Joe Spinell

Joe Spinell (1936 - 1989)

Film Deaths:[]

Farewell, My Lovely (1975) [Nick]: Shot by John Ireland as he's about to storm into the cabin Robert Mitchum is in.
Starcrash (The Adventures of Stella Star; Female Space Invaders) (1979) [Count Zarth Arn]: Killed in an explosion when his space station was blown up when Caroline Munro crashes into it with an abandoned orbiting city.
Winter Kills (1979) [Arthur Fletcher]: Fatally injured (off-screen) in a fall from an oil derrick; he dies some time afterwards in a ship's medical quarters, after confessing to Jeff Bridges and Richard Boone that he killed the President many years before. (Joe's face is completely covered in bandages for his entire screen time.)
Maniac (1980) [Frank Zito]: Decapitated by the mannequins in his apartment after they come to life. (Thanks to Michael)
Walking the Edge (1985) [Brusstar] Shot in the chest by Robert Forster.
Deadly Illusion (I Love You to Death) (1987) [Crazy Man in Gun Bureau]: Shot in the chest by Billy Dee Williams after Joe pulls out a gun and takes a hostage in the firearms-licensing office.
Married to the Mob (1988) [Leonard "Tiptoes" Mizzilli]: Shot in the stomach by Chris Isaak in a restaurant. (All of Joe's scenes were cut from the actual movie, but some of his scenes, including his death scene, are shown in the outtakes during the closing credits.)