Film: Black Death How he died: Dismembered by horses In the 2010 British horror film Black Death, Bean takes on the role of a knight named Ulric who is determined to lead his band of mercenaries to a marshland village which has not yet been plagued by the Black Death. They are led there by a young monk named Osmond (Eddie Redmayne) who is trying to help them track down a necromancer who can bring people back from the dead. The film revolves around the idea of faith and belief and because Ulric will not renounce his, he is killed in a pretty brutal manner. He is tied to two horses, both which run off in opposite directions which rip him apart.