George P. Wilbur

• Name — George Wilbur • Birth Name — George Peter Wilbur • Born — 6 March 1941 • Birthplace — Kent, Connecticut, U.S. • Died — 1 February 2023 • Occupation — * Stunt performer • Stunt coordinator • Actor • Years Active — 1966–2023

Wilbur was born in Connecticut and served in the U.S. Navy. He worked as a wrangler on a ranch in Tucson, Arizona, where he worked as an extra in the 1966 film El Dorado and was recruited as a stand-in performer for John Wayne. Wilbur later moved to California, where he worked as an extra and stunt double.

Wilbur's career as a stuntman lasted for 40 years and involved over 100 television and film projects. He notably doubled for Peter Graves on Mission: Impossible, Joe Don Baker in Framed (1975), Jack Palance in Cops & Robbersons (1994), Craig T. Nelson on The District, and James Garner in The Notebook (2004). He was the stunt coordinator of Murphy's Romance (1985), Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986), and Me and the Kid (1993), among others. Wilbur's played Michael Myers in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers. Wilbur was credited as a stunt performer in Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, another Halloween sequel, although not in the role of Michael Myers as actor and stuntman Don Shanks played the role. Wilbur was a member of the Hollywood Stuntmen's Hall of Fame.

George P. Wilbur died on February 1, 2023, at the age of 81.

Wilbur was notably referenced in Season 10, Episode 13 of the animated television series Family Guy ("Tom Tucker: The Man and His Dream"), fictionalized as the stage name of character Tom Tucker earlier in his career. In the same episode, archive footage of Halloween 4 featuring Wilbur as the titular character is played, with Seth MacFarlane voicing over the scene as Tucker.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1970–73 — Mission: Impossible — Various roles — 4 episodes • 1973 — Search — Mull — Episode: "Ends of the Earth" • 1975 — Dead Man on the Run — Benet — Television film • 1977 — Switch — Mullins — Episode: "Two on the Run" • 1978 — The Six Million Dollar Man — 2nd Man — Episode: "Dead Ringer" • Pearl — Marine Sergeant — 3 episodes • 1979 — Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story — Bank Clerk — Television film • Goldie and the Boxer — Wilson • 1981 — Hardcase — Wolfgang • 1983 — The Fighter — Fighter • 1983, 1985 — Simon & Simon — Kaydon's Hood, Thug — 2 episodes • 1984 — The Master — Thug — 2 episodes • Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer — Thug — 2 episodes • 1985 — Hardcastle and McCormick — Thug #2 — Episode: "Angie's Choice" • 1986 — Magnum, P.I. — Henchman #1 — Episode: "Straight and Narrow" • 1989 — Dynasty — Security Guard — Episode: "Virginia Reels" • 1991 — Fatal Exposure — Fisherman — Television film • Cast a Deadly Spell — Owl Wagon Cook • 1992 — Days of Our Lives — Ike — Episode #1.6926 • 1993 — Renegade — Gunman #1 — Episode: "Headcase" • 2012 — Family Guy — Michael Myers — Episode: "Tom Tucker: The Man and His Dream" Archive footage from Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

• Year — Title — Role • 1993 — Ground Zero: Texas — Border Patrolman • 2021 — Ground Zero Texas: Nuclear Edition