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*'''''The Ship That Died of Shame''' (PT Raiders)'' '''(1955)''' [''George Hoskins'']: Drowned after being knocked overboard in a fight with [[George Baker]]. (''Thanks to Gordon'') |
*'''''The Ship That Died of Shame''' (PT Raiders)'' '''(1955)''' [''George Hoskins'']: Drowned after being knocked overboard in a fight with [[George Baker]]. (''Thanks to Gordon'') |
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| − | *'''''The Great Escape'' (1963)''' [''Squadron Leader Roger 'Big X' Bartlett'']: Shot to death by Nazi soldiers. (''Thanks to Danielle and Richard'') |
+ | *'''''The Great Escape'' (1963)''' [''Squadron Leader Roger 'Big X' Bartlett'']: Shot to death (along with [[Gordon Jackson]] and other p.o.w.s) by Nazi soldiers as an execution. (''Thanks to Danielle and Richard'') |
*'''''The Sand Pebbles'' (1966)''' [''Frenchy Burgoyne'']: Dies of pneumonia (off-screen) after jumping ship and swimming to shore to be with [[Emmanuelle Arsan]]; his body is shown afterwards when [[Steve McQueen]] finds him in Emmanuelle's home. |
*'''''The Sand Pebbles'' (1966)''' [''Frenchy Burgoyne'']: Dies of pneumonia (off-screen) after jumping ship and swimming to shore to be with [[Emmanuelle Arsan]]; his body is shown afterwards when [[Steve McQueen]] finds him in Emmanuelle's home. |
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Revision as of 20:43, 25 August 2014
Richard Attenborough (1923 - 2014)
Film deaths
In And Then There Were None
- Brighton Rock (Young Scarface) (1947) [Pinkie Brown]: Falls to his death from a pier while backing away from police, after William Hartnell stops Richard from killing Carol Marsh. (Thanks to Brian)
- The Ship That Died of Shame (PT Raiders) (1955) [George Hoskins]: Drowned after being knocked overboard in a fight with George Baker. (Thanks to Gordon)
- The Great Escape (1963) [Squadron Leader Roger 'Big X' Bartlett]: Shot to death (along with Gordon Jackson and other p.o.w.s) by Nazi soldiers as an execution. (Thanks to Danielle and Richard)
- The Sand Pebbles (1966) [Frenchy Burgoyne]: Dies of pneumonia (off-screen) after jumping ship and swimming to shore to be with Emmanuelle Arsan; his body is shown afterwards when Steve McQueen finds him in Emmanuelle's home.
- 10 Rillington Place (1971) [John Reginald Christie]: Executed by hanging (off-screen); the movie ends with his arrest, followed by some on-screen text informing us of his fate.
- And Then There Were None (Ten Little Indians) (1974) [Judge Arthur Cannon]: Commits suicide by taking poison.
- Conduct Unbecoming (1975) [Major Lionel E. Roach]: Commits suicide (off-screen) by shooting himself, after being convicted of sexually assaulting Susannah York. We only hear the shot from behind the closed door. (Thanks to Brian)
TV deaths
Notable Connections
- Brother of David Attenborough (naturalist)
- Mr. Sheila Sim
- Father of Michael and Charlotte Attenborough