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Nathaniel "Buddy" Hart is an actor, best known for his child-actor role in the sitcom Leave It to Beaver, in which he played the character of "Chester Anderson," a friend of Wally Cleaver. Now known as Buddy Joe Hooker, one of the entertainment industry’s busiest stunt professionals, Buddy Joe Hooker began as a young child actor on the successful television series The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin. Under the stage name, Buddy Hart, his acting career continued in shows such as Gunsmoke, Father Knows Best and The Twilight Zone. Buddy Joe also starred in the award winning family feature that his stunt performer father, Hugh Hooker, produced called .The Littlest Hobo That role led to a part on Leave It To Beaver as one of Wally Cleaver’s best friends, Chester. He appeared in 12 episodes.
Birth Name
Nathaniel Buddy Hart
Born
Saturday, 30 May 1942
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Stuntman | Self | 2021 |
Hal | Himself / Self | 2018 |
Need for Speed | Detroit Cop #1 | 2014 |
Memphis Beat | Band Member | 2010 |
Inglourious Basterds | Gaspar | 2009 |
Everybody Hates Chris | Cop | 2005 |
Suspect Zero | Suspect Zero | 2004 |
Threat Matrix | Andy Wader | 2003 |
Full Tilt Boogie | Self - Stunt Man | 1997 |
Money Talks | Pierre | 1997 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Stuntman | Self | 2021 |
Hal | Himself / Self | 2018 |
Need for Speed | Detroit Cop #1 | 2014 |
Memphis Beat | Band Member | 2010 |
Inglourious Basterds | Gaspar | 2009 |
Everybody Hates Chris | Cop | 2005 |
Suspect Zero | Suspect Zero | 2004 |
Threat Matrix | Andy Wader | 2003 |
Full Tilt Boogie | Self - Stunt Man | 1997 |
Money Talks | Pierre | 1997 |
Batman & Robin | Frozen Gotham PD Cop | 1997 |
Mulholland Falls | DC-3 Pilot | 1996 |
The Arrival | DOD #2 | 1996 |
Jade | Assistant District Attorney | 1995 |
Pentathlon | Otto | 1994 |
Hi Octane | Self | 1994 |
Sweet Poison | Bus Guard | 1991 |
Miami Blues | Shorty, Drug Dealer Pier | 1990 |
Hard to Kill | Russ | 1990 |
Baywatch | Nick | 1989 |
Gleaming the Cube | Corvette Driver | 1989 |
Police Story: Gladiator School | Ziegman | 1988 |
Paradise | Jackson | 1988 |
Something Is Out There | Dr. Davis | 1988 |
The Osterman Weekend | Kidnapper / Hooker | 1983 |
T.J. Hooker | Mike Donovan / Billy McGuire | 1982 |
King of the Mountain | Fast Joe Otis | 1981 |
Any Which Way You Can | Bar Fighter | 1980 |
Magnum, P.I. | Mark Kiedash | 1980 |
Herbie Goes Bananas | Chef | 1980 |
Serial | Biker | 1980 |
240-Robert | Dune Buggy Driver | 1979 |
Hooper | Stunt Rigger on Roof | 1978 |
Bound for Glory | Man (shot off train) / Man Shot Off Train | 1976 |
Charlie's Angels | Farrell | 1976 |
Take a Hard Ride | Angel | 1975 |
The Castaway Cowboy | Boatman | 1974 |
Chopper One | Mike | 1974 |
White Lightning | Highway Patrol | 1973 |
Melinda | Rome's Servant | 1972 |
The Night Stalker | Intern | 1972 |
Harold and Maude | Stunt Double | 1971 |
Columbo | Policeman on P.A. | 1971 |
Like It Is | 1970 | |
The Immortal | Eddie | 1969 |
Love, American Style | Bellhop (segment "Love and the Amateur Night") | 1969 |
Marcus Welby, M.D. | Ron | 1969 |
Sweet Charity | Baseball Player | 1969 |
Changes | (as Buddy Hart) | 1969 |
Ice Station Zebra | Hill | 1968 |
Mod Squad | Eddie Devlin | 1968 |
Mannix | Biker / Chase / Moe Mingo / Rowdy | 1967 |
Mission: Impossible | Driver | 1966 |
Karen | Arnold Ringer | 1964 |
My Three Sons | Hal | 1960 |
The Twilight Zone | Dickie Weiss | 1959 |
The Sound and the Fury | Boy | 1959 |
The Donna Reed Show | Robbie | 1958 |
The Littlest Hobo | Tommy | 1958 |
Wagon Train | Joel Reed / Lonnie Reed | 1957 |
Outlaw's Son | Todd Wentworth - as a Child / Tod Wentworth as a boy | 1957 |
Leave It to Beaver | Chester Anderson | 1957 |
Fury | Lonnie / Billy | 1955 |
The Magical World of Disney | Boatman Taking Costain to Ship | 1954 |
Schlitz Playhouse | Hitchhiker | 1951 |