Bart the Bear
Acting1977Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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.
Known For
Acting History
1998
Meet the Deedles
as Bear
1997
The Edge
as Bear
1996
1995
Twelve Monkeys
as Bear
Walking Thunder
as Walking Thunder
1994
Legends of the Fall
as Bear
On Deadly Ground
as The Bear (uncredited)
1993
1991
White Fang
as The Bear
1990
Lost in the Barrens
as Bear
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
as The Bear
1988
The Great Outdoors
as The Bald-Headed Bear (Jody)
The Bear
as The Kodiak Bear
1987
Benji the Hunted
as Bear
Berserker
as Bear Garmin (uncredited)
1986
The Clan of the Cave Bear
as The Cave Bear
Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills
as The Bear
1983
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
as The Bear
1980
Windwalker
as Bear