Vincent Gardenia

Film Deaths:[]

The Big Racket (Il grande racket) (1976) [Pepe] Machine gunned by gangsters when he tries to warn Fabio Testi.
Death Wish II (1982) [Detective Frank Ochoa]: Shot by Thomas F. Duffy during a shoot-out with the street gang in the park; he dies shortly afterwards while talking to Charles Bronson. (Thanks to Tommy and Brian)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986) [Mr. Mushnik]: Eaten by the giant Audrey II plant (voiced by Levi Stubbs) while Vincent is confronting Rick Moranis in the plant shop. (Played for comic effect.) (Thanks to Scott, Tommy, and Brian)

The Big Valley: Palms of Glory (1965) [John Sample]: Shot in the chest in a shoot-out with the railroad men at Vincent's farmhouse.
McCloud: Top of the World, Ma! (1971) [Barney Sweetwater]: Shot to death (off-screen) by Antony Carbone in a hotel room; his body is shown afterwards when Bo Svenson discovers him.
L.A. Law: God Rest Ye Murray Gentleman (1990) [Murray Melman]: Dies of a stroke (off-screen) wearing a Santa's hat while sitting in his reclining chair. Larry Drake is back from shopping the groceries, he discovers that Vincent was unable to speak. (as he's been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease for years.)