Jackie Chan's Worst Injuries

What does it take to hold a Guinness World Record for "Most Stunts by a Living Actor"? Well, here are some. :)

Head Injury: Armour of God
While in Yugoslavia filming Armour of God, Jackie fell while jumping to a tree branch. Unfortunately, he fell head first onto rocks and fractured his skull. He was taken to the hospital and was operated on. He made a full recovery, but he lost some of the hearing in his right ear. If you ever meet Jackie he just might let you feel the scar on his head!

Drunken Master Brow Ridge Injury
During the filming of Drunken Master, Jackie nearly lost an eye from an injury to his brow ridge.

Broken Nose: Young Master, Project A, Mr. Nice Guy
Jackie has broken his nose at least three times (and maybe more). He often complains that it wasn't bad enough that he was born with a large nose...it only made it worse having it broken over and over again!

Facial Injury
While filming Highbinders in Ireland a harness wire snapped and whipped Jackie across the face, narrowly missing his eyes.

Dislocated Shoulder: City Hunter
While filming City Hunter, Jackie dislocated his shoulder.

Dislocated Sternum*: Armour of God II: Operation Condor
During the filming of Armour of God II: Operation Condor, Jackie fell from a chain and dislocated his sternum.

Back Injuries
Jackie has injured his back countless times over the years. Perhaps his worst injury occurred while filming the pole slide stunt in Police Story. He nearly broke several bones in his back and could have been paralyzed for the rest of his life.

Knee Injury
While filming a skateboard chase stunt in City Hunter, Jackie suffered an injury to his knee.

Broken Ankle: Rumble in the Bronx
While filming Rumble in the Bronx, Jackie broke his ankle jumping from a bridge to a hovercraft. He was told not to walk on his injured ankle, but Jackie didn't want to delay filming. He had a special cover made for his cast and had it painted to look like a sneaker so he could continue filming!

*Sternum is a dagger shaped bone located in the middle of the chest. It is part of the rib cage and helps protect the heart and chest