Michael McKean in 'Star Trek: Voyager; The Thaw.'
Michael McKean (1947 - )
Film Deaths[]
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 2 (2013; animated) [Dr. Bartholomew Wolper]: Neck sliced open after Joker (voiced by Michael Emerson) slashes his neck with a broken coffee cup live on David Endocrine's (voiced by Conan O'Brien) talk show.
- My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021; animated) [Argyle]: Died offscreen of unspecified causes between the film's prologue and its main events.
TV Deaths[]
- The Simpsons: The Otto Show (1992; animated) [David St. Hubbens]: Dies in an explosion caused by a car crash, along with Nigel Tufnel (voiced by Christopher Guest) & Derek Smalls (voiced by Harry Shearer), after their bus veers off the road when a school bus driven by Otto (also voiced by Shearer) drives in their path (Played for Comic Effect).
- Star Trek: Voyager: The Thaw (1996) [The Clown]: Playing a manifestation of a virtual reality program, he ceases to exist after being tricked by Kate Mulgrew into allowing his captives to go free; without the minds of his captives to keep his program active, he ceases to exist while talking to Kate's hologram.
- The Angry Beavers: Pond Scum (1998) [L.G. Algae]: Drown after fallen to river and (comedic death).
- Batman Beyond: Sneak Peek (2000; animated) [Ian Peek]: Falls into the Earth's core after his uncontrollable intangibility causes him to pass right through the ground.
- Clerks The Animated Series: Dante and Randal and Jay and Silent Bob and a Bunch of New Characters and Lando Take Part in a Whole Bunch of Movie Parodies Including, But Not Exclusive toThe Bad News Bears, The Last Starfighter, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Plus A High School Reunion (2000; animated) [Professor Ram/Creepy Old Guy]: "Professor Ram" is killed in an explosion after Jay (voiced by Jason Mewes) pulls the cave's self destruct lever (Creepy Old Guy survives the episode) (Played for Comedic Effect).
- Better Call Saul: Lantern (2017) [Chuck McGill]: Commits suicide by burning (off-screen) when he kicking over a lantern, allowing his house to burn down while he is in it.
- The Diplomat (2024) [President William Rayburn]: Dies of a sudden, stress-induced heart attack (off-screen) after learning from Rufus Sewell that his Vice President (Allison Janney) had orchestrated a false-flag terrorist attack behind his back.
Gallery[]
Michael McKean’s animated death (along with Christopher Guest's and Harry Shearer's) in The Simpsons: The Otto Show
Notable Connections[]
- Mr. Annette O'Toole