Quantity does not equal quality. In the history of cinema, there have been many deaths that have remained fixed in the viewer’s mind, either due to their significance in the plot or due to the well-achieved interpretation of the ill-fated character. In this last section, for example (and pay attention, of course, spoilers), Kirk Douglas in SpartacusKevin Spacey’s in L.A. Confidential o la Willem Dafoe and Platoon. But here we are not talking about quality.
Sean Bean y Keanu Reeves They are two of those actors that come to mind when you talk about dying in movies. The frequency with which Sean Bean died on camera even led him to ask that they stop killing him. He went through a similar ordeal Steve Buscemiwhose survival in Reservoir Dogsa movie in which everyone dies except him, was the real big surprise. But none of those mentioned have anything to do against an expert in dying: Danny Trejo.
Danny Trejo’s 89 deaths
Danny Trejo Acta Breaking Bad. Although not for long. In the series, he plays a criminal named Tortuga who is willing to collaborate with the DEA. The next thing we know about Turtle is that his head is traveling on the back of a large, explosive land turtle, which explodes in front of Hank Schrader. A surprise for the viewer, another day in the working life of Danny Trejo.
Since it began to be seen on television and big screens, Danny Trejo has died 89 timesa figure that will undoubtedly grow because Machete is still active. Behind him, at a distance of a dozen and without the possibility of comeback, is Christopher Leean imperishable monster who, however, perished like Dracula, like the Mummy, and even like Saruman. Behind these two deadly icons are Lance Henriksen (74 deaths), Kier’s thigh (73), Eric Roberts (72) o Ron Perlman (65).
To reach Sean Bean you have to wait until 35th place, one above Nicolas Cage; while Keanu Reeves is not even among the 183 actors with the lowest life expectancy on screen in history, a list that closes Daniel Day Lewis with five deaths, a figure that, taking into account his brief filmography, does not have much to envy of Danny Trejo’s 89 deaths. If there is anything to say about that.
