Vladek Sheybal

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 Vladek'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.

The Champions: The Dark Island (1968) [Max Kellor]: Shot by Stuart Damon.
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.