George Josef

Biography

George Josef (born George Iosef; July 25, 1945 - January 8, 2004) was a Romanian stuntman and actor. He began playing at the age of 11 in a theater play from September 1956 to June 1957 on one of the stages of the National Theater Bucharest, Romania.

From 1964 to 1979 he began to approach the cinema as an actor, stuntman and stunt coordinator in various films, both Romanian and foreign productions.

In 1979, he moved to Italy and worked in various Italian and English productions.

In 1980, he left for Canada where he began his American acting career. He quickly became one of the most sought-after stuntmen and member of the Canadian Stuntmen Guild since 1981.

He died on January 8, 2004 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Known For

Avalanche
Avalanche
Dirty Work
Dirty Work

Filmography

1998 First Wave
as Cop
1996 Millennium
as Mr. Bolow
1995 Slam Dunk Ernest
as Chef
1994 Avalanche
as Major
1993 The X-Files
as Orchard Keeper
1993 The X-Files
as Calusari #4
1992 Dirty Work
as Phillip
1988 Nightmare at Bittercreek
as Tracker #1
1985 MacGyver
as
1985 MacGyver
as Karel
1984 Airwolf
as Hugo