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John Anderson (1922 - 1992)

Not to be confused with either the former Presidential candidate John Anderson or the country singer John Anderson.

Film Deaths:

Ride the High Country (Guns in the Afternoon) (1962) [Elder Hammond]: Shot in the chest by Joel McCrea during the big shoot-out.

Day of the Evil Gun (1968) [Captain Jefferson Addis]: Shot to death by Arthur Kennedy when John tries to steal the last of the horses. (Thanks to Brian)

The Specialist (1975) [Pike Smith]: Shot several times in the chest by Adam West outside the courthouse.

Television Deaths:

The Rifleman: The Retired Gun (1958) [Owny Kincaid]: Shot in the chest in a shoot-out with Chuck Connors, Paul Fix, and Robert Webber.
Have Gun Will Travel: First Catch a Tiger (1959) [Walt Dunne/Fred Horn]: Shot dead in a shoot-out with Richard Boone.
'The Detectives: Anatomy Of Fear (1960) [Spencer]: Shot 3 times in the chest by Russell Thorson as he is trying to shoot the unarmed Lee Farr (Thanks to Brian)
Rawhide: Retreat (1965) [Major Cantwell]: After being wounded in the abdomen by Steve Ihnat he survives to the episodes end where he is able to get his incriminating affairs in order before the military fort he commanded called for evening retreat that ended his career before he died.
Gunsmoke: The Raid Part 2 (1966) [Les McConnell]: Shot in the chest by James Arness when he is holding Milburn Stone hostage.

Gunsmoke: Mail Drop (1967) [Roberts]: Shot to death by one of the townsfolk while trying to escape with Milburn Stone's buggy, after John and Eddie Hodges break out of jail. (Thanks to Brian)

The Lincoln Conspiracy (1977 TV) [Abraham Lincoln]: Shot in the head by Bradford Dillman while sitting on the balcony at the theatre.

Backstairs at the White House (1979 TV mini-series) [President Franklin Delano Roosevelt]: Dies of a cerebral hemorrhage. (I have not seen this mini-series, so I don't know whether his death was actually depicted or only mentioned.)

MacGyver: Passages (1990) [Harry Jackson]: Dies (off-screen) after suffering a fatal heart attack. He appears in the afterlife with his grandson (Richard Dean Anderson, who is in a coma), and his death is established when he chooses to stay behind while Richard returns to the living world.

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-[[File:Johnanderson.jpg|frame|John Anderson in 'Ride the High Country']]
+[[File:Johnanderson.jpg|frame|John Anderson in ''Ride the High Country'']]
 [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0026930/ John Anderson] (1922 - 1992)
-Not to be confused with former presidential candidate John Anderson
+Not to be confused with either the former Presidential candidate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_B._Anderson John Anderson] or the country singer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Anderson_(musician) John Anderson].
-==Film Deaths==
+==Film Deaths:==
-*'''''Ride the High Country''' (Guns in the Afternoon)'' '''(1962)''' [''Elder Hammond'']: Shot in the chest by [[Joel McCrea]] during the big shoot-out.
+*'''''[[Ride the High Country (1962)|Ride the High Country]]''' (Guns in the Afternoon)'' '''(1962)''' [''Elder Hammond'']: Shot in the chest by [[Joel McCrea]] during the big shoot-out.
-*'''''Day of the Evil Gun'' (1968)''' [''Captain Jefferson Addis'']: Shot to death by [[Arthur Kennedy]] when John tries to steal the last of the horses. ''(Thanks to Brian)''
+*'''''Day of the Evil Gun'' (1968)''' [''Captain Jefferson Addis'']: Shot to death by [[Arthur Kennedy]] when John tries to steal the last of the horses. (''Thanks to Brian'')
 *'''''The Specialist'' (1975)''' [''Pike Smith'']: Shot several times in the chest by [[Adam West]] outside the courthouse.
+==Television Deaths:==
-*'''''The Lincoln Conspiracy'' (1977)''' [''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln Abraham Lincoln]'']: Shot in the head by [[Bradford Dillman]] while sitting in the balcony at the theatre. (It's been a long time since I've seen this movie, so I can't recall for certain whether the assassination was actually depicted on-screen.)
+*'''''[[The Rifleman (1958 series)|The Rifleman: The Retired Gun ]](1958)''' [Owny Kincaid]:'' Shot in the chest in a shoot-out with Chuck Connors, Paul Fix, and Robert Webber.
+*'''''[[Have Gun - Will Travel (1957 series)|Have Gun Will Travel: First Catch a Tiger]] (1959)''' [Walt Dunne/Fred Horn]: ''Shot dead in a shoot-out with Richard Boone.
+*'<nowiki/>'''''The Detectives: Anatomy Of Fear (1960)'' '''[''Spencer'']: Shot 3 times in the chest by [[Russell Thorson]] as he is trying to shoot the unarmed [[Lee Farr]] ''(Thanks to Brian)''
+*'''''[[Rawhide (1959 series)|Rawhide: Retreat]]''''' '''(1965)''' [''Major Cantwell'']: After being wounded in the abdomen by [[Steve Ihnat]] he survives to the episodes end where he is able to get his incriminating affairs in order before the military fort he commanded called for evening retreat that ended his career before he died.
+*'''''[[Gunsmoke (1955 series)|Gunsmoke: The Raid Part 2 ]]''[[Gunsmoke (1955 series)|(1966)]]''' [''Les McConnell'']: Shot in the chest by [[James Arness]] when he is holding [[Milburn Stone]] hostage.
+*'''''Gunsmoke: Mail Drop'' (1967)''' [''Roberts'']: Shot to death by one of the townsfolk while trying to escape with [[Milburn Stone]]'s buggy, after John and [[Eddie Hodges]] break out of jail. (''Thanks to Brian'')
-==TV Deaths==
-*'''''Gunsmoke: Mail Drop '''''<nowiki/>'''(1967)''' [''Roberts'']: Anderson and [[Eddie Hodges]] break out of the jail and steal [[Milburn Stone's]] buggy to escape but Anderson is shot dead by one of the townsfolk. ''(Thanks to Brian)''
+*'''''[[The Lincoln Conspiracy (1977 TV)|The Lincoln Conspiracy ]]''[[The Lincoln Conspiracy (1977 TV)|(1977 TV)]]''' [''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln Abraham Lincoln]'']: Shot in the head by [[Bradford Dillman]] while sitting on the balcony at the theatre.
-*'''''Backstairs at the White House'' (1979; miniseries)''' [''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt President Franklin Delano Roosevelt]'']: Dies of a cerebral hemorrhage. (I have not seen this mini-series, so I don't know whether his death was actually depicted or only mentioned.)
+*'''''Backstairs at the White House'' (1979 TV mini-series)''' [''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt President Franklin Delano Roosevelt]'']: Dies of a cerebral hemorrhage. (I have not seen this mini-series, so I don't know whether his death was actually depicted or only mentioned.)
+*'''''[[MacGyver (1985 series)|MacGyver: Passages ]]''[[MacGyver (1985 series)|(1990)]]''' [''Harry Jackson'']: Dies (off-screen) after suffering a fatal heart attack. He appears in the afterlife with his grandson ([[Richard Dean Anderson]], who is in a coma), and his death is established when he chooses to stay behind while Richard returns to the living world.
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