Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey in The Paperboy

Matthew McConaughey (1969 - )

Film Deaths

• Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994) (The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre) [Vilmer Sawyer]: Slashed to death by the propellers of a low flying plane as his brother (Robert Jacks) looks on in shock as both are chasing Renee Zellweger.

• Lone Star (1996) [Sheriff Buddy Deeds]: Dies (off-screen), at some point between the flashback sequences and the present-day scenes.

• Scorpion Spring (1996) [El Rojo]: Shot in the forehead by Esai Morales.

• Reign of Fire (2002) [Denton Van Zan]: Eaten by an alpha dragon after being caught in midair while trying to kill it with an axe.

• Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) [Connor Mead]: Dies (off-screen) under unspecified circumstances in a vision of the future; his grave is shown when Olga Maliouk shows Matthew his own future funeral. (He survives the movie itself.) (Thanks to Tommy)

• Killer Joe (2012) [Killer Joe Cooper]: Possibly shot to death (off-screen) by Juno Temple; the movie ends with Juno pointing a gun at Matthew, leaving his fate open-ended. (Thanks to Tim)

• The Paperboy (2012) [Ward Jansen]: Throat slit with a machete by John Cusack, as his brother (Zac Efron) looks on in horror. His body is shown again later on as Zac transports him and Nicole Kidman back to town in a boat. (Thanks to Tim)

• Dallas Buyers Club (2013) [Ron Woodroff]: Dies (off screen) from AIDS related complications; his death is revealed in text during the end credits.

• Kubo and the Two Strings (2016; animated) [Beetle/Hanzo]: Stabbed in the back by Rooney Mara as Monkey (voiced by Charlize Theron) and Kubo (voiced by Art Parkinson) look in shock; he later appears (having reverted to human form) as a spirit.
• The Dark Tower (2017) [Walter Padick]: Shot to death by Idris Elba.

Notable Connections

• Mr. Camila Alves.