Thursday, July 13, 2017

John Bernecker obit

‘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

 

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