Photos: Peril on the set: Celebrity injuries
Neither the chokehold by Sylvester Stallone nor the sight of Mel Gibson’s beard could faze Harrison Ford, but while filming the latest “Star Wars” installment, the 71-year-old actor broke his left leg -- putting his participation in the anticipated film on hold. (Ian Langsdon / EPA)
A look at a some high-profile injuries on the set.
Halle Berry was taken to the hospital after hitting her head during filming on “The Hive” in 2012. She has also been knocked out during “The Call,” broken her foot on “Cloud Atlas,” broken her arm on “Gothika,” injured her eye on “Die Another Day” and suffered a head injury on “Catwoman.” (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Johnny Depp says he had a mishap while riding a horse -- one that dragged him for about 25 yards -- during filming of “The Lone Ranger” that could have left him “horrifically mangled.” (Jeffrey R. Staab / Associated Press)
Singer Lady Gaga suffered from “a labral tear of the right hip” at a concert, an injury that she hid. When the pain left her immobile, she canceled a few concert dates. After being seen by doctors, she was told she needed hip surgery and “strict down time to recover.” (Jemal Countess / Getty Images)
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Kristin Chenoweth was hospitalized in July 2012 after an accident on the New York set of the CBS drama “The Good Wife,” when a gust of wind knocked over lighting equipment, which hit her and knocked her down. She was released from the hospital soon after the incident. (Chris Pizzello / Associated Press)
Fans could see Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins in tears after freezing up in pain during a back-bend dance move on national TV in May 2012. She’d suffered a spasm in her lower back at the end of her vigorous Arabian-themed salsa. (Stuart Wilson / Getty Images)
While guest starring on “Law & Order: SVU” in September 2009, Rosie Perez was “hauled off” by another actress during a staged fight scene, she claimed in a lawsuit she filed in 2011. Perez said she herniated her neck and had to undergo a discectomy after the incident. (Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images)
