Wayne "Buddy" Van Horn (August 20, 1928 – May 11, 2021) was an American

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and film director. He directed the Clint Eastwood films ''

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'' (1980), ''

The Dead Pool ''The Dead Pool'' is a 1988 American neo-noir vigilante action thriller film directed by Buddy Van Horn, written by Steve Sharon, and starring Clint Eastwood as Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan. It is the fifth and final film in the ''Dirty ...

'' (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

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on ''

Magnum Force ''Magnum Force'' is a 1973 American neo-noir vigilante action thriller film and the second to feature Clint Eastwood as maverick cop Harry Callahan after the 1971 film ''Dirty Harry''. Ted Post, who had previously worked with Eastwood on '' Ra ...

'' (1973) and '' The Rookie'' (1990). He was sometimes credited as Wayne Van Horn in the 1980s. He earlier doubled for Guy Williams on

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's ''

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'', and Gregory Peck. Van Horn's most prominent onscreen appearance is the role of Marshal Jim Duncan in the Eastwood film ''

High Plains Drifter ''High Plains Drifter'' is a 1973 American Western film directed by Clint Eastwood, written by Ernest Tidyman, and produced by Robert Daley for The Malpaso Company and Universal Pictures. The film stars Eastwood as a mysterious stranger who ...

'' (1973). Van Horn died in Los Angeles on May 11, 2021, at the age of 92.

Filmography

Director

* ''

'' (1980) * ''

'' (1988) * '' Pink Cadillac'' (1989)

Second Unit Director

* ''

'' (1973) - Also Uncredited Stunt Performer * '' The Rookie'' (1990) - Also Stunt Performer * ''

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'' (1995) - Also Stunt Coordinator * '' Absolute Power'' (1997) - Uncredited/Also Stunt Coordinator

Actor

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Horn, Buddy 1928 births 2021 deaths American film directors American people of Dutch descent American stunt performers Film people from Los Angeles