George Orrison

Known for ActingBorn 1929-10-30Died 2001-03-01 Los Angeles, California, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Unforgiven

Justin Morgan Had a Horse

The Bridges of Madison County

Escape from Alcatraz

High Plains Drifter

Pale Rider

King Rat

Heartbreak Ridge

Bird

Absolute Power

Heaven's Gate

The Enforcer

Sudden Impact

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

The Gauntlet

The Dead Pool

Joe Kidd

Bronco Billy

Cat Ballou

Tightrope

Every Which Way but Loose

Camelot

Firefox

The War Lord

The Rookie

The New Interns

Ratboy