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