▲Ricardo Cornelius, a crew member, was crushed to death by a vehicle on set. Stunt double Olivia Jackson also suffered serious injuries, which were not fatal.

▲In 2017, stuntwoman Joi Harris lost control of a motorcycle, and suffered a fatal crash.

▲An unnamed worker was killed when deconstructing a set in New Orleans, Louisiana. He died after falling off a scissor lift on set.

▲A stuntman named John Bernecker fell more than 20 feet off a balcony. He passed away the following day.

▲Michael Bridger, a crew member, drowned while cleaning a water tank.

▲In this made-for-TV movie starring David Birney (pictured), a cameraman named Jack Tandberg was hit and killed by a stunt car.

▲50 Cent sent out his condolences, after a crew member named Pedro Jimenez was struck by a car while on set in New York City.

▲This Bond film features a famous chase scene on a bobsleigh run. A stuntman named Paolo Rigon was killed after striking a tree in a bobsleigh.

▲When filming this crime drama, cameraman Rob Van Der Kar was involved in a fatal helicopter crash.

▲A stuntman named Kun Lieu died while filming in Elin Pelin, Bulgaria. The tragedy occured during a staged explosion on a rubber boat.

▲Jayan was an Indian actor and cultural icon, who was killed in a helicopter crash.

▲This was one of the first film-related fatalities. Grace McHugh was filming in a boat, which then capsized. Camera operator Owen Carter jumped to save her, but dragged her on to quicksand. The rest of the crew watched as they were consumed by the quicksand.

▲During a filming break for 'Ocean's Deadliest,' Steve Irwin was struck by a stingray, which killed him.

▲In this low-budget film, cinematographer Neal Fredericks was killed when a jet he was in crashed.

▲David Knowles was a climber, body double, and photographer, who was killed during a rock fall when filming 'The Eiger Sanction.'

▲In this film, pilots Milton Elliott and Ormer Locklear (pictured) died while filming scenes at night.

▲During the filming of the 1925 'Ben-Hur,' an unnamed stuntman was killed during the filming of a chariot race scene.

▲Back in 1988, actor Roy Kinnear died after a horseback riding accident.

▲Brandon Lee, son of Bruce Lee, played the titular star in 'The Crow.' Months before the film's release, he was shot by a prop gun and died.

▲Sonja Davis, a stunt double for Angela Bassett (left), died after a brutal fall.

▲After working a 19-hour work day on set, cameraman Brent Hershman fell asleep at the wheel and died. Although it didn't happen on set, the incident caused an uproar against film studios.

▲During the production of this film, which starred Gia Carides (pictured), focus puller David Brostoff died. He was involved in an accident during a motor race scene.

▲In 2002, scores of lives were lost in the Kolka-Karmadon rock ice slide. Among those dead were actor and director Sergei Bodrov, Jr., along with dozens of film crew members.

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George Maharis (pictured) starred in this film. Stuntman Jack Tyree died while performing a stunt in Los Angeles.

▲Perhaps one of the most tragic entries, three actors died during the filming of 'Twilight Zone.' They included Vic Morrow, and two child actors, Myca Dinh Le and Renee Shin-Ye Chen.

▲Back in 2016, an unidentified construction worker was killed when deconstructing a film set. The incident took place in Budapest, Hungary.

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Tragically, on the set of Alec Baldwin's film, 'Rust', on October 21, 2021, a woman died and a man was injured after Baldwin reportedly discharged a prop gun during filming. The woman has been identified as Halyna Hutchins, a 42-year-old cinematographer. She was flown to the hospital by helicopter but died of her injuries. A spokesperson for Baldwin said that it was an accident involving the misfiring of a prop gun with blanks.

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A lot goes into making good media. Producing a film or TV show takes blood, sweat, and tears. However, sometimes the process can claim an innocent life.

This type of incident has occurred for over 100 years. Explore this gallery to find out which movies featured cast and crew who passed away during filming.

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While filming in Austria, stuntman Bennie Dobbins had a fatal heart attack.

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Don Federico Iglesias Lanzos, a Spanish air force pilot, was killed during the production of 'Battle of Britain.'

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During filming of 'XXX,' Harry L. O'Connor (Vin Diesel's stunt double), was killed during a parasailing stunt.

TV and film tragedies: cast and crew who died on set

Tragic cases during the production of TV and films

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MOVIES Accidents

A lot goes into making good media. Producing a film or TV show takes blood, sweat, and tears. However, sometimes the process can claim an innocent life.

This type of incident has occurred for over 100 years. Explore this gallery to find out which movies featured cast and crew who passed away during filming.