Poor guy. I hope he'll be okay. It sounds like he's been in failing health in recent years. On the 911 call he mentions that he's already had a leg amputated, which probably explains why he hasn't had any work since 2009.

Per TMZ:

'Seinfeld' Star Survives Suicide Attempt 'I've Shot Myself in the Head' (http://www.tmz.com/2012/02/22/super-troopers-daniel-von-bargen-suicide-attempt-shot/#.T0VQ48w9jF4)

Daniel von Bargen -- who played Mr. Kruger in "Seinfeld" -- is clinging to life in an Ohio hospital after shooting himself in the head Monday morning in a failed suicide attempt ... and TMZ has the horrifying 911 tape in which he calls for help.

Daniel tells the 911 operator, "I've shot myself in the head ... and I need help."

The operator asks if it was an accident -- Daniel replies, "I was supposed to go to the hospital and I didn't want to." Daniel says he's diabetic, explaining, "They were supposed to amputate at least a few toes."

The operator asks where the gunshot wound is -- Daniel replies, "I shot in my temple."

Law enforcement officials confirm they were dispatched to von Bargen's Cincinnati apartment complex a short time later -- and when they arrived, you can hear them on the 911 tape ... yelling at Daniel to keep his hands where they could see them.

Von Bargen -- who also played Chief Grady in "Super Troopers" -- was transported to a nearby hospital where he is currently in critical condition.

During the call, Daniel goes into even more graphic detail about his condition. Listen at your own discretion.

That's sad, I hope he gets the physical/mental help that he needs and pulls through this.

I haven't watched much "Seinfeld" so I had to look him up to see who he was. I know him from "Malcolm in the Middle" as that eye-patch commander.

What a horrible, horrible story. Poor guy, I hope he can recover properly and realize there is more to life. I really feel sad for him though.

Me too, Brian. Owen Wilson rebounded from his suicide attempt five years ago, though it would seem that Mr. Von Bargen's case is far more serious than Wilson's. Even with the amputated leg and toes (assuming he's able to recover from the gunshot), there's still life to be lived -- maybe even more TV and film roles. I wish him all the best!

Me too, Brian. Owen Wilson rebounded from his suicide attempt five years ago, though it would seem that Mr. Von Bargen's case is far more serious than Wilson's. Even with the amputated leg and toes (assuming he's able to recover from the gunshot), there's still life to be lived -- maybe even more TV and film roles. I wish him all the best!


I agree 100%.....Well said!

Jason Alexander tweeted this about 50 minutes ago:

My best wishes to Daniel Von Bargen. I hope he is surrounded by people who love him tonight.

Get better Krueger. :(

Jason Alexander tweeted this about 50 minutes ago:

I looked for Jason's tweet but I couldn't find it. But I knew he had to have heard about it. Such a horrible thing to have happen, but thank God Mr.Von Bargen survived. Jason seems like such a wonderful person to be so supportive of his costars.