Tommy Lee Jones is probably still best known for the “Men In Black” films. People also seem to forget that he has died in a lot of his films too. He’s a list of some of his most noteworthy onscreen deaths.
- Jason Bourne
Jones plays a C.I.A. boss trying to bring down Jason Bourne (Matt Damon “Dogma”, “The Martian”). Unfortunately, these people have not learned that Jason Bourne is pretty much unstoppable. Sadly, Bourne himself doesn’t actual kill Jones’ Robert Dewey. That responsibility is left to Alicia Vikander (“Tomb Raider”) as she shoots him dead to save Bourne.
- Space Cowboys
Tommy Lee Jones bravely sacrifices himself by flying a dangerous satellite out of Earth’s orbit in the final act of “Space Cowboys”. We eventually see his dead body in the spacesuit on the Moon. The character was always meant to be one of the original astronauts sent to the Moon so he finally gets his wish in death.
- Batman Forever
Batman (Val Kilmer “Tombstone”) defeats Two-Face (Jones) by throwing some coins. Two-Face can’t resist them and loses balance. The epic music, the slow-motion effects and the explosions are what make this death scene so memorable.
- Small Soldiers
Major Chip Hazard (Jones) is a toy soldier. He leads the battle against the rival Gorgonite toys and their human allies. After defeating Archer (the Gorgonite leader), Chip prematurely declares victory and gets electrocuted to death by Alan (Gregory Smith “The Patriot”). It’s an impressive death scene but it’s a little underwhelming that he gets taken out by Alan rather than Archer.
- Under Siege
Jones is terrorist leader William Stranix. His team has seized control of an American battleship. In the finale, he gets into a knife fight with the heroic Casey Ryback (Steven Seagal “Above The Law”). Seagal sticks a knife in Jones’ head and then needlessly smashes him through a computer screen. You’re got to love it when the hero has to make sure the bad guy is doubly dead.