Film and TV creators have to deal with constant change, but sometimes they have to deal with serious tragedies like the death of an actor. It’s not uncommon, and film and TV series tackle these in different ways.
So here are 19 times filmmakers and showrunners have dealt with the death of an actor:
1.
Richard Harris as Albus Dumbledore – Harry Potter
2.
Cory Monteith as Finn – Glee
3.
John Ritter as Paul Hennesy – 8 Simple Rules
4.
Paul Ritter as Sam Dorian – Scrubs
5.
Carol Ann Susi as Mrs Wolowitz – The Big Bang Theory
6.
Nancy Marchand as Livia Soprano – The Sopranos
7.
Oliver Reed as Antonius Proximo – Gladiator
8.
Luke Perry as Fred Andrews – Riverdale
9.
Anton Yelchin as Jim Lake Jr. – Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
10.
Edward Herrmann as Richard Gilmore – Gilmore Girls
11.
Paul Walker as Brian O’Conner – Fast and Furious
12.
Marcia Wallace as Edna Krabappel – The Simpson
13.
Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau – Trail of The Pink Panther
14.
Philip Seymour Hoffman as Plutarch Heavensbee – The Hunger Games
15.
Marlon Brando as Jor-El – Superman Returns
16.
Andy Whitfield as Spartacus – Spartacus
17.
Peter Crushing as Grand Moff Tarkin – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
18.
Will Lee as Mr Hooper – Sesame Street
19.
Christopher Allport as Andrew Campbel – Mad Men
How else have shows and movies dealt with the sad deaths of their actors? Let us know in the comments.
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/bendzialdowski/actors-died-during-filming