# Who is our "Opposite Sean Bean", someone who has a lot of film appearances and never dies? (spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** middle-earth, movies\ **Created:** [March 29, 2026, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-our-opposite-sean-bean-someone-who-has-a-lot-of-film-appearances-and-never-dies-spoilers/1028855 "2026-03-29T00:55:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-our-opposite-sean-bean-someone-who-has-a-lot-of-film-appearances-and-never-dies-spoilers/1028855/41 "2026-03-29T13:19:42Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > From Russia With Love (man in James Bond mask) > The Man Who Would Be King > Highlander > Highlander II _The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen_ He dies quite often, in fact. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-our-opposite-sean-bean-someone-who-has-a-lot-of-film-appearances-and-never-dies-spoilers/1028855/42 "2026-03-29T13:28:24Z")
Keanu Reeves, Vin Diesel, and Halle Berry. All action heroes, can’t think of one they died in. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-our-opposite-sean-bean-someone-who-has-a-lot-of-film-appearances-and-never-dies-spoilers/1028855/43 "2026-03-29T13:38:46Z")
I can think of three ambigious deaths for Keanu: in the _Matrix_, of course, but he comes back to life because Trinity lurves him. Also in _The Matrix Revolutions_. And spoiler alert: Also in the fourth John Wick movie. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-our-opposite-sean-bean-someone-who-has-a-lot-of-film-appearances-and-never-dies-spoilers/1028855/44 "2026-03-29T13:42:35Z")
Third ambiguous death: he kills himself at the end of _The Devil’s Advocate_, but Satan just rewinds time to the beginning of the movie. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-our-opposite-sean-bean-someone-who-has-a-lot-of-film-appearances-and-never-dies-spoilers/1028855/45 "2026-03-29T13:44:32Z")
Sorry, you caught me editing. So four ambigious deaths. This could be its own topic. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-our-opposite-sean-bean-someone-who-has-a-lot-of-film-appearances-and-never-dies-spoilers/1028855/46 "2026-03-29T13:56:28Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > Keanu Reeves … can’t think of one they died in. _Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey_ ? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-our-opposite-sean-bean-someone-who-has-a-lot-of-film-appearances-and-never-dies-spoilers/1028855/47 "2026-03-29T13:58:30Z")
> [@iamatractorboy](#): > > What about another Sean, Connery? Dies in _The Untouchables_ but I can’t think of another death (or does he die in the terrible _Avengers_ film from the late 1990s?). Several have been mentioned but I’ll add the first one I thought of, _Robin and Marion_. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-our-opposite-sean-bean-someone-who-has-a-lot-of-film-appearances-and-never-dies-spoilers/1028855/48 "2026-03-29T14:02:09Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Get Smart and The Mummy Returns are at least 2. _The Other Guys_ is another. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-our-opposite-sean-bean-someone-who-has-a-lot-of-film-appearances-and-never-dies-spoilers/1028855/49 "2026-03-29T14:26:58Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > He dies fairly early on in _Executive Decision._ Sean Bean doesn’t die in evey movie, so the opposite of Sean Bean shouldn’t be someone who never dies in any movie. But then it’s not really a fair comparison, right? Most action movie protagonist are going to live through the end of the movie with any deaths being notable exceptions. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-our-opposite-sean-bean-someone-who-has-a-lot-of-film-appearances-and-never-dies-spoilers/1028855/50 "2026-03-29T14:33:12Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > > [@GuanoLad](#): > > > > Tom Cruise dies rather a lot in _Edge of Tomorrow_ > > He dies in _Valkyrie_. I was really hoping for _Valkyrie 2._ > [@What\_Exit](#): > > I already listed 2 where he did. > > [Who is our "Opposite Sean Bean", someone who has a lot of film appearances and never dies? (spoilers) - #21 by What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-our-opposite-sean-bean-someone-who-has-a-lot-of-film-appearances-and-never-dies-spoilers/1028855/21) Just realized I was ninja’d. I was going to mention _The Other Guys._ I can only find one movie (_Ghosts of Mars_) where Jason Statham dies and stays dead. That’s a pretty good ratio considering how many he’s killed on screen. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-our-opposite-sean-bean-someone-who-has-a-lot-of-film-appearances-and-never-dies-spoilers/1028855/51 "2026-03-29T14:43:11Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I can only find one movie (_Ghosts of Mars_) where Jason Statham dies and stays dead. That’s a pretty good ratio considering how many he’s killed on screen. Isn’t his murder the one Steve Martin is sleuthing in The Pink Panther? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-our-opposite-sean-bean-someone-who-has-a-lot-of-film-appearances-and-never-dies-spoilers/1028855/52 "2026-03-29T15:11:40Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > > [@Loach](#): > > > > I can only find one movie (_Ghosts of Mars_) where Jason Statham dies and stays dead. That’s a pretty good ratio considering how many he’s killed on screen. > > Isn’t his murder the one Steve Martin is sleuthing in The Pink Panther? I must have blocked that out. He’s uncredited and has no lines in _The Pink Panther._ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-our-opposite-sean-bean-someone-who-has-a-lot-of-film-appearances-and-never-dies-spoilers/1028855/53 "2026-03-29T15:13:52Z")
Okay, but: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/er7sxi-ur1A/maxresdefault.jpg "THE PINK PANTHER | Official Trailer | MGM Studios") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er7sxi-ur1A) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-our-opposite-sean-bean-someone-who-has-a-lot-of-film-appearances-and-never-dies-spoilers/1028855/54 "2026-03-29T15:17:21Z")
Charles Lane ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-our-opposite-sean-bean-someone-who-has-a-lot-of-film-appearances-and-never-dies-spoilers/1028855/55 "2026-03-29T15:30:41Z")
If the criterion is how many people your on-screen character has killed compared to number of times your character wound up deceased, it looks like Chuck Norris would be ranked highly (125 victims compared to only 4 times victimized\*, [according to this site](https://listofdeaths.fandom.com/wiki/Chuck_Norris#Characters_Killed_by_Chuck_Norris)). Charles Bronson did pretty well too, with his characters accounting for 48 kills but only knocked off himself 3 times. \*in one instance, he was later revived. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-our-opposite-sean-bean-someone-who-has-a-lot-of-film-appearances-and-never-dies-spoilers/1028855/56 "2026-03-29T15:47:51Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > \*in one instance, he was later revived. - Gave himself CPR, right? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-our-opposite-sean-bean-someone-who-has-a-lot-of-film-appearances-and-never-dies-spoilers/1028855/57 "2026-03-29T17:24:09Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Okay, but: > > [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=er7sxi-ur1A](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=er7sxi-ur1A) Yes he died on screen. His entire cameo is on YouTube. Less than 2 minutes of screen time and no lines. Still counts. So that’s 2 deaths on screen vs 726 humans killed according to this site. Pretty good ratio. [https://listofdeaths.fandom.com/wiki/Jason\_Statham](https://listofdeaths.fandom.com/wiki/Jason_Statham) > [@Jackmannii](#): > > If the criterion is how many people your on-screen character has killed compared to number of times your character wound up deceased, it looks like Chuck Norris would be ranked highly (125 victims compared to only 4 times victimized\*, [according to this site](https://listofdeaths.fandom.com/wiki/Chuck_Norris#Characters_Killed_by_Chuck_Norris)). That’s named characters. His actual kill count is much higher. ---
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> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Google tells me he drowns in _Wake of the Red Witch_ and _The Fighting Seabees_ I would swear he gets shot or blows up in _The Fighting Seabees_. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-our-opposite-sean-bean-someone-who-has-a-lot-of-film-appearances-and-never-dies-spoilers/1028855/59 "2026-03-29T22:18:25Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WdOLwVJ5Jjc/hqdefault.jpg "7 Times John Wayne Got Killed In A Movie") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdOLwVJ5Jjc) ---
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