John Cassavetes

John Cassavetes (1929 - 1989)
==Film Deaths==
*Saddle The Wind (1958) [Tony Sinclair]: Shoots himself in the chest rather than draw against his brother (Robert Taylor).
*The Killers (1964) [Johnny North]: Shot repeatedly by Lee Marvin and Clu Gulager in a classroom.
*The Dirty Dozen (1967) [Victor R. Franko]: Shot in the back by a German soldier while riding away from the chateau in a jeep with Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson>, and Richard Jaeckel.
*Machine Gun McCain (Gli Intoccabili) (1968) [Hank McCain]: Shot repeatedly by mobsters in the films final shoot out.
*Mikey and Nicky (1976) [Nicky]: Shot several times in the back and chest by Ned Beatty, while John is pounding on the door for Peter Falk to let him in.
*The Fury (1978) [Ben Childress]: Body explodes (starting with him going blind) when Amy Irving uses her telekinetic powers on him after John angers her.
==Gallery==
File:Fury5.jpg|John Cassavetes' death in The Fury
==Notable Connections==
*Mr. Gena Rowlands
*Father of Nick Cassavetes
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