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This is a list of deaths confirmed to have happened during the Die Hard movies covered by each movie.

Die Hard[]

Movie
body count
Victim's name Killer's name Cause
1 Nakatomi Security Guard 1 Karl Vreski Shot in the head
2 Nakatomi Security Guard 2 Karl Vreski Shot repeatedly into chest
3 Joe Takagi Hans Gruber Shot in the head
4 Tony Vreski John McClane Neck broken
5 Heinrich John McClane Shot in the torso twice
6 Marco John McClane Shot repeatedly into groin
7-8 SWAT team drivers Alexander and James Blown up and destroyed with a rocket launcher
9 James John McClane Killed in explosion
10 Alexander John McClane Killed in explosion
11 Harry Ellis Hans Gruber Shot in the head
12 Fritz John McClane Shot several times into chest
13 Franco John McClane Shot through kneecaps and head-first into glass
14 Uli John McClane Shot through chest four times
15 Special Agent Johnson Hans Gruber Killed in explosion
16 Agent Johnson Hans Gruber Killed in explosion
17-20 Four Helicopter Crew Members Hans Gruber Killed in explosion
21 Eddie John McClane Shot in the head
22 Hans Gruber John McClane Falls from 30th floor of Nakatomi Plaza
23 Karl Vreski Al Powell Shot six times into chest
Die Hard total = 23

Die Hard 2[]

Movie
body count
Victim's name Killer's name Cause
1 Custodian of Highland Lake Community Church Baker Shot three times in chest
2 Oswald Cochrane John McClane Electrocuted in bag voyage
3 Dulles Airport SWAT commander O'Reilly Shot in the head
4 Dulles Airport SWAT officer #1 Sheldon Shot into chest several times
5 Shockley Dulles Airport SWAT officer #2 Shot into chest several times
6 Dulles Airport SWAT officer #2 Mulkey Shot into chest several times
7 Dulles Airport SWAT officer #3 Mulkey Shot into chest several times
8 Dulles Airport SWAT officer #4 Sheldon Shot repeatedly into the chest
9 O'Reilly John McClane Shot three times through chest
10 Sheldon John McClane Crushed by working rig
11 Mulkey John McClane Shot repeatedly in the the chest
12 Pilot of Windsor 114 Colonel Stuart and Thompson Killed in explosion
13 Co-pilot of Windsor 114 Colonel Stuart and Thompson Killed in explosion
14 Navigator of Windsor 114 Colonel Stuart and Thompson Killed in explosion
15-16 Windsor 114 Flight attendents (2) Colonel Stuart and Thompson Killed in explosion
17-247 Windsor 114 passengers (230) Colonel Stuart and Thompson Killed in explosion
248 Guard at Foreign Military One Ramon Esperanza Strangled with chain
249 Val Verde Co-Pilot of Foreign Military One Ramon Esperanza Shot repeatedly through chest
250 Val Verde Pilot of Foreign Military One Ramon Esperanza Shot in the head
251 Thompson John McClane Shot once into the chest
252 Baker John McClane Stabbed in the eye with frozen icicle
253 Burke John McClane Drowned in frozen lake
254 Garber John McClane Shot twice in the chest
255 Telford Major Grant Slashed in the throat
256 Major Grant John McClane Shredded in plane engine
257 Ramon Esperanza John McClane Killed in explosion
258 Colonel Stuart John McClane Killed in explosion
259 Miller John McClane Killed in explosion
260 Kahn John McClane Killed in explosion
261-271 Major Grant's men (11) John McClane Killed in explosion
Die Hard 2 total + prior movies = 294

Die Hard with a Vengeance[]

Movie
body count
Victim's name Killer's name Cause
1 Ricky Walsh Otto Shot into chest twice
2 Federal Reserve Deputy Marshal Katya Slashed and stabbed multiple times
3 Karl John McClane Shot in the chest
4 Kurt John McClane Shot in the chest
5 Gunther John McClane Headbutted several times
6 Otto John McClane Shot in the head
7 Klaus John McClane Shot repeatedly through truck door
8 Nils John McClane Shot repeatedly through truck door
9 Erik John McClane Shot in the head
10 Mischa John McClane Shot repeatedly
11 Simon's henchman #1 John McClane Sliced in half from cable line
12 Simon's henchman #2 John McClane Slammed with door multiple times
13 Targo's henchman John McClane Shot twice in the chest
14 Mathias Targo Katya Shot repeatedly
15 Simon Gruber John McClane Killed in explosion
16 Katya John McClane Killed in explosion
Die Hard with a Vengeance total + prior movies = 310

Live Free or Die Hard[]

Movie
body count
Victim's name Killer's name Cause
1 Clay Wheeler Rand's bomb Killed in explosion
2 Goatee Rand's bomb Killed in explosion
3 Gabriel's assassin #1 John McClane Plummet to death caused by fire extinguisher
4 Gabriel's assassin #2 John McClane Neck broken
5 Gabriel's assassin #3 Rand's bomb, tampered with by John McClane Killed in minor explosion
6 FBI Agent Johnson Del Shot several times
7 FBI Agent Laughlin Del Shot into chest several times
8 FBI Agent Alderson Del Shot into chest several times
9 Del John McClane Fall from helicopter
10 Tow truck driver Head-on crash Crash
11 Gabriel's helicopter pilot John McClane Killed in explosion
12 Lead MP guard at Woodlawn Emerson Shot into chest
13 MP guard at Woodlawn Emerson's henchman Shot into chest
14-15 MP guards (2) Russo Shot several times into chest
16 Security guard at Eastern Power Hub Mai Linh Shot into chest
17 Security guard at Eastern Power Hub Gabriel's henchman #1 Shot into chest
18 Lead operator of Eastern Power Hub Mai Linh Shot in the head
19 Gabriel's henchman #2 John McClane Shot through chest
20 Gabriel's henchman #1 Matt Farrell Smash with pipe and falls to death
21 Mai Linh John McClane Killed in explosion
22-24 Gabriel's hackers (3) Gabriel's henchman #3 Shot once into chest
25 Casper Gabriel's henchman #3 Shot once into chest
26 Rand John McClane Shredded in cooling turbine
27 Robinson John McClane Shot repeatedly through truck door
28 Trey John McClane Shot once into chest
29 Gabriel's henchman #3 John McClane Shot several times into chest
30 Thomas Gabriel John McClane Shot once into chest
31 Emerson Matt Farrell Shot repeatedly into chest
Live Free or Die Hard total + prior movies = 341

A Good Day to Die Hard[]

Movie
body count
Victim's name Killer's name Cause
1 Anton Jack McClane Shot once in the chest
2 Russian soldier Alik Shot repeatedly in chest
3 Russian man Irina Komarov Shot once in chest
4 Mike Collins Alik's sniper Shot in the head
5 Alik's henchman #1 John McClane Shot repeatedly in chest
6 Alik's henchman #2 John McClane Shot repeatedly in chest
7 Alik's henchman #3 John McClane Shot repeatedly in chest
8 Alik's henchman #4 John McClane Shot repeatedly in chest
9 Alik's henchman #5 John McClane Shot repeatedly in chest
10 Alik's henchman #6 Jack McClane Killed in explosion before falling into car
11 Alik's henchman #7 Jack McClane Killed in explosion before falling into car
12 Alik's henchman #8 Jack McClane Killed in explosion before falling into car
13 Alik's henchman #9 John McClane Shot repeatedly in chest
14 Alik's henchman #10 John McClane Shot repeatedly in chest
15 Alik's henchman #11 John McClane Shot repeatedly in chest
16 Alik's henchman #12 Jack McClane Shot once the chest
17 Alik's henchman #13 Jack McClane Shot once the chest
18 Alik's henchman #14 Jack McClane Shot twice in the chest
19 Alik's henchman #15 Alik's henchman #17 Accidentally shot twice in the chest
20 Alik's henchman #16 John McClane/Jack McClane Stunned by fallen glass before shot multiple times in chest
21 Alik's henchman #17 John McClane/Jack McClane Stunned by fallen glass before shot multiple times in chest
22 Komarov's henchman #1 John McClane Shotgun round in chest
23 Komarov's henchman #2 Jack McClane Shot once in chest
24 Alik Yuri Komarov Shot once in the head, then multiple times in chest
25 Komarov's henchman #3 Jack McClane Neck broken
26 Viktor Chagarin Komarov's hitman Strangled to death
27 Mako John McClane Killed in explosion
28 Komarov's henchman #4 John McClane Shot in right leg and then in chest
29 Yuri Komarov Jack McClane Push from rooftop and shred into pieces with helicopter propellers
30 Helicopter co-pilot Helicopter crash Killed in helicopter explosion
31 Vadim Helicopter crash Killed in helicopter explosion
32 Irina Komarov Helicopter crash Killed in helicopter explosion
33 Komarov henchman hit in the head by John McClane blow up to death caused by helicopter crash Killed in helicopter explosion
A Good Day to Die Hard total + prior movies = 374

Not included[]

The following characters could not be included in their respective tables. Reasons include, but are not limited to: they were last seen in extremely life-threatening situations and whether they survived was unspecified or they died off-camera.

Die Hard[]

  • It is unknown how many officers in the armored police RV were killed during the rocket attack by Hans Gruber's men.
  • The FBI helicopter that was destroyed when the roof detonated had five that perished: pilot, co-pilot, pilot-side rear door gunner, and both Johnson agents.

Die Hard 2[]

  • Two airport maintenence workers were killed in the deleted scene by O'Reilly while Sheldon was present at the time and it explains the airport uniforms they disguised in the airport's annex skywalk.

Die Hard with a Vengeance[]

  • It is unknown how many people were killed in the bombing of Bonwiteller convenience store.
  • It is unknown how many people were killed or injured when the bomb in Wall Street Station exploded, causing the train to go out of control and damage the station. However, many characters state everyone survived thanks to McClane, and it is possible, if he had not intervened, everyone in the station would all be dead with no survivors.
  • The security guards in the security room are possibly killed off-screen by Nils and Klaus by the time Simon and the rest of his men arrived in the vault floor the Federal Reserve Bank.

Live Free or Die Hard[]

  • Several hackers were killed off-screen after they unknowningly deliver their algorithms to the cyber-terrorists.
  • It is unknown how many people were killed and injured during Thomas Gabriel's shutdown of the traffic tunnel in Washington DC.
  • It is unknown if Russo is alive or dead when McClane left him behind after tossing him down the stairs, although it is implied that he dies from his injuries.

A Good Day to Die Hard[]

  • It is unknown how many people we're killed in the bomb attack by Alik and his men at the Russian courthouse in Moscow.
  • It is unknown if anyone was killed or injured by the RPG-rocket fire that missed McClane's vehicle.
  • It is unknown if any drivers and passengers were killed when McClane drove over their roofs as if he were in a monster truck.

See Also[]

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