Bob Orrison

Bob Orrison was a stuntman and stunt coordinator who worked as a stunt double and stunt performer on several episodes of . He was one of Leonard Nimoy's and DeForest Kelley's stunt doubles and received no credit for his appearances.
Orrison filmed his scenes for "I, Mudd" on Monday at Desilu Stage 9 and his scenes for "The Trouble with Tribbles" on Tuesday at Stage 10. He filmed his scenes for "A Private Little War" on Monday and Wednesday on location at the Bell Ranch, and his scene for "Spectre of the Gun" on Monday at Stage 10.
== Personal ==
Born as Robert P. Orrison in Bakersfield, California, he followed his younger brother , who worked as personal stunt double for throughout his career, into the stunt business, after he worked as steer wrestler and bulldogger in the rodeos. Orrison was a member of and an inductee in the . His two sons, and were worked as stuntmen.
Orrison died with fellow retired stuntman in a car accident on 11 October 2014, aged 86. 
== Stunt career ==
Orrison started his career when he worked as stunt double for on (1968), on which he worked with fellow stuntman Robert F. Hoy. Beside working on several episodes of Star Trek in the late 1960s, he also performed stunts in (1968, stunt coordinated by Hal Needham and stunts by Gary Combs and Donna Garrett), (1969, stunt coordinated by George Sawaya and stunts by Phil Adams, Bobby Bass, Dave Cadiente, Fred Carson, Kenny Endoso, Alan Oliney, Frank Orsatti, Victor Paul, and Ron Veto), (1969, with stunts by Tony Epper, Lou Elias, Roy N. Sickner, Bob Herron, and Gary Combs), (1969), with stunts by Carl Saxe, Allen Pinson, Carey Loftin, Jack Perkins, Bob Miles, Carol Daniels, Bill Catching, and Paul Baxley), and (1969, stunt coordinated by Hal Needham).
In the 1970s, he performed stunts in John Wayne's (1970), (1972), (1972), (1973, with Walker Edmiston), (1974, starring Fred Williamson and stunts by Dick Ziker, Jophery C. Brown, Charles Picerni, Buddy Joe Hooker, and Bob Minor), (1975), (1975), (1976), (1976, stunt coordinated by Buddy Joe Hooker), the comedy Fun with Dick and Jane (1977, coordinated by Paul Baxley), (1977), (1978), (1978), (1978, directed by Hal Needham), and (1979).
In addition, Orrison worked as stunt driver for under stunt coordinator Craig R. Baxley between 1974 and 1975 and performed stunts in episodes of The Immortal (1970, with Alan Oliney, Frank Orsatti, and Charlie Picerni), Mannix (1971), and Alias Smith and Jones (1971).
Between 1979 and 1985, Orrison worked for stunt coordinator Paul Baxley as stunt double for actor on t along with fellow stunt performers Corey Michael Eubanks, Steve Kelso, Doug Coleman, Henry Kingi, Sr., and Gene LeBell. He was also the main stunt double for actor on between 1983 and 1987 where he worked with actors Dwight Schultz and Melinda Culea, stunt coordinator Craig R. Baxley and stunt performers Lane Leavitt, Leslie Hoffman, Nick Dimitri, and Bobby Bass.
Further stunt work in the 1980s include (1980), (1980), (1980, with stunts by Christine Anne Baur, Kane Hodder, Pete Kellett, Pat McGroarty, and Mic Rodgers), (1981), (1987, with stunts by Terry Jackson, Spiro Razatos, and Brian J. Williams), (1988), (1988), (1988), (1989, with stunts by Janet Brady, Gary Epper, Branscombe Richmond, Patricia Tallman, Anthony De Longis, and Glenn R. Wilder), and (1989).
In the 1990s, Orrison worked as stunt driving double for on (1992) and performed stunts in (1990), (1990), (1990), (1991), (1991, stunt coordination by Al Jones), Revenge on the Highway (1992), (1992), (1994), (1994), (1995), (1995), and (1997).
Among his later work were stunts in (2001, with stunts by Merritt Yohnka and Gordon O. Hansen and stunt coordination by Corey Michael Eubanks), (2001), the television western The Last Cowboy (2003, stunt coordination by Clint Lilley), and the television crime drama Detective (2005, with stunts by Danny Downey, Caryn Mower, and Jim Palmer).
== Star Trek appearances ==
File:Enterprise operations engineer 9.jpg|Engineering technician(uncredited)
File:Klingon brawler 3.jpg|Klingon brawler #3(uncredited)(archive footage)
File:892-IV policeman 3.jpg|Roman policeman #3(uncredited)
File:Neural village patrol 2.jpg|Patrol villager(uncredited)
File:Melkotian saloon patron 3.jpg|Cowboy(uncredited)
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