Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell (1951 -)
==Film Deaths==
*The Thing (1982) [R.J. MacReady]: Presumably freezes to death off-screen; the film ends with him and Keith David waiting in the snow, his last line implicating that their fate is ambiguous. (note: about 20 years after the film, John Carpenter was planning a sequel with both Kurt's and Keith's characters alive, but the film never moved forward). 
*Big Trouble in Little China (1986) [Jack Burton]: Possibly killed (off-screen) by the orangutan-like monster when it emerges from the back of his truck before the film cuts to black. However, considering that the film open up with his disappearance, rather than flat-out saying he’s dead, along with the tongue-in-cheek, exaggerated tone of the film, it’s possible he survived, and that the comic confirms he’s alive.
*Backdraft (1991) [Stephen 'Bull' McCaffrey/Dennis McCaffrey]: Playing dual roles as father and son, the father "Dennis" is killed in an explosion when he pushes Scott Glenn to safety just as the gas line blows; the son "Stephen" is impaled on a broken pipe in a fall from a burning building, and dies in the ambulance on the route to the hospital.
*Tombstone (1993) [Wyatt Earp]: Dies off screen of old age/natural causes years after the film ends; his death is indicated in Robert Mitchum's ending narration.
*Forrest Gump (1994) [Voice of Elvis Presley]: Dies (off-screen) of a heart attack; we learn of his death in Tom Hanks' narration. Although Peter Dobson played the the role of Elvis on-screen, all of his dialogue was dubbed over by Kurt.
*Miracle (2004) [Herb Brooks]: Dies (off-screen) of a car crash; we learn of his death during the on-screen text at the end of the film.
*Poseidon (2006) [Robert Ramsey]: Drowns after swimming into the flooded control room of the sinking ship (knowing that he would not be able to swim back) to save the others. He manages to hit the 'reverse' engine button a second before he drowns.
*Grindhouse (2007) [Stuntman Mike]: Skull crushed when Rosario Dawson stomps on his head, after he's been run off the road and beaten up by Rosario, Zoe Bell, and Tracie Thoms.
*Bone Tomahawk (2015) [Sherriff Franklin Hunt]: Has his stomach sliced open and is shot in the stomach by Geno Segers, then presumably dies off-screen some time afterwards. We last see him talking to Richard Jenkins before staying behind so Richard, Patrick Wilson and Lili Simmons can escape. Richard, Patrick and Lili later hear gunshots after leaving the cave, implying that he either died from blood loss, suicide by shooting himself, or further injury by the troglodytes.
*The Hateful Eight (2015) [John Ruth]: Shot in the chest with his own pistol by Jennifer Jason Leigh at the end of a struggle, in addition to having been poisoned by drinking coffee spiked by Michael Madsen, causing him to spew up a significant amount of blood. His body is shown throughout the rest of the film, including when Jennifer chops off his arm to be free of the handcuffs they are both attached to.
*Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) [Ego]: Playing a planet and his human embodiment, Kurt is blown up in an explosion when a bomb planted by Vin Diesel in Kurt's brain at the planet's core detonates; his human form disintegrates as he pleads for Chris Pratt to reconsider.
==Television Deaths==
*The Deadly Tower (Sniper) (1975 TV) [Charles Whitman]: Shot to death by Richard Yniguez in the university tower.
*Elvis (1979 TV) [Elvis Presley]: Dies (off-screen) of a drug-induced heart attack.
*What If?... Peter Quill Attacked Earth's Mightiest Heroes? (2023) [Ego]: Details needed.
==Gallery==
558fa2cd4d8d404aaf3fb2ca09e3b1b4affa7510.jpg|Kurt Russell before his possible off-screen death in The Thing
Kurt Russell before he gets burned.jpg|Kurt Russell before getting burned in Backdraft (1st character)
Kurt Russell dies on his way to the hospital.jpg|Kurt Russell before dying of massive blood loss in Backdraft (2nd character)
Kurtrussell.jpg|Kurt Russell in Poseidon
Stuntman Mike's death.png|Kurt Russell's death in Grindhouse
KurtRussell-BoneTomahawk-FatallyWounded.png|Kurt Russell in Bone Tomahawk
John_Ruth_death.png|Kurt Russell before his death in The Hateful Eight
Kid Quill blasts Ego.webp|Kurt Russell's death in What If?... Peter Quill Attacked Earth's Mightiest Heroes?
==Notable Connections==
*Partner of Goldie Hawn
*Ex-Mr. Season Hubley
*Son of Bing Russell
*Father of Wyatt Russell
*Stepfather of Oliver Hudson and Kate Hudson
*Father-in-law of Meredith Hagner
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