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Bob Orrison

Jul 28, 1928 - Oct 11, 2014 (86 years old) in 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.

Known For

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Star Trek
Policeman #2 (uncredited)
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The A-Team
Bus Driver
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Convoy
Bookman
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Tom Horn
Matt
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Hooper
Indian (uncredited)
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Mitchell
Mistretta's Hood
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Sunburn
Milan

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