9 Lives? These Actors Have Many More Onscreen Deaths Than That
Death is a part of life and therefore it is also a part of the movies. But does it seem like some actors’ characters just can’t escape death? New research…
Death is a part of life and therefore it is also a part of the movies. But does it seem like some actors' characters just can't escape death? New research by Wildz called "One Million Ways To Die In Hollywood" took a deep dive into onscreen movie deaths.
It looked at the Top 40 causes of death in film history as well as the actors and actresses who have suffered the most onscreen deaths. How exactly did they do this you ask? The Wildz team sat through over 200 days of movies. That's 4800 hours of watching films. To some that may be a dream, with my attention span it's a nightmare!
Here are a few key findings of the study :
- Hollywood loves guns - Nearly a ⅓ of the deaths across 3,509 films were caused by the shooting of an armed weapon.
- Lee Van Cleef tops the list of the most shot actors with 22 gun-related deaths.
- No less than 179 unique deaths were recorded
- Male characters showed a 54.74% increase in death variety compared to Female characters.
You can read the full study here or keep reading to find out the top actors and actresses for onscreen deaths as well as the top causes of death in films.
Top 10 Male Actor Deaths
Danny Trejo
69 onscreen deaths
Christopher Lee
64 onscreen deaths
John Carradine
59 onscreen deaths
Mel Blanc
54 onscreen deaths
Lance Henriksen
54 onscreen deaths
Vincent Price
43 onscreen deaths
Frank Welker
43 onscreen deaths
John Hurt
42 onscreen deaths
Boris Karloff
42 onscreen deaths
Tom Sizemore
41 onscreen deaths
Top 10 Female Actress Deaths
Glenn Close
26 onscreen deaths
Shelley Winters
21 onscreen deaths
Linnea Quigley
19 onscreen deaths
Brinke Stevens
19 onscreen deaths
Rosalba Neri
18 onscreen deaths
Julianne Moore
18 onscreen deaths
Maria Ford
16 onscreen deaths
Charlize Theron
16 onscreen deaths
Sybil Danning
15 onscreen deaths
Julie Strain
15 onscreen deaths
Top 40 Causes of Onscreen Deaths
Shootings
1054 deaths
Stabbing
290 deaths
Unspecified Circumstances
239 deaths
Explosion
217 deaths
Burning
94 deaths
Suicide
94 deaths
Falling
92 deaths
Supernatural Forces
77 deaths
Decapitation
72 deaths
Drowning
71 deaths
Vehicle Crash
55 deaths
Beating
54 deaths
Crushing
54 deaths
Impalement
52 deaths
Illness
46 deaths
Heart Attack
44 deaths
Being Eaten Alive
43 deaths
Strangulation
40 deaths
Hanging
39 deaths
Old Age
36 deaths
Electrocution
36 deaths
Broken Neck
35 deaths
Slit Throat
32 deaths
Poison
30 deaths
Slashing
24 deaths
Bodily Trauma
24 deaths
Suffocation
20 deaths
Running Over Of A Car
20 deaths
Drug Overdose
19 deaths
Throwing
19 deaths
Head Trauma
18 deaths
Defenestration
18 deaths
Cancer
17 deaths
Mauling
17 deaths
Blood Loss
12 deaths
Natural Causes
12 deaths
Biting
12 deaths
Heart Failure
12 deaths
Injuries
12 deaths
Bludgeoning
11 deaths
