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Bob Orrison

Bob Orrison

Born: 1928-07-28 • Bakersfield, California, USA

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.

Filmography
Tom Horn poster
Tom Horn
1980 • Matt
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Sunburn
1979 • Milan
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Hooper
1978 • Indian (uncredited)
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Convoy
1978 • Bookman
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Mitchell
1975 • Mistretta's Hood
The Culpepper Cattle Co. poster
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
1972 • Rutter