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+ | *'''''Shadow of a Doubt'' (1943)''' [''Uncle Charlie'']: Falls out of a train and into the path of another train during a struggle with [[Teresa Wright]]. |
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+ | *'''''[[Niagara (1953)]]''''' [''George Loomis'']: Drowned when his boat sinks while going over Niagara Falls. |
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+ | *'''''[[The Money Trap (1965)|The Money Trap]]''[[The Money Trap (1965)| (1965)]]''' [''Dr. Horace Van Tilden'']: Shot in the chest in a shoot-out with [[Glenn Ford]]. |
+ | *'''''[[Hellbenders (1967)|Hellbenders]] '''(The Cruel Ones) (I Crudeli)''' (1967) '''''[''Colonel Jonas] ''Mortally wounded during a shoot-out. Crawls down to a river where he dies right after throwing his flag into the river.'' '' |
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⚫ | *'''''The Torture Chamber of Baron Blood''' (Gli Orrori del castello di Noremberga)'' '''(1972)''' [''Baron Otto von Kleist a.k.a. Alfred Becker'']: Dies (off-screen) several centuries before the movie begins; he is brought back to life by a magic ritual. (I'm sure he dies once again, but I can't recall for certain.) |
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+ | *'''''[[Soylent Green (1973)|Soylent Green]]''[[Soylent Green (1973)| (1973)]]''' [''William R. Simonson'']: Beaten/hacked to death with a meat hook by [[Stephen Young]] (in an assassination for the government) after Stephen breaks into Joseph's apartment. (''Thanks to Andrea and Kenneth'') |
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⚫ | *'''''Syndicate Sadists''' (Il Giustiziere sfida la citta; Final Payment; One Just Man; Rambo's Revenge)'' '''(1975)''' [''Paterno'']: Commits suicide by shooting himself in the head (off-camera) after [[Tomas Milian]] confronts him in his office; we hear the shot as Tomas walks away (creating the initial impression that Joseph has shot Tomas in the back), and his body is shown when Tomas turns around. |
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+ | *'''''Screamers''' (L'Isola degli uomini pesce; Island of the Fishmen; Something Waits in the Dark)'' '''(1979)''' [''Professor Ernest Marvin'']: Shot to death by [[Richard Johnson]] when Joseph pulls a knife on him. (''Thanks to Andrea and Johan'') |
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+ | *'''''Tales of the Unexpected: Edward the Conqueror'' (1979)''' [''Edward'']: A presumed death as we see him being approached in the kitchen by his wife [[Wendy Hiller]] who is holding a large knife behind her back and who wrongly believes that he has killed her cat. ''(Thanks to Brian)'' |
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+ | *'''''Tales of the Unexpected: Depart in Peace'' (1980)''' [''Lionel'']: Murdered by [[Maureen O'Brien]] when he bites into a canape of poisoned caviar, her revenge for him unveiling to his society friends a full length portrait of her in sexy underwear. ''(Thanks to Brian)'' |
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Revision as of 19:38, 24 April 2021
Joseph Cotten (1905 - 1994)
Film Deaths
- Shadow of a Doubt (1943) [Uncle Charlie]: Falls out of a train and into the path of another train during a struggle with Teresa Wright.
- Niagara (1953) [George Loomis]: Drowned when his boat sinks while going over Niagara Falls.
- The Last Sunset (1961) [John Breckenridge]: Shot in the back Adam Williams as he leaves the cantina, as he is flanked by Rock Hudson and Kirk Douglas. (Thanks to Brian).
- Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (Cross of Iron; What Ever Happened to Cousin Charlotte?) (1964) [Dr. Drew Bayliss]: Crushed to death (along with Olivia de Havilland) when Bette Davis drops a large piece of masonry on them (overhearing they had cheated on her). (Thanks to Mac)
- The Money Trap (1965) [Dr. Horace Van Tilden]: Shot in the chest in a shoot-out with Glenn Ford.
- Hellbenders (The Cruel Ones) (I Crudeli) (1967) [Colonel Jonas] Mortally wounded during a shoot-out. Crawls down to a river where he dies right after throwing his flag into the river.
- Lady Frankenstein (La Figlia di Frankenstein; Daughter of Frankenstein; Madame Frankenstein) (1971) [Baron Frankenstein]: Killed by his creation in his laboratory.
- The Torture Chamber of Baron Blood (Gli Orrori del castello di Noremberga) (1972) [Baron Otto von Kleist a.k.a. Alfred Becker]: Dies (off-screen) several centuries before the movie begins; he is brought back to life by a magic ritual. (I'm sure he dies once again, but I can't recall for certain.)
- Soylent Green (1973) [William R. Simonson]: Beaten/hacked to death with a meat hook by Stephen Young (in an assassination for the government) after Stephen breaks into Joseph's apartment. (Thanks to Andrea and Kenneth)
- Syndicate Sadists (Il Giustiziere sfida la citta; Final Payment; One Just Man; Rambo's Revenge) (1975) [Paterno]: Commits suicide by shooting himself in the head (off-camera) after Tomas Milian confronts him in his office; we hear the shot as Tomas walks away (creating the initial impression that Joseph has shot Tomas in the back), and his body is shown when Tomas turns around.
- The Perfect Crime (Indagine su un delitto perfetto) (1978) [Sir Arthur Dundee]: Dies of heart failure while trying to remove his own pacemaker, after Leonard Mann short-circuits it with some machine while Joseph's asleep. (Thanks to Andrea)
- Screamers (L'Isola degli uomini pesce; Island of the Fishmen; Something Waits in the Dark) (1979) [Professor Ernest Marvin]: Shot to death by Richard Johnson when Joseph pulls a knife on him. (Thanks to Andrea and Johan)
TV Deaths
- Tales of the Unexpected: Edward the Conqueror (1979) [Edward]: A presumed death as we see him being approached in the kitchen by his wife Wendy Hiller who is holding a large knife behind her back and who wrongly believes that he has killed her cat. (Thanks to Brian)
- Tales of the Unexpected: Depart in Peace (1980) [Lionel]: Murdered by Maureen O'Brien when he bites into a canape of poisoned caviar, her revenge for him unveiling to his society friends a full length portrait of her in sexy underwear. (Thanks to Brian)
Noteworthy Connections
- Husband of Patricia Medina.