George Peter 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.

[2][3] He 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 as actor and stuntman Don Shanks played the role.

His career as a stuntman lasted for 40 years and involved over 100 television and film projects.