Photo: SGranitz/WireImageDirector and veteran stunt double Wayne “Buddy” Van Horn had died at the age of 92.Van Horn died on May 11, according to anobituary noticein theLos Angeles Times.He started working withClint Eastwoodas his stunt double in 1967, and worked with the actor-director and his team at his production companyMalpasoas a stunt coordinator on more than 30 films over 44 years, including films likeHigh Plains Drifter(1973)andIn the Line of Fire(1993).In 2011, Van Hornspoke about his time as a stuntman and working with Eastwood, saying, “He’s a pretty physical guy and likes to do his own stunts. Some of the things he does were pretty easy to get banged up.““I’ve tried to talk him out of it sometimes, but not very successfully most of the time,” Van Horn added. “He went and did ‘em anyway, several of ‘em. He’s been banged up a few times.“M. McKeown/Express/Hulton Archive/GettyThe veteran stuntman also directed three films starring Eastwood during his career:Any Which Way You Can(1980) which served as the sequel to James Fargo’sEvery Which Way but Loose, the last film in theDirty Harryseries titledThe Dead Pool(1988) andPink Cadillac(1989).The Dead Poolalso starredLiam Neeson,Patricia ClarksonandJim Carrey.According to the obituary, Van Horn was “born on the back lot of Universal Studios in Universal City, California,” where his father worked as a veterinarian for the studio’s horses and large animals.One of the highlights of Van Horn’s early career was his role as Guy William’s stunt double in the 1957 Walt Disney live-action seriesZorro. Van Horn was able to use his fencing and equestrian skills during all 39 episodes of the show, his obituary reads.
Photo: SGranitz/WireImage
Director and veteran stunt double Wayne “Buddy” Van Horn had died at the age of 92.Van Horn died on May 11, according to anobituary noticein theLos Angeles Times.He started working withClint Eastwoodas his stunt double in 1967, and worked with the actor-director and his team at his production companyMalpasoas a stunt coordinator on more than 30 films over 44 years, including films likeHigh Plains Drifter(1973)andIn the Line of Fire(1993).In 2011, Van Hornspoke about his time as a stuntman and working with Eastwood, saying, “He’s a pretty physical guy and likes to do his own stunts. Some of the things he does were pretty easy to get banged up.““I’ve tried to talk him out of it sometimes, but not very successfully most of the time,” Van Horn added. “He went and did ‘em anyway, several of ‘em. He’s been banged up a few times.“M. McKeown/Express/Hulton Archive/GettyThe veteran stuntman also directed three films starring Eastwood during his career:Any Which Way You Can(1980) which served as the sequel to James Fargo’sEvery Which Way but Loose, the last film in theDirty Harryseries titledThe Dead Pool(1988) andPink Cadillac(1989).The Dead Poolalso starredLiam Neeson,Patricia ClarksonandJim Carrey.According to the obituary, Van Horn was “born on the back lot of Universal Studios in Universal City, California,” where his father worked as a veterinarian for the studio’s horses and large animals.One of the highlights of Van Horn’s early career was his role as Guy William’s stunt double in the 1957 Walt Disney live-action seriesZorro. Van Horn was able to use his fencing and equestrian skills during all 39 episodes of the show, his obituary reads.
Director and veteran stunt double Wayne “Buddy” Van Horn had died at the age of 92.
Van Horn died on May 11, according to anobituary noticein theLos Angeles Times.
He started working withClint Eastwoodas his stunt double in 1967, and worked with the actor-director and his team at his production companyMalpasoas a stunt coordinator on more than 30 films over 44 years, including films likeHigh Plains Drifter(1973)andIn the Line of Fire(1993).
In 2011, Van Hornspoke about his time as a stuntman and working with Eastwood, saying, “He’s a pretty physical guy and likes to do his own stunts. Some of the things he does were pretty easy to get banged up.”
“I’ve tried to talk him out of it sometimes, but not very successfully most of the time,” Van Horn added. “He went and did ‘em anyway, several of ‘em. He’s been banged up a few times.”
M. McKeown/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty
The veteran stuntman also directed three films starring Eastwood during his career:Any Which Way You Can(1980) which served as the sequel to James Fargo’sEvery Which Way but Loose, the last film in theDirty Harryseries titledThe Dead Pool(1988) andPink Cadillac(1989).
The Dead Poolalso starredLiam Neeson,Patricia ClarksonandJim Carrey.
According to the obituary, Van Horn was “born on the back lot of Universal Studios in Universal City, California,” where his father worked as a veterinarian for the studio’s horses and large animals.
One of the highlights of Van Horn’s early career was his role as Guy William’s stunt double in the 1957 Walt Disney live-action seriesZorro. Van Horn was able to use his fencing and equestrian skills during all 39 episodes of the show, his obituary reads.
source: people.com
