Samuel L. Jackson

175161-1546540124 — Samuel L. Jackson in *Avengers: Infinity War*

Samuel L. Jackson (1948 - )

Films Deaths[]

Def by Temptation (1990) [Minister Garth]: Killed in a car accident alongside Sundra Jean Williams whilst he was trying to run down Cynthia Bond.
Goodfellas (1990) [Stacks Edwards]: Shot in the back of the head by Joe Pesci.
Jungle Fever (1991) [Gator Purify]: Shot in the stomach by his father Ossie Davis after he comes to rob his parents for drug money; he dies in the arms of his mother Ruby Dee shortly afterwards.
Menace II Society (1993) [Tat Lawson]: Shot and killed during a drug deal. His death was only mentioned in narration by his son: Tyrin Turner. He only appears in flashbacks.
Jurassic Park (1993) [Ray Arnold]: Presumably eaten off-screen by a Velociraptor (Frank Welker). His severed arm is shown when Laura Dern discovers it. (Note: Sam was actually supposed to film his death scene at Hawaii, but a hurricane wrecked the set before his death scene could be filmed. Therefore it is unclear what exactly happens to him.)
True Romance (1993) [Big Don]: Shot in the chest with a shotgun by Gary Oldman during a drug deal-turned-double cross.
Fluke (1995) [Rumbo]: Shot to death as a dog by Ron Perlman. By the end of the movie, he comes back to life via reincarnation as a squirrel.
Hard Eight (1996) [Jimmy]: Shot to death by Phillip Baker Hall.
Eve's Bayou (1996) [Louis Batiste]: Shot to death by Roger Guenveur Smith by the railroad tracks as a train passes (it's implied that his death was caused by Diahann Carroll's voodoo death curse).
Jackie Brown (1997) [Ordell Robbie]: Shot in the chest by Michael Keaton in Robert Forster's office (as Samuel is taking Robert hostage and Pam Grier shouts to Michael that he's armed).
One Eight Seven (1997) [Trevor Garfield]: Shoots himself in the head when some teen gang members force him to play Russian roulette, and he takes Clifton Collins Jr.'s turn to make a point. His body is shown again later on lying in the morgue.
Deep Blue Sea (1999) [Russell Franklin]: Eaten when a shark jumps out of the pool from behind and grabs him in the middle of a speech. The shark then drags Samuel's body into the pool, while Saffron Burrows, Thomas Jane, Michael Rapaport, and Jacqueline McKenzie look on in horror.
Basic (2003) [Sergeant West]: The movie depicts several different versions of events, as told by different characters, so he is shown dying in different ways depending on who's narrating: (1) According to Brian Van Holt's initial version, Samuel is shot by Taye Diggs; (2) According to Giovanni Ribisi's version, Samuel is shot by Brian Van Holt; (3) According to Brian's revised version, Samuel is shot by Dash Mihok; (4) According to Connie Nielsen, Samuel is stabbed repeatedly by John Travolta. All three to four versions are later revealed to be untrue, and it's revealed that Samuel isn't dead after all.
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) [Rufus]: Shot to death off-screen along with everyone else in the chapel by Lucy Liu, Michael Madsen, Vivica A. Fox and Daryl Hannah - save for Uma Thurman - on the orders of David Carradine; the sequel, shows his character alive in a flashback and we hear the massacre from outside the chapel.
Twisted (2004) [John Mills]: Shot in the chest, causing him to fall off the docks by Ashley Judd as Samuel is about to kill Andy Garcia. His body is later seen floating on the water surface surrounded by seals as police investigate.
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) [Mace Windu]: Barraged with a torrent of Force Lightning and launched out of a window by Ian McDiarmid after Hayden Christensen severs his right forearm with a lightsaber just as Samuel was about to kill Ian in cold blood. (Although Samuel confirmed in an interview that his character Mace Windu could have survived and he was open to returning in a future Star Wars project, Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker indicates through his voice cameo as one of many Jedi Past who have become One with The Force that his character had died at some point between his last appearance in Revenge of the Sith and the events of The Rise of Skywalker)
Jumper (2008) [Roland Cox]: Presumably dies off-screen due to dehydration and lack of nourishment after Hayden Christensen leaves him in a Grand Canyon cave. (It's actually unknown if he died but it is unlikely that he managed to escape, so it will be listed).
Lakeview Terrace (2008) [Abel Turner]: Shot to death by police, after he non-fatally shoots Patrick Wilson.
The Spirit (2008) [Octopus]: Killed in an explosion when Gabriel Macht punches a grenade into his stomach. However it is implied that he will regenerate from this.
Unthinkable (2010) [Henry Harold 'H' Humphries]: Possibly killed in the film's alternate ending along with everyone else seen throughout the film once the bomb planted by Michael Sheen goes off at the very end.
The Other Guys (2010) [P.K. Highsmith]: Falls to his death, along with Dwayne Johnson, when they jump from a rooftop while pursuing a suspect, despite there clearly being nothing below to break their fall. (Played for comic effect.)
Django Unchained (2012) [Stephen Warren]: Killed in an explosion when Jamie Foxx ignites the dynamite he'd planted in the house, after shooting Samuel in the knees to trap him in the house. (For this role, Samuel was made to look much older than he actually was at the time.)
The Samaritan (2012) [Foley]: Dies of blood loss while donating blood for a transfusion to save his daughter (Ruth Negga).
Meeting Evil (2012) [Richie]: Shot in the chest by Tracie Thoms.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) [Nick Fury]: Shot multiple times through the back with a sniper rifle by Sebastian Stan. Samuel then seemingly dies while in hospital, with his body being viewed by Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans. However, it is later revealed that Samuel had actually faked his death with the help of Joe Russo, who had used a drug to slow his heart-rate to the point that it was undetectable.
Reasonable Doubt (2014) [Clinton Davis]: Shot in the head by Gloria Reuben as Samuel is about to kill Erin Karpluk.
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) [Richmond Valentine]: Impaled through the back when Taron Egerton throws one of Sofia Boutella's razor-sharp prosthetic legs at him, causing him to fall off a platform and through a broken window; he dies smiling after Taron gives him what he considers a perfect post-mortem quip.
The Hateful Eight (2015) [Major Marquis Warren]: Presumably bleeds to death after having been shot in the testicles by Channing Tatum earlier on. (While he is still alive at the end of the film, he states that he is likely mortally wounded so his fate could be stated ambiguous based on these facts.)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) [Mr. Barron]: Killed by one of the Hollows (mistaking Samuel for Asa Butterfield), who then eats his eyes.
Kong: Skull Island (2017) [Preston Packard]: Crushed under Kong's fist when he attempts to detonate the explosives he's set to kill Kong (motion-captured by Terry Notary and Toby Kebbell).
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) [Nick Fury]: Disintegrated from existence by Josh Brolin’s Infinity powers while attempting to contact Brie Larson. He is later resurrected when Mark Ruffalo uses the Infinity Stones to bring all the people disintegrated out of existence back to life in Avengers: Endgame.
Glass (2019) [Elijah Price/Mr. Glass]: Punched in the chest by James McAvoy, after Spencer Treat Clark tells James that Samuel caused the train crash which kills his dad Bryan McElroy. He later died with his mother Charlayne Woodard and Sarah Paulson by his side.
Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021) [Marcus Banks]: Shot to death by the S.W.A.T Team who mistake him for the Jigsaw killer.
The Asset (2021) [Moody Dutton]: Detonates a bomb and kills himself, together with David Rintoul.
The Unholy Trinity (2024) [St. Christopher]: Shot by Pierce Brosnan.

Television Deaths[]

Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace (1991; TV Movie) [Hatcher]: Shot by Tony Danza in his car.
Black Dynamite: Black Jaws or Finger Lickin' Chicken of the Sea (2014; animated) [Captain Quinton]: Eaten by a giant shark when it jumps on the deck of his ship.
Shakespeare in the Park: Hamlet (2024) [King Hamlet]: Poisoned in his sleep by John Douglas Thompson before the start of the play. (The production itself starts with his military funeral.)

Video Game Deaths[]

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) [Officer Frank Tenpenny]: Fatally injured when the fire engine Samuel is driving falls off an overpass; he dies in front of Young Maylay, Faizon Love, Yolanda Whittaker, Clifton Collins Jr., Peter Fonda and Darke Eai.

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Notable Connections[]

Son of Elizabeth Jackson
Mr. LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Father of Zoe Jackson