History Main / FatalMethodActing

* Lithuanian director Mantas Kvedaravičius was murdered in Mariupol, Ukraine in April 2022 while filming his war documentary ''Mariupol 2'' amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. His widow Hanna Bilobrova smuggled Kvedaravičius' footage out of Ukraine and [[Main/PosthumousCollaboration completed the film]]. A month and a half later, the finished ''Mariupol 2'' premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

!!Suicide:

* Al Mulock, a Canadian actor playing one of the gunmen in ''Film/OnceUponATimeInTheWest'''s opening scene, died of suicide by jumping out his hotel window - in full costume - between takes.

* Legendary Japanese pro wrestling star Wrestling/MitsuharuMisawa died in 2009 after an internal decapitation from taking a "typical" backdrop suplex, a common finishing move in puroresu. This is in part medical, as Misawa had taken many neck, head, and upper shoulder bumps like the one for this move for many years and never got his neck examined, or took an extended leave of absence, leaving his neck in a very weakened state. He had also been complaining about neck pains and numbness since earlier that year and maybe the previous one.

* SnuffFilm: The fictional cases where this is done ''deliberately''.

* DeadlineNews: If the person who bites the dust is a news reporter, then you'll probably be hearing about it here.
* CasualtyInTheRing: A SubTrope focusing on fighting examples.
* SpectatorCasualty: If it happens to an audience member.

* OnSetInjury: When things happen during production that aren't ''quite'' fatal but very well could have been. (Anything formerly listed on this page as "Near Misses" should go there.)

* Redd Foxx died of a heart attack on the set of his sitcom ''The Royal Family'' in 1991. His best-known role was on ''Series/SanfordAndSon'', which had a RunningGag about his character faking heart attacks; ''and'' the working title for the show he was filming had been ''Chest Pains''. Due to his role as Fred Sanford, the rest of the cast [[AllPartOfTheShow thought he was just faking it]] until it was too late. The show tried to continue without Foxx for a few episodes, but it was canceled shortly thereafter.

* Broadway veteran David Burns died of a heart attack in the middle of a preview performance of ''70, Girls, 70!'', a musical comedy about senior citizens.

* On August 20, 1994, elephant trainer Allen Campbell was crushed to death and another handler severely injured when an elephant turned on them during a performance at Circus International in Honolulu, Hawaii. The elephant subsequently made a break for freedom, briefly getting loose on the streets of Honolulu before she was tracked down and killed by police. The shocking incident and the subsequent revelation that the elephant had snapped after years of horrific abuse (with Campbell himself being among the worst culprits) led to massive public outcry and ultimately a statewide ban on the use of performing animals in circus acts.

* Legend has it that the famous playwright '''Creator/Moliere''' died on stage, poisonned by the green dye of his costume, which is why [[TheScottishTrope superstition]] will not let any actor wear green onstage. Molière actually died of tuberculosis, and while his last performance was indeed interrupted by his illness, he died in bed a few hours later.

* Legend has it that the famous playwright ''Creator/Molière'' died on stage, poisonned by the green dye of his costume, which is why [[TheScottishTrope superstition]] will not let any actor wear green onstage. Molière actually died of tuberculosis, and while his last performance was indeed interrupted by his illness, he died in bed a few hours later.

* Legend has it that the famous playwright Creator/Molière died on stage, poisonned by the green dye of his costume, which is why [[TheScottishTrope superstition]] will not let any actor wear green onstage. Molière actually died of tuberculosis, and while his last performance was indeed interrupted by his illness, he died in bed a few hours later.

* Legend has it that the famous playwright Creator/Moliere died on stage, poisonned by the green dye of his costume, which is why [[TheScottishTrope superstition]] will not let any actor wear green onstage. Molière actually died of tuberculosis, and while his last performance was indeed interrupted by his illness, he died in bed a few hours later.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'': Miguel's favorite performer Ernesto de la Cruz died in 1942, decades prior to the events of the film, when he was accidentally crushed by a giant prop bell during a stage performance. This is depicted in a DeathAsComedy way. [[spoiler: This later turns out to be a KarmicDeath, since it is revealed he murdered the man who actually wrote his hit songs, and bastardized them -- the bombastic song he was performing at his death was meant to be a lullaby.]]

* ''ComicBook/RobinTheBoyWonder'': Robin's [[DeathByOriginStory origin story]] involves his acrobat parents dying in what looks like a trapeze accident, but was actually an act of sabotage by mobsters. This has played out in multiple adaptations of Robin's origin.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'': Miguel's favorite performer Ernesto de la Cruz died in 1942, decades prior to the events of the film, when he was accidentally crushed by a giant prop bell during a stage performance, but is depicted in a DeathAsComedy way. [[spoiler: This later turns out to be a KarmicDeath, since it is revealed he murdered the man who actually wrote his hit songs, and bastardized them -- the bombastic song he was performing at his death was meant to be a lullaby.]]

* In ''Pippin'', the Players explain how in the finale Pippin is supposed to [[SelfImmolation set himself on fire]] "for real" so he can have the perfect experience he's been looking for all the show. Pippin understandably objects: "Look, it's just that if this ''isn't'' it... [[{{Understatement}} I'm going to have a tough time trying something else.]]"

* NotSoFakePropWeapon: The entirely fictional examples of actors being murdered through the replacement of a harmless prop with a real deadly weapon.

* ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'': In "Icarus", the actor playing Icarus has his flying rig sabotaged and he plunges to his death as he is supposed to be soaring towards the sun.

* In ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'', one of the cliffhangers in the first part's Nankatsu/Musashi game takes place when the IllBoy Meiwa captain, Misugi, suddenly stops playing and it seems like his ill heart is gonna stop beating. It's even spiced up in the original anime, with Tsubasa being so shaken at the sight that he lets out an anguished BigNo. [[spoiler: Misugi manages to get an HeroicSecondWind and finish the game, but he must be rushed to the nearest hospital.]]

* Czech-Canadian stuntman Karel Soucek successfully went over the Niagara Falls in a barrel of his own design in July 1984, earning fame for performing the infamously dangerous stunt. Tragedy stuck months later on January 20, 1985, when Soucek attempted to recreate his feat at a stunt show held at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas despite legendary daredevil UsefulNotes/EvelKnievel begging him not to attempt a stunt he considered to the most dangerous he'd ever seen. Sadly, Knievel's concerns were founded: Soucek's barrel was to drop 180 feet into a tank of water, but it was released prematurely and hit the rim of the tank instead of the center. Soucek was alive when he was released from the barrel, but he was mortally wounded, and he succumbed to his injuries while the stunt show was still ongoing.

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* On August 20, 1994, a performance at Circus International in Honolulu, Hawaii went badly wrong when an elephant used in the act turned on her handlers, severely injuring a groomer and crushing elephant trainer Allen Campbell to death before making a break for freedom; a bystander was also injured while trying to close a gate to stop her escape. The elephant did briefly get loose on the streets of Honolulu, but was tracked down and killed by police. The shocking incident and the subsequent revelation that the elephant had snapped after years of horrific abuse (with Campbell himself being among the worst culprits) led to massive public outcry and ultimately a statewide ban on the use of performing animals in circus acts.
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