‘Walking Dead’ Stuntman Dies After On-Set Accident
He was not on the list.
AMC and “Walking Dead” showrunner Scott Gimple released statements on Bernecker’s death.
“John Bernecker‘s family has decided that he will be removed from life support, following organ donation,” AMC said. “We are deeply saddened by this loss and our hearts and prayers are with John’s family, friends and colleagues during this extremely difficult time.”
“Our production is heartbroken by the tragic loss of John Bernecker,” Gimple said. “John’s work on The Walking Dead and dozens of other movies and shows will continue to entertain and excite audiences for generations. We are grateful for his contributions, and all of us send our condolences, love, and prayers to John’s family and friends.”
“Walking Dead” stuntman John Bernecker has died after suffering an accident on the show’s set in Georgia, Variety has confirmed.
According to Coweta County Coroner Richard Hawk, Bernecker died at Atlanta Medical Center of blunt force trauma due to his fall. He was reportedly placed on a ventilator after the accident, which was turned off on Thursday.
Bernecker fell more than 20 feet off a balcony onto a concrete floor, suffering a serious head injury that required him to be transported to a nearby hospital by helicopter. AMC announced Thursday that they had temporarily shut down production on the show’s eighth season in the wake of the tragedy.
Bernecker is a veteran stunt performer and fight choreographer. Per his IMDB page, he has worked on projects such as “Olympus Has Fallen,” “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” and “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay” parts 1 and 2, and “Logan,” among many others. He is also listed as having worked on upcoming films like Marvel’s “Black Panther” and Dwayne Johnson’s “Rampage.” He has been an actor in several films, with small parts in “Logan,” “The Last Witch Hunter,” “Goosebumps,” and an episode of Season 1 of “True Detective.”
A SAG-AFTRA spokesperson said on Thursday the guild is investigating the accident.
“We are saddened to report that John Bernecker, a talented stuntman for ‘The Walking Dead’ and numerous other television shows and films, suffered serious injuries from a tragic accident on set,” AMC said in a statement on Thursday. “He was immediately transported to an Atlanta hospital and we have temporarily shut down production.”
In addition, the Atlanta office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) confirmed to Variety on Friday that they have launched their own investigation into the incident.
SAG-AFTRA also issued a statement on Friday after his family confirmed his death: “SAG-AFTRA offers its deepest condolences to the friends and family of John Bernecker, an accomplished stunt performer who passed away after a fall on the set of ‘The Walking Dead’ in Georgia. This tragic and untimely loss of a member of the SAG-AFTRA family is heartbreaking, and our thoughts are with his loved ones and his friends and colleagues in the Georgia production community.
“The safety of our members is paramount. We will work with the authorities and closely monitor their investigations into this tragic incident.”
The LifeLink Foundation posted a statement saying that he would serve as an organ donor: “Although devastated by their loss, John’s loved ones have ensured his legacy will live on, not only through the personal and professional contributions he made during his life, but also by their generous decision to allow John to save lives as an organ donor,” the statement read.
Stunts
Robert De Niro and Oakes Fegley in The War with Grandpa (2020)
The War with Grandpa
5.7
stunt performer
2020
Tony Denison and Lyndsy Fonseca in Agent Emerson (2019)
Agent Emerson
7.4
Short
stunt coordinatorstunt coordinator: Louisiana
2019
Noble Creatures (2019)
Noble Creatures
Short
stunt coordinator
2019
Simon Rex, Amy Smart, Shawn Michaels, Stephen Rannazzisi, and Tony Cavalero in Avengers of Justice: Farce Wars (2018)
Avengers of Justice: Farce Wars
2.4
stunt double: Stephen Rannazzisi
2018
Kate Bosworth and Mike P. Nelson in The Domestics (2018)
The Domestics
5.7
stunt performer
2018
Sylvester Stallone and Dave Bautista in Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018)
Escape Plan 2: Hades
3.9
stunt performer
2018
Dwayne Johnson in Rampage (2018)
Rampage
6.1
stunt performer
2018
Leslie Mann, Ike Barinholtz, John Cena, Kathryn Newton, Gideon Adlon, and Geraldine Viswanathan in Blockers (2018)
Blockers
6.2
stunt teen: #1
2018
Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, and Olivia in Game Night (2018)
Game Night
6.9
stunt double: Joshua Mikel
2018
Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Andy Serkis, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Daniel Kaluuya, and Letitia Wright in Black Panther (2018)
Black Panther
7.3
utility stunts
2018
Andrew Lincoln in The Walking Dead (2010)
The Walking Dead
8.1
TV Series
stunts (uncredited)
2017
Tales (2017)
Tales
6.0
TV Series
stunt cop
2017
Woody Harrelson, Frances McDormand, and Sam Rockwell in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
8.1
stunt double: Caleb Landry Jonesstunts
2017
Mississippi River Sharks (2017)
Mississippi River Sharks
3.6
TV Movie
stunt coordinator
2017
Niecy Nash, Carrie Preston, Judy Reyes, Jenn Lyon, and Karrueche Tran in Claws (2017)
Claws
7.5
TV Series
stunt double: Michael Cullen
2017
Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Ludacris, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, and Nathalie Emmanuel in The Fate of the Furious (2017)
The Fate of the Furious
6.6
stunt performer
2017
Corey Hawkins in 24: Legacy (2016)
24: Legacy
6.3
TV Series
stunt double: Bailey Chase
2017
A Deadly Affair (2017)
A Deadly Affair
5.2
TV Movie
stunt coordinator
2017
Nanny Seduction (2017)
Nanny Seduction
4.9
TV Movie
stunt coordinator
2017
Hugh Jackman in Logan (2017)
Logan
8.1
stunt performer (uncredited)
2017
Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out (2017)
Get Out
7.8
stunt double: Jeremy
2017
Zendaya in K.C. Undercover (2015)
K.C. Undercover
6.5
TV Series
stunt double
2016
Desolation (2016)
Desolation
4.2
stunt coordinator
2016
Logan Marshall-Green in Quarry (2016)
Quarry
8.0
TV Series
stunt double: Josh Randall
2016
Jamie Bell in TURN: Washington's Spies (2014)
TURN: Washington's Spies
8.1
TV Series
stunt performer
2016
Joey Lauren Adams, Billy Ray Cyrus, and Madison Iseman in Still the King (2016)
Still the King
5.6
TV Series
stunt double: John Michael Weatherly
2016–2017
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
5.9
stunt performer (uncredited)
2016
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele in Keanu (2016)
Keanu
6.2
stunt performer
2016
Chloë Grace Moretz and Zackary Arthur in The 5th Wave (2016)
The 5th Wave
5.2
stunts
2016
Bruce Willis, Kellan Lutz, and Gina Carano in Extraction (2015)
Extraction
4.1
stunt double: Kellan Lutz
2015
Stella Maeve, Summer Bishil, Hale Appleman, Olivia Taylor Dudley, and Arjun Gupta in The Magicians (2015)
The Magicians
7.6
TV Series
stunt double: Wayne Pére
2015–2020
Daniel Wu in Into the Badlands (2015)
Into the Badlands
7.9
TV Series
stunt performer (uncredited)
2015
Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
6.6
stunts
2015
The Parallax Theory (2015)
The Parallax Theory
5.6
TV Mini Series
stunt coordinator
2015
Scream Queens (2015)
Scream Queens
7.1
TV Series
stunt double: Evan Paley
2015
Vin Diesel in The Last Witch Hunter (2015)
The Last Witch Hunter
5.9
utility stunts
2015
Rowan Blanchard and Paris Berelc in Invisible Sister (2015)
Invisible Sister
5.9
TV Movie
utility stunts
2015
Ozark Sharks (2015)
Ozark Sharks
3.4
TV Movie
stunt coordinator
2015
Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, and Odeya Rush in Goosebumps (2015)
Goosebumps
6.3
stuntscreature performer (uncredited)
2015
Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart in American Ultra (2015)
American Ultra
6.1
stunt performer
2015
The Astronaut Wives Club (2015)
The Astronaut Wives Club
7.3
TV Series
stunt double: Desmond Harrington
2015
Jamie Bell, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, and Miles Teller in Fantastic Four (2015)
Fantastic Four
4.3
stuntsstunt performer (uncredited)
2015
Ben Kingsley and Ryan Reynolds in Self/less (2015)
Self/less
6.5
stuntsstunt double: Matthew Goode (uncredited)
2015
Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart in Get Hard (2015)
Get Hard
6.0
stunt double: Will Ferrell
2015
Bruce Willis, Thomas Jane, and Ambyr Childers in Vice (2015)
Vice
4.2
stunt performer
2015
Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
6.6
stunts
2014
The Loft (2014)
The Loft
6.3
stunt double
2014
William Fichtner, Will Arnett, Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard, Johnny Knoxville, Megan Fox, Alan Ritchson, and Pete Ploszek in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
5.8
stunts
2014
Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill in 22 Jump Street (2014)
22 Jump Street
7.0
stuntsstunt double: Channing Tatum and Peter Stormare (uncredited)
2014
Salem (2014)
Salem
7.1
TV Series
stunts
2014
Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Matt Dillon, Amy Smart, and Neal McDonough in Bad Country (2014)
Bad Country
5.8
stunt double: Matt Dillon
2014
Ice Cube and Kevin Hart in Ride Along (2014)
Ride Along
6.1
stunts
2014
Reckless (2013)
Reckless
6.7
TV Movie
stunt double: Patrick Fugit
2013
Josh Brolin in Oldboy (2013)
Oldboy
5.8
utility stunts
2013
Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
7.5
stunts
2013
Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, and Alexandra Daddario in Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
5.7
stuntsstunt double: Grey Damon (uncredited)
2013
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone in Escape Plan (2013)
Escape Plan
6.7
stunts
2013
Jay Baruchel, James Franco, Craig Robinson, Seth Rogen, Danny McBride, and Jonah Hill in This Is the End (2013)
This Is the End
6.6
stuntsstunt double: Jay Baruchel (uncredited)
2013
Cody the Robosapien (2013)
Cody the Robosapien
5.2
stunt performer
2013
Revolution (2012)
Revolution
6.6
TV Series
stunt performer (uncredited)
2013
Morgan Freeman, Aaron Eckhart, and Gerard Butler in Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
Olympus Has Fallen
6.5
stunt performer
2013
Bruce Willis, Jeff Daniels, Piper Perabo, Paul Dano, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Emily Blunt in Looper (2012)
Looper
7.4
stunts
2012
Nicolas Cage in Stolen (2012)
Stolen
5.5
utility stunts
2012
Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Scott Adkins in Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012)
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
5.1
stunt double: Magnus
2012
Robert De Niro, Forest Whitaker, and 50 Cent in Freelancers (2012)
Freelancers
4.7
assistant stunt rigger
2012
Aaron Toney in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
5.9
stunts
2012
The Philly Kid (2012)
The Philly Kid
5.6
stunt performer
2012
Jean-Claude Van Damme and Cung Le in Dragon Eyes (2012)
Dragon Eyes
4.4
stunt performer
2012
Battleship (2012)
Battleship
5.8
stunts
2012
Jamie Kennedy and Adam Copeland in Bending the Rules (2012)
Bending the Rules
4.9
stunt double: Jamie Kennedy
2012
Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Giovanni Ribisi, and Ben Foster in Contraband (2012)
Contraband
6.4
stunt double: Caleb Landry Jones
2012
Sean Faris and Rebecca Da Costa in Freerunner (2011)
Freerunner
3.5
assistant stunt coordinatorfight choregrapherstunt double: Sean Faris
2011
Creature (2011)
Creature
3.7
fight choreographer
2011
Parker Posey, Michael Rapaport, and Paul Levesque in Inside Out (2011)
Inside Out
4.5
stunt double: James Hébert
2011
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastain, and Chloë Grace Moretz in Texas Killing Fields (2011)
Texas Killing Fields
5.7
stunts
2011
Escapee (2011)
Escapee
3.2
stunts
2011
Nicolas Cage, Guy Pearce, and January Jones in Seeking Justice (2011)
Seeking Justice
6.1
safety (uncredited)
2011
Marc Senter and Nathan Grubbs in Brawler (2011)
Brawler
3.9
stunt double: Nathan Grubbs
2011
Jason Lee in Memphis Beat (2010)
Memphis Beat
7.5
TV Series
stunt double: Jason Leestunt double: Sam Henningsstunts (uncredited, uncredited, uncredited) ...
2010–2011
A Good Night (2011)
A Good Night
Short
stunt performer
2011
Geoffrey Rush, Michael Clarke Duncan, Ryan Reynolds, and Mark Strong in Green Lantern (2011)
Green Lantern
5.5
stuntsstunt double: Peter Sarsgaard (uncredited)
2011
Mandy Moore and Kellan Lutz in Love, Wedding, Marriage (2011)
Love, Wedding, Marriage
4.8
stunt double: Kellan Lutz
2011
Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, and Nina Dobrev in The Vampire Diaries (2009)
The Vampire Diaries
7.7
TV Series
stunt double
2011
51 (2011)
51
3.5
stunt player
2011
The Mechanic (2011)
The Mechanic
6.5
stunt double: Tony Goldwynstunts
2011
Taye Diggs, Sam Huntington, Brandon Routh, and Aníta Briem in Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2010)
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
5.1
stunt doublestunt performer
2010
JD Evermore, Lochlyn Munro, Mark Sheppard, William Morgan Sheppard, Pruitt Taylor Vince, and Gina Holden in Mysterious Island (2010)
Mysterious Island
3.5
stunt performer
2010
Dennis Farina, Melora Hardin, Wendie Malick, Mark Feuerstein, Paul Wight, and Bobb'e J. Thompson in Knucklehead (2010)
Knucklehead
5.1
stunt performer
2010
Monsterwolf (2010)
Monsterwolf
3.6
TV Movie
stunt performer (uncredited)
2010
Kelli Giddish in Chase (2010)
Chase
6.9
TV Series
stunt double: Travis Fimmel (uncredited)
2010
Arielle Kebbel, Charlie Weber, B.J. Britt, Matt Lanter, Chris Riggi, Jenn Proske, and Heather Brooke Simpson in Vampires Suck (2010)
Vampires Suck
3.5
stunts
2010
John Malkovich, Josh Brolin, Michael Fassbender, and Megan Fox in Jonah Hex (2010)
Jonah Hex
4.7
stunts
2010
Dylan McDermott, Nick Stahl, Rosamund Pike, Zoe Saldaña, Paz Vega, and Lake Bell in Burning Palms (2010)
Burning Palms
5.4
stunt performer
2010
Ellen Barkin, Famke Janssen, and Marc-André Grondin in The Chameleon (2010)
The Chameleon
5.5
stunt double
2010
Ja Rule, Rob Van Dam, and Dave Bautista in Wrong Side of Town (2010)
Wrong Side of Town
3.8
Video
stunts
2010
Natasha Henstridge, John Savage, Paul Ben-Victor, Sam Murphy, Matt O'Leary, Marshall Allman, and Debby Gaudet in American Bully (2009)
American Bully
4.9
stunts
2009
Actor
Tony Denison and Lyndsy Fonseca in Agent Emerson (2019)
Agent Emerson
7.4
Short
Facility Guard
2019
Black Site Delta (2017)
Black Site Delta
3.9
Guard
2017
Hugh Jackman in Logan (2017)
Logan
8.1
Federale
2017
Trouble Bath (2016)
Trouble Bath
Short
The Monster
2016
Bruce Willis, Kellan Lutz, and Gina Carano in Extraction (2015)
Extraction
4.1
Steel Mill Guard #6
2015
The Parallax Theory (2015)
The Parallax Theory
5.6
TV Mini Series
Clark
2015
Vin Diesel in The Last Witch Hunter (2015)
The Last Witch Hunter
5.9
Witch Attacker #4
2015
Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, and Odeya Rush in Goosebumps (2015)
Goosebumps
6.3
Werewolf (uncredited)
2015
Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart in American Ultra (2015)
American Ultra
6.1
Asset #5
2015
Salem (2014)
Salem
7.1
TV Series
Undead #2 (uncredited)
2014
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in True Detective (2014)
True Detective
8.8
TV Series
Mechanic
2014
Sean Faris and Rebecca Da Costa in Freerunner (2011)
Freerunner
3.5
Decks
2011
Escapee (2011)
Escapee
3.2
Ray
2011
Marc Senter and Nathan Grubbs in Brawler (2011)
Brawler
3.9
Charlie's Double
2011
Dennis Farina, Melora Hardin, Wendie Malick, Mark Feuerstein, Paul Wight, and Bobb'e J. Thompson in Knucklehead (2010)
Knucklehead
5.1
Fighter (uncredited)
2010
Monsterwolf (2010)
Monsterwolf
3.6
TV Movie
Guard #1
2010
Thanks
Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, and Olivia in Game Night (2018)
Game Night
6.9
in memory of
2018
Andrew Lincoln in The Walking Dead (2010)
The Walking Dead
8.1
TV Series
in memory of
2017
Archive Footage
24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2018)
24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
7.2
TV Special
Self - In Memoriam (archive footage)
2018
The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards (2017)
The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards
5.1
TV Special
Self - In Memoriam (archive footage)
2017

No comments:
Post a Comment