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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-10-30 (95 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

George Orrison

Biography:

After dropping out of high school in his freshman year, George Orrison enlisted in the U.S. Army at age sixteen in 1945. While in the Army, Orrison was stationed in Alaska with the Army Corps of Engineers and helped build the Alcan Highway. At age eighteen, Orrison tried his hand on the rodeo circuit, in which he did bulldogging, bareback riding, and even some bull riding. George decided to pursue a career in the film business as a stuntman in 1960 after being introduced around Hollywood by fellow stuntman Erwin Neal. Among the notable actors that Orrison doubled for are Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin, Leslie Nielsen, William Smith, Richard Harris, Lee Van Cleef, Dan Duryea, John Smith, Claude Akins, and Hal Baylor.

Known For

Acting

1997

Absolute Power as Airport Bartender

1995

1992

Unforgiven as The Shadow

1990

The Rookie as Det. Orrison

1988

Bird as Patient with Checkers
The Dead Pool as Embarcadero Bodyguard #1

1985

Pale Rider as Stationmaster Whitey

1982

Firefox as Leon Sprague

1980

Bronco Billy as Cowboy in Bar

1979

1978

Every Which Way but Loose as Fight Spectator

Crew

1992

Unforgiven as Stunts

1988

The Dead Pool as Stunts

1986

Ratboy as Stunts
Heartbreak Ridge as Stunt Double

1984

Tightrope as Stunts
Tightrope as Stunt Double

1983

Sudden Impact as Stunts
Sudden Impact as Stunt Double

1980

Heaven's Gate as Stunts

1977

The Gauntlet as Stunt Double

1976

The Enforcer as Stunts

1973

High Plains Drifter as Stunt Double

1972

1967

Camelot as Stunts

1965

Cat Ballou as Stunt Double
The War Lord as Stunts
King Rat as Stunts

1964

The New Interns as Stunts