George Orrison

George Orrison

Born: October 30, 1929
Died: March 1, 2001
in 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.

Movies for George Orrison...

Absolute Power
Title: Absolute Power
Character: Airport Bartender
Released: February 14, 1997
Type: Movie
A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of The United States is involved—occurs in front of his eyes. He is forced to run, while holding evidence that could convict the President.
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The Bridges of Madison County
Title: The Bridges of Madison County
Character: Café Patron
Released: June 2, 1995
Type: Movie
Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson for four days in the 1960s.
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Unforgiven
Title: Unforgiven
Character: The Shadow
Released: August 7, 1992
Type: Movie
William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutalized a prostitute. Joined by his former partner and a cocky greenhorn, he takes on a corrupt sheriff.
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The Rookie
Title: The Rookie
Character: Det. Orrison
Released: December 7, 1990
Type: Movie
Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help Nick bust a carjacking ring is almost as hotheaded as he is … and when Nick gets kidnapped, his newbie partner is his only hope.
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The Dead Pool
Title: The Dead Pool
Character: Embarcadero Bodyguard #1
Released: July 13, 1988
Type: Movie
Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of actors and musicians. By the time Harry learns that the murders are a part of a sick game to predict the deaths of celebrities before they happen, it may be too late...
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Bird
Title: Bird
Character: Patient with Checkers
Released: June 1, 1988
Type: Movie
Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
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Pale Rider
Title: Pale Rider
Character: Stationmaster Whitey
Released: June 28, 1985
Type: Movie
A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.
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Firefox
Title: Firefox
Character: Leon Sprague
Released: June 18, 1982
Type: Movie
The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called 'Firefox'. Worried that the jet will be used as a first-strike weapon—as there are rumours that it is undetectable by radar—the British send ex-Vietnam War pilot, Mitchell Gant on a covert mission into the Soviet Union to steal the Firefox.
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Bronco Billy
Title: Bronco Billy
Character: Cowboy in Bar
Released: June 11, 1980
Type: Movie
An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.
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Escape from Alcatraz
Title: Escape from Alcatraz
Character: Guard
Released: June 22, 1979
Type: Movie
San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates begin to carefully prepare an escape plan.
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Every Which Way but Loose
Title: Every Which Way but Loose
Character: Fight Spectator
Released: December 16, 1978
Type: Movie
Philo Beddoe is your regular, easygoing, truck-driving guy. He's also the best bar-room brawler west of the Rockies. And he lives with a 165-pound orangutan named Clyde. Like other guys, Philo finally falls in love - with a flighty singer who leads him on a screwball chase across the American Southwest. Nothing's in the way except a motorcycle gang, some cops, and legendary brawler Tank Murdock.