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Keenan Wynn in Piranha

Keenan Wynn (1916 - 1986) 

Film Deaths:[]

  • Phone Call From a Stranger (1952) [Eddie Hoke]: Killed in a plane crash, along with Michael Rennie and Shelley Winters.
  • All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953) [Silva]: Bludgeoned to death by Stewart Granger, just as Keenan impales him with a harpoon lance.
  • The Men of the fighting lady (1954) [Dodson]: Killed in a explosion when his damaged Jet, he is trying to land on the aircraft, fails to land correctly and crashes on deck. (Note: This scene was used from Real Footage when a jet F9F, (used in the film), exploded on deck of a aircraft carrier).
  • Dr. Strangelove: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) [Col. Bat Guano]: Killed (along with everybody else in the world) when the Soviets' doomsday device goes off; we only see a series of nuclear explosions at the end of the movie.
  • Stagecoach (1966) [Luke Plummer]: Shot to death in a shoot-out with Alex Cord in a saloon. (Thanks to Richard)
  • The War Wagon (1967) [Wes Fletcher]: Shot in the chest by a Native American warrior after Keenan pulls a knife on him. (Thanks to Stephen)
  • Welcome to Hard Times (1967) [Zar]: Shot in the chest by Warren Oates (who had mistaken him for Aldo Ray) when Keenan runs out of the burning saloon.
  • Mackenna's Gold (1969) [Sanchez]: Shot to death, along with several other bandits and townspeople, in an ambush by the cavalry.
  • The Manipulator (1971) [Old Charlie]: Stabbed in the chest with a sword by Mickey Rooney in Mickey's warehouse "film studio", as Luana Anders looks on in horror.
  • Pretty Maids All In a Row (1971) [Chief John Poldaski]: Neck snapped (off-screen) by Rock Hudson; his body is shown afterwards (along with Joy Bang's) lying on the football field the next morning.
  • The Mechanic (1972) [Big Harry McKenna]: Smothered by Charles Bronson to make it seem like he had a heart attack. (See also Donald Sutherland's death in the 2011 version). (Thanks to Michael)
  • The Devil's Rain (1975) [Sheriff Owens]: Explodes (due to being demonically possessed) after Eddie Albert pushed him down into a pit during a struggle with Tom Skerritt. (Thanks to Michael)
  • Orca (Orca: The Killer Whale) (1977) [Novak]: Dragged into the sea by the maddened orca after Keenan disposes of the body of the orca's dead mate from Richard Harris' boat.
  • Piranha (1978) [Jack]: Bleeds to death after the piranhas eat his feet, his body is seen when Heather Menzies and Bradford Dillman discover him. (Thanks to Michael)
  • Black Moon Rising (1986) [Iron John]: Killed (off-screen) by Lee Ving's thugs; his body is shown afterwards when Tommy Lee Jones discovers him. (Thanks to Michael)

Television Deaths:[]

Notable Connections[]

  • Father of Tracy Keenan Wynn (screenwriter)

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