Sci-Fi Movie Characters That Died Because The Actor Passed Away

In many notable film franchises, the property is bigger than the individual performers. So when an actor associated with a particular role dies, it's not the end of the character. In some cases, as with Michael Gambon replacing the deceased Richard Harris as Harry Potter's mentor Albus Dumbledore, it can arguably even be an improvement. In others, like the creepy Peter Cushing digital mask used in "Rogue One," the viewer may wish the writer had cleverly written around the loss. However,...