Bart the Bear

Bart the Bear

Born: January 19, 1977
Died: May 10, 2000
in 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.

Movies for Bart the Bear...

Meet the Deedles
Title: Meet the Deedles
Character: Bear
Released: March 27, 1998
Type: Movie
Two surfers end up as Yellowstone park rangers and have to stop a former ranger who is out for revenge.
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The Edge
Title: The Edge
Character: Bear
Released: September 6, 1997
Type: Movie
The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assistant Stephen, Charles devises a plan to help them reach civilization. However, his biggest obstacle might not be the elements, or even the Kodiak bear stalking them -- it could be Robert, whom Charles suspects is having an affair with his wife and would not mind seeing him dead.
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Walking Thunder
Title: Walking Thunder
Character: Walking Thunder
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
In the 1850's, a young boy and his family on their way West become stranded in the Rockies. With the help of a local mountain man, a Sioux medicine man, and a legendary bear known as "Walking Thunder," the boy learns to become a man, and his family's survival is secured.
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Twelve Monkeys
Title: Twelve Monkeys
Character: Bear
Released: December 29, 1995
Type: Movie
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly, and patient Jeffrey Goines, the son of a famous virus expert, who may hold the key to the mysterious rogue group, the Army of the 12 Monkeys, thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.
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Legends of the Fall
Title: Legends of the Fall
Character: Bear
Released: December 16, 1994
Type: Movie
An epic tale of three brothers and their father living in the remote wilderness of 1900s USA and how their lives are affected by nature, history, war, and love.
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On Deadly Ground
Title: On Deadly Ground
Character: Bear
Released: February 18, 1994
Type: Movie
Forrest Taft is an environmental agent who works for the Aegis Oil Company in Alaska. Aegis Oil's corrupt CEO is the kind of person who doesn't care whether or not oil spills into the ocean or onto the land—just as long as it's making money for him.
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Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Title: Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Character: Bear
Released: February 3, 1993
Type: Movie
Before the Seavers leave for a family vacation to San Francisco, they drop off their pets -- Chance, an adventurous American bulldog; Shadow, a wise golden retriever; and Sassy, a cautious cat -- at a friend's ranch. But when the animals start to worry that they've been left for good, the three embark together on a treacherous and thrilling journey to find their way back home through the California wilderness.
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White Fang
Title: White Fang
Character: The Bear
Released: January 18, 1991
Type: Movie
Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him.
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The Giant of Thunder Mountain
Title: The Giant of Thunder Mountain
Character: Bear
Released: December 25, 1990
Type: Movie
A mountain man is falsely accused of the murder of his parents.
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Lost in the Barrens
Title: Lost in the Barrens
Character: Bear
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
The story of two very different boys in the Canadian wilderness. They must learn to depend on each other in order to survive.
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The Bear
Title: The Bear
Character: The Kodiak Bear
Released: October 21, 1988
Type: Movie
An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters.
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The Great Outdoors
Title: The Great Outdoors
Character: The Bald-Headed Bear (Jody)
Released: June 17, 1988
Type: Movie
It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley, along with his wife, Connie, and their two kids, Buck and Ben. But a serene weekend of fishing at a Wisconsin lakeside cabin gets crashed by Connie's obnoxious brother-in-law, Roman Craig, his wife, Kate, and the couple's two daughters. As the excursion wears on, the Ripleys find themselves at odds with the stuffy Craig family.
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Berserker
Title: Berserker
Character: Bear
Released: July 4, 1987
Type: Movie
Six young adults in the woods run afoul of a berserker, a viking warrior who dons the fur and snout of a bear, and are slain in turn by him.
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Benji the Hunted
Title: Benji the Hunted
Character: Bear
Released: June 5, 1987
Type: Movie
Benji has become stranded on a remote island after a boating accident. He finds himself struggling to survive in the wilderness, avoiding close encounters with a wolf, a bear, and a territorial female cougar with her cub.
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Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills
Title: Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills
Character: The Bear
Released: November 15, 1986
Type: Movie
Two young survivors of a wagon-train massacre battle horse thieves as they take a prize stallion through Utah.
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The Clan of the Cave Bear
Title: The Clan of the Cave Bear
Character: The Cave Bear
Released: January 17, 1986
Type: Movie
Natural changes have the clans moving. Iza, medicine woman of the "Clan of the Cave Bear" finds little Ayla from the "others"' clan - tradition would have the clan kill Ayla immediately, but Iza insists on keeping her. When the little one finds a most needed new cave, she's allowed to stay - and thrive.
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The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
Title: The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
Character: The Bear
Released: November 28, 1983
Type: Movie
Brady Hawkes, Billy Montana, and Jeremiah Hawkes are on a train bound for a huge gambling event when the train is taken over by a gang of vicious killers in search of money. As ransom, the gang takes young Jeremiah hostage. Brady and Billy embark on a quest to rescue him and form a small gang of their own along the way.
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Windwalker
Title: Windwalker
Character: Bear
Released: December 12, 1980
Type: Movie
An ancient Indian warrior who has reached the end of his life is brought back from his 'death' to save his family from a raiding party of enemy Indians in this unique story of 'Indians without a single cowboy.