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- On January 4, 1967, while filming a chase scene on the set of "The Rat Patrol", Christopher George's jeep flipped over, pinning the actor underneath the vehicle.
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Christopher George suffered multiple injuries, including a heart contusion, and Gary Raymond suffered a broken ankle when a jeep, with the M2 Browning, overturned on them during filming of episode 27, "Take Me To Your Leader Raid", in January 1967. George's injury contributed to his 1983 death.
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- 58 (list of episodes)
- September 12, 1966 –, March 18, 1968
- ABC
Although several sources in the last two decades cite his Rat Patrol injuries as a contributing factor to his death, George was a frequent smoker of cigars, a heavy drinker, had known heart disease and had undergone coronary bypass surgery about five years prior to his death.
Jan 22, 2015 · If you look up Christopher George on Wikipedia, you will find that he apparently died years later of injuries he received in this accident.
Dec 1, 1983 · Christopher George, an actor who appeared in television's ''Rat Patrol'' and ''The Immortal,'' died Monday night at Westside Hospital here. He was 54 years old
Nov 30, 1983 · Nov. 30, 1983. Actor Christopher George dies at 52. LOS ANGELES -- Actor Christopher George, the ruggedly handsome star of the popular 1960s television series 'The Rat Patrol,' and a leading man...
Thursday, September 24, 2009. Chris George and The Rat Patrol. One of the most iconic images on television in the late 1960s was of a jeep flying over the top of a sand dune and--thump!--landing on the ground. Why was that so memorable? Well, there was a guy standing on the back of the jeep holding onto a machine gun!
On January 4, 1967, while filming a chase scene on the set of "The Rat Patrol", Christopher George's jeep flipped over, pinning the actor underneath the vehicle. George sustained a cardiac contusion, which never properly healed, and scar tissue subsequently developed.
