Actor
Bart the Bear
January 19, 1977 · 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.
Notable work
7.6Twelve Monkeys (1995)
as Bear
7.4Legends of the Fall (1994)
as Bear
6.9The Edge (1997)
as Bear
7Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
as Bear
6.8White Fang (1991)
as The Bear
6.4The Great Outdoors (1988)
as The Bald-Headed Bear (Jody)
6.6Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)
as Bear
7.1The Bear (1988)
as The Kodiak Bear
5.2On Deadly Ground (1994)
as The Bear (uncredited)
Often works with
James Remar
3 titles together
White Fang, The Clan of the Cave Bear, Windwalker
Brad Pitt
2 titles together
Twelve Monkeys, Legends of the Fall
Anthony Hopkins
2 titles together
Legends of the Fall, The Edge
Michael J. Fox
2 titles together
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Sally Field
2 titles together
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Kim Greist
2 titles together
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Full filmography · 19
Meet the Deedles
as Bear
19984.5
The Edge
as Bear
19976.9
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
as Bear
19966.6
Twelve Monkeys
as Bear
19957.6
Walking Thunder
as Walking Thunder
1995
Legends of the Fall
as Bear
19947.4
On Deadly Ground
as The Bear (uncredited)
19945.2
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
as Bear
19937
White Fang
as The Bear
19916.8
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
as The Bear
1990
Lost in the Barrens
as Bear
1990
The Bear
as The Kodiak Bear
19887.1