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Rowan Atkinson's comedic death in The Black Adder: The Black Seal

Rowan Atkinson (1955 -)

Film Deaths[]

Television Deaths[]

  • The Black Adder: The Black Seal (1983) [Prince Edmund, the Black Adder]: Poisoned (on top of being tortured and mutilated) when he drinks the wine to see whether it's all right, after seeing the rest of the court drink a toast and die. (Played for comic effect.)
  • Dead On Time (1983 TV) [Bernard Fripp]: After being told his 24-hour prognosis was incorrect, Rowan inattentively crosses the road in joy, only to discover he is about to be run over (off-screen) by a lorry; The show ends with a freeze frame of him about to be struck down. (Played for comic effect.)
  • Blackadder II: Chains (1986) [Lord Edmund Blackadder]: Stabbed to death (off-camera), along with the rest of the cast, by Hugh Laurie. His body is shown lying with the others afterwards, with the killer standing over them disguised as Miranda Richardson (in fact, he's actually played by Miranda with Hugh's voice dubbed in). (Played for comic effect.)
  • Blackadder Goes Forth: Goodbyeee (1989) [Captain Edmund Blackadder]: Shot to death (off-camera), along with the rest of the cast, when they climb out of the trench and charge the German soldiers. The scene ends with a slow fade from them charging to a shot of the empty field.
  • Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death (1999) [Ninth Doctor]: Electrocuted by a machine caused by Jonathan Pryce or the Daleks (Roy Skelton and Dave Chapman) before regenerating into Richard E. Grant. (Played for comic effect.)

Short Film Deaths[]

  • The Appointments of Dennis Jennings (1988) [Dr Schooner]: Shot to death by Steven Wright as revenge for sharing Steven's intimate secrets and being in a relationship with his girlfriend (played for semi comedic effect).

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Notable Connections[]

  • Father of Benjamin Alexander Sebastian and Lily Sastry Atkinson (plus Isla Ford-Atkinson)
  • Former boyfriend of Leslie Ash
  • Mr. Louise Ford
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