- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 30, 1929
- Place of Birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- March 1, 2001
George Orrison
After dropping out of high school in his freshman year, George Orrison enlisted in the U.S. Army at age sixteen in 1945. While in the Army, Orrison was stationed in Alaska with the Army Corps of Engineers and helped build the Alcan Highway. At age eighteen, Orrison tried his hand on the rodeo circuit, in which he did bulldogging, bareback riding, and even some bull riding. George decided to pursue a career in the film business as a stuntman in 1960 after being introduced around Hollywood by fellow stuntman Erwin Neal. Among the notable actors that Orrison doubled for are Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin, Leslie Nielsen, William Smith, Richard Harris, Lee Van Cleef, Dan Duryea, John Smith, Claude Akins, and Hal Baylor.
Filmography
movieMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
1997 · Stunts
movieAbsolute Power
1997 · Airport Bartender
movieThe Bridges of Madison County
1995 · Café Patron
movieUnforgiven
1992 · The Shadow, Stunts
movieThe Rookie
1990 · Det. Orrison
movieThe Dead Pool
1988 · Embarcadero Bodyguard #1, Stunts
movieBird
1988 · Patient with Checkers
movieHeartbreak Ridge
1986 · Stunt Double
movieRatboy
1986 · Stunts
moviePale Rider
1985 · Stationmaster Whitey
movieTightrope
1984 · Stunts, Stunt Double
movieSudden Impact
1983 · Stunts, Stunt Double
movieFirefox
1982 · Leon Sprague
movieHeaven's Gate
1980 · Stunts
movieBronco Billy
1980 · Cowboy in Bar
movieEscape from Alcatraz
1979 · Guard
movieEvery Which Way but Loose
1978 · Fight Spectator
movieThe Gauntlet
1977 · Stunt Double
movieThe Enforcer
1976 · Stunts
movieThe Outlaw Josey Wales
1976 · Stunt Double, Stunts
movieHigh Plains Drifter
1973 · Stunt Double
movieJoe Kidd
1972 · Stunts
movieJustin Morgan Had a Horse
1972 · Stunts
movieCamelot
1967 · Stunts
movieThe War Lord
1965 · Stunts
movieKing Rat
1965 · Stunts
movieCat Ballou
1965 · Stunt Double
movieThe New Interns
1964 · Stunts