Edward G. Robinson in Little Caesar
Edward G. Robinson (1893 - 1973)
Film Deaths:[]
- Little Caesar (1931) [Cesare Errico "Rico" Bandello]: Shot to death in a shoot-out with police.
- Tiger Shark (1932) [Mike Mascarenhas]: Bitten by sharks after getting tangled in the line and being pulled overboard; he dies shortly after being pulled out of the water, while talking to Richard Arlen and Zita Johann.
- Silver Dollar (1932) [Yates Martin]: Dies of appendicitis.
- The Whole Town's Talking (1935) [Arthur Ferguson Jones/"Killer" Mannion]: As "Killer" Mannion, is shot to death by his gang, who mistake him for his lookalike, Jones (who survives the movie), who tricked them into shooting Mannion.
- Bullets or Ballots (1936) [Johnny Blake]: Shot in the side in a shoot-out with Humphrey Bogart (whom he kills). He manages long enough to be driven to the gangster hideout and show the police it, before collapsing and dying of his wound.
- The Last Gangster (1937) [Joe Krozac]: Shot by Alan Baxter who he also happens to kill.
- Kid Galahad (1937) [Nick Donati]: Shot in the chest by Humphrey Bogart; he dies shortly afterwards while talking to Bette Davis.
- Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) [Dr. Paul Ehrlich]: Dies of old age/natural causes in bed at his home surrounded by family members and colleagues
- Manpower (1941) [Hank 'Gimpy' McHenry]: Falls to his death at the end of a struggle with George Raft. He is also clinically dead earlier in the film when he gets electrocuted while working on a utility pole, but is revived by George.
- The Red House (1947) [Pete Morgan]: Drowned after he drives his car into the water while being pursued by Arthur Space.
- All My Sons (1948) [Joe Keller]: Shoots himself off-screen. We only hear the shot.
- Key Largo (1948) [Johnny Rocco]: Shot to death by Humphrey Bogart during a game of cat-and-mouse onboard Edward's boat.
- Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948) [John Triton]: Shot to death by the police after being mistaken for the killer just as he saves Gail Russell from the actual killer.
- Actors and Sin (Ben Hecht's Actor's Blood and Woman of Sin) (1952) [Maurice Tillayou]: Commits suicide by stabbing himself in the chest after the lights go out at a gathering of his enemies, in order to make them all suspects in his "murder"; he dies shortly after the lights come back on, as Dan O'Herlihy kneels beside him.
- The Glass Webb (1953) [Henry Hayes] Shot in the chest by the police. He dies while talking to John Forsythe.
- Black Tuesday (1954) [Canelli] Shot by Peter Graves.
- The Ten Commandments (1956) [Dathan]: Falls into a burning crevice that opens up when Charlton Heston throws the commandment tablets at the golden calf Edward is worshipping. (Scripturally inaccurate since Dathan died on a later occasion for a totally different rebellion)
- The Prize (1963) [Dr. Max Stratman/Imposter]: Playing two roles, the 'Imposter' is shot by Sacha Pitoëff while trying to run away. His makeup/disguise is then pulled off. 'Max Stratman' is also clinically dead earlier in the film, but is revived when someone (I forget the actor) electrocutes his body.
- Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) [Big Jim] Shot by everyone at his birthday party (Played for comic effect)
- Mackenna's Gold (1969) [Old Adams]: Killed (off-screen) during a battle between the cavalry, Apache warriors, and Omar Sharif's gang of bandits. We last see Edward staggering blindly through the carnage, but it's strongly implied that he dies.
- Soylent Green (1973) [Sol Roth]: Drinks poison in the self-assisted suicide facility upon learning that Soylent Green is made from people; he dies while talking to a sobbing Charlton Heston (who was actually crying in this scene because of Robinson's terminal cancer; Robinson died just twelve days after this scene was completed).
Television Deaths[]
- The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970; TV Movie) [Emile Pulska]: Shot in the back. Dies in his son's (Martin Balsam) arms.
Gallery[]
Edward G. Robinson in Soylent Green