Charles Durning in Captains and the Kings
Charles Durning (1923 - 2012)
Fought in the Battle of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.
Film Deaths
- Breakheart Pass (1975) [O'Brian]: Shot dead byCharles Bronson at the controls of the train (Thanks to Brian).
- Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) [President David Stevens]: Shot to death (along with Burt Lancaster and Paul Winfield) by a SWAT team while they're trying to escape. (Thanks to Michael)
- The Final Countdown (1980) [Senator Samuel Chapman]: Killed in an explosion, along with Navy pilots, in a Sea King helicopter in a struggle with the pilots and Charles accidently fired a flare gun, trying to hijack the chopper to 1941 Pearl Harbor.
- The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) [Waring Hudsucker]: Commits suicide by jumping from a window, followed by a comically long fall to the sidewalk.
- The Last Supper (1995) [Rev. Gerald Hutchens]: Poisoned/choked with Ron Eldard,Courtney B. Vance,Cameron Diaz,Annabeth Gish and Jonathan Penner when dinner along grave.
- Jerry and Tom (1998) [Vic]: Injected with an air bubble by Sam Rockwell in a restaurant.
- Shelter (1998) [Capt. Robert Landis]: Shot with a shotgun by Kurtwood Smith; he dies shortly after speaking to John Allen Nelson.
- LAPD: To Protect and Serve (2001) [Stuart Steele]: Shot in the chest by Wayne Crawford, after Wayne shoots Brenda Campbell; Wayne then arranges the scene to make it look as though Charles and Brenda shot each other.
TV Deaths
- Captains and the Kings (1976; mini-series) [Ed Healey]: Dies of a stroke during a celebratory dinner with Blair Brown, Richard Jordan, and Barbara Parkins.
- Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981) [Otis P. Hazelrigg]: Stabbed in the back with a pitchfork by Larry Drake. (Thanks to Onslow)
- Early Edition: Time (TV Series; 2000) [Judge Steven Romick]: Shoot to death while getting in Nurse Hillary's way by Andrew Hawkes. Nurse Hillary screaming and calls the ambulance and the cops. Kyle Chandler stopped the shooter. Judge Romick saved the victim's life and then he dies. Gary Hobson reads, "Death of a judge" in the newspaper, and William Baylor is placed under arrest by the Chicago Police.
- Desperation (Stephen King's Desperation) (2006) [Tom Billingsley]: Mauled to death by a cougar. (Thanks to Shigley)
- Family Guy: Peter's Two Dads (2007; animated) [Francis Griffin]: Crushed when his son Peter Griffin (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) falls off the stairs and lands on him while riding a unicycle on top of the stairs while drunk. He dies in the hospital after telling his son "he's a fat stinking drunk". (Played for comic effect)