Frank Wolff (lying down) in Once Upon a Time in the West
Frank Wolff (1928 - 1971)
Film Deaths:[]
- Beast From the Haunted Cave (1959) [Alexander Ward]: Mauled to death by the monster (Chris Robinson) when he and Richard Sinatra go into its cave looking for Michael Forest and Sheila Noonan.
- Salvatore Giuliano (1962) [Gaspare Pisciotta]: Poisoned in his cell while in prison; he dies (off-screen) in the infirmary shortly afterwards.
- America, America (The Anatolian Smile) (1963) [Vartan Damadian]: Killed by Turkish soldiers. (My memory of this movie is vague, so I may be misremembering what happened.)
- The Man in a Looking Glass (1965) [Frank Martin]: Shot to death in a shoot-out with Steve Forrest, while Frank is disguised as a police officer and robbing a bank with his cohort Bernard Lee. (This film was made by editing together two episodes of the TV series The Baron into a feature; the film was released theatrically in Germany in 1965, before the TV episodes aired in 1966.) (Thanks to Tom)
- Ringo, the Mark of Vengeance (Los cuatro salvajes) (1966) [Trikie Ferguson] Shot to death by Anthony Steffen.
- God Forgives...I Don't! (Dio perdona... io no!) (1967) [Bill "Dead Man" San Antonio] Dies when a powder keg goes off near him as Frank tries to bite the fuse, causing a massive explosion.
- Last Of The Badmen (Il tempo degli avvolto) (1967) [Joshua Tracy]: Shot 3 times in the chest by George Hilton as he is threatening to shoot Pamela Tudor.(Thanks to Brian)
- The Great Silence (Il Grande Silenzio) (1968) [Sheriff Burnett]: Drowned/frozen to death after falling through the ice on a frozen lake. (Director Sergio Corbucci also shot a "happy ending" for other markets, in which Frank suddenly reappears and rides to Jean-Louis Trintignant's rescue, revealing that he survived the lake. The "happy ending" is included as a bonus feature on the DVD)
- Island of Crime (Sequestro di persona) (1968) [Oslio] While still alive at the end of the film, the film ends with him being taken away in a car to be killed by Franco Nero.
- Kill Them All and Come Back Alone (Ammazzali tutti e torna solo) (1968) [Captain Lynch] Shot to death by Chuck Connors.
- Once Upon a Time in the West (C'era una volta il West) (1968) [Brett McBain]: Shot to death by Henry Fonda (and/or one of Henry's men) at Frank's ranch. His body is shown again afterwards (along with the rest of his family) laid out on a table when Claudia Cardinale arrives and sees them.
- Cold Eyes of Fear (Gli Occhi freddi della paura) (1971) [Arthur Welt]: Stabbed in the stomach by the mortally-wounded Giovanna Ralli while Frank is trying to kill Gianni Garko. (Thanks to Johan)
TV Deaths:[]
- Rawhide: Incident of The Wanted Painter (1960) [Ernie Holzman]: Mortally shot in the chest by Arthur Franz as they were fighting over one of Arthur's paintings. He dies moments later as Paul Brinegar was trying to save him.
- The Baron: The Killing (1966) [Frank Martin]: Shot to death in a shoot-out with Steve Forrest, while Frank is disguised as a police officer and robbing a bank with his cohort Bernard Lee. (Thanks to Tom)
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Frank Wolff in Beast from Haunted Cave