#76

Sarah Miller (The Last of Us)

TV or Movies: The Last of Us

Actor: Nico Parker

Time of Death: January 15, 2023

Cause of Death: Shot in the abdomen, dying in the arms of Joel

I had not played the video game, so when The Last of Us debuted on HBO Max, I was going in fresh. The death of Sarah Miller caught me completely off-guard. The character felt as if she was being set up as out primary protagonist and then she was dead, being held in the arms of her father, Joel. Shocking and crushing.

#77

Face-Melting Nazis (Raiders of the Lost Ark)

TV or Movie: Raiders of the Lost Ark

Actors: Various

Time of Death: June 12, 1981

Caue of Death: Opening the Ark of the Covenant

One of the most disturbing images in the classic Raiders of the Lost Ark saw the emsembled Nazis face the power of God and had their faces melted off after they had opened the Ark of the Covenant. Indy and Marion survived by closing their eyes and not looking at the slaughter.

#78

Sonny Corleone (The Godfather)

TV or Movie: The Godfather

Actor: James Caan

Time of Death: March 24, 1972/October 3, 1951

Cause of Death: Riddled with bullets

When the image of being a gangster riddled with bullets is thought about, the image that most people see is that of Santino “Sonny” Corleone, Sr, as played by the iconic James Caan. Rival gangsters kill him at the highway toll plaza with submachine guns. It is one of the most dramatic moment in a movie that many consider one of the best of all time.

#79

Major T. J. “King” Kong (Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb)

Movie or TV: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Actor: Slim Pickens

Time of Death: January 29, 1964

Cause of Death: Riding a nuclear bomb down from the airplane that dropped it- explosion.

One of the funniest movies of the 1960s was the Stanley Kubrick satire Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb and one of the best moments of the film was when the fairly crazy Major T. J. “King” Kong, as played by Slim Pickens, riding the a-bomb down, strattling it and waving his cowboy had. It resembled riding a mechanical bull, and the joyousness of Kong was in stark contrast to the tragedy occuring around him.

#80

Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)

TV or Movie: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Actor: Paul Newman & Robert Redford

Time of Death: September 24, 1969

Cause of Death: fatal shootout in Bolivia

One of the classic Western/Buddy films of all time, Butch & Sundance were based on real life outlaws. Played by two of the biggest movie stars of the time, the action of the film was excellent. The jump from the cliff into the rapids below was one of the most iconic scenes found in the movie.

#81

T-800 (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)

TV or Movie: Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Actor: Arnold Schwarzenegger

Time of Death: July 3, 1991

Cause of Death: Lowered into pit of molten metal

Admittedly, the T-800 had several deaths over the run of the Terminator franchise, but this is the best one. It was at his own hand in order to prevent any of his technology to fall into the hands of Skynet. It was an emotional moment as T-800 had bonded with young John Connor after protecting him from the T-1000. Making the T-800 into the hero of Terminator 2 was a gutsy move after it was an unstoppable killing machine in the original film. Schwarzenegger parlayed this into a huge career for himself.

#82

Old Yeller

TV or Movie: Old Yeller (1957)

Actor: Spike

Time of Death: December 25, 1957

Cause of Death: Gunshot after contracting rabies

One of those iconic deaths that scarred a generation, the ending of the movie Old Yeller is one of the earliest examples of Disney pulling at the heartstrings of its viewers. Old Yeller was a dog who wound up contracting rabies after fighting off a infected wolf. He did it to protect his family. The boy Travis, who was Old Yeller’s owner, had to shoot the dog.

#83

Wade (Buddy)

TV or Movie: Buddy

Actor: Caleb “CJ” Williams

Time of Death: January 22, 2026

Cause of Death: Impaled by unicorn horn

I loved Wade in the movie Buddy, so when he died at the end of Buddy’s unicorn horn, I was both shocked and sadden. His death truly showed that the stakes of the film were remarkably high because he seemed to be one of the two main protagonists and to see him impaled was unbelievable. I actually cried out in the theater (I was there by myself).

#84

President Cal Bradford

TV or Movie: Paradise

Actor: James Marsden

Time of Death: S1 E1 “Wildcat Is Down“; January 26, 2025

Cause of Death: bludgeoned to death in his bedroom with a construction rotary drill bit

The second president on our list, Cal Bradford’s death started off the show Paradise and led to a season long mystery to discover what had happened to him. The truth of his death was revealed in the first season finale. Cal Bradford has returned in flashbacks in both season two and three of the show.

#85

Buddy (Buddy)

Tv or Movie: Buddy (2026)

Actor: Voiced by Keegan Michael-Keys

Time of Death: August 28, 2026

Cause of Death: Impaled by post of Mr. Mailbox by Freddy

Buddy was a giant, orange unicorn in the style of Barney the Dinosaur. Buddy had his own children’s program and everything seemed wonderful…except that Buddy was a narcissistic madman who kidnapped children from the real world and murdered people who spoke against him. I absolutley loved the movie Buddy and Buddy’s demise at the end by impaling was a perfect end. His final word to Freddy, the little girl who held the post that was impaled into Buddy’s chest, was “bitch.”

#86

Trudy Monk (Monk)

TV or Movie: Monk

Actor: Melora Hardin and Stellina Rusich

Time of Death: December 14, 1997

Cause of Death: Car bomb

Trudy Monk’s death is the basis behind the entire show, Monk, starring Tony Shalhoub. Adrian Monk had several fears and obsession before he met Trudy, but his love for Trudy held those down. When she died in a car bombing, Monk’s problems took over his life and he became obsessed with solving Trudy’s murder. It took him several seasons to finally finding out the truth behind Trudy’s death.

#87

Edith Bunker (Archie Bunker’s Place)

Tv or Movie: Archie Bunker’s Place

Actor: Jean Stapleton

Time of Death: September 1980; “Archie’s Alone” S2 E1 Archie Bunker’s Place- November 2, 1980

Cause of Death: stroke in her sleep

Edith Bunker was well known after spending years on All My Family as the wife of Archie Bunker. When Jean Stapleton decided to leave the show, All in the Family became Archie Bunker’s Place and Edith spent the first season off screen. The decision was made that, in order to move the character Arcvhie forward, Edith had to die. She died off screen and her death was explained in the second season premiere. Though her death occurred off screen, Edith Bunker’s loss was felt by Archie for seasons after.

#88

Sharon Davis aka Mrs. Hart (Agatha All Along)

TV or Movie: Agatha All Along

Actor: Debra Jo Rupp

Time of Death: Agatha All Along; September 25, 2024 S1 E3 “Through Many Miles / Of Tricks and Trials“

Cause of Death: Poisoned after drinking wine on the “Witches’ Road”

Poor Mrs. Hart. Or should I say Sharon Davis. Mrs Hart was the name given to her by Wanda Maximoff inside the Hex during WandaVision, and, of course, that is all that Agatha Harkness knew her by. So when Agatha recruited her out of desperation for her coven (despite Sharon not being a witch), Sharon was stuck on the Witches’ Road. After the first trial, Sharon died from drinking poisoned wine. Mrs. Hart was one of the many joys of this show.

#89

Matty, Teddy, Phil & Susie (It: Welcome to Derry)

TV or Movie: It: Welcome to Derry

Actors: Miles Ekhardt, Mikkel Karin-Fidler, Jack Molloy Legault, and Matilda Legnault

Time of Death: October 26, 2025; S1 E1 “The Pilot”

Cause of Death: Pennywise

The HBO Max TV show prequel to the movie franchise, It, came out and was a major hit. However, it kicked off its first episode by introducing us to some awesome kid characters that Pennywise then promptly killed off in the final moments of the episode. It was brutal. It was a shock. It set the tone for the series moving forward. I know some people reacted poorly to the first episode slaughter because they liked these kids so much, but I understand the reasoning behind it, and the show certainly was able to recover from the moment.

#90

Robin Ward (The Boys)

TV or Movie: The Boys

Actor: Jess Salgueiro

Time of Death: July 26, 2019; “The Name of the Game” S1 E1

Cause of Death: Ran through by A-Train

Maybe you do not know the name. I had to look it up. However, if you are a fan of the television program, The Boys, you know to what I am referring. The death of Robin Ward, Hughie’s first girlfriend, by having A-Train run through her, was as shocking of a moment as you will find on TV and still is one of the most unbelievable moments on a show full of unbelievable moments. This set the tone for what the series would become and what could be possible.