Buddy Joe Hooker

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.