Ed Lauter

Ed Lauter (1938 - 2013)

Film DeathsEdit

• The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972) [Scott Elliott]: Shot to death in a shoot-out. (Thanks to Michael)

• Bad Company (1972) [Orin]: Shot to death by Jeff Bridges and Barry Brown during a shoot-out.

• Family Plot (1976) [Joseph Maloney]: Killed in a car crash/explosion when another vehicle causes him to lose control and drives over a cliff, just as he tries to run over Bruce Dern and Barbara Harris.

• King Kong (1976) [Carnahan]: Falls to his death from a log bridge when King Kong turns the log over. (Thanks to Michael)

• Magic (1978) [Duke]: Stabbed in the stomach by Anthony Hopkins (using the arm of his ventriloquist dummy to wield the blade).

• The Amateur (1981) [Anderson]: Shot to death by a sniper just as Ed is about to kill John Savage. (Thanks to Michael)

• Death Hunt (1981) [Hazel]: Shot to death by Charles Bronson. (Thanks to Michael)

• Cujo (1983) [Joe Camber]: Mauled to death (off-screen) by Cujo. (Thanks to Michael)

• Mulholland Falls (1996) [Earl]: Shot to death by Treat Williams' men in an ambush. (Thanks to Michael)

• The Sweeper (1996) [Molls]: Killed by C. Thomas Howell. (Thanks to ND)
• Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004; video) [Gen. J.G. Shepherd]: Infected by the bugs. He is later shot to death by Richard Burgi.

• Seraphim Falls (2006) [Parsons]: Presumably dies (off-screen) of heat stroke or dehydration, after Liam Neeson shoots Ed's horse and leaves him in the desert. (Thanks to ND)

TV DeathsEdit

• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: The Story of Noah (1978) [Ularat]: Drowns along with most of the remaining people on earth by the great flood.
• Monsters: Malcolm (1990) [Malcolm]: Collapses and dies after stabbing the slug-like creature that was surgically removed from him.

• Python (2000; TV movie) [Pilot]: Dies presumably on a plain crash or attacked by the giant Python when it get unleashed in the middle of the flight.
• Grey's Anatomy: These Ties That Bind (2008) [Timothy Miller]: Dies in surgery from his injuries from being crushed by a garbage truck.

• Nora Roberts' Carnal Innocence (2011; TV movie) [Austin Hatinger]: Shot in the chest by Gabrielle Anwar when he comes at her with a knife.

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Ed Lauter's death in King Kong (1976)

Ed Lauter being attacked in Cujo

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