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'Rust'
- 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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'The Crow' - 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.
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'Deadpool 2' - In 2017, stuntwoman Joi Harris lost control of a motorcycle, and suffered a fatal crash.
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'The Walking Dead' - A stuntman named John Bernecker fell more than 20 feet off a balcony. He passed away the following day.
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'Resident Evil: The Final Chapter' - 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.
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'Power' - 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.
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'Blade Runner 2049' - 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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'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' - An unnamed worker was killed when deconstructing a set in New Orleans, Louisiana. He died after falling off a scissor lift on set.
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'Pleasantville' - 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.
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'Vampire in Brooklyn' - Sonja Davis, a stunt double for Angela Bassett (left), died after a brutal fall.
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'The Skywayman' - In this film, pilots Milton Elliott and Ormer Locklear (pictured) died while filming scenes at night.
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'The Return of the Musketeers' - Back in 1988, actor Roy Kinnear died after a horseback riding accident.
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'Twilight Zone: The Movie' - 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.
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'XXX'
- During filming of 'XXX,' Harry L. O'Connor (Vin Diesel's stunt double), was killed during a parasailing stunt.
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'For Your Eyes Only' - 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.
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'The Lone Ranger' - Michael Bridger, a crew member, drowned while cleaning a water tank.
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'The Battle of Britain'
- Don Federico Iglesias Lanzos, a Spanish air force pilot, was killed during the production of 'Battle of Britain.'
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'The Expendables 2' - A stuntman named Kun Lieu died while filming in Elin Pelin, Bulgaria. The tragedy occured during a staged explosion on a rubber boat.
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'The Five of Me' - In this made-for-TV movie starring David Birney (pictured), a cameraman named Jack Tandberg was hit and killed by a stunt car.
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'Magnum, P.I.' - When filming this crime drama, cameraman Rob Van Der Kar was involved in a fatal helicopter crash.
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'Kolilakkam' - Jayan was an Indian actor and cultural icon, who was killed in a helicopter crash.
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'The Eiger Sanction' - David Knowles was a climber, body double, and photographer, who was killed during a rock fall when filming 'The Eiger Sanction.'
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'Across the Border' - 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.
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'Ben-Hur' - During the filming of the 1925 'Ben-Hur,' an unnamed stuntman was killed during the filming of a chariot race scene.
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'Ocean's Deadliest' - During a filming break for 'Ocean's Deadliest,' Steve Irwin was struck by a stingray, which killed him.
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'CrossBones' - In this low-budget film, cinematographer Neal Fredericks was killed when a jet he was in crashed.
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'Red Heat'
- While filming in Austria, stuntman Bennie Dobbins had a fatal heart attack.
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'The Messenger' - 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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'Midnite Spares' - 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.
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'The Sword and the Sorcerer'
- George Maharis (pictured) starred in this film. Stuntman Jack Tyree died while performing a stunt in Los Angeles. See also: Cursed? Bizarre film facts you probably didn't know
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'Rust'
- 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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'The Crow' - 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.
© NL Beeld
2 / 31 Fotos
'Deadpool 2' - In 2017, stuntwoman Joi Harris lost control of a motorcycle, and suffered a fatal crash.
© NL Beeld
3 / 31 Fotos
'The Walking Dead' - A stuntman named John Bernecker fell more than 20 feet off a balcony. He passed away the following day.
© NL Beeld
4 / 31 Fotos
'Resident Evil: The Final Chapter' - 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.
© NL Beeld
5 / 31 Fotos
'Power' - 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.
© Getty Images
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'Blade Runner 2049' - Back in 2016, an unidentified construction worker was killed when deconstructing a film set. The incident took place in Budapest, Hungary.
© NL Beeld
7 / 31 Fotos
'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' - An unnamed worker was killed when deconstructing a set in New Orleans, Louisiana. He died after falling off a scissor lift on set.
© NL Beeld
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'Pleasantville' - 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.
© NL Beeld
9 / 31 Fotos
'Vampire in Brooklyn' - Sonja Davis, a stunt double for Angela Bassett (left), died after a brutal fall.
© NL Beeld
10 / 31 Fotos
'The Skywayman' - In this film, pilots Milton Elliott and Ormer Locklear (pictured) died while filming scenes at night.
© NL Beeld
11 / 31 Fotos
'The Return of the Musketeers' - Back in 1988, actor Roy Kinnear died after a horseback riding accident.
© NL Beeld
12 / 31 Fotos
'Twilight Zone: The Movie' - 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.
© NL Beeld
13 / 31 Fotos
'XXX'
- During filming of 'XXX,' Harry L. O'Connor (Vin Diesel's stunt double), was killed during a parasailing stunt.
© Getty Images
14 / 31 Fotos
'For Your Eyes Only' - 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.
© NL Beeld
15 / 31 Fotos
'The Lone Ranger' - Michael Bridger, a crew member, drowned while cleaning a water tank.
© Getty Images
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'The Battle of Britain'
- Don Federico Iglesias Lanzos, a Spanish air force pilot, was killed during the production of 'Battle of Britain.'
© NL Beeld
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'The Expendables 2' - A stuntman named Kun Lieu died while filming in Elin Pelin, Bulgaria. The tragedy occured during a staged explosion on a rubber boat.
© NL Beeld
18 / 31 Fotos
'The Five of Me' - In this made-for-TV movie starring David Birney (pictured), a cameraman named Jack Tandberg was hit and killed by a stunt car.
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'Magnum, P.I.' - When filming this crime drama, cameraman Rob Van Der Kar was involved in a fatal helicopter crash.
© NL Beeld
20 / 31 Fotos
'Kolilakkam' - Jayan was an Indian actor and cultural icon, who was killed in a helicopter crash.
© Public Domain
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'The Eiger Sanction' - David Knowles was a climber, body double, and photographer, who was killed during a rock fall when filming 'The Eiger Sanction.'
© NL Beeld
22 / 31 Fotos
'Across the Border' - 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.
© iStock
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'Ben-Hur' - During the filming of the 1925 'Ben-Hur,' an unnamed stuntman was killed during the filming of a chariot race scene.
© NL Beeld
24 / 31 Fotos
'Ocean's Deadliest' - During a filming break for 'Ocean's Deadliest,' Steve Irwin was struck by a stingray, which killed him.
© Getty Images
25 / 31 Fotos
'CrossBones' - In this low-budget film, cinematographer Neal Fredericks was killed when a jet he was in crashed.
© Getty Images
26 / 31 Fotos
'Red Heat'
- While filming in Austria, stuntman Bennie Dobbins had a fatal heart attack.
© Getty Images
27 / 31 Fotos
'The Messenger' - 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.
© Getty Images
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'Midnite Spares' - 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.
© NL Beeld
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'The Sword and the Sorcerer'
- George Maharis (pictured) starred in this film. Stuntman Jack Tyree died while performing a stunt in Los Angeles. See also: Cursed? Bizarre film facts you probably didn't know
© NL Beeld
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On-set accidents: actors and crew members who lost their lives
Tragic cases during the production of TV and films
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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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