Jimmy Smits Stabs Stuntman on Set of Dexter

[Brian Damage]

A TV stuntman is lucky to be alive after actor Jimmy Smits stabbed him for real during a fight scene for TV show Dexter.

Smits grabbed a real knife instead of a prop knife during shooting and plunged it into action man Jeff Chase. Chase was only saved by a piece of plastic placed over his heart - which Smits miraculously hit.

He says, "For the scene, I was bound in Saran Wrap, duct tape over my mouth. I couldn't say a thing as I saw Jimmy grab at the knife. He picked up the real one by pure mistake. It was a mean looking knife. I heard fellow actor Michael C. Hall yelling at Jimmy to stop - but it was too late. I felt the thud in my chest. I didn't have on a metal breast plate like a lot of actors do in a scene like that."

"Instead I had a piece of acrylic clear plastic about the size of a Post-it note over my heart. It was a quarter of an inch thick and not attacked. In eight out of 10 takes with the prop knife, Jimmy had missed the plastic. But by a miracle, an act of God, the knife landed at the very edge of the plastic. I really thought I'd been stabbed in the heart, but I didn't have a scratch. Jimmy was devastated and couldn't stop apologizing. I told him, I felt more sorry for him than me."

(This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)

[Mr. Television]

Wow now that is scary. I'm glad everything turned out okay.

[MusicJunkie]

that must've been frightening for all involved. Smits seems like a good guy so I'm pretty sure it was an accident

[Schmoopie]

Originally Posted by Brian Damage

Jimmy was devastated and couldn't stop apologizing. I told him, I felt more sorry for him than me."

(This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)

That's awful! I love Jimmy Smits and I would be devastated too. That is so scary. What the heck was a real knife doing next to a prop one anyway? It was bound to happen, especially if actors are really involved in a scene and they have to focus their attention on their work. Wow, talk about a miracle, though. I'm glad that Jimmy wasn't ridiculed or anything but I can see this being a hot topic in the tabloids. They love to exaggerate things. That's why I hate them.

Andrea