Brandon Lee in 1993’s The Crow, in which he was fatally shot on set by another actor. 

‘No one should be killed on set’: tragic history of fatalities during filming

On-set deaths like Halyna Hutchins’ remain thankfully rare – but only one film director has been convicted in the US for such incidents

Catherine Shoard
Fri 22 Oct 2021 15.56 BST

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afety on film and TV sets is under renewed scrutiny following the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by actor and producer Alec Baldwin during production on Rust, a western being filmed in New Mexico.

Alec Baldwin in the parking lot outside the Santa Fe County Sheriff's offices after being questioned about the shooting. Photograph: Jim Weber/The New Mexican

Alec Baldwin kills woman by firing prop gun on film set of Rust

Alec Baldwin profile / A versatile but troubled star

Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins airlifted to hospital, where she died, while director Joel Souza also injured

Samantha Lock and Luke Harding
Fri 22 Oct 2021 12.52 BST

 

Alec Baldwin is at the centre of a police investigation after shooting and killing his director of photography with a prop gun on the set of a movie in New Mexico in what appeared to be an accidental misfire.

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin profile: a versatile but troubled star

Tragic shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins happened on set of actor’s latest movie

Alec Baldwin kills woman by firing prop gun on film set of Rust

Andrew Pulver

Friday 22 October 2021

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lec Baldwin was on location in New Mexico, playing the role of an outlaw with a bounty on his head in a film called Rust, when the catastrophic prop-gun incident that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza took place. Baldwin is the producer and star of the picture, which was filming at the Bonanza Creek Ranch just outside Santa Fe.