Buddy Joe Hooker

Buddy Joe Hooker is an American actor, stunt coordinator and second unit director. He started as a child actor on The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, then appeared in Gunsmoke and Twilight Zone. A role in The Littlest Hobo, produced by his stuntman father Hugh Hooker, led to playing Chester on Leave It to Beaver from 1957 to 1960. He moved into stunt work on Tobruk and Sweet Charity, then spent eight years as Disney's main stunt coordinator. His car-chase work gained notice with To Live and Die in L.A. and Death Proof. On Hooper he set industry records by jumping a rocket-powered car while doubling for Jan Michael Vincent. He also made a motorcycle jump over a landing helicopter and rolled a truck repeatedly in Clay Pigeon. Hooker joined the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, is an original member of Stunts Unlimited, and in 2014 the World Stunt Awards presented him with a lifetime achievement honor.