Kenneth Tobey (1917 - 2002)
Film Deaths[]
- Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (1955) [Jim Bowie]: Stabbed to death by Mexican soldiers in his sickbed after gunning down two other Mexican soldiers and stabbing a third in the back. (This film was edited together from three episodes of The Wonderful World of Disney, including Davy Crockett at the Alamo.) (Thanks to Stephen, Tommy, Jacob, and Tom)
- Rage At Dawn (1955) [Monk Claxton]: Shot dead by J. Carrol Naish in the climactic shootout. (Thanks to Brian)
- Seven Ways From Sundown (1960) [Texas Ranger Lt. Herly]: Shot out of picture by Barry Sullivan when he locks him up unaware that Barry has picked up the gun of the dead Charles Horvath. We hear the shot. (Thanks to Brian)
- Forty Guns To Apache Pass (1967) [Cpl. Bodine]: Killed in a rifle gunfight by Audie Murphy in the final showdown. (Thanks to Brian)
- A Time For Killing (1967) [Sgt. Cleehan, Union Army]: Shot in the back by escaped confederate soldier Harry Dean Stanton when he stands up as his CO Glenn Ford snatches his rifle from his hands. (Thanks to Brian)
- Billy Jack (1971) [Deputy Mike] Shot between the eyes by Tom Loughlin.
TV Deaths[]
- The Wonderful World of Disney: Davy Crockett at the Alamo (1955) [Jim Bowie]: Stabbed to death by Mexican soldiers in his sickbed after gunning down two other Mexican soldiers and stabbing a third in the back.
- Wanted: Dead or Alive: The Legend (1959) [Vince Slater]: Shot to death in a shoot-out with Steve McQueen.
- Arrest and Trial: My Name Is Martin Burnham (1963) [Bill Latham]: Falls to his death from a construction building when he tried to stop James Whitmore from committing suicide.
- Bonanza: The Thirteenth Man (1968) [Josiah Heath]: Shot in the back by Albert Salmi as he runs away after refusing to go for his gun. (Thanks to Brian)
- Night Court: The Wheels of Justice, Part 2 (1985) [Judge Harrison Kemp]: Dies (off-screen) of old age/natural causes in the courtroom; his body is seen when the other courtroom staff check on him (Note: in an obvious continuity error, Kenneth later appears alive and well, playing the same character, in the 1988 episode I'm OK, You're Catatonic/Schizophrenic). (played for comic effect)