Pat Hingle lost his pinky finger in a fall down an elevator shaft during the filming of J.B. and was severely injured. The missing appendage is easily seen in the scene at the kitchen table just after receiving the death threat from cop killer played by Robert Walden
It would be interesting to know how Pat Hingle lost his pinky finger on his right hand seen perfectly at his kitchen table while talking to his wife just after receiving a death threat from the cop killer.