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Aliases: Robert Orrison , Robert P. Orrison

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Bakersfield, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 11

TV Involvements: 1


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Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Die Hard 2
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7

Die Hard 2

(1990) Stunts
The Wild Bunch
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8

The Wild Bunch

(1969) Stunts
Every Which Way but Loose
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6

Every Which Way but Loose

(1978) Stunt Double
Road House
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7

Road House

(1989) Stunts
The Seventh Sign
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6

The Seventh Sign

(1988) Stunts
No Man's Land
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6

No Man's Land

(1987) Stunts
Stone Cold
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6

Stone Cold

(1991) Stunts
Hooper
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6

Hooper

(1978) Stunts

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