Any death can be shocking, and they are all sad. But sometimes a death is so surprising, either due to the manner of death, the age of the deceased or other circumstances that it can be considered shocking. Which of these actors' deaths most shocked you?
Shot in the head by her father at age 10; he also shot her mother and himself
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Bob Crane
Bludgeoned to death at age 49
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James Dean
Car crash in the California desert at age 24
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Jean Harlow
Kidney failure at age 26
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Phil Hartman
Shot by his wife at age 49; she killed herself the same night
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Philip Seymour Hoffman
Acute mixed drug intoxication at age 46
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Rock Hudson
AIDS-related complications at age 59
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Steve Irwin
Pierced in the heart by a stingray at age 42
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Heath Ledger
Overdosed on prescription drugs at age 28
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Bruce Lee
Most likely allergic reaction at age 32; was ruled as "death by misadventure"
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Brandon Lee
Shot in an on-set accident at age 28
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Carole Lombard
Plane crash at age 33
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Jayne Mansfield
Car accident with three of her children in the back seat at age 34; because her wig flew off in the crash, rumors were spread that she had been decapitated
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Marilyn Monroe
Drug overdose at age 36
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Vic Morrow
Decapitated by a helicopter blade while filming a scene at age 53; two young children also perished in the accident
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Heather O'Rourke
Cardiac arrest caused by an acute bowel obstruction at age 12
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River Phoenix
Overdosed on heroin and cocaine at age 23
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Elvis Presley
Heart attack related to obesity and drug abuse at age 42
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George Reeves
Gunshot wound to the head at age 45; the cause has never been determined
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John Ritter
Aortic dissection at age 54
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Rebecca Schaeffer
Shot by a stalker at age 21
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Adrienne Shelly
Strangled at age 40; the scene was arranged to look like a suicide
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Sharon Tate
Stabbed by followers of Charles Manson at age 26; she was 38 weeks pregnant
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Misty Upham
Blunt-force injuries to head and torso and left in a wooded area near Seattle at age 32; the cause has never been discovered
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Rudolph Valentino
Ulcers and peritonitis at age 31
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Paul Walker
Single-car crash at age 40
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Robin Williams
Suicide by hanging at age 63
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Anton Yelchin
Crushed by his parked car as it rolled down a hill at age 27
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Natalie Wood
Drowned under mysterious circumstances at age 43
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Gail Russell
Liver damage and malnutrition caused by extreme alcoholism at age 36