<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 returned to working with his trainers' act in Las Vegas . </P>

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