Shane was originally played by Alan Ladd in a film of the same name however in a Dixon of Dock Green styled move, I'm pretty sure that he died at the end of it yet was resurrected for a series over a decade later, this time played by David Carradine (Bill, Grasshopper). The series also featured a young Jill Ireland, Charles Bronson's missus.

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When Bucks Fizz’s tour bus crashed they all survived. When Metallica's bus crashed Cliff Burton died. Why?