Bart the Bear

Acting

Born January 19, 1977, 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.

Filmography

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