Lord of Illusions Star Daniel von Bargen Survives Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound to the Head

In truly tragic news, actor Daniel von Bargen (Lord of Illusions, Super Troopers, The Silence of the Lambs, The X-Files, Thinner, “Seinfeld”) fumbled a suicide attempt and has been hospitalized.

According to the 911 phone call posted by TMZ (who else?) the character actor made from his Cincinnati home, von Bargen sustained a self-inflicted gun shot wound to the head. The 61-year-old appears discombobulated on the phone: “I was supposed to go to the hospital and I didn’t want to… they were supposed to amputate at least a few toes,” he said, adding that he is diabetic.

We wish von Bargen well and hope that he’ll have a speedy recovery.