Biography
George Josef (born George Iosef; July 25, 1945 - January 8, 2004) was a Romanian stuntman and actor. He began playing at the age of 11 in a theater play from September 1956 to June 1957 on one of the stages of the National Theater Bucharest, Romania.
From 1964 to 1979 he began to approach the cinema as an actor, stuntman and stunt coordinator in various films, both Romanian and foreign productions.
In 1979, he moved to Italy and worked in various Italian and English productions.
In 1980, he left for Canada where he began his American acting career. He quickly became one of the most sought-after stuntmen and member of the Canadian Stuntmen Guild since 1981.
He died on January 8, 2004 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Filmography
all 19
Movies 14
TV Shows 5
Stunts
A Guy Thing (2003)
Movie
6
Stunts
Exit Wounds (2001)
Movie
Stunts
The 6th Day (2000)
Movie
6.69
Stunt Coordinator
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby (2000)
Movie
Stunts
Lake Placid (1999)
Movie
5.85
Cop / Stunts
First Wave (1998)
TV
6
Millennium (1996)
TV
6.43
Stunts
Power of Attorney (1995)
Movie
Chef
Slam Dunk Ernest (1995)
Movie
5.42
Major
Avalanche (1994)
Movie
Calusari #4 / Orchard Keeper
The X-Files (1993)
TV
6
Stunts
Another Stakeout (1993)
Movie
6.4
Stunts
Family of Strangers (1993)
Movie
Phillip
Dirty Work (1992)
Movie
Tracker #1
Nightmare at Bittercreek (1988)
Movie
Stunts
Stakeout (1987)
Movie
6.25
Karel
MacGyver (1985)
TV
5.87
Stunts
Certain Fury (1985)
Movie
Hugo
Airwolf (1984)
TV
6
Ratings
Average 5.94
Based on 628 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1984
1992
1995
1995
2003
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Information
Known ForCrew
GenderMale
Birthday1945-07-25
Deathday2004-01-08 (58 years old)
Also Known AsGeorg Josef, George Joseph
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