Bart the Bear
January 19, 1977 (48 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 Deedlesas Bear
- 1997 ·The Edgeas Bear
- 1997 ·Walking Thunderas Walking Thunder
- 1995 ·Twelve Monkeysas Bear
- 1994 ·Legends of the Fallas Bear
- 1994 ·On Deadly Groundas Bear
- 1993 ·Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journeyas Bear
- 1991 ·White Fangas The Bear
- 1990 ·The Giant of Thunder Mountainas Bear
- 1990 ·Lost in the Barrensas Bear
- 1988 ·The Bearas The Kodiak Bear
- 1988 ·The Great Outdoorsas The Bald-Headed Bear (Jody)
- 1987 ·Berserkeras Bear Garmin (uncredited)
- 1987 ·Benji the Huntedas Bear
- 1986 ·Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hillsas The Bear
- 1986 ·The Clan of the Cave Bearas The Cave Bear
- 1983 ·The Gambler: The Adventure Continuesas The Bear
- 1980 ·Windwalkeras Bear