Bob Orrison(1928-2014)
- Stunts
- Actor
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. Bob was the stunt double for Audie Murphy and did stunt work in
John Wayne movies. 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 working for Craig R. Baxley(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 again working for Craig R. Baxley where he doubled for George
Peppard in performing stunts on the entire series(1983-1986) And other major stunts including receiving the stuntman's award for best vehicular stunt on the Hunter Pilot working for his friend Craig R. Baxley.
Orrison also served productions as a stunt coordinator, most notably Deadly Game
(1977-1978). He also had seventeen bit actor roles in films and television between the years of 1967 and 2005. Bob was best known for
his "background acting" on the original series of Star Trek (1967-1968)
He was married to Peggy J. Wyatt and Titiana Orrison. 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, USA.
Both Orrison and fellow retired stuntman Gary McLarty, a passenger in
the truck, were killed instantly. The two persons in the Jeep Cherokee
were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. Bob Orrison and
Gary McLarty, his best friend, were both Hollywood Hall of Fame
stuntmen. Orrison had lived in Rancho Cordova, California, USA since
2007.
