George Orrison

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.
Cast

Bronco Billy
Cowboy in Bar

Bird
Patient with Checkers

The Bridges of Madison County
Café Patron

The Rookie
Det. Orrison

Unforgiven
The Shadow

Escape from Alcatraz
Guard

Firefox
Leon Sprague

Every Which Way but Loose
Fight Spectator

Pale Rider
Stationmaster Whitey

The Dead Pool
Embarcadero Bodyguard #1

Absolute Power
Airport Bartender
Crew

The New Interns
Stunts

Heaven's Gate
Stunts

High Plains Drifter
Stunt Double

Ratboy
Stunts

Unforgiven
Stunts

The Enforcer
Stunts

The Gauntlet
Stunt Double

Camelot
Stunts

Joe Kidd
Stunts

Cat Ballou
Stunt Double

The War Lord
Stunts

Justin Morgan Had a Horse
Stunts

King Rat
Stunts

Heartbreak Ridge
Stunt Double

Sudden Impact
Stunt Double, Stunts

The Dead Pool
Stunts

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Stunts

Tightrope
Stunts, Stunt Double