There are a number of films whose main or supporting actors passed away before the film’s completion.
In some cases, they passed away before the film’s debuted on the big screen.
Here are 10 actors who sadly passed away before their film’s completion or premiere.
Some may not have known that Candy was also the owner of the Toronto Argonauts.
While filming the 1994 western comedyWagons East,Candy passed away at the age of 43.
He was found dead in his sleep from a presumed cardiac arrest.
The Steven Spielberg film centered around a family whose home is inhabited by ghosts who abduct their young daughter.
Heather O’Rourke played the young daughter, Carole Anne Freeling.
While filmingPoltergeist III,O’Rourke tragically passed away at just 12-years-old.
O’Rourke had a history of Crohn’s disease.
She started to exhibit flu-like symptoms and collapsed the following day.
She first went into cardiac arrest, but her heart was restarted.
She had emergency surgery for a bowel obstruction and sadly did not survive the procedure.
After an arm-wrestling match, he collapsed.
Reed has already filmed a majority of his scenes.
In post-production, they digitally placed his face on a body double for the remaining scenes.
Farley made himself known onSaturday Night Liveand went on to be part of the filmsTommy BoyandConeheads.
On December 18, 1997, Farley’s brother found him dead at 33-years-old.
He had died of a drug overdose.
Farley was also meant to join the cast ofGhostbustersin the third film.
He was working on the filmEnter the Dragonin 1973.
While doing dialogue replacement in Hong Kong, he collapsed and was diagnosed with cerebral edema.
The following month, Lee complained of a severe headache and his wife gave him a painkiller.
He was found dead after not arriving for dinner after his nap.
His autopsy revealed that he had an allergic reaction to the painkiller causing his brain to swell.
He is also known for his role as Plutarch Heavensbee inTheHunger Gamesseries.
On February 2, 2014, Hoffman was found dead in his New York apartment by David Bar Katz.
His death was resulting from a mix of drugs.
His parts for the two-part finale ofThe Hunger Gameswere already filmed.
His two missing scenes were rewritten to compensate for his absence.
She was known as a rising star in the music industry and just started her acting career.
In 2001, Aaliyah and her entourage tragically died in a helicopter crash.
Walker was highly recognized for his role as Brian O’Connor in theFast & Furiousfranchise.
Walker died from a combination of burns, trauma and severe injury, along with Roger Rodas.
Walker was in the middle of filmingFast &Furious 7when the tragedy occurred.
His remaining scenes were created using his brothers as stand-ins and visually applying Walker’s face.
On January 22nd in 2008, Ledger was found dead in his home.
He was also in the middle of the production ofThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.Certain scenes were recast.
Brandon Lee: The Crow
The Crowhas a cult following, but with a tragic backstory.
With only eight days before finishing production, Brandon suffered a fatal accident on set.
While filming a crucial scene where Eric is confronted by thugs and shot, a mistake was made.
During one scene, the bullet got stuck halfway and went unnoticed.
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