Wayne "Buddy" Van Horn (August 20, 1928 – May 11, 2021) was an American stunt coordinator and film director. He directed the Clint Eastwood films Any Which Way You Can (1980), The Dead Pool (1988), and Pink Cadillac (1989). 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.Buddy Van Horn, ‘Any Which Way You Can’ Director and Clint Eastwood’s Stunt Double, Dies at 92
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Director Any Which Way You Can (1980) The Dead Pool (1988) Pink Cadillac (1989)
Second unit director Magnum Force (1973) - Also uncredited stunt performer The Rookie (1990) - Also stunt performer Outbreak (1995) - Also stunt coordinator Absolute Power (1997) - Uncredited; also stunt coordinator
Actor Year Title Role Notes1954 Destry Townsman UncreditedAlso uncredited stunt performer1955 Escape to Burma UncreditedAlso Uncredited stunt performer1960 Spartacus Soldier UncreditedAlso uncredited stunt performer1969 Paint Your Wagon Miner UncreditedAlso uncredited stunt performer1971 The Beguiled Soldier Also uncredited stunt coordinator1973 High Plains Drifter Marshal Jim Duncan Also stunt coordinator1975 Bite the Bullet Slim Also uncredited stunt performer1985 Pale Rider Stage Driver #1 Also stunt coordinator1988 Shakedown Police Officer Also stunt performer
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