11 TV Characters Punished By Death For Their Actor’s Behaviour

5. Pierce Hawthorne - Community

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Chevy Chase's character on Community wasn't much of a character at all, really, with Pierce Hawthorne mostly just a fictionalised version of Chase himself. However, while his personality made a big contribution to how Pierce was written, it was also his ultimate downfall.

Chase had a number of clashes with the producers of the series over the years, including some very public disputes with creator Dan Harmon, which resulted in him departing the show (even though Harmon too had gone by that point) during its fourth season.

When Harmon returned, he cleared up what had happened to Pierce, with Shirley revealing that he had a heart attack and passed away.

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