George Peter Wilbur (March 6, 1941 – February 1, 2023) was an American stuntman and actor, best known for playing Michael Myers in both Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers.
Early life 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.
Career 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.
Death George P. Wilbur died on February 1, 2023, at the age of 81.'Halloween' Stuntman & Michael Myers Actor George P. Wilbur Dead at 81
In popular culture 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.
Filmography
Acting roles
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1971Escape from the Planet of the ApesBoxerUncredited1972HammerBrady1976Death JourneyThug1978Movie MovieTony NortonEvery Which Way but LooseChurch1979Parts: The Clonus HorrorWalker Man1980Coast to CoastBilly Ray1981Pennies from HeavenMotorcycle Police Officer1983Max Dugan ReturnsMan in Car1984FirestarterDSI Orderly1986Raw DealKiller #1 1987The Running ManLieutenant Saunders1988Split DecisionsReferee at Patty FloodRemote ControlDockmanHalloween 4: The Return of Michael MyersMichael Myers1989Ghostbusters IIBailiffHalloween 5: The Revenge of Michael MyersMichael MyersArchive footage 1990Loose CannonsGrimmer's Man1990Come See the ParadiseTheatre Man #11991Eve of DestructionTrooperDefenselessSherman Bodeck1994CobbCasino Security Man1995Halloween: The Curse of Michael MyersMichael Myers2014American MusclePrison Clerk
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1970–73Mission: ImpossibleVarious roles4 episodes1973SearchMullEpisode: "Ends of the Earth"1975Dead Man on the RunBenetTelevision film1977SwitchMullinsEpisode: "Two on the Run"1978The Six Million Dollar Man2nd ManEpisode: "Dead Ringer"PearlMarine Sergeant3 episodes1979Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil StoryBank ClerkTelevision filmGoldie and the BoxerWilson1981HardcaseWolfgang1983The FighterFighter1983, 1985Simon & SimonKaydon's Hood, Thug2 episodes1984The MasterThug2 episodesMickey Spillane's Mike HammerThug2 episodes1985Hardcastle and McCormickThug #2Episode: "Angie's Choice"1986Magnum, P.I.Henchman #1Episode: "Straight and Narrow"1989DynastySecurity GuardEpisode: "Virginia Reels"1991Fatal ExposureFishermanTelevision filmCast a Deadly SpellOwl Wagon Cook1992Days of Our LivesIkeEpisode #1.69261993RenegadeGunman #1Episode: "Headcase"2012Family GuyMichael MyersEpisode: "Tom Tucker: The Man and His Dream"Archive footage from Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Video games +YearTitleRole1993Ground Zero: TexasBorder Patrolman2021Ground Zero Texas: Nuclear Edition
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