Manis the Orangutan was born an actor, and is best known for playing Clyde, Clint Eastwood's sidekick in the 1978 box office hit Every Which Way But Loose. Unfortunately, Manis had grown too much between productions and was unable to reprise his role in the 1980 sequel, Any Which Way You Can. The orangutan that played Clyde in the second film died of a cerebral hemorrhage shortly after the film wrapped. Manis returned to working with his trainers' act in Las Vegas.
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