About

Known credits:
49
Birthday:
1928-07-28
Place of birth:
Bakersfield, California, USA
Website:
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Bob Orrison

Overview

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

1980 Tom Horn Actor Matt 59
Average
1979 Sunburn Actor Milan 58
Average
1978 Hooper Actor Indian (uncredited) 59
Average
1978 Convoy Actor Bookman 60
Fair
1975 Mitchell Actor Mistretta's Hood 57
Average
1972 The Culpepper Cattle Co. Actor Rutter 59
Average

Crew

2003 The Last Cowboy Crew Stunts 59
Average
2001 The Animal Crew Stunts 53
Average
2001 The Wedding Planner Crew Stunts 59
Average
1997 MouseHunt Crew Stunts 63
Fair
1997 Breast Men Crew Stunts 58
Average
1995 The Avenging Angel Crew Stunts 58
Average
1995 Two Bits & Pepper Crew Stunts 58
Average
1994 Stargate Crew Stunts 68
Fair
1994 Speed Crew Stunts 70
Good
1992 Hoffa Crew Stunts 60
Fair
1992 Revenge on the Highway Crew Stunt Driver 59
Average
1992 Universal Soldier Crew Stunt Driver 62
Fair
1991 Stone Cold Crew Stunts 59
Average
1990 Die Hard 2 Crew Stunts 68
Fair
1990 Days of Thunder Crew Stunts 62
Fair
1989 Tango & Cash Crew Stunts 63
Fair
1989 Road House Crew Stunts 64
Fair
1988 Rambo III Crew Stunts 61
Fair
1988 The Seventh Sign Crew Stunts 59
Average
1988 Action Jackson Crew Stunts 57
Average
1987 No Man's Land Crew Stunts 59
Average
1981 Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen Crew Stunts 58
Average
1980 Smokey and the Bandit II Crew Stunts 57
Average
1978 Every Which Way but Loose Crew Stunt Double 59
Average
1978 Hooper Crew Stunts 59
Average
1978 Zero to Sixty Crew Stunts 58
Average
1977 Smokey and the Bandit Crew Stunts 65
Fair
1977 Fun with Dick and Jane Crew Stunts 59
Average
1976 Bound for Glory Crew Stunts 60
Fair
1976 The Return of a Man Called Horse Crew Stunts 58
Average
1975 Mitchell Crew Stunts 57
Average
1975 A Boy and His Dog Crew Stunts 60
Fair
1974 Three the Hard Way Crew Stunts 59
Average
1973 Mean Streets Crew Stunts 68
Fair
1973 Class of '44 Crew Stunts 59
Average
1972 Molly and Lawless John Crew Stunts 58
Average
1970 Chisum Crew Stunts 61
Fair
1969 The Undefeated Crew Stunts 59
Average
1969 The Great Bank Robbery Crew Stunts 59
Average
1969 The Wild Bunch Crew Stunts 70
Good
1968 5 Card Stud Crew Stunts 59
Average
1968 Bandolero! Crew Stunts 60
Fair
1966 The Appaloosa Crew Stunts 59
Average