Bob Orrison

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Bob Orrison

Crew July 28, 1928

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…

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Speed

Speed

7.2 1994 Movie
Die Hard 2

Die Hard 2

7.0 1990 Movie
Stargate

Stargate

7.0 1994 Movie
Rambo III

Rambo III

6.2 1988 Movie
Mean Streets

Mean Streets

7.0 1973 Movie
Tango & Cash

Tango & Cash

6.5 1989 Movie
Star Trek

Star Trek

8.0 1966 TV Show
Universal Soldier

Universal Soldier

6.3 1992 Movie
The Wedding Planner

The Wedding Planner

5.9 2001 Movie
Days of Thunder

Days of Thunder

6.4 1990 Movie
The A-Team

The A-Team

7.5 1983 TV Show
Road House

Road House

6.8 1989 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2003
    The Last Cowboy

    Movie Stunts

  2. 2001
    The Animal

    Movie Stunts

  3. 2001
    The Wedding Planner

    Movie Stunts

  4. 1997
    MouseHunt

    Movie Stunts

  5. 1997
    Breast Men

    Movie Stunts

  6. 1995
    The Avenging Angel

    Movie Stunts

  7. 1995
    Two Bits & Pepper

    Movie Stunts

  8. 1994
    Stargate

    Movie Stunts

  9. 1994
    Speed

    Movie Stunts

  10. 1992
    Hoffa

    Movie Stunts

  11. 1992
    Revenge on the Highway

    Movie Stunt Driver

  12. 1992
    Universal Soldier

    Movie Stunt Driver

  13. 1991
    Stone Cold

    Movie Stunts

  14. 1990
    Die Hard 2

    Movie Stunts

  15. 1990
    Days of Thunder

    Movie Stunts

  16. 1989
    Tango & Cash

    Movie Stunts

More credits
  1. 1989
    Road House

    Movie Stunts

  2. 1988
    Rambo III

    Movie Stunts

  3. 1988
    The Seventh Sign

    Movie Stunts

  4. 1988
    Action Jackson

    Movie Stunts

  5. 1987
    No Man's Land

    Movie Stunts

  6. 1983
    The A-Team

    TV show Bus Driver

  7. 1981
    Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

    Movie Stunts

  8. 1980
    Smokey and the Bandit II

    Movie Stunts

  9. 1980
    Tom Horn

    Movie Matt

  10. 1979
    Sunburn

    Movie Milan

  11. 1978
    Every Which Way but Loose

    Movie Stunt Double

  12. 1978
    Hooper

    Movie Indian (uncredited)

  13. 1978
    Convoy

    Movie Bookman

  14. 1978
    Zero to Sixty

    Movie Stunts

  15. 1977
    Smokey and the Bandit

    Movie Stunts

  16. 1977
    Fun with Dick and Jane

    Movie Stunts

  17. 1976
    Bound for Glory

    Movie Stunts

  18. 1976
    The Return of a Man Called Horse

    Movie Stunts

  19. 1975
    Mitchell

    Movie Mistretta's Hood

  20. 1975
    A Boy and His Dog

    Movie Stunts

  21. 1974
    Three the Hard Way

    Movie Stunts

  22. 1973
    Mean Streets

    Movie Stunts

  23. 1973
    Class of '44

    Movie Stunts

  24. 1972
    Molly and Lawless John

    Movie Stunts