Michael Wincott

Michael Wincott in Along Came a Spider

Michael Wincott (1958 - )

Film Deaths

• Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) [Guy of Gisborne]: Stabbed with a sword by his cousin (Alan Rickman). (Thanks to Wen)

• 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) [Moxica]: Commits suicide by jumping off a cliff and landing on a house (historically inaccurate, Moxica was hanged for his role in the mutiny).

• Romeo Is Bleeding (1993) [Sal ]: Shot to death by Lena Olin off-screen. We only hear the shot and his body is never shown.

• The Three Musketeers (1993) [Rochefort]: Stabbed to death by Chris O'Donnell at the end of a swordfight, when Julie Delpy hands Chris his fallen sword, just as Michael is about to finish him (he dies while talking to Chris before falling back onto the stairs).

• The Crow (1994) [Top Dollar]: Impaled by a gargoyle's horns after falling from the cathedral church's roof, when Brandon Lee psychically forces him to experience all 30 hours of his and Sofia Shinas' death in an instant. (Thanks to Wen)

• Dead Man (1995) [Conway Twill]: Shot to death (off-camera) by Lance Henriksen as they're riding along together; we hear the shot after the scene fades to black, followed by a scene of Lance eating a human arm by the campfire.

• Strange Days (1995) [Philo Gant]: Shot in the head by Tom Sizemore to frame Ralph Fiennes, after Tom uses a virtual-reality set to burn out Michael's mind.

• Alien: Resurrection (1997) [Elgyn]: Killed by an alien after being pulled through the floor. (Thanks to Wen)

• Metro (1997) [Michael Korda]: Burned to death/killed in an explosion when Eddie Murphy causes him to ram into several flammable barrels after jamming the doors with a pole so Michael can't escape.

• Along Came a Spider (2001) [Gary Soneji a.k.a. Jonathan Mercusio]: Shot repeatedly with an antique rifle/shotgun by Morgan Freeman (his body is later seen when police investigate).

• The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) [Armand Dorleac]: Drowned by Jim Caviezel.

• Treasure Planet (2002; animated) [Scroop]: Voicing an alien, he is sucked out into space when B.E.N (Martin Short) turns off the ship's gravity field while Scroop is entangled in a flag whilst struggling with Jim Hawkins (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) on the mast.

• Seraphim Falls (2006) [Hayes]: Shot in the chest by Liam Neeson when Pierce Brosnan is using Michael as a human shield (his body is later seen as Liam wakes up next to him after being stunned by Brosnan)

• Ghost in the Shell (2017) [Dr. Osmund]: Has his brain hacked by Rila Fukushima . 

TV Deaths

• Miami Vice: Blood & Roses (1988) [Wilson Cook]: Garrotted (off-screen) by Stanley Tucci's men; his body is discovered floating on an inflatable pool chair by Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas.

• 24: Live Another Day: 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. (2014) [Adrian Cross]: Shot in the head by Tzi Ma.

Notable Connections

• Brother of Jeff Wincott

Gallery

Michael Wincott in The Three Musketeers

Michael Wincott in The Crow

Michael Wincott's death in Metro

Michael Wincott's animated death in Treasure Planet

Michael Wincott in Alien: Resurrection