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