A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Robert Orrison
Robert P. Orrison
Birthplace:
Bakersfield, California, USA
Born:
July 28, 1928
Died:
October 11, 2014
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.
Stunt Double:
1978 Every Which Way but Loose
Stunt Driver:
1978 Every Which Way but Loose
1992 Revenge on the Highway
1992 Universal Soldier
Stunts:
1966 The Appaloosa
1968 5 Card Stud
1968 Bandolero!
1969 The Great Bank Robbery
1969 The Undefeated
1969 The Wild Bunch
1970 Chisum
1972 Molly and Lawless John
1973 Class of '44
1973 Mean Streets
1974 Three the Hard Way
1975 A Boy and His Dog
1975 Mitchell
1976 Bound for Glory
1976 The Return of a Man Called Horse
1977 Fun with Dick and Jane
1977 Smokey and the Bandit
1978 Every Which Way but Loose
1978 Hooper
1978 Zero to Sixty
1980 Smokey and the Bandit II
1981 Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1987 No Man's Land
1988 Action Jackson
1988 Rambo III
1988 The Seventh Sign
1989 Road House
1989 Tango & Cash
1990 Days of Thunder
1990 Die Hard 2
1991 Stone Cold
1992 Hoffa
1992 Revenge on the Highway
1992 Universal Soldier
1994 Speed
1994 Stargate
1995 The Avenging Angel
1995 Two Bits & Pepper
1997 Breast Men
1997 MouseHunt
2001 The Animal
2001 The Wedding Planner
2003 The Last Cowboy
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