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| Gene Kelly (1912 - 1996) Ex-Mr. Betsy Blair |
| Words and Music (1948) [Specialty Dancer]: Shot in the stomach by his romantic rival in a play-within-the-play dance number; Gene staggers over to Vera-Ellen's body and carries her up a staircase, then dies after collapsing and giving her one final kiss. (Thanks to McQuade) Invitation to the Dance (1956) [Host/Pierrot/The Marine/Sinbad]: Playing multiple roles in the different stories of this anthology, "Pierrot" falls to his death from a tightrope. (Thanks to Val) What a Way to Go! (1964) [Pinky Benson]: Trampled to death by a crowd of fans outside a theater. (Played for comic effect.) (Thanks to Mac, Val, and Constantine) |