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 | Shot in the head |
| 2 | Nakatomi Security Guard 2 | Karl | Shot repeatedly into the chest |
| 3 | Joe Takagi | Hans Gruber | Shot in the head |
| 4 | Tony | John McClane | Neck broken |
| 5 | Heinrich | John McClane | Shot in torso twice |
| 6 | Marco | John McClane | Shot repeatedly into groin |
| 7 | James | John McClane | Killed in explosion |
| 8 | Alexander | John McClane | Killed in explosion |
| 9 | Harry Ellis | Hans Gruber | Shot in the head |
| 10 | Fritz | John McClane | Shot several times into chest |
| 11 | Franco | John McClane | Shot through kneecaps and head-first into glass |
| 12 | Uli | John McClane | Shot through chest four times |
| 13 | Special Agent Johnson | Hans Gruber | Killed in explosion |
| 14 | Agent Johnson | Hans Gruber | Killed in explosion |
| 15-18 | Four soilders | Hans Gruber | Killed in explosion |
| 19 | Eddie | John McClane | Shot in the head |
| 20 | Hans Gruber | John McClane | Falls from 30th floor of Nakatomi Plaza |
| 21 | Karl | Al Powell | Shot six times into chest |
Die Hard total = 21
Die Hard 2[]
| Movie body count |
Victim's name | Killer's name | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Custodian of Hidey 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 into the chest |
| 12 | Pilot of Windsor 114 | Colonel Stuart | Killed in explosion |
| 13 | Co-pilot of Windsor 114 | Colonel Stuart | Killed in explosion |
| 14 | Navigator of Windsor 114 | Colonel Stuart | Killed in explosion |
| 15-16 | Windsor 114 Flight attendents (2) | Colonel Stuart | Killed in explosion |
| 17-247 | Windsor 114 passengers (230) | Colonel Stuart | Killed in explosion |
| 248 | Guard on Foreign Military One | General Ramon Esperanza | Strangled with chain |
| 249 | Val Verde Co-Pilot of Foreign Military One | General Ramon Esperanza | Shot repeatedly through chest |
| 250 | Val Verde Pilot of Foreign Military One | General 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 | Shot once in the back before plummeting into ice |
| 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 | General 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 = 293
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 | Nils | John McClane | Shot repeatedly through truck door |
| 8 | Klaus | 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 | Katya | John McClane | Killed in explosion |
| 16 | Simon Gruber | John McClane | Killed in explosion |
Die Hard with a Vengeance total + prior movies = 309
Live Free or Die Hard[]
| Movie body count |
Victim's name | Killer's name | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay | Rand's bomb | Killed in explosion |
| 2 | Clay's roommate | 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 | Killed in minor explosion |
| 6 | FBI Agent Johnson | Del | Shot several times |
| 7-8 | FBI Agents (2) | 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 | Hit 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 fan |
| 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 |
| 25 | Komarov's henchman #3 | Jack McClane | Neck broken |
| 26 | Viktor Chagarin | Komarov's hitman | Straggled to death |
| 27 | Komarov's henchman #4 | John McClane | Killed in explosion |
| 28 | Komarov's henchman #5 | John McClane | Shot in right leg and then in chest |
| 29 | Yuri Komarov | Jack McClane | Tossed from rooftop and shredded in helicopter blades |
| 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 |
A Good Day to Die Hard total + prior movies = 373
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 we're killed during the rocket attack by Hans Gruber's men.
Die Hard 2[]
- Two airport maintenence workers we're 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 convinence store.
- 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 we're killed off-screen after they unknowningly deliver their algorithms to the cyber-terrorists.
- It is unknown how many people we're 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.
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 at the rocket missed McClane's vehicle.
- One of Yuri Komarov's henchman who was knocked out by McClane on the roof of the warehouse in Chernobyl. His fate afterwards was left unknown, but it implied that he was killed by debris when the helicopter back rotor damaged the roof near him.