Biography
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
all 22
Movies 22
Stunts
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
Movie
6.1
Airport Bartender
Absolute Power (1997)
Movie
6
Café Patron
The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
Movie
5.5
The Shadow / Stunts
Unforgiven (1992)
Movie
5.95
Embarcadero Bodyguard #1 / Stunts
The Dead Pool (1988)
Movie
5.3
Patient with Checkers
Bird (1988)
Movie
6
Stunt Double
Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
Movie
4.29
Stunts
Ratboy (1986)
Movie
Stationmaster Whitey
Pale Rider (1985)
Movie
5.33
Stunts / Stunt Double
Sudden Impact (1983)
Movie
5.41
Leon Sprague
Firefox (1982)
Movie
5.78
Stunts
Heaven's Gate (1980)
Movie
Cowboy in Bar
Bronco Billy (1980)
Movie
4
Guard
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Movie
8.67
Fight Spectator
Every Which Way but Loose (1978)
Movie
5.4
Stunt Double
The Gauntlet (1977)
Movie
6
Stunt Double
High Plains Drifter (1973)
Movie
6
Stunts
Camelot (1967)
Movie
Stunts
The War Lord (1965)
Movie
Stunts
King Rat (1965)
Movie
Stunt Double
Cat Ballou (1965)
Movie
4
Stunts
The New Interns (1964)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.34
Based on 1.22 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1964
1977
1982
1983
1997
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1929-10-30
Deathday2001-03-01 (71 years old)
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