Shortly after filming wrapped on Poltergeist (1982), Dominique Dunn, who played Dana Freeling in the film, was murdered by her boyfriend, John Thomas Sweeney... While filming Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986), Julian Beck, who played Reverend Henry Kane in the film, died... While filming Poltergeist III (1988), Heather O'Rourke, who played Carol Anne Freeling in the film, died...