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Bob Orrison

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.
Known For
Die Hard 2
(1990)
Stunts
"Mitchell"!
(1975)
Stunts
Rambo III
(1988)
Stunts
Speed
(1994)
Stunts
Stargate
(1994)
Stunts
Universal Soldier
(1992)
Stunt Driver
Road House
(1989)
Stunts
Tango & Cash
(1989)
Stunts
MouseHunt
(1997)
Stunts
Every Which Way but Loose
(1978)
Stunt Double
Mean Streets
(1973)
Stunts
The Wild Bunch
(1969)
Stunts
The Wedding Planner
(2001)
Stunts
The Animal
(2001)
Stunts
Days of Thunder
(1990)
Stunts
The Seventh Sign
(1988)
Stunts
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