OK ISH movie and TV buffs

[gts]

Who is the actor that killed himself with a blank gun on the set of a movie or TV show when he jokingly put the gun against his head, pulled the trigger now he's dead when the pressure of the gasses injured his brain

[rezznor]

Who is the actor that killed himself with a blank gun on the set of a movie or TV show when he jokingly put the gun against his head, pulled the trigger now he's dead when the pressure of the gasses injured his brainjon erik hexum

On October 12, 1984, the cast and crew of Cover Up were filming the seventh episode of the series, "Golden Opportunity", on Stage 17 of the 20th Century Fox lot. One of the scenes filmed that day called for Hexum's character to load blanks into a .44 Magnum handgun. When the scene did not play as the director wanted it to play in the master shot, there was a delay in filming. Hexum became restless and impatient during the delay and began playing around to lighten the mood. Apparently, he had unloaded all but one (blank) round, spun it, and in what would appear to be a game of Russian roulette, at 5:15 p.m., he put the revolver to his right temple and pulled the trigger.[6]
Hexum was apparently unaware that his actions were dangerous. Blanks use paper or plastic wadding to seal gunpowder into the cartridge, and this wadding is propelled from the barrel of the gun with enough force to cause injury if the weapon is fired within a few feet of the body should it strike at a particularly vulnerable spot, such as the temple or the eye. At a close enough range, the effect of the powder gasses is similar to a small explosion so although the paper wadding in the blank that Hexum discharged did not penetrate his skull, there was enough blunt force trauma to shatter a quarter-sized piece of his skull and propel the pieces into his brain, causing massive hemorrhaging.[1][7]

[gts]

that's it... thanks

btw what a horrible accident...

[DeuceWallaces]

You may also be thinking of Brandon Lee who died in a bizarre prop gun accident while filming The Crow.

[plowking]

Did a similar thing happen to Bruce Lee's kid on the set of the Crow?

EDIT: Thanks Deuce.

[rezznor]

You may also be thinking of Brandon Lee who died in a bizarre prop gun accident while filming The Crow.
brandon lee's accident wasn't self inflicted though.

[rezznor]

Did a similar thing happen to Bruce Lee's kid on the set of the Crow?lee got shot with a real bullet when it was supposed to be blanks

[gts]

You may also be thinking of Brandon Lee who died in a bizarre prop gun accident while filming The Crow.

yeah i knew of lees accident but the one posted by rezznor is the one i was thinking of.. he was a friend of our neighbors and my sister and I were trying to come up with his name

[ThePhantomCreep]

Who is the actor that killed himself with a blank gun on the set of a movie or TV show when he jokingly put the gun against his head, pulled the trigger now he's dead when the pressure of the gasses injured his brain

Life had just begun, but now he's gone and thrown it all away?

[gts]

Life had just begun, but now he's gone and thrown it all away?
:lol yeah i did that on purpose...