Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Kenneth Branagh (1960 - )

Film Deaths

• Dead Again (1991) [Roman Strauss/Mike Church]: Playing a dual role, "Roman Strauss" is executed (off-screen) by the electric chair (after being set up for murder by Gregor Hesse); we only see him being led to the execution chamber. (His present-day character "Mike Church" survives the movie.)

• Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) [Victor Frankenstein]: Dies of exhaustion and hypothermia at the Arctic Circle, after telling his story to Aidan Quinn. His body is prepared for a funeral pyre, which is finally set ablaze by Robert De Niro (setting fire to himself as well) as the ice floe drifts off.

• Hamlet (1996) [Prince Hamlet]: Slashed with a poisoned blade during a swordfight with Michael Maloney; he dies shortly after killing Derek Jacobi in turn.

• Wild Wild West (1999) [Dr. Arliss Loveless]: Falls to his death from his giant mechanical spider at the end of a fight with Will Smith. (Thanks to Tal)

• Valkyrie (2008) [Major General Henning von Tresckow]: Commits suicide (off-screen) by blowing himself up with a hand grenade; we only see him holding the grenade to his throat. (Thanks to Tommy)

• Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) [Viktor Cherevin]: Shot with a silenced pistol by Mikhail Baryshnikov's men as they drive past in their car, as an execution for his failure.

TV Deaths

• Conspiracy (2001) [Reinhard Heydrick]: Mortally wounded in an assassination by resistance members; his death is mentioned in the narration. (Thanks to Joe)

Notable Connections

• Ex-Mr. Emma Thompson.

• Mr. Lindsay Brunnock.

Gallery

Kenneth Branagh's death in Wild Wild West

Kenneth Branagh in Hamlet

Kenneth Branagh in Valkyrie

Kenneth Branagh in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit