George Josef

George Josef

  • Birthday: 1945-07-25
  • Deathday: 2004-01-08
  • Place of birth: Romania
  • Also know as: Georg 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.

Filmography

Avalanche

1994

As Major

Dirty Work

1992

As Phillip

Nightmare at Bittercreek

1988

As Tracker #1

Slam Dunk Ernest

1995

As Chef

Production

Lake Placid

1999

As Stunts

The 6th Day

2000

As Stunts

Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby

2000

As Stunt Coordinator

Power of Attorney

1995

As Stunts

Certain Fury

1985

As Stunts

Exit Wounds

2001

As Stunts

Stakeout

1987

As Stunts

Another Stakeout

1993

As Stunts

Family of Strangers

1993

As Stunts

A Guy Thing

2003

As Stunts

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