Actor
Bart the Bear
Born January 19, 1977 in Baltimore, Maryland, USADied May 10, 200019 films
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.
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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.
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First watchTwelve Monkeys19957.6as BearIn the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
19 films as actor- 1998Meet the DeedlesBear
- 1997The EdgeBear
- 1996Homeward Bound II: Lost in San FranciscoBear
- 1995Twelve MonkeysBear
- 1995Walking ThunderWalking Thunder
- 1994Legends of the FallBear
- 1994On Deadly GroundThe Bear (uncredited)
- 1993Homeward Bound: The Incredible JourneyBear
- 1991White FangThe Bear
- 1990The Giant of Thunder MountainThe Bear
- 1990Lost in the BarrensBear
- 1988The BearThe Kodiak Bear
- 1988The Great OutdoorsThe Bald-Headed Bear (Jody)
- 1987BerserkerBear Garmin (uncredited)
- 1987Benji the HuntedBear
- 1986Louis L'Amour's Down the Long HillsThe Bear
- 1986The Clan of the Cave BearThe Cave Bear
- 1983The Gambler: The Adventure ContinuesThe Bear
- 1980WindwalkerBear