) [Korath]: Dies when an orb is pulled out of his head by Dave Bautista at the end of a fight, causing him to short-circuit.
- Seventh Son (2014) [Radu]: Stabbed in the chest by Jeff Bridges at the end of a fight. Then, his body descomposes rapidly.
- Furious 7 (Fast & Furious sequel) (2015) [Mose Jakande]: Blown up in an explosion, along with his remaining cohorts, when Dwayne Johnson shoots at a bag of grenades that were left on the guard rail of his helicopter by Vin Diesel.
- Aquaman (2018) [King Ricou]: Impaled with a trident by Patrick Wilson in front of his wife (Natalia Safran) and daughter (Sophia Forrest). (Djimon was behind heavy CGI for this role)
- Charlie's Angels (2019) [Edgar "Bosley" Dessange]: Shot in the neck by Jonathan Tucker.
- Shazam! (2019) [Wizard]: Disintegrates into ashes after he passes down his power to Asher Angel/Zachary Levi. (Djimon returns in the 2023 sequel Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) where the character is revealed to be alive but imprisoned on Mount Olympus).
- A Quiet Place Part II (2021) [Man On Island]: Dragged away and killed by the creature (off-screen) after intentionally pressing the car horn and shouting at it to distract it away from Cillian Murphy and Millicent Simmonds long enough to help them run and escape. (Djimon will return in 2024's prequel A Quiet Place: Day One.)
Television Deaths[]
- Alias: Unveiled (2004) [Kazari Bomani]: Shot in the back by David Anders after Djimon tries to kill Melissa George.
- Invincible: Here Goes Nothing (2021; animated) [Commander Slash]: Ground into bloody paste by Omni-Man (J.K. Simmons).
Gallery[]
Djimon Hounsou in Deep Rising
Djimon Hounsou in Alias: Unveiled
Djimon Hounsou's death in Furious 7
Djimon Hounsou in Aquaman
Djimon Hounsou in Shazam!