Undoubtedly, one of the cases that has had the most media coverage in the history of cinema was the death of Brandon Lee , son of Bruce Lee , while filming the movie The Raven , in 1993. During a scene in which a shooting took place , Lee was hit in the stomach by the remains of a projectile, which by mistake had been loaded in a weapon that was only supposed to fire blank cartridges. The accident took place eight days after filming ended. This had to be completed with stunts and digital effects. He was twenty-eight years old.
A similar fate suffered Jon-Erik Hexum, who in 1984 was working on the film Cover Up : a blank bullet exploded in his temple while handling a revolver .
Martha Mansfield, meanwhile, burned in her period dress in 1923 just after finishing her scenes in the movie The Warrens of Virginia . It is believed that a match or a cigarette could set it on fire.
Even more rugged was the death of Vic Morrow, on the set of On the Limits of Reality (1983). At one point, the actor was in a river, trying to rescue two children he was carrying with him. A pursuing helicopter fell on them. The propellers decapitated Morrow and one of the little ones . The other was crushed to death.
Tyrone Power was going to play the role of Solomon in the film Solomon and the Queen of Sheba , which was being shot in Spain and would be released in 1959. A heart attack ended him. British actor Roy Kinnear also ended his days in Madrid, and for the same reason. He was in Toledo filming The Return of the Musketeers , where he played the role of the servant Planchet. During a scene on horseback, he fell from his mount and broke his pelvis. The accident was not fatal, but the actor died a day later in the hospital to which he had been transferred after suffering a heart attack.
