Vladek Sheybal (1923 - 1992)
a.k.a. Wladyslaw Sheybal
Film Deaths[]
- From Russia with Love (1963) [Tov Kronsteen]: Stabbed/poisoned by Walter Gotell's shoe-knife (on Anthony Dawson's orders), as punishment for failure of Sheybal's plan to kill Sean Connery and retrieve the "lektor" decoding machine.
- Casino Royale (1967) [Le Chiffre's Representative]: Killed in an explosion when Orson Welles remotely detonates the phone booth from which Vladek is calling. (Played for comic effect.)
- Mosquito Squadron (1969) [Lt. Schack]: Killed in a small explosion when the British fighters bomb the German town.
- Puppet on a Chain (1970) [Meegeren]: Killed in an explosion when he crashes his boat during a chase with Sven-Bertil Taube in the Amsterdam canals.
- The Wind and the Lion (1975) [The Bashaw]: Shot in the chest by Candice Bergen, when he attacks her with a sword.
- The Sell-Out (1976) [Dutchman]: Neck broken by Richard Widmark while relaxing in a spa.
- Red Dawn (1984) [General Bratchenko]: Killed in an explosion when Patrick Swayze fires a rocket launcher at him.
Deaths in Television:[]
- The Champions: The Dark Island (1968) [Max Kellor]: Shot by Stuart Damon. (Thanks to Brian)
- The New Avengers: Cat Amongst the Pigeons (1976) [Zarcardi]: Jumps to his death from a window in an attempt to escape from Gareth Hunt, Joanna Lumley, and Patrick Macnee; his body is shown afterwards lying on the ground when they look out the window. (Thanks to Brian)
- Shogun (1980) [Captain Ferriera]: Shot in the chest with an arrow.
- Smiley's People (1982) [Otto Leipzig]: Murdered offscreen on Patrick Stewart's orders. Alec Guinness finds his battered remains in a houseboat.