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In several cases, actors or actresses have died prior to the release of a film: either during filming or after the film has been completed, but has yet to be released. In the case that the actor dies during filming, their scenes are often completed by stunt doubles, or through special effects.

Only people who actually appear in some capacity in a posthumously released film are listed here. Those who were scheduled to start a project, but died before filming began, and thus are not credited in the film, are not included. Also people who appear in a film long after there death, through archive footage, are not included. The list is organised in chronological order of the film's releases.

Film Release date Actor/actress Date of death Notes
Saratoga 01937-07-23 23 July 1937 Harlow, JeanJean Harlow 01937-06-07 7 June 1937 Died during filming; 90% of Harlow's scenes had been completed. A body-double and two voice-doubles completed the filming in Harlow's role.[1]
Rebel Without a Cause 01955-10-27 27 October 1955 Dean, JamesJames Dean 01955-09-30 30 September 1955 Died after filming had been completed.[2]
Giant 01956-11-24 24 November 1956 James Dean 01955-09-30 30 September 1955 Died after filming had been completed, although some of his lines had to be dubbed as they were inaudible.[2] Dean received a posthumous Academy Award for Best Actor nomination for his part.
Plan 9 from Outer Space July 1959 Lugosi, BélaBéla Lugosi 16 August 1956 Died during filming, having shot two minutes of footage.[1] Stock footage filmed for an unrealized Ed Wood project was inter-cut with new footage featuring double Tom Mason who looked and sounded nothing like Lugosi.[1]
The Misfits 1 February 1961 Gable, ClarkClark Gable 16 November 1960 Died three days after filming had been completed.
Brainstorm 30 September 1983 Wood, NatalieNatalie Wood 29 November 1981 Died during filming. A body-double and obscuring camea techniques were used to complete Wood's scenes, and the film was released two years later.[1]
The Crow 11 May 1994 Lee, BrandonBrandon Lee 31 March 1993 Lee was accidentally shot on the set eight days before filming was due to be completed. Lee's stunt doubles Chad Stahelski and Jeff Cadiente finished Lee's scenes.[2][3]
Wagons East! 26 August 1994 Candy, JohnJohn Candy 4 March 1994 Candy died during filming, having completed two-thirds of his scenes.[3] For the first time in history, computer-generated imagery was used to complete his scenes,[1] at the reported cost of a $15 million insurance settlement.[3]
Canadian Bacon 22 September 1995 John Candy 4 March 1994 Candy died after filming had been completed.
Bullet October 1996 Shakur, TupacTupac Shakur 13 September 1996 Died after filming had been completed.
Gridlock'd January 29, 1997 Tupac Shakur 13 September 1996 Died before filming had been completed, allow Shakur's scenes were finished.[2]
Gang Related 10 October 1997 Tupac Shakur 13 September 1996 Died after completing his scenes.
Gladiator 5 May 2000 Reed, OliverOliver Reed 2 May 1999 Reed died of an alcohol induced heart attack while filming in Malta. His scenes were completed using a body double, and cutting and pasting shots of him from other scenes in the film.[4]
Queen of the Damned 22 February 2002 Aaliyah 25 August 2001 Died after her scenes had been completed, and the film was released six months later.[2]
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 15 November 2002 Harris, RichardRichard Harris 25 October 2002 Died two weeks before the film's premiere. Michael Gambon replaced him as Albus Dumbledore in the subsequent films.[2]
Happy Feet 17 November 2006 Irwin, SteveSteve Irwin 4 September 2006 Irwin had finished recording his part and the film was released two months after his death.[2]
The Dark Knight 17 July 2008 Ledger, HeathHeath Ledger 22 January 2008 Ledger died after filming had been completed.[1][2]
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 21 November 2008 Knox, RobRob Knox May 24, 2008 Knox was murdered after completing his scenes, but before the film's release.[5]
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus 2009 Heath Ledger 22 January 2008 Ledger died during filming and his role will be completed by Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Jonathan Duffy. "How do you replace a film star?", BBC News, 2008-02-20. Retrieved on 2008-04-09. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "The show must go on: when actors die during filming", New Zealand Herald, 2008-01-24. Retrieved on 2008-05-25. 
  3. ^ a b c David M. Halbfinger. "Actor's death may mean film's end", Herald Tribune, 2008-01-25. Retrieved on 2008-05-26. 
  4. ^ Shadows and Dust: Resurrecting Proximo, Gladiator 2005 Extended Special Edition featurette
  5. ^ "Potter film actor killed in fight", BBC News, 2008-05-24. Retrieved on 2008-05-24.