Ok, thanks guys.
The thing is though, if you dont put in something to detect when he has been killed, he just kneels there. You can shoot the absolute hell out of him, but he still stands there - this suggests that whatever animation you call last, just stays until its told to.
So the question then is, why, when you do the death animation does it not do the same thing, and stay in the dead position?
Anyway, thanks Blanco, I think that link gives me what I need to know...