Actors who actually died on screen: 59 Photos
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Ironically, for as tough as he is in real life, former prison inmate-turned-Machete star Danny Trejo has died more than any other actor in Hollywood history. According to Bored Panda's stats, Trejo is the GOAT when it comes to onscreen deaths in movies, TV, videos and video games, with 93.
Philip Seymour Hoffman. One of the most naturally gifted actors of his generation, Philip Seymour Hoffman was making a rare detour into blockbuster territory at the time of his death, having completed the majority of shooting for both parts of The Hunger Games – Mockingjay.
The top 10 actors with most on-screen kills:
- Samuel L. Jackson – 1734.
- Milla Jovovich – 1299.
- Jet Li – 1076.
- Dolph Lundgren – 940.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger – 842.
- Steven Seagal – 822.
- Sylvester Stallone – 794.
- Jason Statham – 718.
Movies are different. Often one and done, without any footage yet to be seen, producers can work quickly to work around a death. Chris Farley had almost finished recording all his dialogue as Shrek when he died, he was replaced with Mike Myers.
Velma Thomas. Record. Velma Thomas, 59, of Nitro, West Virginia, United States holds the record time for recovering from clinical death. In May 2008, Thomas went into cardiac arrest at her home. Medics were able to establish a faint pulse after eight minutes of CPR.