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Buddy Joe Hooker

  • Stunts
  • Actor
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Buddy Joe Hooker
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Buddy Joe Hooker was born on 30 May 1942 in Vallejo, California, USA. He is an actor and assistant director, known for Rules of Engagement (2000), Grindhouse (2007) and First Blood (1982). He has been married to Gayle Hooker since 3 November 1990. They have two children.
BornMay 30, 1942
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    Known for

    Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones in Rules of Engagement (2000)
    Rules of Engagement
    6.4
    • Stunts
    • 2000
    Rose McGowan in Grindhouse (2007)
    Grindhouse
    7.5
    • Stunts(Kurt Russell)
    • 2007
    Sylvester Stallone in First Blood (1982)
    First Blood
    7.7
    • Stunts(as Buddy Jo Hooker)
    • 1982
    Alice Krige, Brent Spiner, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
    Star Trek: First Contact
    7.6
    • Stunts
    • 1996

    Credits

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    Stunts

    • The Last Rodeo
      • stunt coordinator
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Fishburne, Jon Voight, Giancarlo Esposito, Shia LaBeouf, Aubrey Plaza, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Adam Driver in Megalopolis (2024)
      Megalopolis
      4.7
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2024
    • Ryan Reynolds, Taika Waititi, Dwayne Johnson, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Lil Rel Howery, Jodie Comer, Owen Burke, and Joe Keery in Free Guy (2021)
      Free Guy
      7.1
      • stunts
      • 2021
    • Adam Devine in Jexi (2019)
      Jexi
      6.0
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2019
    • Jamie Bell in TURN: Washington's Spies (2014)
      TURN: Washington's Spies
      8.1
      TV Series
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2015–2017
    • Pierce Brosnan in The Son (2017)
      The Son
      7.5
      TV Series
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2017
    • Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Ludacris, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, and Nathalie Emmanuel in The Fate of the Furious (2017)
      The Fate of the Furious
      6.6
      • stunt driver
      • 2017
    • Tweed Michael Manning in What Goes Around Comes Around (2016)
      What Goes Around Comes Around
      2.5
      TV Movie
      • stunt driver
      • 2016
    • Ethan Hawke, Denzel Washington, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lee Byung-hun, Chris Pratt, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, and Martin Sensmeier in The Magnificent Seven (2016)
      The Magnificent Seven
      6.9
      • stunts
      • 2016
    • Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
      Independence Day: Resurgence
      5.2
      • stunts
      • 2016
    • Bill Murray in Rock the Kasbah (2015)
      Rock the Kasbah
      5.5
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2015
    • Francis Ford Coppola, Pablo Santiago-Brandwein, Mihai Malaimare Jr., Cecilia Albertini, Anthony Giacomelli, Emily Mikolitch, Mads Larsen, Xingzhong Zhao, and Marcus Cheong-Wai Chan in Distant Vision (2015)
      Distant Vision
      5.3
      • stunt designer
      • 2015
    • HR
      4.2
      TV Movie
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2014
    • The Barber (2014)
      The Barber
      5.9
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2014
    • Greg Kinnear in Rake (2014)
      Rake
      6.7
      TV Series
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2014
    • Rebecca Romijn and Jon Tenney in King & Maxwell (2013)
      King & Maxwell
      7.1
      TV Series
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2013

    Actor

    • Aaron Paul in Need for Speed (2014)
      Need for Speed
      6.4
      • Detroit Cop #1
      • 2014
    • Jason Lee in Memphis Beat (2010)
      Memphis Beat
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Band Member
      • 2010
    • Brad Pitt, Til Schweiger, Daniel Brühl, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, and Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
      Inglourious Basterds
      8.4
      • Gaspar
      • 2009
    • Everybody Hates Chris (2005)
      Everybody Hates Chris
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Cop
      • 2009
    • Kelly Rutherford and James Denton in Threat Matrix (2003)
      Threat Matrix
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Andy Wader
      • 2004
    • Suspect Zero (2004)
      Suspect Zero
      5.8
      • Suspect Zero
      • 2004
    • Stephen Baldwin, Mel Blanc, Alan Cumming, Mark Addy, Kristen Johnston, and Jane Krakowski in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
      The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
      3.7
      • Rock Vegas Cop (uncredited)
      • 2000
    • Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Alexandra Paul, David Hasselhoff, David Chokachi, Gena Lee Nolin, and Jaason Simmons in Baywatch (1989)
      Baywatch
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Nick
      • 1998
    • Charlie Sheen and Chris Tucker in Money Talks (1997)
      Money Talks
      6.2
      • Pierre
      • 1997
    • George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alicia Silverstone, Uma Thurman, and Chris O'Donnell in Batman & Robin (1997)
      Batman & Robin
      3.8
      • Frozen Gotham PD Cop (uncredited)
      • 1997
    • Melanie Griffith, Michael Madsen, Nick Nolte, Chazz Palminteri, and Chris Penn in Mulholland Falls (1996)
      Mulholland Falls
      6.3
      • DC-3 Pilot
      • 1996
    • The Arrival (1996)
      The Arrival
      6.2
      • DOD #2
      • 1996
    • Jade (1995)
      Jade
      5.3
      • Assistant District Attorney
      • 1995
    • Dolph Lundgren in Pentathlon (1994)
      Pentathlon
      4.3
      • Otto
      • 1994
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger and Austin O'Brien in Last Action Hero (1993)
      Last Action Hero
      6.5
      • Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
      • 1993

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Rebecca Romijn and Jon Tenney in King & Maxwell (2013)
      King & Maxwell
      7.1
      TV Series
      • second unit director (as Buddy Jo Hooker)
      • 2013
    • Michael Biehn, Ivan Sergei, Sharif Atkins, Eric Balfour, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, and Aya Sumika in Hawaii (2004)
      Hawaii
      6.3
      TV Series
      • second unit director
      • 2004
    • Suspect Zero (2004)
      Suspect Zero
      5.8
      • second unit director
      • 2004
    • Tom Cruise in Vanilla Sky (2001)
      Vanilla Sky
      6.9
      • second unit director (uncredited)
      • 2001
    • The in Crowd (2000)
      The in Crowd
      4.7
      • second unit director
      • 2000
    • The Jackal (1997)
      The Jackal
      6.4
      • second unit director (uncredited)
      • 1997
    • Charlie Sheen and Chris Tucker in Money Talks (1997)
      Money Talks
      6.2
      • second unit director
      • 1997
    • Demi Moore and Gary Oldman in The Scarlet Letter (1995)
      The Scarlet Letter
      5.3
      • second unit director
      • 1995
    • The Hunted (1995)
      The Hunted
      5.9
      • second unit director
      • 1995
    • Nastassja Kinski and Charlie Sheen in Terminal Velocity (1994)
      Terminal Velocity
      5.5
      • second unit director
      • 1994
    • Dolph Lundgren in Pentathlon (1994)
      Pentathlon
      4.3
      • second unit director
      • 1994
    • Gunmen (1993)
      Gunmen
      5.2
      • second unit director
      • 1993
    • Brendan Fraser in School Ties (1992)
      School Ties
      6.9
      • second unit director
      • 1992
    • Christian Slater in Gleaming the Cube (1989)
      Gleaming the Cube
      6.3
      • second unit director
      • 1989
    • Tony Ka Fai Leung in Gunmen (1988)
      Gunmen
      6.0
      • second unit director
      • 1988

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Buddy Hart
    • Born
      • May 30, 1942
      • Vallejo, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Gayle HookerNovember 3, 1990 - present (2 children)
    • Other works
      World record rocket car jump - 197 feet "Hooper"

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    • Trivia
      In the original series, Leave It to Beaver (1957), played Chester, one of Wally's friends.

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