Michael Parks in From Dusk Till Dawn
Michael Parks (1940 - 2017)
Film Deaths[]
- Ffolkes (North Sea Hijack; Assault Force) (1980) [Harold Shulman]: Shot twice in the back with a set of spear guns by Roger Moore's comrades as he reaches to trigger a bomb.
- Nightmare Beach (1989) [Doc Willet]: Commits suicide by shooting himself in the mouth with a handgun while Michael is still speaking on the phone.
- The Hitman (1991) [Detective Ronny 'Del' Delaney]: Killed in an explosion when Chuck Norris detonates a bomb strapped to a chair that Parks is tied to while it's suspended from a rope (outside a window).
- Storyville (1992) [Michael Trevallian]: Shot to death by Steve Forrest and his courtroom bailiffs after Parks attempts to shoot Bernard Zette while he's testifying.
- Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994) [Tommy O'Shea]: Knocked into a vat of acid by Charles Bronson during a confrontation inside a clothing factory.
- From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) [Texas Ranger Earl McGraw]: Shot once, point blank, in the back of the head with a handgun by Quentin Tarantino while Michael is talking to John Hawkes in the convenience store.
- Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2010) [Fritz Tremor]: Shot to death by his son (Maury Sterling), on top of having been mortally injured in an explosion set off by Tom Berenger.
- Django Unchained (2012) [The LeQuint Dickey Mining Co. Employee #2]: Shot repeatedly in the chest and stomach (along with John Jarrat) with a revolver by Jamie Foxx in a shootout (as Edrick Browne, Jarrod Bunch, Jamal Duff and Quentin Tarantino look on in shock).
- Argo (2012) [Jack Kirby]: To be added
- Tusk (2014) [Howard Howe]: Stabbed in the chest by Justin Long's make shift tusks; he dies while talking to Justin. (Michael is in a walrus costume of his own during this scene)
- Blood Father (2016) [Tom Harris/Preacher]: Shot to death by Mel Gibson.
Television Deaths[]
- Twin Peaks: Checkmate (1991) [Jean Renault]: Shot to death by Kyle MacLachlan.
- Walker, Texas Ranger: No Way Out (1999) [Caleb Hooks]: Shot to death by Chuck Norris after shooting the window of the tank that the water flows out to free and saving the two prisoners that trap Clarence Gilyard Jr. and Sheree J. Wilson.
Gallery[]
Michael Parks before his off-screen death in Nightmare Beach
Michael Parks in Twin Peaks: Checkmate
Michael Parks' death in Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Michael Parks (far right) in Django Unchained
Notable Connections[]
- Father of James Parks