Some stars have played lover heroes all their lives, or vice versa, the main screen villains. It's just that a certain cliche is attached to a certain actor and there is no escape from him over time. Some, for example, have to die on screen throughout their acting career. It is about the representatives of this "class" in the cinema that we would like to tell today. We decided to compile a list of actors and actresses who most often die in films, with photos and descriptions, from our rating you will find out who most often died on the screens.
Vincent Price - 41 movie deaths
- Edward Scissorhands, Columbo, Get Your Grips
Vincent Price has achieved fame over a long career both in film and theater. During his long film career, he managed to die on the screens forty-one times. The real death of the actor came in 1993, and the inventor from Tim Burton's cult picture "Edward Scissorhands" became his last personified in the movie.
Julianne Moore - 17 film deaths
- Still Alice, Divorce and the City, This Stupid Love
In general, for our TOP, seventeen deaths is not so much. But if you take into account the fact that they were played by a woman, the situation changes completely. Juliana Moore is one of the five "most dying" Hollywood actresses. Her heroines die in such beautiful films as, for example, "The Seventh Son", "Carrie" and "Kazki from the Dark Side"
Boris Karloff - 41 Kindeaths
- "Black Saturday, or Three Faces of Fear", "The Man Who Could Not Hang", "Frankenstein"
British actor William Henry Pratt with the Russian pseudonym Boris Karloff died in cinema 41 times. He was considered the most real king of horrors of his era. William, it would seem, outplayed all the evil spirits and monsters possible - from Frankenstein to Imhotep in The Mummy. For his contributions to cinematography, Karloff has been honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Robert De Niro - 19 film deaths
- "Joker", "Irishman", "Areas of Darkness"
Robert De Niro has killed and been killed multiple times. But whatever fate awaits his characters in the next project, his game can always be called aerobatics. The audience especially remembered the death of the hero De Niro in "Skirmish", where his cinematic killer is played by Al Pacino. In total, Robert has 19 deceased characters.
John Hurt - 39 film deaths
- "Doctor's Day", "Only Lovers Left Alive", "Empty Crown"
John Hurt's fans took the issue seriously and calculated that their idol dies in every third project with his participation. This can be explained by the fact that most often Hurt gets the role of specific personalities with a small chance of living to gray hair. One of the most memorable cinematic deaths of John is the death of Kane, from whose chest the Alien is chosen in the film of the same name.
Sean Bean - 32 motion picture deaths
- The Magnificent Medici, Game of Thrones, The North Country
Sean Bean continues our list of actors and actresses who die the most in movies. His characters die often and in a variety of ways. Some viewers even consider him "the most dying actor on the screen." But this is not so - on account of his only 32 screen deaths. He was killed with a pistol, shot with a bow, beaten with a bayonet, killed with a knife, torn to pieces, but fortunately continues to delight us with new roles.
Danny Trejo - 65 film deaths
- What Are We Doing In The Shadows ?, Brooklyn 9-9, The Good Guys
Danny Trejo and his 65 film deaths tops the list of foreign actors who most often die in films. In 2015 alone, Danny buried his characters 8 times. The fact that this man with an amazing fate became an actor can be called a miracle. From the age of 12, the future actor used heroin, and later 11 years spent in places not so remote. But giving up drugs and an accidental trip to the set brought him to Hollywood. Now Trejo is a world-class star, and even the record holder of our TOP.
Tom Sizemore - 36 film deaths
- Southland, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Black Hawk Down
Now Tom Sizemore can only be seen in cameo roles, but he once starred in Natural Born Killers, Saving Private Ryan and Pearl Harbor. Drug problems, police reports and sex scandals negatively affected Tom's film career, but did not stop him from being on our list. Sizemore's characters have died on screens 36 times, and this result is worthy of respect.
Mickey Rourke - 31st movie deaths
- "The Wrestler", "Sin City", "Anger"
The peak of Mickey Rourke's fame came in the late 80s - early 90s. It was during this period that the iconic "9 1/2 Weeks" and "Wild Orchid" were released. But the actor became famous not only as a sexy macho, but also as a bad guy, and he kills bad guys in the movies more often than others. Hence the result - 31 deaths in films. Among the films in which Mickey's characters are killed are films such as Domino, Iron Man 2, and Sin City.
Christopher Lee - 60 film deaths
- "The Color of Magic", "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", "The Creation of the World"
Among the celebrities who have buried their characters more than a dozen times is the British actor Christopher Lee. He was remembered by viewers as Saruman in The Lord of the Rings and Count Dooku in Star Wars. In total, he had about 250 paintings on his account, and for his contribution to the development of theater and cinema, he was knighted. During his long film career, he died 60 times in various projects. Christopher Lee passed away at the age of 93 in 2015.
Gary Busey - 19 film deaths
- "Yesenin", "To the West", "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"
Continuing our TOP American actor Gary Busey. On account of this actor, 19 film deaths and several serious situations, as a result of which the actor almost died in real life. In the late 80s, Gary was involved in a serious accident, because the actor was driving a motorcycle without a helmet, the doctors literally pulled him out of the afterlife. Also in 1997, Busey was able to recover from cancer - he underwent an operation to remove a large malignant tumor from the nose. We can say that the actor was born in a shirt, in contrast to his characters.
Eric Roberts - 35 film deaths
- "Interrogation", "Honey in the Head", "Queen of the South"
Also in our TOP was Julia Roberts' older brother. This smiling guy can be seen anywhere: he starred in comedies and action films, dramas and music videos. Eric even managed to light up for a long film career in Ukrainian and Kazakh film projects. Given the huge filmography of the actor, it is not surprising that he has as many as 35 film deaths.
Michael Biehn - 24 film deaths
- "Undercover", "Terminator", "Aliens"
James Cameron's films have made Michael Bean a real star - it's hard to imagine Terminator, Abyss or Aliens without this actor. But Cameron also "buried" Michael's characters with enviable regularity - which is only the dramatic death of Bean's hero in the first part of the cult "Terminator". In total, Michael died on the screens 24 times. Among the projects in which this happened, it is worth highlighting "Saint Sebastian", "Abyss" and "Rock".
Lance Henriksen - 51 film deaths
- "In the Desert of Death", "Criminal Minds", "Grey's Anatomy"
Lance Henriksen is among the stars whose number of on-screen deaths has exceeded 50. This is absolutely not surprising, because he has long been assigned the role of a negative character. Movies like The Omen, Dead Man and Aliens are hard to imagine without Lance. The directors agreed that they couldn't find a better alien, killer, pervert or corrupt police officer for their projects - this explains the fact that Lance often has to bury his characters.
Charlize Theron - 33 film deaths
- "Scandal", "Monster", "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Not only are men constantly playing dying heroes, but Charlize Theron is next on our list. She is currently the most frequently dying actress in Hollywood. This pretty blonde does not spare her heroines at all. Her characters died under various circumstances in projects such as "The Devil's Advocate", "Sweet November", "Monster" and "Snow White and the Huntsman."
Bela Lugosi - 36 film deaths
- "The Wolf Man", "Ninochka", "Dracula"
The American actor with Hungarian roots was as if created for the role of Dracula in the film adaptation of Bram Stoker. Together with Boris Karloff, they were the pioneers of the horror genre in cinema. It is believed that the actors feuded and competed, but the inner circle of the stars denies such rumors. The monsters played by Lugosi were killed in the movies 36 times, and the actor himself was buried in one of the costumes of his screen Dracula. Bela's friends joked at his funeral that it might still be worth driving a stake to make sure he was dead.
Liam Neeson - 24 film deaths
- "Schindler's List", "Love Actually", "Snowblower"
It is difficult to find a more diverse and character actor than Liam Neeson. On his account the biographical role of Oskar Schindler in the cult "Schindler's List", the colorful Ra'sal Ghul in "Batman Begins" and the brutal Zeus in "Clash of the Titans". Among viewers, it is believed that Neeson's participation in any project can already be considered a sign of the project's quality. During his career, Liam has died on screens 24 times, and he is confidently in our TOP.
Shelley Winters - 20 movie deaths
- "Harper", "A Piece of Blue", "Anne Frank's Diary"
Oscar-winning Shelley Winters managed to bury twenty of her heroines during her long career. The actress was popular and in demand in the middle of the last century, but now, unfortunately, modern viewers practically do not remember her. The moment in which Shelley's character dies in The Adventures of Poseidon has made movie fans cry for generations.
Samuel L. Jackson - 28 film deaths
- "Mobile", "Django Unchained", "The Avengers"
It's hard to find a movie buff who doesn't know the name of Samuel L. Jackson. The actor starred in more than 180 films, 28 of which died for various reasons. Among the projects in which Jackson's characters are killed are Django Unchained, Kingsman: The Secret Service, and Jurassic Park.
Dennis Hopper - 41st movie deaths
- "Elegy", "24 hours", "Water World"
Rounding out our list of the most popular actors and actresses who die in films, with photos and descriptions, Dennis Hopper is another actor in our ranking of stars dying on screens. During his long life, Dennis managed to star in 181 films, act as a director and screenwriter several times, and also die 41 times on the screen.
