Ed Begley Jr.

Film Deaths[]

Cat People (1982) [Joe Creigh]: Arm ripped off by Malcolm McDowell in Malcolm's leopard form; Ed dies shortly afterwards while John Heard tries to save him.
Eating Raoul (1982) [Hippie]: Strangled with his own bead necklace by Robert Beltran while Ed is trying to rape Mary Woronov.
Get Crazy (Flip Out) (1983) [Colin Beverly]: Killed in an explosion (along with Fabian Forte and Bobby Sherman) when his own bomb falls through the sunroof of his limousine. (Played for comic effect.)
This is Spinal Tap (1984) [John 'Stumpy' Pepys]: Dies (off-screen) in an unexplained "gardening accident"; his death is only talked about in vague terms while Michael McKean is being interviewed by Rob Reiner.
Exclusive (1992) [Allen]: Commits suicide (off-camera) by shooting himself in the head after revealing himself as the killer to Suzanne Somers; we hear the shot from outside the house (creating the impression that he's shot Suzanne), and his body is shown afterwards when the police rush in.
Batman Forever (1995) [Fred Stickley]: Falls to his death after Jim Carrey ties Ed to a chair and dangles him over the edge of the window, then cuts him loose (who then stages the scene to look like suicide). (Thanks to Neil and Scott)
Addams Family Reunion (1998) [Phillip Adams]: Electrocuted in an electro-shock therapy chair in an insane asylum. (Played for comic effect.) (Thanks to Anton)
Amsterdam (2022) [Bill Meekins]: Poisoned before the events of the film.

Tall Tales & Legends: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1985) [Ichabod Crane]: Killed by the Headless Horseman.
Tales from the Crypt: Death of Some Salesmen (1993) [Judd Campbell]: Shot to death (off-camera) by Tim Curry, after all three of Tim's characters trick Ed into digging his own grave; the episode ends with Tim firing his shotgun. (Thanks to PortsGuy and Tommy)
Project: ALF (1996; TV movie) [Dr. Warner]: Accidentally electrocuted when he tries to remove a warning sign from the elctro-shock machine as he's about to use the machine on ALF. (Played for comic effect.) (Thanks to Kyle)
Star Trek: Voyager: Future's End Part 2 (1996) [Henry Starling]: Killed in an explosion when Kate Mulgrew fires on his ship. (Thanks to Neil)
Titus: The Wedding (2001) [Bill]: Shot to death (off-screen) by Frances Fisher, after Christopher Titus and Zack Ward have tied Ed to a chair. His body is shown afterwards when the others go in after hearing the shot. (Thanks to Alex)
Six Feet Under: Ecotone (2005) [Hiram Gunderson]: Shot to death by Frances Conroy in her daydream. (He survives the episode in reality.) (Thanks to PortsGuy)
Monk: Mr. Monk and the End, Part 1 (2009) [Dr. Malcolm Nash]: Shot to death (off-screen) by John Edward Lee (in a murder for hire for Craig T. Nelson) in Ed's clinic. (Thanks to PortsGuy)