Donnelly Rhodes

Donnelly Rhodes in Hunt to Kill

Donnelly Rhodes (1937 - 2018)

Film Deaths

• Gunfight In Abilene (1967) [Joe Slade]: Loses the title showdown to Bobby Darin. (Thanks to Brian)

• Hunt to Kill (2010) [Sheriff Westlake]: Shot in the head by Gil Bellows in the police station, as Steve Austin and Marie Avgeropoulos look on in shock.

• Tron: Legacy (2010) [Grandpa Flynn]: Dies (off-screen) of an old age/natural causes, at some point between the opening prologue and the main portion of the story, his death is mentioned in a conversation between Jeff Bridges and Garrett Hedlund, he died when Garrett was 12 years old.

TV Deaths

• Wagon Train: The Wanda Snow Story (1965) [Jeremiah Stewart]: After escaping the prison wagon for the murder of Arthur O'Connell , Donnelly attempts to create a diversion to aid his escape by blowing up a supply wagon filled with dynamite. The brakes of the wagon fail causing him to strike his head knocking him out until the wagon explodes with him in it.

• Mannix: The Cost of a Vacation (1967) [Ramon Verona]: Shot in the side by Mike Connors while trying to escape.

• Cimarron Strip: Big Jessie (1968) [Bill Baylor]: Shot by Stuart Whitman when he goes for his gun. (Thanks to Brian)

• Mission: Impossible: Mastermind (1969) [Lou Merrick]: Shot to death (off-screen) by Gerald Hiken; we hear the shot when the IMF team listen through a radio.

• The New Perry Mason: The Case of the Wistful Widower (1973) [Jerry Strand]: Killed (off-screen) in a car crash; we only see the car on fire.

• Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac (1984 TV Movie) [Arland D. Williams Jr.]: Drowned from a plane crash while he was trying to rescue from the frozen river.
• The Hitchhiker: Hired Help (1985) [Herb Mason]: Shot to death by his wife (Karen Black), after she deliriously sees him as a demon.

• Murder, She Wrote: The Prodigal Father (1991) [Ned Jenks]: Strangled (off-screen) by Andrew Prine. His body is shown afterwards when his daughter (Claudia Christian) discovers him.

• The X-Files: Shapes (1994) [Jim Parker]: Mauled to death by his son (Ty Miller) in his werewolf form.

• The Outer Limits: Dead Man's Switch (1997) [General James Eiger]: Killed by an alien parasite that takes over his body.

• Beyond Loch Ness (2008 TV) [Uncle Sean]: Eaten by the Loch Ness Monster.

Notable Connections

• Brother of Tim Henry.

• Ex-Mr. Martha Henry.