Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson’s 1995 epic ‘Braveheart' had numerous battle scenes depicting medieval warfare with swords, shields, arrows and horse-mounted soldiers.

During one equine scene, Gibson could have been killed by a falling horse, but his stunt double saved his life.

In an interview with Empire magazine, Gibson said: “The horse had a good trick where he did this whole rear-up thing, but he’d also fall backwards, which is a problem if you’ve fallen off first and you’re behind him. He did that to me. It’s actually on film – I must find the footage! My stunt double ran in and pulled me out of the way just as the horse fell.”