Bart the Bear
Born: 1977-01-19 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Died: 2000-05-10
Known For: Acting
Biography
Bart was an Alaskan Kodiak bear born on January 19, 1977 at the Baltimore Zoo. When Bart was five weeks old and weighed five pounds (2 kg), he was sold to Doug and Lynne Seus, who worked as animal trainers for films. The Seuses trained Bart using a reward and praise system. While still a cub, he appeared in the TV series The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams playing Adams' companion bear, Ben, as a cub. After reaching adulthood, he made his film debut in the film Windwalker (released 1981). He grew to 9' 7.5" (2.90 m) tall and weighed 1,500 pounds (680 kg) throughout his life as an adult.
Filmography
1998
- Meet the Deedles as Bear
1997
- The Edge as Bear
1996
1995
- Twelve Monkeys as Bear
- Walking Thunder as Walking Thunder
1994
- Legends of the Fall as Bear
- On Deadly Ground as The Bear (uncredited)
1993
1991
- White Fang as The Bear
1990
- The Giant of Thunder Mountain as The Bear
- Lost in the Barrens as Bear
1988
- The Bear as The Kodiak Bear
- The Great Outdoors as The Bald-Headed Bear (Jody)
1987
- Berserker as Bear Garmin (uncredited)
- Benji the Hunted as Bear
1986
- The Clan of the Cave Bear as The Cave Bear
- Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills as The Bear
1983
- The Gambler: The Adventure Continues as The Bear
1980
- Windwalker as Bear