Bob Orrison
An image from Mean Streets, one of the productions that also features Bob Orrison.
Bob Orrison

Bob Orrison

July 28, 1928 — 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.

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