Highlander icon Christopher Lambert, 69, COLLAPSES at fan convention

Highlander icon Christopher Lambert reportedly collapsed at Steel City Con in Pennsylvania on Saturday, per TMZ. 

The 69-year-old actor, who is also known for starring in films such as Mortal Kombat, had been signing autographs at the fan convention when he collapsed before being transported away via an ambulance, a witness told the outlet. 

A representative for Lambert told TMZ that the star is ‘perfectly okay’ and currently back at his H๏τel resting. 

The medical emergency had been the result of a blood sugar drop due to a lack of sleep and food, according to his rep.

Lambert is also scheduled to make an appearance at Steel City Con on Sunday, August 9, but it is not yet confirmed if he will make an appearance. 

The convention issued a statement on its Facebook page on Saturday which read: ‘Christopher Lambert had to leave the event due to a personal issue. Return time TBD. PH๏τo op canceled.’ 

Highlander icon Christopher Lambert, 69, reportedly collapsed at Steel City Con in Pennsylvania on Saturday, per TMZ; seen in 2025 in Italy 

The actor had been signing autographs at the fan convention when he collapsed before being transported away via an ambulance, a witness told the outlet; seen above in Highlander (1986)

The convention issued a statement on its Facebook page on Saturday which read: ‘Christopher Lambert had to leave the event due to a personal issue. Return time TBD. PH๏τo op canceled’

Daily Mail has reached out to a rep for Lambert for comment, but has yet to hear back. 

Last year in March, it was revealed that the actor had been recovering from a back injury which he sustained while tripping on stairs at a H๏τel.

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A rep at the time told TMZ that he was undergoing physical therapy and recovering. 

Lambert had been set to attend the Swedish convention called SciFiWorld, but shared a post to Facebook which said the star recently suffered a ‘serious accident.’

‘While he has the highest respect for people organizing events and fans who attend; unfortunately this time he will not be able to attend the [convention],’ his rep also added. 

The star was born in New York, but resided in both Geneva and France when he was a child. 

He began his professional acting career in the late 70s and took on roles in a number of French films. 

Lambert was then cast as Tarzan in the 1984 project тιтled Greystoke: The Legend Of Tarzan, Lord Of The Apes. 

Last year in March, it was revealed that the actor had been recovering from a back injury which he sustained while tripping on stairs at a H๏τel months earlier; seen in 2024 in Venice 

Lambert was then cast as Tarzan in the 1984 project тιтled Greystoke: The Legend Of Tarzan, Lord Of The Apes (seen above)

The following year, he portrayed the character of Fred in the French thriller film Subway. 

Based on his performance, Lambert won the Cesar Award for Best Actor. 

He then took on the role of Connor MacLeod in the 1986 fantasy adventure Highlander. 

Other cast members included Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown, Sean Connery and Beatie Edney. 

While the project was a commercial failure upon its initial release in theaters, the movie has since developed a cult following. 

‘My English wasn’t as good as it is today,’ Lambert told The Guardian while reflecting on his role. 

‘When I met the producers, the way I was speaking was probably a bit shocking.  They expected someone who could do mid-Atlantic English.’

He added, ‘So I worked with a dialect coach for months: four hours of accents in the morning, then four hours of swordfighting in the afternoon, letting all that stress go.’

The following year, he portrayed the character of Fred in the French thriller film Subway. Based on his performance, Lambert won the Cesar Award for Best Actor; seen in January in Paris 

He then took on the role of Connor MacLeod in the 1986 fantasy adventure Highlander (seen above with Beatie Edney)

Lambert appeared in two sequels including Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) and Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1994). 

Both movies also raked in negative reception from critics, with the third film grossing the most in the box office with $36.7 million. 

A Highlander series also aired in the 90s and a film reboot is currently in the works. 

Henry Cavill is set to portray Connor MacLeod with other cast members being Karen Gillan, Russell Crowe and Dave Bautista. 

‘I just finished the shoot of Highlander,’ Crowe said in June at the Taormina Film Festival, per Variety. 

Henry Cavill is set to portray Connor MacLeod in the upcoming Highlander reboot with other cast members being Karen Gillan, Russell Crowe and Dave Bautista; Cavill seen in 2025

Lambert has appeared in other films such as Fortress (1992), Mortal Kombat (1995) and Beowulf (1999); seen above in Fortress (1992) with Loryn Locklin

‘It’s an Amazon production, and it’s going to be fantastic. It’s by Chad Stahelski, who directed all the John Wick movies, so you know [he] is incapable of directing a film that is not exciting.’ 

Lambert has appeared in other films such as Fortress (1992), Mortal Kombat (1995) and Beowulf (1999). 

He was also an executive producer on the movie Nine Months (1995) starring Hugh Grant and Julianne Moore. 

Lambert’s most recent acting credit was the 2026 sci-fi thriller тιтled Zoners.