New Zealand acting great Russell Crowe is lending his support to long-time friend and stuntman Charlie Allan after a catastrophic accident left him fighting to save his leg.

Gladiator star Russell Crowe is helping his friend in an effort to save his leg. Charlie Allan, a stuntman on Gladiator, was renovating the entrance of his garage when he fell off the top of the building, prompting a “crunching” feeling all the way down to his ankle, according to Kennedy News and Media.

An actor and stunt coordinator who injured his leg has reached his £25,000 fundraising target for treatment with the help of star and friend Russell Crowe. Charlie Allan, 61, from the Scottish Borders,

Hollywood stuntman Charlie Allan (pictured with Crowe) had been building the front entrance of his garage when he slipped causing his leg to give way, 'crunching' down on his left ankle.