James Remar

James Remar (1953 - )

Film Deaths[]

The Long Riders (1980) [Sam Starr]: Presumably dies (off-screen) of blood loss after being stabbed in the right leg by David Carradine during a knife fight.
48 Hrs. (1982) [Albert Ganz]: Shot to death by Nick Nolte in an alley.
Partners (1982) [Edward K. Petersen]: Strangled (off-screen) by Rick Jason; his body is shown afterwards while the police investigate the scene.
The Cotton Club (1984) [Dutch Schultz]: Shot repeatedly by Mark Margolis.
Band of the Hand (1986) [Nestor]: Shot to death by Lauren Holly.
Rent-a-Cop (1987) [Dancer]: Killed in an explosion after Burt Reynolds sticks a flash grenade into James' visor.
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) [Preston]: Mauled/bitten on the throat by the gargoyle creature (after it transforms from its human form of Rae Dawn Chong), after James breaks his long-held promise to never tell anyone about the gargoyle's incident (and had no idea that Rae Dawn was secretly the gargoyle).
Deadlock (1991) [Sam]: Shot to death by Joan Chen when Rutger Hauer uses him as a shield in an empty water tank.
Fatal Instinct (1993) [Max Shady]: Falls to his death from a moving train in the water, after being shot repeatedly (without reacting to any of the shots) by Kate Nelligan (who had mistaken him for Armand Assante). (Played for comic effect.)
Exquisite Tenderness (1995) [Dr. Benjamin Hendricks]: Stabbed in the neck with a surgical blade by Sean Haberle (whilst his in bed). He dies after Isabel Glasser discovers him (after seeing the blood).
Judge Dredd (1995) [Block Warlord]: Shot to death by Sylvester Stallone when he tries to shoot him behind.
Wild Bill (1995) [Donnie Lonigan] Shot to death by Jeff Bridges.
The Phantom (1996) [Quill]: Accidentally vaporized/incinerated by an energy beam controlled by Treat Williams.
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) [Raiden]: Shot with an energy blast by Brian Thompson; he dies while talking to Robin Shou. He is later revived by the Elder Gods.
Rites of Passage (1999) [Frank Dabbo]: Shot in the chest with a shotgun by Jason Behr while they're sitting in a rowboat.
Blowback (2000) [John Matthew Whitman/Schmidt]: Executed in the gas chamber; he is later brought back to life through advanced technology by a secret government agency. He dies once again when Mario Van Peebles shoots him with a crucifix in a crossbow, and then repeatedly shoots his body to make sure he's dead.
Guardian (2001) [Detective Carpenter]: Killed in a struggle with Mario Van Peebles after James is possessed by a demon. His body is shown afterwards when the now-possessed Mario drops him from a platform.
Blade: Trinity (2004) [Ray Cumberland]: In the DVD's alternate ending, it's implied that he's killed (along with several other police officers) by Dominic Purcell when Dominic (in the form of Wesley Snipes) revives in the morgue and attacks them.
Pineapple Express (2008) [General Bratt]: Presumably dies (off-screen) at some point during the passage of time between the opening prologue and the present-day storyline. (His death is not established, but considering the timeframe, it's very likely.)
RED (2010) [Gabriel Singer]: Shot in the chest by a helicopter sniper while he is talking to John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker and Bruce Willis.
All Superheroes Must Die (2011) [Rickshaw]: Killed by Jason Trost.
Setup (2011) [William Long]: Stabbed repeatedly in the side and neck by an inmate. His body is later seen as Carlos Faison and Patrick Moug discover him.
Django Unchained (2012) [Butch Pooch/Ace Speck]: Playing a dual role, "Ace" is shot in the head with a revolver by Christoph Waltz after he points his gun at Christoph. "Butch" is shot point blank in the chest with a revolver by Jamie Foxx after he shoots Christoph.
February (The Blackcoat's Daughter) (2017) [Bill]: Throat slit by Emma Roberts. His and Lauren Holly's severed heads are then put into a suitcase and carried off by Roberts.
Speed Kills (2018) [Meyer Lansky]: Dies of lung cancer.
Transformers One (2024) [Zeta Prime]: Shot to death in a hologram by Sentinel Prime (Jon Hamm). He later appears as a vision to Orion Pax (Chris Hemsworth).

Television Deaths[]

The Hitchhiker: Homebodies (1987) [Ron]: Shot to death with his own gun by Christopher Collet during a struggle; his body is later seen when a realtor shows the house to a buyer.
Crime Story: Blast from the Past (1987) [Smilin' Jack]: Shot in the face by Dennis Farina as James was holding David Soul hostage.
Tales from the Crypt: Dead Wait (1991) [Red Buckley]: Beheaded with a machete by Whoopi Goldberg. The show ends with Whoopi taking his head into her village, presumably using it for her voodoo.
Walker, Texas Ranger: The Principal (1999) [Keith Bolt]: Falls off the building after being defeated by Chuck Norris.
The X-Files: Dæmoncius (2001) [Professor Josef Kobold]: Shot in the chest by Robert Patrick. His body is discovered by police.
Justice League: In Blackest Night: Part II (2001; animated) [Lead Manhunter]: Dissolved when John Stewart (Phil LaMarr) absorbs his pure energy form and expells him from his ring.
Battlestar Galactica: Home Part 2 (2005) [Meier]: Shot to death by Grace Park.
Dexter: Dexter (2006) [Harry Morgan]: Is revealed to have died several years in the past; he only appears in flashback sequences (and has appeared in flashbacks in many subsequent episodes.) In the 2007 episode There's Something About Harry, it's revealed that his death was a suicide by taking an overdose of heart medications. (There's no need to list it again as he's already dead at the start of the series).
The Vampire Diaries: Blood Brothers (2010) [Giuseppe Salvatore]: Drained of blood (off-screen) by his son (Paul Wesley), after getting accidentally impaled by him during a struggle.
Grey's Anatomy: Take it Back (2014) [James Evans]: Died of drug illness.
From Dusk Till Dawn: Boxman (2014) [Gecko Father]: Set on fire by his son (Dodge Prince) after James falls sleep in the couch with a cigarette and Dodge pours gasoline on him. We see this in a flashback sequence, because it takes place years before the events in the series.
The Shannara Chronicles: Utopia (2016) [Cephelo]: Shot to death in a shoot out by Josh McKenzie as James was buying time for Austin Butler, Poppy Drayton and Ivana Baquero to escape.
Motive: We'll Always Have Homicide (2016) [Trent McAllister]: Hacked to death after being caught in the helicopter's rear motor.
Gotham: These Delicate and Dark Obsessions (2017) [Frank Gordon]: Commits suicide by shooting himself in the head.
Black Lightning: The Book of Resistance: Chapter Four: Earth Crisis (2019) [Peter Gambi]: Disintegrated during the Anti-Matter destruction of his Earth. James is resurrected off-screen in the new universe created by Stephen Amell and the seven Paragons in Arrow: Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Four.
Creepshow: Skeletons in the Closet/Familiar (2021) [Bateman]: Throat slit by Valerie LeBlanc, who kicks him in the throat with a knife hidden in the sole of her shoe (said to be the ones worn by Lotte Lenya in From Russia with Love). He is later resurrected as a reanimated skeleton, only to be decapitated later by the reanimated skeleton of Victor Rivera's father at the end of a swordfight.

James Remar

Film Deaths[]

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