Ooh, that's gotta hurt! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the times TV actors got hurt for real, and we saw it happen!
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00:00If we fight like animals, we'll die like animals!
00:05Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the times TV actors got hurt for real and we saw it happen.
00:11Easy, Deanna. We're back on the Enterprise now. You're gonna be okay.
00:16My skin, it's tingling.
00:18Number 10. William Campbell. Star Trek.
00:21Captain Kirk!
00:22Since the creation of the franchise in 1966, Star Trek has featured actors performing all kinds of intense stunts, and on occasion these feats result in a universe of pain.
00:36Take the original series' 17th episode as an example.
00:39In The Squire of Gothos, guest star William Campbell, who played General Trelane, dislocated his shoulder as he sparred with William Shatner in the forest.
00:47And now let's have at it again!
00:49Although Campbell managed to pop it back into place by instinctively flinging his arm, the incident caused production to go a day over schedule.
00:56If you watch closely, you can see Campbell slightly favoring his good arm during the brawl.
01:06Number 9. Melina Kanakirides. CSI New York.
01:11Who are you, Joe?
01:13Portrayed by the glamorous Melina Kanakirides, crime scene investigator Stella Bonasera is a badass.
01:19Stella works alongside Detective Mac Taylor, played by Gary Sinise, serving as the assistant supervisor of the NYPD crime lab.
01:26During her time in this role, Stella protected the city with impeccable stealth and poise. Or most of the time.
01:32Season 5's opener Veritas finds Stella and her team embroiled in a conflict with a killer named Ethan Scott.
01:39A chase ensues between Stella and Scott on a fire escape, during which the former trips and gets a very real scar on her left leg.
01:53Number 8. John LeMessurier. Dad's Army.
01:55Uncle Arthur?
01:56Yes, what is it?
01:57I've finished my carrot and I'm still hungry.
01:59If you're unfamiliar with this classic sitcom, Dad's Army is bursting with good old-fashioned British humor.
02:04Set in World War II, the show follows the adventures of English Home Guard volunteers, most of whom are too old or otherwise unqualified to join the regular army.
02:12Many of the laughs come from the inept group attempting to execute strenuous military exercises.
02:17Hold it!
02:22When season 3 rolled around, these efforts proved to be too much for John LeMessurier, who played Sergeant Arthur Wilson.
02:27The 57-year-old actor strained a ligament in his leg as he threw himself onto the ground in one episode.
02:32Can I cuddle up to you?
02:36Frankly, I'd rather you didn't.
02:38Number 7. Sylvester McCoy. Doctor Who.
02:41Really destroyed me? A Time Lord?
02:43Movians know Sylvester McCoy as the whimsical and mysterious Seventh Doctor.
02:47Notably, McCoy's incarnation of the famous Time Lord was the last to appear before the series went on hiatus in 1989.
02:54The season 26 finale, titled Survivor, also marked the only time McCoy's doctor came face-to-face with Anthony Ainley's master.
03:01Although Ainley and McCoy starred as iconic mortal enemies, they had one thing in common.
03:05Their hatred of the contact lenses they had to wear in the final serial.
03:11Both found the lenses to be extremely uncomfortable, and it's visible if you watch closely.
03:15It didn't help that Ainley had to hit McCoy with a giant animal bone.
03:19Number 6. KJ Apa. Riverdale.
03:22He's not here.
03:24Over there! Oh my God!
03:25She's over there!
03:26Cheryl! Cheryl!
03:27Cheryl, stop!
03:28Debuting in 2017, this popular show presents a darker, more dramatic version of the beloved comic series than previously seen.
03:35KJ Apa stars as Archie Andrews, who goes from everyday-to-day life to being a hero.
03:41A scene in the finale finds Archie and his friends venturing to save their classmate when she falls through thin ice.
03:46Although Apa was actually punching a foam mat, he hit it with so much gusto that he actually broke his hand.
03:51Archie, careful!
03:53What's more, it was so cold on set that he didn't even notice the injury until 20 minutes after it occurred.
03:58Help!
04:00Archie!
04:01Archie!
04:02Archie!
04:03Archie!
04:04Archie!
04:05Archie!
04:06Archie!
04:07Archie!
04:13As methamphetamine cook and dealer Jesse Pinkman, Aaron Paul filmed his share of fight scenes.
04:17But a slip that occurred behind the scenes of season two, episode two, stands out as especially harrowing.
04:23Here, Paul suffered a concussion when Raymond Crews, in character as Tuco Salamanca, pushed him into a screen door.
04:29out is especially harrowing. Here, Paul suffered a concussion when Raymond Cruz, in character as
04:34Tuco Salamanca, pushed him into a screen door. Immediately feeling the effects of the tumble,
04:42Paul begged Cruz to stop, but Cruz simply thought his cries for help were part of the script and
04:46continued to beat the crap out of him. Real-life mistakes aside, you have to admit the final take
04:51looks pretty authentic. 4. Marina Sirtis – Star Trek The Next Generation
05:01Sirtis' depiction of Counselor Deanna Troi earned her considerable fame, and for a time,
05:09considerable pain. In season five's power play, Troi is part of an away team that explores an
05:13uninhabited moon. When told there was a stunt that involved the crew being violently thrown
05:17backward, Sirtis had the option to use a double, as all her fellow actors were doing. She opted
05:22to do the stunt, and although they were able to get a great shot, it came at a hefty price.
05:33Sirtis hurt her tailbone while crashing to the ground. In Sirtis' view, the worst part of this
05:37was that no one could see her face from that distance anyway, so no one would have known it
05:41was her rather than a double. 3. Andrew Sachs – Fawlty Towers
05:53Fawlty Towers is celebrated for its sharp writing and hilarious physical comedy.
06:02The sitcom also features performances from British comedy legends such as John Cleese
06:06and Andrew Sachs. Sachs' portrayal of waiter Manuel earned him lots of love from his audience,
06:11but unfortunately, he was injured a few times while recording the show's humorous mishaps.
06:22In addition to the time he was accidentally set on fire, Sachs once found himself on the receiving
06:27end of a so-called staged hit on the head with an unexpectedly real frying pan. Talk about devotion
06:32to the craft. 2. Kit Harington – Game of Thrones
06:43Jon Snow is among the most famous players in the Game of Thrones, and Kit Harington has been
06:46widely praised for giving life to the heroic Snow. And according to behind-the-scenes info
06:50for the episode Winterfell, it sounds like Harington suffered for his art big time.
06:54To film a sequence where Snow rides a dragon, Harington had to sit on a mechanical bull-like
06:58device that bucked around crazily. At one point, it grabbed hold of him in a particularly
07:08vulnerable spot, causing poor Kit significant discomfort and fear. Being the seasoned professional
07:14he is, he soldiered through the scene. But if you watch very closely, you can see him grimacing.
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07:371. Matt LeBlanc – Friends
07:43Joey Tribbiani is a fan-favorite character on Friends. What he lacks in intelligence,
07:47he makes up for in loyalty and lovability. That's why we felt so badly for his actor
07:55Matt LeBlanc in season 3's The One Where No One's Ready. A subplot of this episode involves
08:00Joey and his roommate Chandler fighting over a couch in their neighbor Monica's apartment.
08:04At a moment where they both make a mad dash for the spot, Matt LeBlanc dislocated his shoulder.
08:12The writers were able to cleverly incorporate the incident into the show,
08:15having Joey, in typical Joey fashion, get hurt while jumping on his bed.
08:25Which TV injury do you think looked the most excruciating? Let us know in the comments.
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