<P> Manis was the trained orangutan that played Clyde as Clint Eastwood 's sidekick in the 1978 box office hit Every Which Way But Loose . Its 1980 sequel , Any Which Way You Can ( 1980 ) , did not feature Manis , as the `` child actor '' had grown too much between productions . In the sequel two orangutans , C.J. and Buddha , shared the role . Although rumors about the cause of death of Buddha in 1980 point to abuse by his trainer on set , at least one source for the rumors may originate from a 1985 National Enquirer article . </P>
<P> Manis was the trained orangutan that played Clyde as Clint Eastwood 's sidekick in the 1978 box office hit Every Which Way But Loose . Its 1980 sequel , Any Which Way You Can ( 1980 ) , did not feature Manis , as the `` child actor '' had grown too much between productions . In the sequel two orangutans , C.J. and Buddha , shared the role . Although rumors about the cause of death of Buddha in 1980 point to abuse by his trainer on set , at least one source for the rumors may originate from a 1985 National Enquirer article . </P>
who played clyde in any which way you can
who played clyde in any which way you can
C.J. and Buddha
C.J. and Buddha