Bart the Bear
January 19, 1977 (47 years old) in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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.
Known For
Credits
- 1998 · Meet the Deedles as Bear
- 1997 · The Edge as Bear
- 1997 · Walking Thunder as Walking Thunder
- 1995 · Twelve Monkeys as Bear
- 1994 · Legends of the Fall as Bear
- 1994 · On Deadly Ground as Bear
- 1993 · Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey as Bear
- 1991 · White Fang as The Bear
- 1990 · The Giant of Thunder Mountain as Bear
- 1990 · Lost in the Barrens as Bear
- 1988 · The Bear as The Kodiak Bear
- 1988 · The Great Outdoors as The Bald-Headed Bear (Jody)
- 1987 · Berserker as Bear Garmin (uncredited)
- 1987 · Benji the Hunted as Bear
- 1986 · Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills as The Bear
- 1986 · The Clan of the Cave Bear as The Cave Bear
- 1983 · The Gambler: The Adventure Continues as The Bear
- 1980 · Windwalker as Bear