Actors Who Died While Filming

A few times in entertainment history, performers have died doing what they loved: hanging out on movie or TV sets, waiting for the crew to set up the next shot, or while actually filming a take. Here are some stars who kept on working until their last very breath.

Sliders was a cult hit about dimension hoppers that starred the unlikely combo of Jerry O'Connell from Stand by Me and Jonathan Rhys-Davies of Raiders of the Lost Ark. In September 1996, a 27-year-old actor named Ken Steadman landed a small guest-starring role on a third-season episode, Desert Storm. While portraying a tough guy named Cutter, Steadman was required to drive himself and another actor on a dune buggy across El Mirage Dry Lake outside San Bernardino, California. While the vehicle was equipped with seatbelts, neither Steadman nor the other actor had used them. When Steadman lost control of the dune buggy, it flipped over. While the other actor sustained little more than cuts and bruises, Steadman was seriously injured in the crash. He was airlifted by helicopter to the San Bernardino Medical Center, but his injuries were so severe that he was pronounced dead not long after arrival.

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Vic Morrow | 1:09
Brandon Lee | 2:17
John Candy | 3:32
Adolph Caesar | 4:41
Roy Kinnear | 5:33


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