Red Buttons (with Miyoshi Umeki) in Sayonara
Red Buttons (1919 - 2006)
Film Deaths[]
- Sayonara (1957) [Airman Joe Kelly]: Commits suicide (off-screen) by shooting himself, along with Miyoshi Umeki, as part of a suicide pact. Their bodies are shown afterwards when Marlon Brando discovers them in their bedroom.
- They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) [Sailor]: Dies of a heart attack during the dance marathon, while Jane Fonda tries to force him to keep going.
TV Deaths[]
- Joys (1976) [Himself]: Killed (along with everybody else in the special) by Johnny Carson (played for comic effect).
Noteworthy Connections[]
- Ex-husband of Roxanne Arlen.