Actor Who Lost Leg In Motorcycle Accident

Stacy miraculously survived but lost both his left arm and his left leg.

Actor who lost leg in motorcycle accident. He was released from prison in 2001 and is now living in retirement. James Stacy who was Emmy-nominated for his role as a wheelchair-bound amputee in the 1977 TV movie Just a Little Inconvenience and starred in. After impressing Anderson with his acting Yaeger jumped from standing to his.

He got some parts after his injuries but then was convicted of molesting an 11 year old girl I believe in 1996. Motorcycle accident that took his arm and leg. Hi Christine You must be thinking of James Stacy.

Emmy-Nominated Actor James Stacy Dies at 79. On September 27 1973 Stacy was taking Claire Cox for a ride on his motorcycle in the Hollywood Hills when a drunken driver struck them. But what was supposed to be an idyllic ride turned into a nightmare within a split second after a car crashed into the actors bike.

In September 1973 Stacy took his then-girlfriend Claire Cox out for a spin on his motorcycle driving up Benedict Canyon Road in Hollywood. In an interview the actor admitted to having been involved in more than a dozen motorcycle crashes. Williams underwent intense physical therapy to regain the use of his left leg.

During a scene for Episode 9 The Terrifying Cobra-Man lead actor Hiroshi Fujioka fractured his thighbone in a motorcycle stunt when he rode into a telephone pole at 50 mph 80 kmh forcing him out of action. Although the show was canceled in 1970 Stacy continued to land smaller roles on TV. What happened to James Stacy the actor.

That didnt stop his career though as he went on to win several Paralympic handcycling gold medals. James Stacy who played a gunslinging drifter on the television western Lancer and after losing an arm and a leg in a 1973 motorcycle accident turned in. He lost his left leg in a motorcycle accident in 2006.