Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp’s stunt double Tony Angelotti filled in for some of the more daring moments in the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' films, in which Depp plays Captain Jack Sparrow.

Angelotti suffered a serious injury while shooting a scene which shows Sparrow dangling off a cliff and spinning as the rope around his leg gets loose.

Angelotti said: "When I was up, looking down, I gave the call of ‘three, two, one, go,’ they pulled my quick release that would allow me to unravel. However, the operator of the descender did not have the brake on, and I went into a freefall. I felt the ripping of inside my pelvic area, the burning, ripping sensation ... Once I got to the bottom, I recoiled, like you would like a yo-yo, and sort of did this flailing backflip and then I went into this massive split. That pretty much ended my major performing career. I still did stuff that was, like, lighter stunts and whatnot, but it kind of messed me up to be quite honest.”