Name George Wilbur Role Actor | Height 1.87 m Children Gena Wilbur | |
Movies Halloween 4: The Return of, Halloween: The Curse of Michae, Ghostbusters II, The Running Man, Raw Deal Similar People Chris Durand, Dwight H Little, Don Shanks, Nick Castle, Joe Chappelle | ||
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George Peter Wilbur (born March 6, 1941) is an American actor and a former professional stuntman.
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- Biography
- Popular culture
- Filmography
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Biography
At 6'2 Wilbur played Michael Myers in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, the sixth film of the Halloween film series. He was the first actor to portray Michael Myers more than once during the film series. The second actor to play Michael Myers more than once is Tyler Mane, who starred in the reboot of the Halloween franchise, in Rob Zombie's Halloween in 2007, and in 2009 reprised the role again in Rob Zombie's H2. Wilbur also was credited as a stunt player in Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, another Halloween sequel, although not in the role of Michael Myers. His career as a stuntman lasted for 40 years and involved over 100 television and film projects beginning with stand in work for John Wayne in 1966. He is a member of the Hollywood Stuntmen's Hall of Fame.
Wilbur also played extra roles in many of the films he performed in.
Wilbur also appeared in A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child.
Popular culture
In the episode "Tom Tucker: The Man and His Dream" of the animated series Family Guy, it is stated that 'George P. Wilbur' was a stage-name in the early career of newscaster Tom Tucker.
Filmography
Stunts
2013
Cheap Thrills (stunt coordinator)
2012
The Thompsons (stunt coordinator)
2012
The Aggression Scale (stunt coordinator)
2004
Wedding Daze (TV Movie) (stunt double: Jack)
2004
Deadwood (TV Series) (stunts - 1 episode)
- Sold Under Sin (2004) - (stunts - as George Peter Wilbur)
2004
The Notebook (stunt double: Duke)
2002
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest (utility stunts)
2002
Behind the Action: Stuntmen in the Movies (TV Movie documentary) (stunt fighter - as George Wilbur)
2002
Spider-Man (stunts - uncredited)
2000
Bedazzled (stunts)
2000
The District (TV Series) (stunt double: Craig T. Nelson)
2000
The Perfect Storm (stunts)
2000
What Planet Are You From? (stunts)
1999
P.U.N.K.S. (stunts)
1998
The Practice (TV Series) (stunt double - 2 episodes)
- The Defenders (1998) - (stunt double: Edward Herrmann - as George Wilbur)
- Duty Bound (1998) - (stunt double: Christian Clemenson)
1998
Rush Hour (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1998
Homegrown (stunts - as George Peter Wilbur)
1997
The Corporate Ladder (stunts)
1997
Vegas Vacation (stunts)
1996
Mars Attacks! (stunts)
1996
Set It Off (stunts)
1996
Broken Arrow (stunts)
1995
Spider the Dead: The First Chapter (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1995
Casino (stunts)
1995
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (stunts - uncredited)
1995
Outbreak (stunts - uncredited)
1994
There Goes My Baby (stunt player - as George Wilbur)
1994
Bad Blood (stunt player)
1994
Cops and Robbersons (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1994
Holy Matrimony (stunts)
1994
Monkey Trouble (stunt player)
1993
Me and the Kid (stunt coordinator)
1993
Undercover Blues (stunts)
1993
Hot Shots! Part Deux (stunts)
1993
Excessive Force (stunts)
1993
Boiling Point (stunts - as George Peter Wilbur)
1992
Dr. Giggles (stunts)
1992
Unlawful Entry (stunts)
1992
The Vagrant (stunts)
1991
The Last Boy Scout (stunts)
1991
Leather Jackets (stunts)
1991
Cast a Deadly Spell (TV Movie) (stunts)
1991
Defenseless (stunts - uncredited)
1991
Suburban Commando (stunts - as George Peter Wilbur)
1991
The Marrying Man (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1991
Not of This World (TV Movie) (stunts)
1991
Fatal Exposure (TV Movie) (stunts - uncredited)
1991
The Silence of the Lambs (stuntman - as George Wilbur)
1991
Eve of Destruction (stunts)
1990
Repossessed (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1990
Pump Up the Volume (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1990
The Exorcist III (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1990
Total Recall (stunts)
1990
Come See the Paradise (stunts - uncredited)
1990
Secret Agent OO Soul (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1990
Loose Cannons (stunts - uncredited)
1989
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (stunt player - as George Wilbur)
1989
An Innocent Man (stunts)
1989
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (stunts)
1989
Lock Up (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1989
Ghostbusters II (stunts - uncredited)
1989
Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) (stunts - 1 episode)
- And All Through the House (1989) - (stunts)
1989
Dynasty (TV Series) (stunt performer - 1 episode)
- Virginia Reels (1989) - (stunt performer - uncredited)
1989
The 'Burbs (stunts - as George P. Wilber)
1989
Winter People (stunt player)
1988
Moonwalker (stunts)
1988
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (stunts)
1988
Die Hard (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1988
Dead Heat (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1988
Two Moon Junction (stunts - as George Peter Wilbur)
1988
Colors (stunts)
1988
Remote Control (stunts - uncredited)
1988
Split Decisions (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1988
The Couch Trip (stunts)
1987
The Monster Squad (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1987
Slam Dance (stunt player - as George Wilbur)
1987
Extreme Prejudice (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1986
A Fine Mess (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1986
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (stunt coordinator) / (stunts)
1986
The Check Is in the Mail... (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1985
Murphy's Romance (stunt coordinator)
1985
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (TV Movie) (stunts)
1985
Fletch (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1985
Re-Animator (stunts - as George Wilber)
1985
The Mean Season (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1984
City Heat (stunts)
1984
City Limits (stunts)
1984
Ghostbusters (stunts - uncredited)
1984
Firestarter (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1983
The Osterman Weekend (stunts)
1983
Yellowbeard (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1983
The Sting II (stunts)
1983
Blue Thunder (stunts - uncredited)
1982
Hysterical (stunts)
1982
They Call Me Bruce (stunts - uncredited)
1982
The Beastmaster (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1982
White Dog (stunt person)
1982
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1982
Poltergeist (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1982
The Sword and the Sorcerer (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1981
Best of Friends (TV Movie) (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1981
Under the Rainbow (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1981
Escape from New York (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1981
Delusion (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1980
Coast to Coast (stunts - uncredited)
1980
The Mountain Men (stunt person)
1980
Virus: The End (stunt double - as Jôji Wirubâ)
1979
The Clonus Horror (stunt gaffer - as George Wilbur)
1979
The Fantastic Seven (TV Movie) (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1979
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (stunts - uncredited)
1979
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story (TV Movie) (stunts - uncredited)
1978
Pearl (TV Mini Series) (stunt performer - 3 episodes)
- Part 3 (1978) - (stunt performer - uncredited)
- Part 2 (1978) - (stunt performer - uncredited)
- Part 1 (1978) - (stunt performer - uncredited)
1978
Hanging on a Star (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1977
Black Oak Conspiracy (stunts - as George Wilbur)
1977
The White Buffalo (stunts - uncredited)
1976
Drum (stunts - uncredited)
1976
Death Journey (stuntman - as George Wilbur)
1976
Grizzly (stunts - uncredited)
1975
The Hindenburg (stunts - uncredited)
1975
Framed (fight double Joe Don Baker - uncredited)
1975
Johnny Firecloud (stunt coordinator - as George Wilbur)
1975
Lepke (stunt coordinator)
1974
The Towering Inferno (stunts - uncredited)
1974
99 and 44/100% Dead! (stunts - uncredited)
1974
Blazing Saddles (stunts - uncredited)
1973
Gunsmoke (TV Series) (stunt double - 1 episode)
- The Widowmaker (1973) - (stunt double: Steve Forrest - uncredited)
1973
Cleopatra Jones (stunts - uncredited)
1973
High Plains Drifter (stunts - uncredited)
1972
The Poseidon Adventure (stunts - uncredited)
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Mission: Impossible (TV Series) (stunt double - 2 episodes, 1969 - 1971) (stunt driver - 1 episode, 1972)
- Hit (1972) - (stunt driver - uncredited)
- Blast (1971) - (stunt double: Peter Graves - uncredited)
- Doomsday (1969) - (stunt double: Peter Graves - uncredited)
1972
Blacula (stunts - uncredited)
1972
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (stunts - uncredited)
1968
Planet of the Apes (stunts - uncredited)
1967
Hombre (stunts - uncredited)
1966
El Dorado (stunts - uncredited)
Actor
2021
Ground Zero Texas: Nuclear Edition (Video Game) as
Border Patrolman
2014
American Muscle as
Prison Clerk
1995
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers as
The Shape
1994
Cobb as
Casino Security Man
1994
Ground Zero Texas (Video Game) as
Border Patrolman
1993
Renegade (TV Series) as
Gunman #1
- Headcase (1993) - Gunman #1
1992
Days of Our Lives (TV Series) as
Ike
- Episode #1.6926 (1992) - Ike
1991
Cast a Deadly Spell (TV Movie) as
Owl Wagon Cook
1991
Defenseless as
Sherman Bodeck
1991
Fatal Exposure (TV Movie) as
Fisherman
1991
Eve of Destruction as
Trooper
1990
Come See the Paradise as
Theatre Man #1
1990
Loose Cannons as
Grimmer's Man
1989
Ghostbusters II as
Bailiff (as George Wilbur)
1989
Dynasty (TV Series) as
Security Guard
- Virginia Reels (1989) - Security Guard (as George Wilbur)
1988
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers as
Michael Myers
1988
Remote Control as
Dockman
1988
Split Decisions as
Referee at Patty Flood (as George Wilbur)
1987
The Running Man as
Lieutenant Saunders
1986
Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) as
Henchman #1
- Straight and Narrow (1986) - Henchman #1 (as George Wilbur)
1986
Raw Deal as
Killer #1 (as George Wilbur)
1985
Hardcastle and McCormick (TV Series) as
Thug #2
- Angie's Choice (1985) - Thug #2 (uncredited)
1983
Simon & Simon (TV Series) as
Kaydon's Hood / Thug
- Marlowe, Come Home (1985) - Kaydon's Hood (as George Wilbur)
- The List (1983) - Thug (uncredited)
1984
The New Mike Hammer (TV Series) as
Poolroom Thug #2 / Thug
- A Death in the Family (1984) - Poolroom Thug #2 (uncredited)
- Seven Dead Eyes (1984) - Thug (uncredited)
1984
Firestarter as
DSI Orderly
1984
The Master (TV Series) as
Thug
- Failure to Communicate (1984) - Thug (uncredited)
- The Good, the Bad, and the Priceless (1984) - Thug (uncredited)
1984
Masquerade (TV Series)
- The Defector (1984)
1983
Max Dugan Returns as
Cop in Car (as George Wilbur)
1983
The Fighter (TV Movie) as
Fighter
1981
Pennies from Heaven as
Motorcycle Police (as George Wilbur)
1981
Hardcase (TV Movie) as
Wolfgang
1981
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood (TV Movie) as
Sugar Jack Harris
1980
Coast to Coast as
Billy Ray
1979
Goldie and the Boxer (TV Movie) as
Wilson
1979
The Clonus Horror as
Walker Man (as George Wilbur)
1979
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story (TV Movie) as
Bank Clerk
1978
Every Which Way But Loose as
Church (as George Wilbur)
1978
Movie Movie as
Tony Norton (segment "Dynamite Hands")
1978
Pearl (TV Mini Series) as
Marine Sergeant
- Part 3 (1978) - Marine Sergeant
- Part 2 (1978) - Marine Sergeant
- Part 1 (1978) - Marine Sergeant
1978
The Six Million Dollar Man (TV Series) as
2nd Man
- Dead Ringer (1978) - 2nd Man (as George Peter Wilber)
1977
Switch (TV Series) as
Mullens
- Two on the Run (1977) - Mullens
1976
Death Journey as
Thug (as George Wilbur)
1975
Sky Heist (TV Movie)
1975
Dead Man on the Run (TV Movie) as
Benet
1973
Search (TV Series) as
Mull
- Ends of the Earth (1973) - Mull (as George Wilbur)
1970
Mission: Impossible (TV Series) as
Driver / Jim's Double / First Prisoner / ...
- Speed (1973) - Driver (as George Wilbur)
- Underground (1972) - Jim's Double (uncredited)
- Stone Pillow (1972) - First Prisoner (uncredited)
- Lover's Knot (1970) - Chauffeur (as George Wilbur)
1972
Hammer as
Brady (as George Wilber)
1971
Escape from the Planet of the Apes as
Boxer (uncredited)
Special Effects
1975
Lepke (special effects)
Thanks
2001
Halloween 4: Final Cut (Video documentary short) (special thanks)
Self
2015
Inside Bryan (Video documentary) as
Self
2014
Vital Heat: The Making of 'Cheap Thrills' (Video documentary) as
Self
2013
Halloween 4: Back to the Basics: Making of Halloween 4 (Video) as
Self
2013
Halloween 5: Dead Man's Party - The Making of Halloween 5 (Video documentary short) as
Self
2013
The Shape of Things: The Murder and Mayhem of Halloween 6 (Video short) as
Self
2012
You Can't Kill the Bogeyman (Documentary short) as
Self
2007
Halloween: Faces of Fear (Documentary short) as
Self
2006
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (Video documentary) as
Self
2001
Halloween 4: Final Cut (Video documentary short) as
Self
Archive Footage
2012
Family Guy (TV Series) as
Michael Myers
- Tom Tucker: The Man and His Dream (2012) - Michael Myers
2011
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (TV Series documentary) as
Michael Myers
- Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (2011) - Michael Myers
References
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