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Elias Koteas in Collateral Damage

Elias Koteas in Collateral Damage

Elias Koteas (1961 -)

Film Deaths[]

  • Almost an Angel (1990) [Steve Garner]: Accidentally impaled on a pipe when he runs into it while running away from Michael Alldredge; he dies shortly afterwards while talking to his sister (Linda Kozlowski) and Paul Hogan.
  • Desperate Hours (1990) [Wally Bosworth]: Shot in the chest and stomach by SWAT snipers; he dies shortly afterwards while talking to his brother (Mickey Rourke).
  • Cyborg 2 (1993) [Colson 'Colt' Ricks]: Dies (off-screen) of old age/natural causes, with Angelina Jolie by his side.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) [Casey Jones/Whit]: Playing a dual role in two time periods, "Whit" dies (off-screen) during the passage of time between the 17th-century scenes and the present day. ("Casey" survives the movie.)
  • Crash (1996) [Vaughan]: Killed after crashing his car off a bridge whilst trying to run James Spader off the road.
  • Gattaca (1997) [Antonio Freeman]: Dies (off-screen) of unspecified causes, during the passage of time between scenes.
  • Apt Pupil (1998) [Archie]: Beaten to death with a shovel by Brad Renfro, to finish him off after he had been stabbed in the back and thrown downstairs by Ian McKellen (his body is later seen having been dug up by police investigating Ian's cellar).
  • Fallen (1998) [Edgar Reese]: Executed in the gas chamber (his body is later seen as the evil spirit leaves him to find another host).
  • Lost Souls (2000) [John Townsend]: Neck snapped by W. Earl Brown during a struggle, while Elias tries to shoot Brown's brother (Ben Chaplin).
  • Novocaine (2001) [Harlan Sangster]: Shot in the head. His body is shown again afterwards when his brother Steve discovers him.
  • Shot in the Heart (2001) [Gary Gilmore]: Executed by a firing squad.
  • Collateral Damage (2002) [CIA Agent Peter Brandt]: Shot in the head by Francesca Neri while trying to stop her from leaving the building.
  • S1m0ne (2002) [Hank Alano]: Dies (off-screen) of eye cancer; we learn of his death when Al Pacino is informed.
  • Skinwalkers (2006) [Jonas]: Shot (while in his werewolf form) by Rhona Mitra, after he loses control of himself and tries to attack Matthew Knight.
  • Shooter (2007) [Jack Payne]: Shot repeatedly in the chest by Kate Mara, after having his arm shot off with a rifle by Mark Wahlberg.
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) [Monsieur Gateau]: Dies (off-screen) of natural causes (compounded by heartbreak over the death of his son).
  • I Come with the Rain (2008) [Hasford]: Shot to death at the end of a shoot-out with Josh Hartnett, who then decapitates him as he dies, with his severed head later seen as Josh carries it under his arm out of the room.
  • Let Me In (2010) [The Policeman]: Bitten on the throat and drained of blood by Chloe Grace Moretz, as Kodi Smit-McPhee looks on in horror (his body is later seen stuffed in a hole in the wall).
  • Dream House (2011) [Boyce]: Shot in the head by Marton Csokas after Elias douses Marton with gasoline inside the burning house.
  • The Last Days on Mars (2013) [Charles 'Skipper' Brunel]: Stabbed repeatedly/impaled on a small pickaxe in the chest and stomach by a possessed/infected Goran Kostic or Yusra Warsama. He dies whilst Romola Garai and Olivia Williams try to save him and later returns from the dead after the Martian bacteria takes over his body (with him presumably dying from dehydration off camera).
  • Now You See Me (2013) [Lionel Shrike]: Drowned during a magic trick gone wrong years before the film begins; his death is confirmed when his son (Mark Ruffalo) reveals it in the present and we only see Elias is flashbacks

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