Quentin Tarantino Mourns the Death of Iconic Character Rick Dalton in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Rick Dalton, the fictional star of Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood” played by Leonardo DiCaprio, has died at the age of 90. Tarantino announced the character’s death via tweet through The Video Archives podcast. The New Beverly Cinema, which is also owned and operated by Tarantino, expressed their condolences over the loss of Dalton with a special marquee dubbing him “a wonderful actor.” In the film, Dalton lived next door to Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate in Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles.