1. Matthew Fox had a literal run in with a knife while filming for the T.V. show “Lost”. Fox was filming a scene in which he is stabbed with a knife, the only problem is that it wasn’t a collapsible knife as it should have been. Luckily, Fox was wearing a protective vest as mandated by the shows stunt coordinator.

2. Bob Denver plays the classic goofy character Gilligan from “Gilligan’s Island”. The comedian was filming a scene for an episode that involved sprinting into Mr. and Mrs. Howell’s hut to get away from a fierce lion. Unfortunately for him, the lion was already inside the hut! Bob has said that it tried to attack him but luckily the trainer was able to tackle it midair.

3. Joseph Gordon-Levitt had a run in with a New York City taxi while filming the bike messenger movie Premium Rush . He slammed into the taxi at high-speed and needed 31 stitches from the incident!

4. Sylvester Stallone is one of the most macho actors in history. For Rocky IV , he wanted to try something new. He told Dolph Lundgren to actually punch him as hard as he could. Lundgren, being the physical freak he is, actually damaged Stallone’s heart so much that he was in intensive care for eight straight days.

5. Margaret Hamilton’s performance as the Wicked Witch of the West is an iconic performance. You won’t find many people who don’t know of it. However, during the filming of The Wizard of Oz , Margaret’s makeup had a chemical reaction with some of the special effects fireworks that were used. The reaction caused her to receive second and third degree burns on her hands and face.

6. Police Story is a Jackie Chan classic. As most people know, Jackie Chan does almost all of his own stunts. While filming Police Story, Chan cracked his seventh and eighth vertebrae and dislocated his pelvis (which was previously thought impossible) while jumping from a roof to a metal pole and sliding down it. Now that is some serious dedication.

7. Like Jackie Chan, Sylvester Stallone is known for doing his own stunts, even now that he is pushing 70. So back when he was filming Rambo: First Blood as a young man, his passion for stunts was even greater. He decided that he was going to perform a jump from a cliff to a tree, without safety gear. He did three takes before he was satisfied, but cracked his ribs terribly in the process.

8. Charlize Theron has been known for doing a lot of her own stunts throughout her career. During the filming of the movie Aeon- Flux , Theron had a really nasty fall that caused her to land on her neck. The crew had to stop production for 8 weeks! Doctors weren’t sure if Charlize would ever gain full mobility again. Luckily for her and all of her fans she made a full recovery.

9. In the movie Now You See Me, actress Isla Fischer was supposed to be pretending to be drowning in a tank of water. Unfortunately for her, she really was drowning! The crew apparently just thought she was an extremely good actress. Luckily for her, she was able to free herself from her bonds in time to escape, just like a real magician!

10. Jason Statham is one of the biggest action heroes on the planet on the big screen. Apparently, he likes being a real life action hero as well. While filming "The Expendables 3", the brakes on the truck he was driving failed and the truck went straight into the Black Sea. Statham calmly exited the vehicle while it was under water and swam to the surface. That’s an action hero!

Source: http://www.sliptalk.com/actors-who-almost-died/3/

Lalasticlala, Mynd44.

interesting

wow! so intresting, your fp is certain

Nice

Occupational hazard

Na wa o.... they really try anyway... imagine if you ask Busty or Mr ibu to act action movies with stunts.....

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Very good job.... How about Nigerian actors/actresses?

I heard few died while trying to taste poison and some juju

What was the nollywood actor that was mistakingly set on fire n got burnt?
Watin be Hin name na?