24 celebrities who are real-life heroes

These celebrities don't just play heroes in movies and TV shows — they've intervened during real crises and saved people's lives.

Here are 24 celebrities who have saved the day both on and offscreen.

"Boy Meets World" star William Daniels scared a burglar away.

William Daniels, who played Mr. George Feeny on "Boy Meets World," foiled an attempted burglary at his

Michael Rapaport stopped a man from opening the emergency door on a flight.

Actor Michael Rapaport was on a flight from

Benedict Cumberbatch saved a Deliveroo cyclist from four muggers.

Dr. Mehmet Oz pulled over to help high school students whose bus caught fire.

Fox 5 News reported that a group of students from

John Malkovich stopped a man from bleeding out.

Tom Hardy nabbed a runaway thief.

The Sun reported in 2017 that Tom Hardy chased after two thieves who stole a moped and crashed it into a car. One of the thieves remained at the scene, but the other fled. Hardy ran after him, dragged him into a bus stop, and patted him down to make sure he didn't have any weapons before handing him over to the police.

"“It was mental – like he'd switched to superhero mode in an action movie," a witness told The Sun.

Tom Cruise helped the victim of a hit-and-run.

When aspiring actress

Kate Winslet helped save Richard Branson's mother from a fire.

Lightning struck Richard Branson's $70 million home in the Carribean in 2011, setting it ablaze, according to People. Kate Winslet and her family were staying there along with Branson and his family, totaling 20 people. All escaped the fire unharmed — including Branson's mother, with Winslet's help.

Ryan Gosling stopped a woman from walking into oncoming traffic.

Journalist and author Laurie Penny tweeted in 2012 that she "

John Krasinski saved a woman from drowning in Costa Rica.

Harrison Ford volunteers as a search and rescue pilot, and has saved quite a few people that way.

a woman lost control of her car

Jennifer Lawrence helped a woman who passed out on her front lawn.

When a young woman collapsed on the lawn outside Jennifer Lawrence's apartment building, the actress stayed with her until paramedics arrived, according to the LA Times.

Jamie Foxx pulled a man out of a burning car.

Steve Buscemi volunteered with firefighters in the aftermath of September 11.

Actor Steve Buscemi worked as a firefighter in New York City from 1980 to 1984, Salon reported. And according to the Facebook page Brotherhood of Fire, Buscemi took up the job again after September 11.

In the aftermath of the attack, he returned to the firehouse where he'd worked in Little Italy and spent several days helping search through the rubble for survivors.

Zoe Saldana helped a woman who was injured in a car accident.

According to People, Zoe Saldana came to the aid an elderly woman who was injured in a car accident by helping her out of the car and calling 911. The actress then stayed with the woman until the paramedics arrived.

Gerard Butler saved a boy from drowning.

Patrick Dempsey pulled a teenager out of a wrecked car.

According to People, the first words

T.I. talked a suicidal man down from the ledge.

Amy Winehouse saved a woman from drowning.

OK! reported in 2009 that Amy Winehouse saved a woman from drowning while she was in St. Lucia.

Prince Harry used his army training to help an injured polo player.

As a veteran of Afghanistan and a captain in the British army, Prince Harry knows how to handle an emergency. When fellow polo player Bash Kazin fell off his horse and hit his head so hard he passed out, the royal rolled him onto his side into the recovery position to help him breathe properly. He regained consciousness and was able to finish the match. Later, he was taken to the hospital where he was given the all-clear.

"Prince Harry , doing the right thing, turning me over to make sure I regained consciousness," Kazin told The Washington Post.

Clint Eastwood saved a choking man using the Heimlich maneuver.

Clint Eastwood was at a golf tournament in California in 2014 when the event's CEO Steve John began choking on a piece of cheese, The Carmel Pine Cone reports.

Eastwood, who was 83 at the time, performed the Heimlich maneuver, lifting John into the air three times before expelling the food from his throat.

"Clint saved my life," John told The Carmel Pine Cone.

Blake Shelton helped a group of people who got stuck in a mud hole in Oklahoma.

Blanton tweeted his thanks to Shelton, who replied "

Demi Moore reached out to a Twitter user who was suicidal.

In 2009, a woman posted her intent to commit suicide on Twitter. Moore decided to respond.

"Hope you are joking," she replied, reposting the message and alerting police.

Twitter users who saw the exchange called the San Jose Police Department, who tracked the post to a 48-year-old woman. She was unharmed but in need of help, Sergeant Ronnie Lopez told CNN.

Mark Harmon rescued two teenage boys from a burning car.

24 celebrities who are real-life heroes

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