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Buddy Van Horn

Buddy Van Horn

Actor and director · Died May 11, 2021, aged 91 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Buddy Van Horn (August 20, 1929 - May 11, 2021) was a Hollywood stunt coordinator. A long-time stunt double for Clint Eastwood, he directed such Eastwood films as Any Which Way You Can, The Dead Pool, and Pink Cadillac. He doubled for Gregory Peck and Guy Williams on Disney's Zorro and on the 2004 Oscar-winning Best Picture Million Dollar Baby, directed by Eastwood. Description above from the Wikipedia article Buddy Van Horn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 20, 1929
Died
May 11, 2021 (aged 91)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor and director
Titles
92 on MovieCove · 99 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 14% in 30 days

What are Buddy Van Horn's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Society
27%
Survival
23%
Morality
19%
Self
5%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
3
Tense
3
Absurd
2
Contemplative
1
Melancholic
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Buddy Van Horn's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 92 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Buddy Van Horn's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

99 credits, 92 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • J. Edgar(2011)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Gran Torino(2008)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Changeling(2008)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Letters from Iwo Jima(2006)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Million Dollar Baby(2004)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Mystic River(2003)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Waking Up in Reno(2002)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Blood Work(2002)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • All the Pretty Horses(2000)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Space Cowboys(2000)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • True Crime(1999)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Absolute Power(1997)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Net(1995)

    Second Unit Director · Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Outbreak(1995)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • A Perfect World(1993)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • In the Line of Fire(1993)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Diplomatic Immunity(1991)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Rookie(1990)

    Second Unit Director · Stunts

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Pink Cadillac(1989)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Dead Pool(1988)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Shakedown(1988)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Off Limits(1988)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Three O'Clock High(1987)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Barfly(1987)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Nadine(1987)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Night Stalker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Stunts

  • Heartbreak Ridge(1986)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Big Easy(1986)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Ratboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Stunt Coordinator

  • Legal Eagles(1986)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Year of the Dragon(1985)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Pale Rider(1985)

    Stunt Coordinator · as Stage Driver

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • City Heat(1984)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Tightrope(1984)

    Stunt Coordinator · Stunt Double · Stunts

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Sudden Impact(1983)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Yellowbeard(1983)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Beastmaster(1982)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Sword and the Sorcerer(1982)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Falcon Crest(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · as Deputy

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies(1981)

    as Townsman

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Any Which Way You Can(1980)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Magnum, P.I.(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Heaven's Gate(1980)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Fantastic Seven(1979)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Every Which Way But Loose(1978)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Deer Hunter(1978)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • FM (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Stunts

  • The Gauntlet(1977)

    Stunt Coordinator · Stunts

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Enforcer(1976)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Swashbuckler(1976)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Master Gunfighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Stunts

  • Bite the Bullet(1975)

    Stunts · as Slim

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Eiger Sanction(1975)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Great Waldo Pepper(1975)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Thunderbolt and Lightfoot(1974)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Magnum Force(1973)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • High Plains Drifter(1973)

    Stunt Coordinator · as Marshall Jim Duncan

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Joe Kidd(1972)

    Stunt Coordinator · Stunt Double

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Prime Cut(1972)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Dirty Harry(1971)

    Stunt Coordinator · Stunt Double

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Big Jake(1971)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Beguiled(1971)

    Stunt Coordinator · Stunt Double · as Soldier

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • I Walk the Line(1970)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Cheyenne Social Club(1970)

    Stunt Double · Stunts

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Two Mules for Sister Sara(1970)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Marooned(1969)

    Stunt Double

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Mackenna's Gold(1969)

    Stunt Double

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Stalking Moon(1968)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Coogan's Bluff(1968)

    Stunt Double

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Bandolero!(1968)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Firecreek(1968)

    Stunt Double

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Stranger on the Run(1967)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Chamber of Horrors(1966)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Alvarez Kelly(1966)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Rare Breed(1966)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Our Man Flint(1966)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The War Lord(1965)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Mirage(1965)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Major Dundee(1965)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Kings of the Sun(1963)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World(1963)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Swordsman of Siena(1962)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Spartacus(1960)

    Stunts · as Soldier (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Last of the Badmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Stunts

  • Around the World in 80 Days(1956)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Lady Godiva of Coventry(1955)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Man from Bitter Ridge(1955)

    Stunt Double

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Escape to Burma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Stunts · Actor

  • Chief Crazy Horse(1955)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Destry(1954)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Prince Valiant(1954)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Taza, Son of Cochise(1954)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Ride Clear of Diablo(1954)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Gunsmoke(1953)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Son of Paleface(1952)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Silver City(1951)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Warpath(1951)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Cave of Outlaws(1951)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • I Killed Geronimo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Stunts

Career shape

A full career of 99 titles from 1950 to 2011.

Biggest box office

Any Which Way You Can (1980)

$71M worldwide

Highest rated

Bite the Bullet (1975)

Midcredits 67th

Most popular right now

Pink Cadillac (1989)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting9 of 99: 3 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stDirecting3 of 99: 3 only directing, 0 with another roleOther crew93 of 99: 87 only other crew, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

99 titles, 6 with more than one role — other crew and acting overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1950s16 · 1 acting · 16 crew1960s18 · 1 acting · 18 crew1970s22 · 3 acting · 22 crew1980s25 · 4 acting · 22 crew1990s8 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Buddy Van Horn's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 90; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 92 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up24
  • 50th to 74th38
  • 25th to 49th21
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

50 of their 92 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Crowd Pleaser50
  • Broadly Agreed19
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies (1981)

82nd percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Spartacus (1960)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Buddy Van Horn's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 21 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Buddy Van Horn work with?

People who share at least 2 of Buddy Van Horn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Clint Eastwood shares the most, 3.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers