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,

A Gladiator stuntman fears he may lose his leg after a horror fall while renovating - prompting Russell Crowe to donate £5,000 for a limb-saving operation. Hollywood stuntman Charlie Allan had been building the front entrance of his garage when he slipped, causing his leg to give way and 'crunch' down on his left ankle.

Stuntman Charlie Allan, who starred alongside the Hollywood legend in Gladiator, is hoping for a leg-saving operation.