Famous Last Words From Actors & Actresses

Whether realized at the time they are said or only in hindsight, nearly everyone will express a word, phrase or sentence that proves the last thing he or she ever says while alive. Sometimes profound, sometimes everyday, here you will find a select collection of the last words spoken by famous actors and actresses of cinema, television and stage.

#1 Lucille Ball (1911-1989)

My Florida water.

The comedienne and star of I Love Lucy replied with these words when asked if she wanted anything.

#2 Desi Arnaz (1917-1986)

I love you too, Honey. Good luck with your show.

Arnaz said this to his former wife, Lucille Ball, over the telephone.

#3 Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957)

I should never have switched from scotch to martinis.

Said to his doctor minutes before his death in 1957.

#4 John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865)

Useless, useless.

The man who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln was a well-known stage actor from a prominent theatrical family.

#5 Joan Crawford (1904-1977)

Damn it... Don't you dare ask God to help me.

Crawford allegedly uttered these words to her maid, who had started praying for the actress.

#6 Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977)

Why not? It belongs to him.

Probably apocryphal, the silent-film star allegedly said this in response to a priest at Chaplin's deathbed who had said, "May the Lord have mercy on your soul."

#7 Graham Chapman (1941-1989)

Hello.

Suffering from terminal cancer, the comedian of Monty Python fame said this from his hospital bed after his adopted son arrived.

#8 Jackie Gleason (1916-1987)

I always knew what I was doing.

Said to his agent.

#9 Oliver Hardy (1892-1957)

I love you.

The portly half of Laurel and Hardy expressed this to his wife.

#10 Stan Laurel (1890-1965)

No, but I'd rather be skiing than doing what I'm doing.

The slender half of Laurel and Hardy said this to his nurse, who had asked if Laurel skied after the comedian initially uttered, "I wish I was skiing."

#11 Bob Hope (1903-2003)

Surprise me.

The radio and film star said this to his wife, Dolores, after she asked him where he wanted to be buried. For the record, Hope was interred in the Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.

#12 Jean Harlow (1911-1937)

Where is Aunt Jetty? Hope she didn't run out on me..

Nobody knew what this meant. It is believed to be a line from a film she was reading.

#13 Rock Hudson (1925-1985)

No, I don't think so.

This was Hudson's reply when asked if he wanted some more coffee.

#14 Groucho Marx (1890-1977)

Die, my dear? Why that's the last thing I'll do!

Said to his nurse.

#15 Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962)

Say goodbye to Pat, say goodbye to Jack and say goodbye to yourself, because you're a nice guy.

The blonde bombshell allegedly said these words to actor Peter Lawford, President John F. Kennedy's brother-in-law, over the telephone the night she died.

#17 Carl Switzer (1927-1959)

I'm going to kill you!

"Alfalfa" from the Our Gang series of film shorts allegedly said this while confronting Moses Samuel Stiltz about payment of a $50 debt that the child-star believed Stiltz owed him. The man then raised a .38-caliber pistol and shot Switzer in the groin. "Alfalfa" was pronounced D.O.A. upon arrival at the hospital due to a massive loss of blood.

#16 Jimmy Stewart (1908-1997)

I'm going to go be with Gloria now.

Stewart's wife, Gloria, preceded him in death by three years.

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