Ving Rhames

Ving Rhames in 'Kiss of Death' (1995)

Ving Rhames (1959 - )

Film Deaths

• The People Under the Stairs (1991) [Leroy]: Shot to death by Everett McGill, before being disemboweled and mutilated. (Thanks to Michael)
• Kiss of Death (1995) [Omar]: Shot in the head by Nicolas Cage while Ving is sitting in his car. (Thanks to Michael)
• Con Air (1997) [Nathan 'Diamond Dog' Jones]: Killed in an explosion when Nicolas Cage sends his motorcycle crashing into the back of the firetruck that Ving is riding on.
• Dangerous Ground (1997) [Muki]:Stabbed to death with a spear by Ice Cube, who then throws his body through a high rise window onto a parked car far below. (Thanks to Michael)
• Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001; animated) [Sgt. Ryan Whitaker]: Spirit pulled out of his body by an alien phantom (on top of being impaled through the stomach in a car crash). (Thanks to Mathew)
• Dawn of the Dead (2004) [Kenneth]: Killed (off-screen) by the zombies. The movie ends with video-camera footage of the zombies closing in, interspersed with the closing credits, so his fate is only strongly implied rather than actually confirmed.
• Back in the Day (2005) [J-Bone]: Shot twice in the chest by a police sniper while Ving is pointing his guns at Ja Rule and Stephen Kough. (Thanks to Andrew)
• Idlewild (2006) ['Spats' Spencer]: Shot in the chest by Terrence Howard, who then arranges the scene to make it looks as though Ving and Faizon Love shot each other.
• Day of the Dead (2008) [Captain Rhodes]: Mauled to death by zombies; he later comes back to life as a zombie, and is shot in the head by Nick Cannon. (Thanks to Andrew)
• The Tournament (2009) [Joshua Harlow]: Killed in an explosion, along with Liam Cunningham, after Ving forces the explosive tracking device down Liam's throat in Liam's "game room" headquarters.
• Surrogates (2009) [The Prophet]: Playing an android (controlled by James Cromwell) he is shot in the stomach by robot SWAT team members

TV Deaths

• Miami Vice: The Maze (1985) [Georges]: Shot to death by drug dealers when he tries to stop them from raping his sister. (Thanks to Robert)

• Miami Vice: Child's Play (1987) [Walker Monroe]: Falls to his death at the end of a fight with Don Johnson. (Thanks to Robert)