Buddy Joe Hooker
Acting1942Vallejo, California, USA
Biography
Buddy Joe Hooker was born on May 30, 1942 in Vallejo, California, USA. He is an actor and assistant director, known for Grindhouse (2007), Hard to Kill (1990) and Rules of Engagement (2000).
Known For
Acting History
2025
Megadoc
as Self
The Last Rodeo
as Rodeo Announcer #1
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
TVas Self - The Veteran (Pre-Tape Segment)• 1 eps
2024
Megalopolis
Stunt Coordinator
2021
Free Guy
Stunts
2018
Stuntman
as Self
2017
The Fate of the Furious
Stunt Driver
2016
2015
The Barber
Stunt Coordinator
Rock the Kasbah
Stunt Coordinator
2014
Need for Speed
as Detroit Cop #1
2012
Dog Fight
Stunt Driver
Django Unchained
Stunts
2011
Horrible Bosses
Stunts
2009
2008
2007
2006
Déjà Vu
Stunts
2005
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Stunt Coordinator
The Skeleton Key
Stunt Coordinator
2004
Suspect Zero
as Suspect Zero
Threat Matrix
TVas Andy Wader• 1 eps
The Big Bounce
Stunt Coordinator
Suspect Zero
Second Unit Director
Suspect Zero
Stunt Coordinator
2003
The Cutting Edge
as Self
Pursuing “The Hunted”
as Self
Filming “The Hunted”
as Self
Laurel Canyon
Stunt Coordinator
The Hunted
Stunt Coordinator
2001
24
TVas Jeep driver• 1 eps
Spy Kids
Stunts
Double Take
Stunts
15 Minutes
Stunts
In Pursuit
Stunt Coordinator
Heartbreakers
Stunt Coordinator
Vanilla Sky
Second Unit Director
Vanilla Sky
Stunt Coordinator
2000
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Stunts
Coyote Ugly
Stunt Coordinator
Rules of Engagement
Stunt Coordinator
The In Crowd
Second Unit Director
Pay It Forward
Stunt Coordinator
Here on Earth
Stunts
Brother
Stunts
1999
End of Days
Utility Stunts
Man on the Moon
Stunt Coordinator
1998
Jack Frost
Stunt Coordinator
The Siege
Stunts
Soldier
Stunts
Lethal Weapon 4
Stunts
Meet Joe Black
Stunt Coordinator
1997
Money Talks
as Pierre
Red Corner
Stunt Coordinator
Batman & Robin
Stunts
Grosse Pointe Blank
Stunt Coordinator
The Jackal
Second Unit Director
Money Talks
Second Unit Director
Money Talks
Stunt Coordinator
1996
The Arrival
as DOD #2
Mulholland Falls
Stunt Coordinator
The Arrival
Stunt Coordinator
Executive Decision
Stunts
From Dusk Till Dawn
Stunts
The Sunchaser
Stunts
Star Trek: First Contact
Stunts
1995
Jade
as Assistant District Attorney
Jade
Stunt Coordinator
The Scarlet Letter
Second Unit Director
The Hunted
Second Unit Director
The Hunted
Stunt Coordinator
Waterworld
Stunts
1994
Hi Octane
TVas Self
Pentathlon
Second Unit Director
Pentathlon
Stunt Coordinator
Terminal Velocity
Second Unit Director
Terminal Velocity
Stunt Coordinator
The Chase
Stunt Coordinator
The Road Killers
Stunts
The Shadow
Stunts
The Crow
Stunts
1993
Demolition Man
Stunts
Carlito's Way
Stunts
Gunmen
Stunt Coordinator
Rising Sun
Stunts
Beyond the Law
Stunts
Last Action Hero
Stunts
1992
Columbo
TVas Policeman on PA• 1 eps
Beethoven
Stunt Coordinator
Beethoven
Stunts
Jennifer Eight
Stunt Coordinator
Cool World
Stunts
American Me
Stunts
Lethal Weapon 3
Stunts
School Ties
Second Unit Director
1991
1990
Miami Blues
as Shorty
Hard to Kill
as Russ
Hard to Kill
Stunt Coordinator
Miami Blues
Stunt Coordinator
Catchfire
Stunts
The Guardian
Stunt Coordinator
The Godfather Part III
Stunt Coordinator
1989
Gleaming the Cube
as Corvette Driver
Gleaming the Cube
Second Unit Director
Gleaming the Cube
Stunt Coordinator
Sea of Love
Stunts
Who's Harry Crumb?
Stunts
Great Balls of Fire!
Stunts
Dead Bang
Stunts
Road House
Stunts
Lethal Weapon 2
Stunts
1988
The Presidio
Stunts
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Stunt Coordinator
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Second Unit Director
1987
Mannequin
Stunt Coordinator
Mannequin
Second Unit Director
Nowhere to Hide
Second Unit Director
Nowhere to Hide
Stunt Coordinator
Gardens of Stone
Stunt Coordinator
Critical Condition
Stunts
1986
The Wraith
Stunt Coordinator
F/X
Stunts
8 Million Ways to Die
Stunts
8 Million Ways to Die
Stunt Coordinator
1985
T. J. Hooker
TVas Mike Donovan• 1 eps
Into the Night
Stunts
Moving Violations
Stunts
To Live and Die in L.A.
Stunt Coordinator
MacGyver
TVStunt Coordinator
1984
Magnum, P.I.
TVas Mark Kiedash• 1 eps
Against All Odds
Stunt Driver
1983
The Osterman Weekend
as Hooker
The Right Stuff
Stunt Coordinator
Scarface
Stunts
The Outsiders
Stunt Coordinator
Rumble Fish
Stunt Coordinator
Rumble Fish
Stunts
1982
First Blood
Stunts
Lookin' to Get Out
Stunt Coordinator
Battletruck
Stunt Coordinator
Battletruck
Second Unit Director
Night Shift
Stunt Driver
The Entity
Stunts
1981
Nice Dreams
Stunt Double
Sharky's Machine
Stunts
King of the Mountain
Second Unit Director
King of the Mountain
Stunt Coordinator
The Hand
Stunt Coordinator
Second-Hand Hearts
Stunt Coordinator
1980
Serial
as Biker
Herbie Goes Bananas
as Chef
Herbie Goes Bananas
Stunt Coordinator
Defiance
Stunt Coordinator
Carny
Stunts
1979
Legends of the Super Heroes
Stunt Coordinator
Prophecy
Stunts
The Odd Angry Shot
Second Unit Director
The Odd Angry Shot
Stunt Coordinator
Death Car on the Freeway
Stunts
Hot Rod
Stunt Coordinator
1978
Hooper
as Stunt Rigger on Roof (uncredited)
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
Stunt Coordinator
Paradise Alley
Stunts
Corvette Summer
Second Unit Director
Game of Death
Stunt Driver
The Evil
Stunts
Just Tell Me You Love Me
Stunts
Hooper
Stunts
Hooper
Stunt Double
1977
Heroes
Stunt Coordinator
Empire of the Ants
Stunt Coordinator
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Stunt Coordinator
1976
Bound for Glory
as Man Shot Off Train
Gus
Stunt Coordinator
Bound for Glory
Second Unit Director
Bound for Glory
Stunt Coordinator
Vigilante Force
Stunt Coordinator
Shadow of the Hawk
Stunt Coordinator
1975
Take a Hard Ride
as Angel
Messiah of Evil
Stunts
White Line Fever
Second Unit Director
White Line Fever
Stunt Coordinator
Framed
Stunts
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
Stunt Coordinator
1974
The Castaway Cowboy
as Boatman
Blazing Saddles
Stunts
Three the Hard Way
Stunts
Wonder Woman
Stunt Coordinator
The Conversation
Stunts
1973
White Lightning
as Highway Patrol
White Lightning
Stunts
The No Mercy Man
Second Unit Director
The No Mercy Man
Stunt Coordinator
1972
Melinda
as Rome's Servant
Mannix
TVas Chase• 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
TVas Driver (uncredited)• 1 eps
Melinda
Stunts
1971
1969
Sweet Charity
as Baseball Player (uncredited)
Hell's Angels '69
Stunts
1968
Ice Station Zebra
as Hill
1967
The Game People Play
Stunt Coordinator
1965
Wagon Train
TVas Joel Reed /Lonnie Reed• 1 eps
1962
The Twilight Zone
TVas Dickie Weiss• 1 eps
1961
1959
The Sound and the Fury
as Boy (uncredited)
1958
The Littlest Hobo
as Tommy
1957
Outlaw's Son
as Tod Wentworth as a boy
Leave It to Beaver
TVas Chester Anderson• 8 eps
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TVas Hitchhiker