George Takei

George Takei in Bug Buster

George Takei (1937 - )

Film Deaths

• The Green Berets (1968) [Captain Nim]: Killed in combat with the Viet Cong when they bomb and blow up the outpost he's taking cover under. (Thanks to Betty)

• Return from the River Kwai (1989) [Lieutenant Tanaka]: Stabbed in the neck with a Japanese blade by Edward Fox who then slashes his throat while Takei goes to shoot him as their ship sinks, he then falls overboard with his body sinking into the depths.

• Bug Buster (Some Things Never Die) (1998) [Dr. Hiro Fujimoto]: Killed by a giant mutant insect after it hatches from a pupa in his laboratory. (Thanks to Shadrach)

• Mulan (1998; animated) [First Ancestor]: Plays the voice of a ghost.

• Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword (2009; animated) [Old Man Samurai]: Ceases to exist after a fight with the black samurai after talking to Fred and Scooby (voiced by Frank Welker), Shaggy (voiced by Casey Kasem), Velma (voiced by Mindy Cohn), Daphne (voiced by Grey DeLisle), Miyumi (voiced by Kelly Hu), Mr. Takagawa (voiced by Sab Shimono) and Kenji (voiced by Gedde Watanabe).

TV Deaths

• The Twilight Zone: The Encounter (1964) [Taro]: Commits suicide by jumping out of the attic window after accidentally killing Neville Brand in a struggle.

• The Six Million Dollar Man: The Coward (1974) [Chin Lang]: Shot to death by the captors, while Lee Majors looks on helplessly from the distance. (Thanks to John)

• MacGyver: The Wish Child (1986) [Dr. Shen Wei]: Shot to death one of James Hong's henchmen in George's museum, while George is talking to Richard Dean Anderson.

• Miami Vice: By Hooker by Crook (1987) [Kenneth Togaru]: Shot to death by Melanie Griffith when George tried to kill Don Johnson. (Thanks to Michael)

• Batman Beyond: Rebirth Part II (1999; animated) [Mr. Fixx]: Drowns after being knocked into his hover craft's control panel by Terry McGinnis (Will Friedle) causing it to crash into the sea.

• Avatar: The Last Airbender: Imprisoned (2005) [Warden]: Drowns after Kevin Michael Richardson uses his powers to send George off his ship and into the water.

• Heroes: Four Months Later... (2007) [Kaito Nakamura]: Thrown from a rooftop by David Anders, while James Kyson Lee looks on helplessly. (George has reappeared in flashbacks in subsequent episodes.) (Thanks to Neil, Mathew and Tommy)

• Futurama: Bender's Game (2008; animated) [George Takei]: Killed in an explosion when he crashes the Enterprise. (Played for comic effect.) (Thanks to Tommy)

• Transformers Animated: Five Servos of Doom (2009; animated) [Yoketron]: Fatally wounded (off-screen) by Lockdown (voiced by Lance Henriksen). Prowl (voiced by Jeff Bennett (II), tries to save him but he tells him you must not sacrifice a piece of the future to bring back the past. He then goes offline, Yoketron only appeared in flashbacks.

Video Game Deaths

• Skylanders Giants (2012) [Drill-x]: Blows up after being defeated.