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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-07-28 (96 years old)

Place of Birth

Bakersfield, California, USA

Bob Orrison

Biography:

Bob Orrison was born on July 28, 1928 in Bakersfield, California, USA as Robert P. Orrison. As a stuntman he worked on 41 movies from 1968 to 2005. He is known for his stunt work on Rambo III (1988) and Die Hard 2 (1990). His stunt work was also done on a regular basis for eleven episodes of Harry O (1974-1975); 144 episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard where he was the stunt driver for the General Lee car (1979-1985); and 72 episodes of the A-Team where he doubled for George Peppard in performing stunts (1983-1986).

He died on October 11, 2014 when a pickup truck he was driving made a U-turn and was broadsided by a Jeep Cherokee in Rancho Cordova, California. Both Orrison and Gary McLarty, a passenger in the truck and Orrison's best friend, were killed. Both men were Hollywood Hall of Fame stuntmen. Orrison had lived in Rancho Cordova since 2007.

Known For

Acting

1983

The A-Team as Bus Driver

1980

Tom Horn as Matt

1979

Sunburn as Milan

1978

Hooper as Indian (uncredited)
Convoy as Bookman

1975

Mitchell as Mistretta's Hood

1972

1966

Star Trek as Policeman #2 (uncredited)

Crew

2003

The Last Cowboy as Stunts

2001

The Animal as Stunts

1997

Breast Men as Stunts
MouseHunt as Stunts

1995

1994

Stargate as Stunts
Speed as Stunts

1992

Revenge on the Highway as Stunt Driver
Universal Soldier as Stunt Driver
Hoffa as Stunts

1991

Stone Cold as Stunts

1990

Die Hard 2 as Stunts
Days of Thunder as Stunts

1989

Road House as Stunts
Tango & Cash as Stunts

1988

Action Jackson as Stunts
Rambo III as Stunts

1987

No Man's Land as Stunts

1978

Hooper as Stunts
Zero to Sixty as Stunts

1975

Mitchell as Stunts

1974

1973

Class of '44 as Stunts
Mean Streets as Stunts

1970

Chisum as Stunts

1969

1968

5 Card Stud as Stunts
Bandolero! as Stunts

1966

The Appaloosa as Stunts