Bart the Bear
Acting Born Jan 19, 1977 Baltimore, Maryland, USA 19 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- Twelve Monkeys (1995) as Bear
- Legends of the Fall (1994) as Bear
- The Edge (1997) as Bear
- White Fang (1991) as The Bear
- The Great Outdoors (1988) as The Bald-Headed Bear (Jody)
- Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) as Bear
- The Bear (1988) as The Kodiak Bear
- On Deadly Ground (1994) as The Bear (uncredited)
- Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996) as Bear
- The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986) as The Cave Bear
- Meet the Deedles (1998) as Bear
- Benji the Hunted (1987) as Bear
- Windwalker (1980) as Bear
- The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (1983) as The Bear
- Walking Thunder (1995) as Walking Thunder
- The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1990) as The Bear
- Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills (1986) as The Bear
- Berserker (1987) as Bear Garmin (uncredited)
- Lost in the Barrens (1990) as Bear