Manis was the trained orangutan who played Clyde, Clint Eastwood

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's orangutan

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 sidekick from the 1978

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(1980), did not feature Manis, as he had grown too much between productions. The orang who played Clyde in the second film died of a cerebral haemorrhage shortly after the film wrapped.

Manis returned to working with her trainers' act in Las Vegas.