Bart the Bear
Born
Jan 19, 1977
Died
May 10, 2000 (23 years old)
Place of birth
Baltimore, 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.
Movies (19)
Twelve Monkeys
1995
Legends of the Fall
1994
The Edge
1997
The Great Outdoors
1988
White Fang
1991
On Deadly Ground
1994
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
1993
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
1996
The Bear
1988
The Clan of the Cave Bear
1986
Meet the Deedles
1998
Benji the Hunted
1987
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
1983
Walking Thunder
1995
Windwalker
1980
Berserker
1987
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
1990
Lost in the Barrens
1990