In the history of cinema, there are many tragic cases involving the death of actors. We invite you to take a look at the latest footage of famous domestic and foreign actors who died on film sets.
Bruce Lee
On July 20, 1973, the actor was working in Hong Kong on the film “Game of Death” when he suddenly fell on the pavilion of the Golden Harvest film studio.
Bruce was immediately taken to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with cerebral edema.
According to one version, Bruce Lee took a headache pill containing aspirin and meprobamate, which led to fatal consequences.
No tests were taken, casting doubt on whether he died from the pill. After his death, rumors began to spread that another master had killed him, but they were not confirmed.
Bruce Lee's funeral turned into citywide mourning. Friends and thousands of fans came to pay their last respects to him. Bruce Lee's body was then flown to Seattle, where his family said goodbye and where he was buried.
Brandon Lee
Hong Kong and American actor, martial artist, and son of Bruce Lee, who died in film set at 28 years old.
Finally, the actor’s star status was to be cemented by the film “The Raven” - an adaptation of comic books on the themes of honor and retribution, immersed in a gloomy, “Gothic” atmosphere.
March 31, at one o'clock in the morning, while filming one of final scenes, where the main character is shot with a gun, Brandon is shot in the stomach. Actor Michael Massey, who played one of the villains, fired from a .44 caliber revolver.
The plug stuck in the barrel was not noticed by members of the film crew and flew out when fired with a blank cartridge. As a result, the foreign body pierced Brandon's abdomen and became lodged in his spine, causing extensive blood loss.
He died 12 hours later at a hospital in Wilmington, North Carolina. Doctors pronounced Brandon Lee dead on March 31, 1993, at 1:30 p.m., from persistent hemorrhage.
Brandon died seventeen days before his own wedding. He and Eliza Hutton were already engaged and were due to marry immediately after filming ended.
The footage of the murder was not included in the film; this film was destroyed, and the scene was re-shot with the participation of a double. April 3, 1993 passed private funeral. Brandon Lee was buried next to his father in Seattle at Lake View Cemetery on the shores of Lake Washington in the place that Linda, his mother, had originally reserved for herself.
Jon-Erik Hexam
John-Erik was a famous actor, a sought-after model and the dream of many women.
The tragedy occurred in 1984, on the set of the series “The Hidden Fact,” when he carelessly put a 44-caliber Magnum loaded with blank cartridges to his temple and pulled the trigger.
Such cartridges are covered with a metal shell - this is necessary so that the sound of the shot is loud and resonant, and human bones, naturally, are very fragile.
As a result, the bullet destroyed part of the actor's skull, causing extensive bleeding.
Tyrone Power
American actor, best known for his romantic roles in classic Hollywood films of the 1930s-1950s, he starred in the film Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
Power, 44, was acting in a duel scene when he suffered a heart attack. The actor died before arriving at the hospital.
Martha Mansfield
At the same time, she was an actress who played in vaudeville and a star of American silent films.
In November 1923, while filming The Warrens of Virginia, Mansfield was sitting in her car when a passerby, lighting a cigarette, carelessly threw a match into the car.
Mansfield's dress immediately caught fire, and the actress suffered severe burns all over her body. She was immediately taken to the hospital, but she died from her burns a day later.
John Ritter
The actor is best known for his role as Jack Tripper in the film Three's Company. He also played cameo roles in such TV series and films as “The Bob Newhart Show,” “The Cosby Show,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Scrubs.”
While performing a scene for the TV series on September 11, 2003, Ritter suddenly complained of nausea and chest pain. He was taken to the hospital and diagnosed with a heart attack and died during surgery.
Vic Morrow
The actor is widely known for his roles in such films as Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry, Horrible Bears, and the television series Charlie's Angels.
During the filming of The Twilight Zone in 1982, Morrow and two other actors portrayed Vietnamese fleeing an American helicopter during the war. Suddenly the helicopter exploded and all three died on the spot.
Roy Kinnear
The British comedian played Veruca Salt's father in 1971's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, followed by Richard Lester's The Three Musketeers and two sequels, The Four Musketeers and Return of the Musketeers.
During the filming of The Return of the Musketeers, Kinnear fell from his horse, resulting in a fractured pelvis and massive internal bleeding. He was hospitalized, but died the next day from heart attack.
Jean Harlow
One of the most sexy actresses In the 1930s, during the filming of the film Saratoga in 1937, she felt unwell.
Jean began to complain of fatigue, nausea and abdominal pain. When filming the scene where her character suffered from a fever, she herself felt much worse than the heroine.
A few days later it became known that her kidneys were failing, she was urgently hospitalized, but the actress fell into a coma and died on June 7, 1937.
Eric Fleming
While filming a TV movie about the jungle in 1966, the actor sailed in a canoe with his colleague Nico Minardos.
The canoe capsized and both actors fell into the Huallaga River. Minardos managed to get out, but Fleming was carried away by the current and drowned. His body was torn to pieces by piranhas.
Steve Irwin
A well-known Australian television presenter known as the "crocodile hunter" because he specialized in programs about dangerous animals has died while reporting live.
On September 4, 2006, while filming underwater in the Great Barrier Reef, he was hit in the chest by a spiny-tailed stingray.
Steve's death was watched by millions of viewers around the world. Irwin was 44 years old and left behind two children, Bindi Sue and Bob Clarence.
Redd Fox
American actor-comedian died during rehearsal television show"Royal Family".
The heart attack scene was Sanford's signature number, and the actor often played it to amuse the audience.
Therefore, when he grabbed his heart and then fell, no one understood what really happened. When those around him got their bearings, there was nothing they could do to help Sanford; he died instantly.
Evgeny Urbansky
The star and sex symbol of Soviet cinema, actor Yevgeny Urbansky, died on the set of the film “Director”. The actor wanted to act himself, without resorting to the help of a stuntman, in an important but dangerous episode.
In the frame there is a car driven by main character, like on a springboard, was supposed to fly over the dune and fall to the ground. The first take was shot successfully, but the actor didn’t like it - he insisted on a second take.
The car fell on the roof. Urbansky was let down by the lack of necessary experience - he broke a cervical vertebra and died a few hours later in the hospital.
The last words the actor said in his life were: “Lord, how it hurts!” Evgeniy Urbansky was only 33 years old, two and a half months later his wife, actress Dzidra Ritenberg, gave birth to a daughter, who was named Evgenia.
Inna Burduchenko
A student at the Kyiv Theater Institute named after I.K. Karpenko-Kary died on the set of a film with the working title “Nobody Loved Like That,” later renamed “Flower on a Stone.”
In one of the scenes, the actress playing a Komsomol member had to save a banner from a burning house. The director forced Burduchenko to run into the gasoline-drenched and blazing barracks again and again, and during the third take the building collapsed.
Inna, whose heel was stuck in a crack in the floor, did not have time to run out. At the last moment, like a true woman and actress, she covered her face with her hands.
Burduchenko was brought out of the fire by actor Sergei Ivanov, who, at that time an unknown extra, starred in the film as an extra.
Inna found that 78 percent of her body was burned (only her face remained unharmed); in the middle of the last century, this was a death sentence.
During filming, unforeseen situations happen that lead to sad consequences. Carelessness or a stupid mistake, and the celebrity is no longer alive.
Martha Mansfield (07/14/1899 – 11/30/1923)
Death of 24-year-old American actress Martha Mansfield ( real name Ehrlich) occurred due to inattention. As required by the script, the girl was sitting in the car when a random passerby walked by, who unfortunately turned out to be a smoker. He threw the unburnt match at open window car, and the fluffy dress instantly caught fire.Martha Mansfield suffered life-threatening burns to her entire body and died in hospital several hours later. The film The Warrens of Virginia, which became fatal for the young actress, was finally released a year later, since most of the scenes with her participation had already been filmed.
Jean Harlow (03/03/1911 – 06/07/1937)
An American sex symbol of the 30s, actress Jean Harlow starred in fourteen films, including “Reckless,” “Red Dust” and “Susie.” The last movie her career was marked by the film “Saratoga” (1937), where she played the main role along with the charming Clark Gable. 
She became ill during filming. Jean felt weak, nauseous and a sharp pain in her lower abdomen, twisting her to the point of unconsciousness. The actress was taken to the hospital, where after an examination it was determined that, having had the flu several months ago, the 26-year-old girl developed complications in her kidneys, which began to fail and stopped removing harmful substances from the body. The star fell into a coma and died on June 7, 1937 from cerebral edema.
Tyrone Power (05/05/1914 - 11/15/1958)
The “King” of American cinema during the Golden Age of Hollywood, Tyrone Power was born into a famous acting dynasty. Dramas and musicals, westerns and comedies - he regularly shone on the big screens, captivating American women with his beauty. The actor's career ended suddenly. 
The reason for this is the heart attack that happened to Tyrone Power on the set of the film Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. The actor became ill while working on one of the first scenes (the duel scene). Power was buried with honors, and USSR native Yul Brynner was appointed in his place.
Inna Burduchenko (03/31/1939 – 08/15/1960)
The tragic death of the star of the film “Ivanna” occurred on the set of the film “Flower on the Stone.” In one scene, she had to carry a banner out of a burning barn. The walls of the barracks collapsed while Inna was inside. Extra miner Sergei Ivanov rushed to the rescue and carried out the half-dead, burned actress in his arms, while he himself suffered serious skin damage. 
The actress was taken to the hospital, where it turned out that two-thirds of her body was covered with burns. Only her face, which Inna protected with her hands, was not damaged. Many people donated blood and skin for their beloved actress, but it did not help - 2 weeks later Burduchenko died. The girl was 21 years old and had been expecting a child for three months.
Evgeny Urbansky (02/27/1932 – 11/5/1965)
The actor, who loudly declared himself throughout the Union and beyond after the premiere of the film “Communist,” tragically died on the set of the film “Director” due to his own perfectionism. 
The actor did all the stunts himself, without the help of stuntmen. In one of the scenes, he was supposed to, sitting behind the wheel of a car, use a sand dune as a springboard, take off and land. The first take was shot successfully, but Evgeniy Urbansky was dissatisfied. He demanded that the scene be re-shot. For the second time, the actor broke a cervical vertebra and died on the way to the hospital.
The poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko dedicated a poem to the actor’s death. It's called "The Ballad of Perfection."
Eric Fleming (07/04/1925 – 09/28/1966)
In September 1966, while filming the adventure film High Jungle, Eric Fleming was canoeing down the Juliacana River (Peru). The craft spun in a whirlpool and was carried away by the current. The actor's body was found four days later, mutilated by piranhas. Eric did not live only two days before his wedding. 
Vic Morrow (02/14/1929 – 07/23/1982)
Actor Vic Morrow, a native of the United States, gained popularity among viewers thanks to his participation in the films “Horrible Bears,” “The Fight,” and “Tom Sawyer.” He died while filming Steven Spielberg's The Twilight Zone. 
We were filming a scene with a helicopter that was supposed to explode in the frame. At an altitude of 7 meters, the helicopter lost control due to problems with pyrotechnics and began to fall. Morrow and two children, 6 and 7 years old, playing Vietnamese fleeing American aircraft, were decapitated by the rotating blades at full speed. The scene of the helicopter crash and the actor’s death was caught on video.
Death of actor Vic Morrow on the set of The Twilight Zone
John-Erik Hexam (11/05/1957 – 10/18/1984)
The magnificent actor, model and simply handsome man Jon-Erik Hexam died in the seventh episode of the series “The Hidden Fact” from his own innocent joke. Entering the role, he put a pistol loaded with blank cartridges to his temple and pulled the trigger. But the first cartridge in the 44-caliber Magnum turned out to be live. Death occurred instantly: a fragment of a crushed skull pierced the brain and caused profuse bleeding. 
Roy Kinnear (01/08/1934 – 09/20/1988)
British actor Roy Kinnear, who became popular thanks to the films “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” and “The Three Musketeers,” was injured while filming the latter’s sequel, “Return of the Musketeers.” The already middle-aged and obese actor fell from his horse and broke his hip joint. The fracture caused internal bleeding, which could not be recognized in time. He was hospitalized, but died the next day from a heart attack caused by the injury. 
Redd Foxx (12/09/1922 – 10/11/1991)
The real name of the famous American comic actor Redd Foxx is John Elroy Sanford. He was one of the first black comedians to gain popularity among white audiences in Las Vegas. 
The television shows “Sanford and Son” and “The Royal Family” made him popular with a wide audience. While rehearsing for an episode of The Royal Family, he suddenly grabbed his heart and fell. Before this, the comedian had amused his colleagues more than once with scenes involving a heart attack, so this time everyone decided that Redd was just playing too hard. When he was taken to the hospital, he was still alive. Perhaps, if not for the delay, he would have been saved.
Brandon Lee (02/01/1965 - 03/31/1993)
Brandon Lee, son of the famous Bruce Lee, died on the set of the gothic drama The Crow. In the episode, when the hero enters a house and sees two rapists mocking his girlfriend, one of the criminals fires a shot. 
This was the last scene involving the use of firearms. And just that day, Brandon Lee refused to wear a bulletproof vest. The scene was filmed using a proven method, perfected hundreds of times: the “criminal” fires blank cartridges, and the “hero” detonates an explosive device hidden in his hand, simulating a shot.
And so the actor shoots from a 44-caliber revolver. Brandon Lee falls and... doesn't get up. Colleagues were sure that he was faking or had gone too deep into the role until they saw streams of blood gushing from his stomach. The actor was rushed to the hospital, where he fought for life for 12.5 hours. His fiancée Eliza Hutson urgently flew out to see him. She barely had time to say goodbye to Brandon - a couple of minutes after her appearance, he died.
The investigation established two causes of the accident. It turned out that due to negligence, instead of blank cartridges in the revolver magazine, there were converted live ones from which gunpowder was poured out. And due to the fact that earlier one of the bullets got stuck in the barrel, it was knocked out with terrible force, and the shot turned out to be slightly less powerful than when firing live ammunition. The actor was pierced in the stomach, damaging internal organs and the spine.
Due to the fact that the actor died during the filming of the final scenes, the film was completed and released. Last minutes Brandon Lee's "stage" life was played by an understudy.
Oliver Reed (02/13/1938 – 05/02/1999)
Oliver Reed and real life He was, as they say, a real macho, so in films he played only courageous and fearless heroes. “Devils”, “Les Miserable”, “Women in Love”, “The Three Musketeers” - this is not a complete list of his roles. Oksana Akinshina - shot his second film under the working title “Svyaznoy”. Work on the film began in September 2002. One of the first scenes (the return of the main character from the army) was filmed in the Karmadon Gorge, in North Ossetia. 
On the evening of the 20th, the film crew, numbering more than a hundred people, headed towards the camp. The sudden collapse of the Kolka glacier buried them all under a 60-meter thick layer of ice and stones. The search for bodies continued until 2004, however most the dead, including Sergei Bodrov, were never found.
Steve Irwin (02/22/1962 – 09/04/2006)
Australian Steve Irwin's parents bred crocodiles. It is not surprising that their son also had close contact with these reptiles. Specifically, I filmed an episode documentaries“Crocodile Hunter”, repeatedly putting his life in mortal danger. 
But it was not crocodiles that killed him. On the set of the film Ocean's Deadliest Killers, the Discovery Channel star talked on camera about stingrays, whose bite can be lethal to humans. Irwin became the third Australian in history to die from the poisonous sting of a stingray - it struck him straight in the heart. His death was caught on film, but the TV presenter's wife decided to destroy it.
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nevsedoma.com.uaUnfortunately, the son, Brandon, was on the list of actors who died on the set. A tragic event occurred on the set of the gothic film “The Raven,” which was released in 1994.
The actor's death occurred due to human carelessness. The fact is that he participated in the last scene with the use of firearms and refused to wear a bulletproof vest. The bullet was not a blank and pierced Brandon's stomach, hitting internal organs.
kinovolna.tv He passed away young: at the time of his death, Bodrov Jr. was only 30 years old. Bodrov was filming his second film called “The Messenger,” and the film crew was forced to go to the Karmadon Gorge, which is located in North Ossetia.
On September 20, 2002, the collapse of the Kolka glacier began, which buried more than a hundred people. The search for bodies continued until 2004. Some of those killed during filming, including Sergei Bodrov, were never found.
In the spring of 2018, viewers are waiting for the second part of the film about the adventures of a superhero. But few people know that the filming of the film was not without incident: according to media reports, professional stuntman Joy Harris performed a dangerous stunt on a motorcycle.
The girl lost control and crashed into the window of the Shaw Tower. The tragedy occurred after Joy successfully performed the stunt four times, but the final take proved fatal.
There were no accidents during the filming of Furious 7, but ironically, the man was involved in a car accident outside of the director's cameras.
The car accident occurred in California, near Los Angeles. It is noteworthy that on that ill-fated day, the man went on the road to participate in a car show to raise money for typhoon victims in the Philippines. According to media reports, eyewitnesses filmed the actor's death, capturing the accident.
newrbk.ru American actress Jean Harlow died during filming. She was considered a sex symbol of the 1930s, but unfortunately, this blonde girl lived short life, for which she managed to star in 14 films.
It is known that during the filming of one of the films, the actress felt a sharp pain in the lower abdomen, as well as weakness and dizziness. After this incident, the actress fell into a coma and died in the summer of 1937 from cerebral edema. The cause of death was the flu experienced by a 26-year-old girl, due to which the blonde developed a complication on her kidneys.
An accident on the set also happened to. Due to his own perfectionism, the actor died on the set. Urbanski refused the help of stuntmen and performed all the stunts himself. In one scene, the actor had to take off and land in a car, which happens in classic action films. The first take was shot successfully, but Evgeniy was dissatisfied with the shots. But the subsequent take turned out to be fatal for the man.
Soviet actors whose life was cut short due to freak accidents
It's no secret that during the filming of dangerous scenes, actors are most often replaced by stuntmen, and it is their lives that are often at risk. They manage to avoid injuries only thanks to their own professionalism and special training. However, in the history of cinema there have been such tragic cases when actors themselves took on difficult stunts and paid for it with their lives. This happened to three Soviet actors whose lives ended prematurely and absurdly...
Still from the film *Ivanna*, 1959
Inna Burduchenko's film career ended as soon as it began. Her first role in the film “Ivanna” (1959) brought her success, and viewers began to call the actress Ivushka after the name of her heroine. She played the daughter of a priest who renounced God, which later became the reason for persistent rumors that this film was anathematized by the Pope. These rumors were born after Soviet football players visited Rome for Olympic Games and there they heard about the anathema. Decades later, the press again started talking about the curse supposedly hanging over the picture - the death of the 21-year-old actress seemed too ridiculous. 
Inna Burduchenko in the film *Ivanna*, 1959
Actress Inna Burduchenko
Her life was cut short just a year after her successful film debut. On the set of the film “Nobody Loved Like That,” Burduchenko’s heroine had to carry a banner from a house engulfed in flames. The actress worked without an understudy. They filmed several takes, and during the last one a tragedy occurred: Inna’s heel got stuck in the wooden boards, and at that moment a burning beam fell on her. Miner Sergei Ivanov, who was acting as an extra, rushed into the house and carried out the actress. Unfortunately, it was too late - she received 78% burns and could not be saved. The film's director was sentenced to 4 years in prison and removed from filming.
Evgeniy Urbansky's film career was short, but very bright. After his first role, he gained popularity and love from the audience. His film debut was the film “Communist” (1957), for his participation in which he received main prizes at festivals in Kyiv and Venice. Two years later he starred in leading role in the film "The Unsent Letter". 36 years later, Francis Ford Coppola undertook the restoration of this painting and financed its distribution in the United States. In 1961, the success of Yevgeny Urbansky was consolidated by the film “Clear Sky”, recognized best picture years in the USSR. It seemed that a brilliant future awaited him, but despite all the prerequisites, he failed to become one of the first Soviet film stars. he managed to star in only 9 films. 
Evgeny Urbansky in the film *Communist*, 1957
Still from the film *Communist*, 1957
In 1965, on the set of the film “The Director,” an accident occurred that took the life of the 33-year-old actor. He had a permanent stunt double, a professional athlete, but the actor preferred to perform most of the stunts on his own. The first take was filmed without incident, but the director suggested complicating the stunt so that the car would jump higher, and filming another take. The truck, driven by Evgeniy Urbansky, bounced on a sand dune and suddenly overturned. The actor broke his cervical vertebrae and died on the way to the hospital. After the tragic death of Urbansky, the film was closed, and 4 years later it was remade with another actor. 
Still from the film *Clear Sky*, 1961
Soviet actor whose life was cut short by a freak accident
The sudden death of Urbansky immediately gave rise to many ridiculous rumors that made his colleagues indignant. Thus, Alexei Batalov said with indignation: “When they said about Urbansky that he died because he was drunk, nothing more offensive could be imagined. Once I almost had a fight with the audience, which I never do, because the gossip about Urbansky is monstrously unfair. I know that he was the most conscientious actor, that if he climbed into this car, which became his grave, it was only so that these same viewers would believe in his hero...”
Andrei Rostotsky in the film *Days of the Turbins*, 1976
Still from the movie *Loop*, 1983
Andrei Rostotsky, the son of the famous director Stanislav Rostotsky, often starred in military and heroic adventure films, choreographed stunts and participated in them himself, without the help of stunt doubles. Since 1997, he has worked as an instructor at the transnational Vitalis survival school, deputy general Director of the Foundation for Russian Expeditions and Travels, conducted expeditions to the Crimean caves, was a member of the jury of the Moscow international festival stuntmen. No one doubted his experience and professionalism. 
Soviet and Russian actor Andrey Rostotsky
In 2002, Rostotsky went to film the film “My Border,” which took place in the area of a ski resort near Sochi. He usually inspected the places where the stunts were to be filmed himself. Relying on his athletic training, he tried to climb the mountain slope at the “Maiden Tears” waterfall without a safety net and fell down from a 40-meter height. It was not possible to save the actor - he died in the hospital without regaining consciousness. Rostotsky’s widow said: “And the waterfall is called that for a reason: people have died there before. There are a lot of moving stones in this place - it seems that the boulder lies firmly on the ground, but in fact it hangs in the air. Andrei stepped on one of these. After his death, they put some kind of fence there and hung a warning sign...” 
Actor with wife and daughter
On the set of films. The actors you can see below died during the filming process. Illnesses, tragic and accidents, unfortunately, did not spare these wonderful actors, who by the time of their death were already known to the audience and were in demand actors. Their death right during the filming of the next films, which were supposed to give viewing pleasure, shocked viewers and fans.
15 actors who died during filming
One of the most beautiful actresses 1930s Jean Harlow became ill while filming Saratoga in 1937. The actress began to complain of abdominal pain, nausea and fatigue. After some time, it became known that Jean Harlow’s kidneys were failing. After hospitalization, she fell into a coma and died on June 7, 1937.
Russian actor Andrei Rostotsky died in 2002 on the set of the film “My Border”. The actor tried to climb a mountain slope without insurance at the “Maiden Tears” waterfall in the area of a ski resort near Sochi, but fell down. A fall from a 40-meter height led to the death of the actor.
Brandon Lee is an actor and the son of Bruce Lee. Died at the age of 28 while filming The Raven. During the filming of one of the scenes in which Brandon's character is shot with a gun, an accident occurred. Members of the film crew did not notice that there was a plug left in the .44 caliber revolver. When fired with a blank cartridge, it flew out, hit the actor’s stomach and got stuck in the spine. Brandon Lee suffered extensive blood loss and died 12 hours after the tragic incident on March 31, 1993.
Bruce Lee is one of the most famous actors in history. Died on July 20, 1973 during the filming of the film Game of Death. Bruce Lee suddenly fell while filming. He was taken to the hospital, where cerebral edema was diagnosed. There are still rumors surrounding the actor's death. According to the most common version, cerebral edema occurred due to a headache pill that contained aspirin and meprobamate. There are also rumors that Bruce Lee was killed by another martial artist, but sufficient evidence of this has never been found.
Vic Morrow died in 1982 while filming The Twilight Zone. He and two other actors played Vietnamese fleeing an American helicopter. Suddenly the helicopter exploded. All three actors died on the spot from the explosion.
John Ritter died on September 11, 2003. The actor felt unwell during the filming of the series “8 simple rules for my teenage daughter's friend." He complained of pain in his heart and fainted. The actor was taken to the hospital with a heart attack and died that evening.
John-Erik Hexam died on October 18, 1984, aged 26. On the set of the film The Hidden Fact, he put a pistol loaded with blank cartridges to his head and then pulled the trigger. The metal-jacketed blank cartridge damaged the actor's skull and caused extensive bleeding, leading to his death.
Soviet actor Yevgeny Urbansky died in 1965 at the age of 33. During a stunt in a car, which the actor decided to perform on his own, the truck he was driving bounced on a sand dune and overturned. As a result, Evgeniy Urbansky suffered a fracture of the cervical vertebrae and died on the way to the hospital.
The rising star of Soviet cinema, Inna Burduchenko, died on August 15, 1960. The tragic incident occurred on July 30, 1960 on the set of the film “Flower on the Stone.” Inna Burduchenko was supposed to carry the banner out of the burning barracks, but the barracks collapsed. The actress received severe burns from which she died in the hospital. The film director was sentenced to 4 years in prison.
American actress Martha Mansfield died on November 30, 1923. During the filming of The Warrens of Virginia, she was sitting in a car. At this time, a passer-by carelessly threw a match, which hit the inside of the car. The actress's dress caught fire, causing her to suffer severe burns and die in hospital a few hours later.
Comedian Redd Foxx died on October 11, 1991, during rehearsals for the television show The Royals. While filming the show, he grabbed his heart and fell. A heart attack led to the actor's death.
Comedian Roy Kinnear died on September 19, 1988. While filming The Return of the Musketeers, he fell from a horse and suffered a broken pelvis. The next day he died in hospital from a heart attack.
Sergey Bodrov Jr. died September 20, 2002. During the filming of the film “Svyaznoy”, the film crew was hit by a glacier in the Karmadon Gorge (North Ossetia). As a result of the tragedy, more than a hundred people are missing - local residents and the film crew. The remains of Sergei Bodrov Jr. were never found.
American actor Tyrone Power died on November 15, 1958 from a heart attack. The accident happened during the filming of the film “Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.”
Eric Fleming drowned while filming High Jungle in Peru. The tragedy occurred on September 28, 1966. While filming a canoe scene with Nico Minardos, he got caught in a whirlpool, fell into the Juliaca River and drowned. His body, torn to pieces by piranhas, was found only four days later.
