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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Twelve Monkeys (1995) — Bear
2. Legends of the Fall (1994) — Bear
3. The Edge (1997) — Bear
4. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) — Bear
5. White Fang (1991) — The Bear
6. The Great Outdoors (1988) — The Bald-Headed Bear (Jody)
7. Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996) — Bear
8. The Bear (1988) — The Kodiak Bear
9. On Deadly Ground (1994) — The Bear (uncredited)
10. Benji the Hunted (1987) — Bear
11. The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986) — The Cave Bear
12. Meet the Deedles (1998) — Bear
13. Berserker (1987) — Bear Garmin (uncredited)
14. Windwalker (1980) — Bear
15. The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1990) — The Bear
16. The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (1983) — The Bear
17. Lost in the Barrens (1990) — Bear
18. Walking Thunder (1995) — Walking Thunder
19. Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills (1986) — The Bear