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| Cliff Robertson (1923 - 2011) Ex-Mr. Dina Merrill |
| Underworld USA (1961) [Tolly Devlin]: Shot in the back by Neyle Morrow after Cliff kills Robert Emhardt; he staggers into an alley and dies shortly afterwards as Dolores Dorn and Beatrice Kay kneel by his side. 633 Squadron (1964) [Wing Commander Roy Grant]: Fatally injured in a crash when his plane is shot down; he dies in Angus Lennie's arms after Angus pulls him from the wreckage. (Thanks to Brian) The Devil's Brigade (1968) [Major Alan Crown]: Shot three times by a German officer (Paul Busch) after Cliff begins dictating terms for the Germans' surrender. (Thanks to Brian) Too Late the Hero (Suicide Run) (1970) [Lieutenant Sam Lawson]: Shot to death by Japanese soldiers. (Thanks to Greg) Falcon Crest: Ashes to Ashes (1984) [Dr. Michael Ranson]: Killed in a plane crash; his death was not confirmed until the following season's opening episode, Requiem. (Thanks to PortsGuy) Spider-Man (2002) [Uncle Ben Parker]: Shot in the stomach (off-screen) by a carjacker; he dies shortly afterwards, after his nephew (Tobey Maguire) rushes to his side on the sidewalk. (Although this movie presented Michael Papajohn as the killer, a flashback in the 2007 sequel Spider-Man 3 revealed that it wasn't Michael.) Spider-Man 3 (2007) [Uncle Ben Parker]: Accidentally shot in the stomach by Thomas Haden Church, in a flashback revealing what really happened in the first film. (Thanks to Andrew) |