Movie Deaths. Who’s #1?
Here’s a trivia question I’ve occasionally considered and was unable to solve: Which actor has the most on-screen deaths? Tyler McCarthy answers in an article at foxnews.com, gleaned from Buzzbingo, edited by yours truly: Danny Trejo, whose face has been a natural for cinema villainy, has bitten the dust 65 times, five more than Christopher Lee. No one on the list was a surprise: Lance Henriksen, 51; Vincent Price, Boris Karloff and Dennis Hopper, 41; John Hurt, 39; Bela Lugosi and Tom Sizemore, 36; Eric Roberts, 35. In its research, Buzzbingo found that 75.1% of movie deaths were men, 24.9% women. You’re got a long way to go, baby. Shelley Winters was killed off 20 times, tops among females. I wouldn’t be surprised if certain movie extras who have logged hundreds of appearances top these numbers. It would probably require more research than it’s worth. Here’s number one:
And while we’re having Tinseltown fun, here are five choice famous movie last words from a long list at Cinemorgue Wiki:
“Mother of Mercy, is this the end of Rico?” — Edward G. Robinson in Little Caesar (1931). Probably in the top ten of most imitated.
“Be with you in a minute.” — Keith Richards to a Japanese officer who coldly guns him down in Wake Island (1942). My classmates and I often laughed over that one. It perfectly captures stereotypical American bravado.
“Made it, Ma! Top of the world!” — James Cagney in White Heat (1949). Is there a more famous farewell?
“Oh no.” — Joe Pesci in Goodfellas (1990) Only Tommy’s mother would mourn — if they ever found the body.
“Rosebud.” — Orson Welles in Citizen Kane (1941)
Here’s fodder for a sci-fi screenplay, courtesy of an article at foxnews.com: “Cyborg locusts could be used to sniff out bombs.”
For the first time in ten days the floating book shop was back at its usual nook. My thanks to Crazy Joe, scourge of talk radio hosts, who overcompensated me for The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity by Matthew Kelly, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan, and Mysticism and Christianity by B. B. Warfield; and to the two women who bought three books in Russian between them; and to the young dad who purchased four booklets for his son; and to the woman who selected two sets of learning flash cards; and to the one who chose the massive Microsoft Computer Dictionary.
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