Michael J. Fox — Back to the Future III
Michael J. Fox was no stranger to playing the “Back to the Future” character Marty McFly. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as smoothly as the first two times and Fox ended up getting almost very, very badly injured. In the scene where Fox gets a noose around his neck in the town square, things went a little awry.
Director Robert Zemeckis wanted to make eh scene look more realistic and unfortunately in the third take, the actor was actually getting hanged. Fox swang unconscious at the end of the rope for a few seconds before the director had realized what he had done.
Viggo Mortensen — The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
"The Lord of the Rings" had a lot going on. From the costume and set designs to the epic story-telling, organizing it was a massive undertaking. And with that amount of stress, sometimes you can lose track of "smaller" details, like your actor's whereabouts.
In one scene, Viggo Mortensen's character got shot in the back with an arrow meaning that the actor had to lie face down in a river. Unfortunately, the rover's current was a little stronger than everyone anticipated. With his heavy costume, the actor almost drowned.
Jason Statham — The Expendables 3
In 2013, tough British actor Jason Statham accidentally drove a semi-truck in the Black Sea. The actor got into this horrible accident on set and revealed the story on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno."
According to the actor, while driving the truck in Vrana Bulgaria, he was supposed to stop the strike but something malfunctioned and he ended up pummeling into the water.
Martin Sheen — Apocalypse Now
One of the most nerve-racking films ever made left many actors naturally traumatized. Francis Ford Coppola’s magnum opus taunted his actors in the Vietnamese jungles to the point that Martin Sheen actually had a heart attack while filming and had to cry for help.
The cast was surrounded by fake dead bodies, cocaine, and just all-around rough conditions.
Peter O’Toole — Lawrence Of Arabia
The 1962 historical epic, "Lawrence Of Arabia" is a 4-hour film of people in the desert. While it is representative of great cinema, it's natural to assume it wasn’t always smooth sailing on set. Peter O’Toole, who starred in the lead role, was crushed by a herd of camels.
The actor fell off his camel and couldn’t get up again. Fortunately, his camel shielded him from the trampling