Bart the Bear
Actor
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.
Filmography
Legends of the Fall
as Bear 1994
The Edge
as Bear 1997
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
as Bear 1993
White Fang
as The Bear 1991
The Great Outdoors
as The Bald-Headed Bear (Jody) 1988
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
as Bear 1996
The Bear
as The Kodiak Bear 1988
On Deadly Ground
as The Bear (uncredited) 1994
Benji the Hunted
as Bear 1987
The Clan of the Cave Bear
as The Cave Bear 1986
Meet the Deedles
as Bear 1998
Berserker
as Bear Garmin (uncredited) 1987
Windwalker
as Bear 1980
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
as The Bear 1990
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
as The Bear 1983
Lost in the Barrens
as Bear 1990