sometimes acting comes with real danger
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for another top
10 actors who nearly died on set
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at the actors that nearly lost
their lives to their roles and the
stunts mistakes and mishaps that nearly
paved the way if you didn’t see a story
you thought should be here be sure to
check out our first video on the topic
number 10 Dylan O’Brien Maze Runner the
death cure you can’t save everyone
Thomas apparently a post-apocalyptic
world doesn’t make for a safe work
environment in March of 2016 it was
reported that actor John O’Brien had
been struck by a car on set while
working on the death cure resulting in
multiple injuries the exact nature of
the injuries were not initially revealed
to the public but he was rushed to the
hospital he got his Bell wrong I would
imagine many who witnessed it thought
that was it
the production was initially put on hold
for a little under two months before
being extended indefinitely it was close
to a full calendar year before shooting
resumed it turns out that Dylan had
suffered a facial fracture concussion
and brain trauma as well as other
injuries you know it was a really
personal and scary thing to go through
number 9 Viggo Mortensen the Lord of the
Rings the two towers depending on who
you ask
Mortensen came close to dying in
middle-earth twice he go almost drowned
during one of his own stunts which is
well established
Aragorn was supposed to be doing a dead
man’s float down the river but the speed
of the current coupled with the weight
of his costume made for real danger and
I hit this spot where the current hit
just walking went straight down and
before I knew it I was on the bottom
Mortensen was pulled underwater and
nearly stayed there but it’s also being
reported that a scene where Aragorn to
flex the Eric eyes throwing knife was
actually a mistake and the deflection
was actually self preservation plan der
accidental he goes clearly got some
survival skills came out of it
it was really scary but they’re doing it
was interesting number eight at Harris
the abyss you deft is 3200 feet doing
five James Cameron consistently pushes
the boundaries of visual effects but
when it comes to water scenes he prefers
the old fashioned way
Titanic wasn’t the first time Cameron
reportedly almost led a cast member to a
watery grave
just ask ed Harris for one particularly
elaborate scene in the abyss Harris was
dragged without oxygen many feet
underwater when he ran out of air
Harris called cut but due to
complications he wasn’t given oxygen
until he was on the edge of passing out
according to the actor the traumatic
episode caused him to weep that night
rumor has it he also punched Cameron in
the face you don’t have any air supply
at your own they’re gonna drag you 200
feet across the bottom of this tank
while you’re acting number seven
Sylvester Stallone rocky four by the
time Stallone was filming the first
Expendables movie he was already in his
60s but he was still doing many of his
own stunts and fight scenes this
resulted in a neck fracture for the
Italian stallion
courtesy of Stone Cold Steve Austin it
wasn’t his first onset injury of course
while filming rocky for Stallone once
asked his mountain of a co-star to punch
him as hard as he could his co-star
Dolph Lundgren obliged and sent Stallone
to the hospital with a swollen heart
without medical attention it’s very
likely Stallone could have died from the
punch
number 6 kevin costner Waterworld
Waterworld is widely considered to be
one of the greatest cinematic failures
in the history of the industry from
production through to the box office
everything that could go wrong did for
one scene Kevin Costner was strapped to
the mast of his character’s boat 40 feet
in the air when a storm picked up
conditions proved too difficult to get
Costner down safely and he was left
there to be assaulted by the storm for
30 minutes the Hawaiian set was
regularly hammered by brutal weather but
unable to shield himself from this
particular storm Costner claims it
nearly cost him his life
number five Halle Berry various films
this Academy award-winning actress has
had more than her fair share of onset
accidents while filming Die Another Day
a stunt involving a helicopter resulted
in Barry getting shrapnel in her eye
which had to be medically removed on the
set of Gothica Robert Downey jr.
accidentally broke her arm while
shooting a confrontational scene and on
two occasions Barry actually suffered
head trauma while shooting Catwoman
lighting equipment hit her over the head
and in 2012 she hit her head on a
concrete floor during a fight scene for
the call thankfully neither proved
serious number 4 Eli Wallach the good
the bad and the ugly I guess that’d kill
him be right back
Wallach has had his fair share of
accidents but they all happen during a
single film while shooting Sergio
Leone’s masterpiece Eli nearly put the
dust a whopping three times in one
instance he had to be rushed to the
hospital after someone left a bottle of
acid next to his prop bottle of soda
which he drank another time abound
Wallach was put at risk when the horse
he was mounted on was spooked and ran
off for a mile and then there was the
incident where he was nearly decapitated
by the heavy iron steps of a speeding
train remarkably he survived dying at
age 98 in 2014
number 3 Martin Sheen Apocalypse Now an
infamously troubled shoot the cast and
crew of this critically acclaimed film
have said that much like Marlon Brando’s
Colonel Kurtz many involved in the
production kind of lost their minds
those involved partied very very hard
getting lost in the jungle atmosphere
and losing themselves in their roles
Martin Sheen who was already hitting the
bottle began to lean even more heavily
into alcohol throughout the high-stress
shoot ultimately his body responded in
the form of a heart attack and nervous
breakdown he survived but the entire
experience would continue to haunt him
for years
captain take a shower number two Jim
Caviezel The Passion of the Christ
very cool artiste known layha rare comb
shooting in the countryside outside of
Rome the casting crew of The Passion of
the Christ continued to work through
some less than favorable weather
conditions while recreating the Sermon
on the Mount Jim Caviezel was literally
struck by lightning he walked away
unscathed but he clearly got off lucky
roughly 24,000 people died from
lightning each year although very few of
them are actors assistant director yanma
Collini who is standing beside Caviezel
also got struck although for him it was
the second time in the production you
think somebody was trying to tell them
something before we unveil our top pick
here are a few honorable mentions
[Music]
[Music]
[Applause]
number one Jackie Chan police story this
action legend has put life and limb
online enough times to earn his
stuntwork a top-10 list of its own
shameless plug of course with that sort
of commitment comes serious risk one of
Jan’s scariest onset moments came while
filming police story which he wrote
directed himself the 1985 film included
a scene where he had to slide down a
20-foot pole surrounded by string lights
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
for his trouble he received
second-degree burns a dislocated pelvis
and two damaged vertebrae in his spine
Chen not only survived but also went on
to film countless other inspiring feat
potential today
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for another top
10 actors who nearly died on set
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at the actors that nearly lost
their lives to their roles and the
stunts mistakes and mishaps that nearly
paved the way if you didn’t see a story
you thought should be here be sure to
check out our first video on the topic
number 10 Dylan O’Brien Maze Runner the
death cure you can’t save everyone
Thomas apparently a post-apocalyptic
world doesn’t make for a safe work
environment in March of 2016 it was
reported that actor John O’Brien had
been struck by a car on set while
working on the death cure resulting in
multiple injuries the exact nature of
the injuries were not initially revealed
to the public but he was rushed to the
hospital he got his Bell wrong I would
imagine many who witnessed it thought
that was it
the production was initially put on hold
for a little under two months before
being extended indefinitely it was close
to a full calendar year before shooting
resumed it turns out that Dylan had
suffered a facial fracture concussion
and brain trauma as well as other
injuries you know it was a really
personal and scary thing to go through
number 9 Viggo Mortensen the Lord of the
Rings the two towers depending on who
you ask
Mortensen came close to dying in
middle-earth twice he go almost drowned
during one of his own stunts which is
well established
Aragorn was supposed to be doing a dead
man’s float down the river but the speed
of the current coupled with the weight
of his costume made for real danger and
I hit this spot where the current hit
just walking went straight down and
before I knew it I was on the bottom
Mortensen was pulled underwater and
nearly stayed there but it’s also being
reported that a scene where Aragorn to
flex the Eric eyes throwing knife was
actually a mistake and the deflection
was actually self preservation plan der
accidental he goes clearly got some
survival skills came out of it
it was really scary but they’re doing it
was interesting number eight at Harris
the abyss you deft is 3200 feet doing
five James Cameron consistently pushes
the boundaries of visual effects but
when it comes to water scenes he prefers
the old fashioned way
Titanic wasn’t the first time Cameron
reportedly almost led a cast member to a
watery grave
just ask ed Harris for one particularly
elaborate scene in the abyss Harris was
dragged without oxygen many feet
underwater when he ran out of air
Harris called cut but due to
complications he wasn’t given oxygen
until he was on the edge of passing out
according to the actor the traumatic
episode caused him to weep that night
rumor has it he also punched Cameron in
the face you don’t have any air supply
at your own they’re gonna drag you 200
feet across the bottom of this tank
while you’re acting number seven
Sylvester Stallone rocky four by the
time Stallone was filming the first
Expendables movie he was already in his
60s but he was still doing many of his
own stunts and fight scenes this
resulted in a neck fracture for the
Italian stallion
courtesy of Stone Cold Steve Austin it
wasn’t his first onset injury of course
while filming rocky for Stallone once
asked his mountain of a co-star to punch
him as hard as he could his co-star
Dolph Lundgren obliged and sent Stallone
to the hospital with a swollen heart
without medical attention it’s very
likely Stallone could have died from the
punch
number 6 kevin costner Waterworld
Waterworld is widely considered to be
one of the greatest cinematic failures
in the history of the industry from
production through to the box office
everything that could go wrong did for
one scene Kevin Costner was strapped to
the mast of his character’s boat 40 feet
in the air when a storm picked up
conditions proved too difficult to get
Costner down safely and he was left
there to be assaulted by the storm for
30 minutes the Hawaiian set was
regularly hammered by brutal weather but
unable to shield himself from this
particular storm Costner claims it
nearly cost him his life
number five Halle Berry various films
this Academy award-winning actress has
had more than her fair share of onset
accidents while filming Die Another Day
a stunt involving a helicopter resulted
in Barry getting shrapnel in her eye
which had to be medically removed on the
set of Gothica Robert Downey jr.
accidentally broke her arm while
shooting a confrontational scene and on
two occasions Barry actually suffered
head trauma while shooting Catwoman
lighting equipment hit her over the head
and in 2012 she hit her head on a
concrete floor during a fight scene for
the call thankfully neither proved
serious number 4 Eli Wallach the good
the bad and the ugly I guess that’d kill
him be right back
Wallach has had his fair share of
accidents but they all happen during a
single film while shooting Sergio
Leone’s masterpiece Eli nearly put the
dust a whopping three times in one
instance he had to be rushed to the
hospital after someone left a bottle of
acid next to his prop bottle of soda
which he drank another time abound
Wallach was put at risk when the horse
he was mounted on was spooked and ran
off for a mile and then there was the
incident where he was nearly decapitated
by the heavy iron steps of a speeding
train remarkably he survived dying at
age 98 in 2014
number 3 Martin Sheen Apocalypse Now an
infamously troubled shoot the cast and
crew of this critically acclaimed film
have said that much like Marlon Brando’s
Colonel Kurtz many involved in the
production kind of lost their minds
those involved partied very very hard
getting lost in the jungle atmosphere
and losing themselves in their roles
Martin Sheen who was already hitting the
bottle began to lean even more heavily
into alcohol throughout the high-stress
shoot ultimately his body responded in
the form of a heart attack and nervous
breakdown he survived but the entire
experience would continue to haunt him
for years
captain take a shower number two Jim
Caviezel The Passion of the Christ
very cool artiste known layha rare comb
shooting in the countryside outside of
Rome the casting crew of The Passion of
the Christ continued to work through
some less than favorable weather
conditions while recreating the Sermon
on the Mount Jim Caviezel was literally
struck by lightning he walked away
unscathed but he clearly got off lucky
roughly 24,000 people died from
lightning each year although very few of
them are actors assistant director yanma
Collini who is standing beside Caviezel
also got struck although for him it was
the second time in the production you
think somebody was trying to tell them
something before we unveil our top pick
here are a few honorable mentions
[Music]
[Music]
[Applause]
number one Jackie Chan police story this
action legend has put life and limb
online enough times to earn his
stuntwork a top-10 list of its own
shameless plug of course with that sort
of commitment comes serious risk one of
Jan’s scariest onset moments came while
filming police story which he wrote
directed himself the 1985 film included
a scene where he had to slide down a
20-foot pole surrounded by string lights
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
for his trouble he received
second-degree burns a dislocated pelvis
and two damaged vertebrae in his spine
Chen not only survived but also went on
to film countless other inspiring feat
potential today
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
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