Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/30/1929
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
George Orrison
Biography
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 Ma...
Known For
Escape from Alcatraz
as Guard
Absolute Power
as Airport Bartender
The Bridges of Madison County
as Café Patron
Firefox
as Leon Sprague
Bird
as Patient with Checkers
Unforgiven
as The Shadow
The Dead Pool
as Embarcadero Bodyguard #1
Pale Rider
as Stationmaster Whitey
Every Which Way but Loose
as Fight Spectator
The Rookie
as Det. Orrison
Bronco Billy
as Cowboy in Bar