Wayne "Buddy" Van Horn (August 20, 1928 – May 11, 2021) was an American stunt coordinator and film director.[1] He directed the Clint Eastwood films Any Which Way You Can (1980), The Dead Pool (1988), and Pink Cadillac (1989).[1] A long-time stunt double for Eastwood, he was credited as the stunt coordinator on Eastwood's films from 1972 to 2011, and as second unit director on Magnum Force (1973) and The Rookie (1990). He was sometimes credited as Wayne Van Horn in the 1980s. He earlier doubled for Guy Williams on Disney's Zorro, and Gregory Peck. Van Horn's most prominent onscreen appearance is the role of Marshal Jim Duncan in the Eastwood film High Plains Drifter (1973). Van Horn died in Los Angeles on May 11, 2021, at the age of 92.[2][3]
Buddy Van Horn | |
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Born | (1928-08-20)August 20, 1928 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | May 11, 2021(2021-05-11) (aged 92) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Stunt coordinator, film director, second unit director |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1954 | Destry | Townsman | Uncredited Also Uncredited Stunt Performer |
1955 | Escape to Burma | Uncredited Also Uncredited Stunt Performer | |
1960 | Spartacus | Soldier | Uncredited Also Uncredited Stunt Performer |
1969 | Paint Your Wagon | Miner | Uncredited Also Uncredited Stunt Performer |
1971 | The Beguiled | Soldier | Also Uncredited Stunt Coordinator |
1973 | High Plains Drifter | Marshal Jim Duncan | Also Stunt Coordinator |
1975 | Bite the Bullet | Slim | Also Uncredited Stunt Performer |
1984 | Pale Rider | Stage Driver #1 | Also Stunt Coordinator |
1988 | Shakedown | Police Officer | Also Stunt Performer |
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