David Arquette got more out of filming than most of his co-stars! The 50-year-old actor, who has played Deputy Dewey in all five of the horror franchise's installments opened up about how his beloved character was originally supposed to die in the 1996 film. «Well, Wes Craven was sweet enough to say, 'David, we're going to put you in a gurney, we'll roll you out and we'll see if you make it or not,'» Arquette quipped of the film's iconic director on a Wednesday night appearance on.