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Tom Hanks in Road to Perdition

Tom Hanks (1956 - )

Film Deaths[]

  • The 'Burbs (1989) [Ray Peterson]: Dismembered with a chainsaw by cult members in a dream sequence; he survives the movie in reality.
  • A League of Their Own (1992) [Jimmy Dugan]: Dies (off-screen) of old age/natural causes at the age of 81 between the main body of the film (set in the 1940s) and the present-day framing sequence. A memorial photo is shown at the museum.
  • Philadelphia (1993) [Andrew Beckett]: Dies (off-screen) of AIDS complications in the hospital. He is last seen in the hospital, saying goodbye to his boyfriend (Antonio Banderas) and Denzel Washington, who confirms to Tom that they won their legal case.
  • Apollo 13 (1995) [Jim Lovell]: Blown out into space after being hit by debris when the spacecraft depressurizes in Kathleen Quinlan's nightmare (He survives the movie in reality).
  • Saving Private Ryan (1998) [Captain John Miller]: Shot by Joerg Stadler during a battle, he dies while talking to Matt Damon. his tombstone is seen at the beginning of the film as Harrison Young visits it.
  • Toy Story 2 (1999; animated) [Sherriff Woody Pride]: In a dream sequence, he dies while getting attacked by "zombies" in the garbage can that Andy (John Morris) drops him into while saying goodbye. (Hanks survives in reality.) (played for comic effect.)
  • Road to Perdition (2002) [Michael Sullivan]: Shot twice in the back by Jude Law while standing by a window. He dies in his son's (Tyler Hoechlin's) arms after managing to shoot Jude in the back to save Tyler.
  • The Ladykillers (2004) [Professor G.H. Dorr]: Accidentally hanged when his cape gets tangled around his neck, after an animal statue falls on his head and causes him to fall from a bridge; his body then falls onto a passing garbage scow when his cape rips (See also Alec Guinness in the 1955 original).
  • The Polar Express (2004) [Hobo]: Voices the Hobo character, who is very heavily implied to be a ghost/spirit of someone who used be alive, meaning he must have died.
  • Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011) [Thomas Schell]: Killed (off-screen) in the 9/11 World Trade Center attack; he periodically appears in flashbacks throughout the rest of the movie.
  • Cloud Atlas (2012) [Dr. Henry Goose/Hotel Manager/Isaac Sachs/Dermot Hoggins/Cavendish Look A Like/Zachry]: Playing multiple roles in the various segments of the film; "Dr. Henry Goose" is bludgeoned to death with a chest by Jim Sturgess (who Tom has been secretly poisoning) as Tom is struggling with David Gyasi. "Isaac Sachs" is killed in a plane crash (along with everyone else on board) after Hugo Weaving sets off a bomb on his plane (Tom's other roles survive the film, and he is in heavy make-up for several of them).
  • Saving Mr. Banks (2013) [Walt Disney]: Dies (off-screen) of lung cancer, a few years after the movie ends. It's mentioned in the text.
  • Sully (2016) [Chesley Sullenburger]: Incinerated in a dream sequence when the plane he and Aaron Eckhart are piloting crashes into a building as they attempt to return to LaGuardia airport. (He survives the movie in reality.)
  • Finch (2021) [Finch Weinberg]: Dies from tuberculosis with his dog beside him. His body is later burned in the plains by Jeff (voiced by Caleb Landry Jones).
  • Elvis (2022) [Colonel Tom Parker]: Dies after complications from a stroke; the entire film is presented as Parker defending his legacy with Elvis on his death bed, ending with him flatlining.
  • A Man Called Otto (2022) [Otto Anderson]: Dies (off-screen) of an enlarged heart. His body is later shown.

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