Actors Who Died On A Movie Set, And In Action (With Pictures)

5. Roy Kinnear – Fell Off Horse, Then Had A Heart Attack

According to Wikipedia, Roy Kinnear was a British character actor known for his performances on various British comedy shows, as well as playing Veruca Salt’s father in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory(1971) and as Planchet in Richard Lester’s The Three Musketeers (1973) along with its two sequels The Four Musketeers (1974) and The Return of the Musketeers (1989). While filming The Return of the Musketeers in Toledo, Spain, Kinnear fell from a horse and suffered a broken pelvis and internal bleeding. He was hospitalized in Madrid, but passed away the following day from a heart attack caused by his injuries.