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Richard Harris in 'Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid'
Richard Harris (1930 - 2002)
Film Deaths[edit | edit source]
- Shake Hands with the Devil (1959) [Terence O'Brien]: Shot repeatedly in a shoot-out with English soldiers on the docks.
- Major Dundee (1965) [Captain Benjamin Tyreen]: Shot to death by the French cavalry as he charges them after being wounded. (Thanks to Brian and Vegeta)
- Cromwell (1970) [Oliver Cromwell]: Died of malaria (off-screen) we later see his grave at the end of the film.
- The Deadly Trackers (1973) [Sheriff Sean Kilpatrick]: Shot to death by Al Lettieri. (Thanks to Gordon)
- Robin and Marian (1976) [Richard the Lionheart]: Dies from fever/infection after removing an arrow from his neck, thrown by Esmond Knight. He dies (off-screen) after talking to Sean Connery. His coffin at his small funeral is later shown. (Thanks to Gordon)
- Orca (Orca: The Killer Whale) (1977) [Captain Nolan]: Hurled at an iceberg when the whale flips its tail and sends him flying through the air. (Thanks to Phantom31)
- The Wild Geese (1978) [Captain Rafer Janders]: Machine-gunned by Richard Burton (at his own request), to spare him from being hacked to death by the pursuing African warriors. (Thanks to Tim and Brian)
- Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981) [James Parker]: Impaled through the torso with an elephant tusk; he dies after delivering a lengthy last speech to his daughter (Bo Derek). (Thanks to PortsGuy)
- Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid (Finishing Touch; A Slow Descent into Hell) (1981) [Jason]: Stabbed in the back with a stickpin by Jeanne Moreau, while he's making love with Jennifer Dale.
- Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993) [Frank]: Dies (off-screen) at his apartment, perhaps due to a heart attack. His body is found by Robert Duvall and Shirley MacLaine.
- Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997) [Andreas Tork]: Drowned when he falls from an ice floe, after being stabbed with a harpoon. (Thanks to Matt)
- To Walk with Lions (1999) [George Adamson]: Shot repeatedly (along with several of his staff members) by poachers/bandits as he tries to run them down, he dies after staggering out of his land drover, with his body later seen when John Michie holds him in his arms.
- Gladiator (2000) [Marcus Aurelias]: Suffocated when Joaquin Phoenix presses Richard's face against Joaquin's chest in their tent, after Richard angers Joaquin that he will never become emperor. (historical fact: Aurelias died from some natural disease, reputably smallpox).
- The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) [Abbe Faria]: Crushed to death when a tunnel collapses on him. (Thanks to Michelle)
TV Deaths[edit | edit source]
- The Hunchback (1997 TV Movie) [Claude Frollo]: Falls to his death from the cathedral after accidentally stabbing Mandy Patinkin.
- The Apocalypse (San Giovanni: L'apocalisse) (2002 TV) [John the Apostle]: Dies of old age. (Thanks to Gordon)
- Julius Caesar (2003; miniseries) [Lucius Cornelius Sulla]: Dies of a cerebral hemorrhage. (Which was released a year after his real life death). (Thanks to Gordon)
Noteworthy Connections[edit | edit source]
- Ex-husband of Ann Turkel
- Ex-husband of Elizabeth Rees
- Father of Damian Harris (director), Jared Harris, and Jamie Harris
- Uncle of Annabelle Wallis
Gallery[edit | edit source]
- Actors
- Academy Award Nominees
- Listed on Original Cinemorgue
- 1930 Births
- 2002 Deaths
- Irish actors and actresses
- Razzie Award Nominees
- Death scenes by shooting
- Death scenes by stabbing
- Death scenes by falling
- Death scenes by crushing
- Death scenes by drowning
- Death scenes by arrow
- Death scenes by impalement
- Death scenes by suffocation
- Death scenes by falling object
- Historically inaccurate death scenes
- Death scenes by relative
- Death scenes by mercy killing
- Death scenes by malaria
- Death scenes by asphyxia
- Death scenes by cerebral hemorrhage
- Musicians
- Athletes
- Directors
- Cancer victims
- Emmy Award Nominees
- Golden Globe Nominees
- Golden Globe Winners
- BAFTA Award Nominees
- Historical death scenes
- Actors who died in Ridley Scott movies
- Actors who died in Kevin Reynolds Movies
- Actors who died in Christopher Walken Movies
- Drama Stars
- Fantasy Stars
- Family Stars
- Crime Stars
- Thriller Stars
- Romance Stars
- Action Stars
- Horror Stars
- Actors who died in Uli Edel Movies
- Harry Potter Cast Members
- Parents
- Divorced actors and actresses
- Lymphoma victims
- WB Stars
- MGM Stars
- Columbia Stars
- Paramount Stars
- 20th Century Fox Stars
- Touchstone Stars
- Disney Stars
- Dreamworks Stars
- Actors who died in William Friedkin Movies
- Mystery Stars
- Musical Stars
- Death scenes by back trauma
- Death scenes by harpoon
- Death scenes by neck trauma
- Death scenes by fever
- Death scenes by infection
- Death scenes by animal attack
- Death scenes by heart attack
- Death scenes by illness
- Why/Whodunit Stars
- Died during production
- Actors who died in Bille August Movies
- Actors with 10 or more deaths
- Machine gunned
- Actors who have killed someone in a movie
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