John Lithgow

Blake's death — John Lithgow's death, in *Ricochet*

John Lithgow (1945 - )

Actor and Performer

Film Deaths[]

Obsession (1976) [Robert LaSalle]: Stabbed to death by Cliff Robertson.
Blow Out (1981) [Mr. Burke]: Stabbed repeatedly with his own ice-pick by John Travolta, just after Lithgow kills Nancy Allen.
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) [John Valentine]: Presumably killed (off-screen) by Dan Aykroyd in the ambulance, after Dan possibly transforms into a monster again; the movie ends with Dan asking "You wanna see something really scary?", just like in the beginning of the movie when he kills Albert Brooks, so the implication of John's fate is pretty strong.
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) [Lord John Whorfin/Dr. Emilio Lizardo]: Dies when his ship explodes, after being hit by a laser blast from Peter Weller's ship.
Mesmerized (My Letter to George; Shocked) (1985) [Oliver Thompson]: Poisoned by Jodie Foster.
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) [B.Z.]: Possibly fried to death off-screen in space, since those candy canes he ate caused him to continuously float all the way up from the sky to space, since space has no oxygen.
Ricochet (1991) [Earl Talbot Blake]: Impaled through the back on a spike when he falls from the Watts Towers at the end of a fight with Denzel Washington, on top of receiving an electrical shock when Ice-T wires the tower.
Raising Cain (1992) [Carter Nix/Cain/Margo/Josh/Dr. Nix]: Playing a dual role as father and son (with the son having multiple personalities as well), the father Dr. Nix is stabbed repeatedly in the back and neck by the son Carter (in his "Margo" persona).
Cliffhanger (1993) [Eric Qualen]: Killed in a helicopter explosion at the end of a fight with Sylvester Stallone (who kicks John back into said falling helicopter as it plunges onto the rocks far below).
Hollow Point (1996) [Thomas Livingston]: Crushed to death when Tia Carrere drops a metal container on top of him in a warehouse.
Shrek (2001; animated) [Lord Farquaad]: Eaten alive and whole by the dragon, after it crashes through the window of the church. The dragon then spits out his crown afterwards. (Played for comic effect obviously.) He is shown to still be alive in the dragon's stomach during the musical number at the end of the film, leaving his fate unclear, but he appears as a ghost throughout the Ride - Shrek 4D.
Shrek 4-D/Shrek 3D (2003; animated; ride) [Lord Farquaad's ghost]: Burned by the dragon with her fiery breath. His ghost then disintegrates into multiple heads which then fade into nothingness.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) [Charles Rodman]: Dies of Alzheimer's disease, with his son James Franco by his side.
Interstellar (2014) [Donald]: Dies off-screen of an unspecified cause, presumably old age. His death is mentioned in a video message sent by Casey Affleck, to his father Matthew McConaughey.
Love is Strange (2014) [Ben]: Dies off-screen of an unspecified cause, presumably old age and/or complications from an injury sustained during the film. Alfred Molina and Charlie Tahan briefly discuss his unshown funeral.
Best of Enemies (2015) [Voice of Gore Vidal]: Dies off-screen from pneumonia.
The Accountant (2016) [Lamar Blackburn]: Shot in the head by Ben Affleck, as Jon Bernthal looks on in shock.
Beatriz at Dinner (2017) [Doug Strutt]: Stabbed in the neck with a letter opener by Salma Hayek. He dies while Salma talks to him as Connie Britton and Amy Landecker walk in and scream in horror. This ends up being a dream sequence Salma is having, and he survives the film in reality.
Pet Sematary (2019) [Jud Crandall]: Stabbed to death with a scalpel by Jete Laurence off-screen. His body is later shown when Jason Clarke discovers it.
The Rule of Jenny Penn (2024) [Dave Crealy]: Suffocated with blankets in a laundry room, by Geoffrey Rush and George Henare.

Television Deaths[]

The Glitter Dome (1984 TV) [Sgt. Marty Wellborn]: Commits suicide by driving his car off a cliff and crashing it into a lake.
My Brother's Keeper (1995 TV) [Tom Bradley/Bob Bradley]: Playing a dual role as twin brothers, Tom dies of AIDS-related complications.
Tales from the Crypt: You, Murderer (1995) [Dr. Oscar Charles]: Run over by a car, along with Isabella Rossellini, after Sherilyn Fenn's body falls on the emergency brake and starts the car rolling towards them.
Don Quixote (2000 TV) [Don Quixote de La Mancha/Alonso Quijano]: Dies of a terminal illness with his family and Bob Hoskins by his bedside, he appears as a ghost heading off into the afterlife.
Dexter: The Getaway (2009) [Arthur Mitchell]: Bludgeoned to death with a claw hammer by Michael C. Hall, the scene cuts away just before the impact. We later see Michael dumping John's dismembered body into the ocean.
The Crown: Olding (2019) [Winston Churchill]: Dies off-screen after suffering a severe stroke. We learn of his death when Olivia Colman receives the news.
Perry Mason: Chapter 4 (2020) [Elias Birchard "E.B." Jonathan]: Commits suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in his kitchen.

John Lithgow

Film Deaths[]

Television Deaths[]

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