Bob Orrison

    Known For

    Crew

    Birthday

    July 28, 1928

    Day of Death

    October 11, 2014 (86 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Bakersfield, California, USA

    Bob Orrison

    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.

    Known For

    • Speed

      Speed

      1994

    • Die Hard 2

      Die Hard 2

      1990

    • Stargate

      Stargate

      1994

    • Rambo III

      Rambo III

      1988

    • Mean Streets

      Mean Streets

      1973

    • Tango & Cash

      Tango & Cash

      1989

    • Universal Soldier

      Universal Soldier

      1992

    • The Wedding Planner

      The Wedding Planner

      2001

    • Days of Thunder

      Days of Thunder

      1990

    • Road House

      Road House

      1989

    • The Animal

      The Animal

      2001

    • MouseHunt

      MouseHunt

      1997

    • The Wild Bunch

      The Wild Bunch

      1969

    • Smokey and the Bandit

      Smokey and the Bandit

      1977

    • Every Which Way but Loose

      Every Which Way but Loose

      1978