List of animal actors explained

Following is a list of animal actors. Those listed should have either a substantial number of performances or, in rare cases, a high-profile role.

Bears

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Bart the Bear	Kodiak bear	1977–2000	Jody the Bald-headed Bear in The Great Outdoors (1988) The Kodiak Bear in The Bear (1988) Bear in Legends of the Fall (1994) Bear in The Edge (1997)
Bart the Bear 2	Grizzly bear	2000–2021	Bear in An Unfinished Life (2005) Jerome the Grizzly Bear in Zookeeper (2011) Buster the Grizzly Bear in We Bought a Zoo (2011)^[1] Bear in Game of Thrones episode "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" (2013)^[2]
Brody the Bear	Kodiak bear	Born 1995	Grizzly bear in Grizzly Park (2008)
Bruno	American black bear	1962-1981	Gentle Ben Gentle Giant The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Hercules	Grizzly bear	1975–2001	Bear in Octopussy (1983)

Birds

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Douglass	Scarlet macaw	1967-2019	Pippi in the South Seas
Jimmy	Raven	1934-?	You Can't Take It with You It's a Wonderful Life The Wizard of Oz
Mr Percival	Australian pelican	1976-2009	Storm Boy

Cats

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Grumpy Cat	Mixed breed	2012-2019	Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever	Also popular as an Internet meme
Morris the Cat	Tabby cat	Died 1978	58 commercials for 9Lives (1969–1978)	Won two PATSY Awards for his performances, in 1972 and 1973.
Orangey	Tabby cat	c. 1950–1967	Rhubarb in Rhubarb (1951) (uncredited) Minerva in Our Miss Brooks (1952–1958, four episodes) Neutron in This Island Earth (1955) Butch in The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) Cat in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) Cleopatra in The Comedy of Terrors (1964) The giant cat in Village of the Giants (1965)	Two-time PATSY Award winner, for Rhubarb and Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Cetaceans

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	Orca	1976–2003	Willy in Free Willy (1993)
Winter	Bottlenose dolphin	2005–2021	Herself in: Dolphin Tale (2011) Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)

Dogs

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Ace the Wonder Dog	German Shepherd	Before 1938–after 1946	Pal in War Dogs (1942) Ace in Adventures of Rusty (1945) Ace in God's Country (1946)
Air Buddy	Golden Retriever	1988–1998	Comet in Full House (1995, 1 episode) Fluke in Fluke (1995) (uncredited) Air Bud in Air Bud (1997)
Brigitte	French Bulldog	Born 2010	Stella in Modern Family (2010–2012, 10 episodes) (uncredited)	Won the first Golden Collar Award for "Best Dog in a Television Series"^[3]
Brownie the Wonder Dog	Bull Terrier–Fox Terrier crossbreed		Brownie in Brownie's Little Venus (1921) Himself in Little Johnny Jones (1923)
Cook	Jack Russell Terrier	2000–2016	Pancho in an advertisement for the Spanish Lotería Primitiva^[4] Valentín in Aquí no hay quien viva (2003–2006, 90 episodes) Camilo in La que se avecina (2007–2008, 14 episodes) (uncredited) Pancho in Pancho, el perro millonario (2014)
Daisy (originally named Spooks)	Cocker Spaniel-Poodle-Terrier mix	1937–1960	Daisy in the Blondie film series: Blondie (1938) Blondie Meets the Boss (1939) Blondie Takes a Vacation (1939) Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939) Blondie on a Budget (1940) Blondie Has Servant Trouble (1940) Blondie Plays Cupid (1940) Blondie Goes Latin (1941) Blondie in Society (1941) Blondie Goes to College (1942) Blondie's Blessed Event (1942) Blondie for Victory (1942) It's a Great Life (1943) Footlight Glamour (1943) Leave It to Blondie (1945) Life with Blondie (1945) Blondie's Lucky Day (1946) Blondie Knows Best (1946) Blondie's Big Moment (1947) Blondie's Holiday (1947) (uncredited) Blondie in the Dough (1947) Blondie's Anniversary (1947) Blondie's Reward (1948) Blondie's Secret (1948) Blondie's Big Deal (1949) Blondie Hits the Jackpot (1949) Blondie's Hero (1950) Beware of Blondie (1950) Spooky in The Night of January 16th (1941) Snuffy in Fighting Back (1948) Daisy in The Valiant Hombre (1948)
Gidget	Chihuahua	1994–2009	Taco Bell commercials (1997–2000) Bruiser's mother in (2003)
Higgins	Mongrel	1957–1975	Dog on Petticoat Junction (1964–1970, 174 episodes) (uncredited) Benji in Benji (1974)
Jean	Border Collie	1902–1916	Jean in: Jean and the Calico Doll (1910) Jean the Match-Maker (1910) Jean Rescues (1911) Gabriel's dog in Far from the Madding Crowd (1915)
Jed	Wolfdog (timber wolf-Alaskan Malamute)	1977–1995	Dog Thing in The Thing (1982) (uncredited) Wolf in The Journey of Natty Gann (1985) White Fang in: White Fang (1991) (1994) (uncredited)
Johnny^[5] ^[6]	Mongrel	1976–?	Boomer on Here's Boomer (1980–1982, 20 episodes)
	Mongrel	2001–2018	Stan in Dog with a Blog (2012, 5 episodes) Grandma in Mutt & Stuff (2015–2017)
Kyte	Belgian Tervuren	Born 1997	Wellard in EastEnders (1997–2008, 28 episodes) Kaiser in A Touch of Frost (1999) Wolf of Rome in Gladiator (2000) 102 Dalmatians (2000)
London	German Shepherd		The title character of The Littlest Hobo (1958) The title character of The Littlest Hobos television adaptation (1963–1965, 48? episodes)	While London was the primary actor of the television series, several of London's descendants also played the character. The series was revived and aired from 1979 to 1985. While the dog was credited as London, it was a different dog.
Messi	Border Collie		Snoop in Anatomy of a Fall	Winner of the Palm Dog Award at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival
Mike	Border Collie		Matisse in Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986) Unnamed dog in Kidsongs (1986) Capone/Astro in Spot Marks the X (1986)
Moonie	Chihuahua	1998–2016	Bruiser Woods in: Legally Blonde (2001) (2003)
	Jack Russell Terrier	1990–2006	Eddie in Frasier (1993–2004, 164 episodes) Old Skip in My Dog Skip (2000)
Mushu	Pug		Frank the Pug in Men in Black (1997) Men in Black II (2002)
Pal	Rough Collie	1940–1958	Lassie in Lassie Come Home (1943) Hills of Home (1948) The Sun Comes Up (1949) Challenge to Lassie (1950) Laddie in Son of Lassie (1945) Bill in Courage of Lassie (1946) Shep in The Painted Hills (1951)
Pal the Wonder Dog^[7]	American Pit Bull Terrier	1924–1930	Tige, Buster Brown's dog, in numerous films, from Educating Buster (1925) to Stop Barking (1929) Pete the Pup in Our Gang shorts The Wonder Dog Pal in The Freshman (1925) (uncredited)	Died of poisoning after eating tainted meat.
Rin Tin Tin	German Shepherd	1918–1932	The Wolf-dog in Where the North Begins (1923) Rinty in: The Lighthouse by the Sea (1924) While London Sleeps (1926) The Lone Defender (1930) On the Border (1930) The Man Hunter (1930) The Lightning Warrior (1931) Lobo in The Clash of the Wolves (1925) Satan in Tracked by the Police (1927) Scotty in Tiger Rose (1929)
Peggy	Pug and Chinese Crested Dog mix		Deadpool & Wolverine	Won the title of "Britain's ugliest dog"
Shep	Collie	Died 1914	The Million Dollar Mystery (1914) Shep in: A Dog's Love (1914) Shep's Race with Death (1914) The Barrier of Flames (1914) Shep the Sentinel (1915)
Skippy	Wire Fox Terrier	1931–1951	Asta in all six of the Thin Man films: The Thin Man (1934) After the Thin Man (1936) Another Thin Man (1939) Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) The Thin Man Goes Home (1945) Song of the Thin Man (1947) Mr. Smith in The Awful Truth (1937) George in Bringing Up Baby (1938) Mr. Atlas in Topper Takes a Trip (1938)
Soccer	Jack Russell Terrier	1998–2001	Wishbone in: Wishbone (1995–1997, 50 episodes) Wishbone's Dog Days of the West (1998)
	Mastador - Labrador Retriever/Mastiff crossbreed	1952–1962	King in The She-Creature (1956) Old Yeller in Old Yeller (1957) Patrasche in A Dog of Flanders (1959) Brown in The Westerner (1960, TV series) Pete in The Silent Call (1961)	Won the PATSY Award for Old Yeller
Strongheart	German Shepherd	1917–1929	Flash in The Silent Call (1921) Brawn in Brawn of the North (1922) Strongheart in The Love Master (1924) White Fang in White Fang (1925) North Star in North Star (1925) Strongheart in The Return of Boston Blackie (1927)
Terry	Cairn Terrier	1933–1945	Ready for Love (1934) (uncredited)^[8] Rags in Bright Eyes (uncredited) Rainbow in Fury (uncredited) Toto in Barefoot Boy (1938) Pet Dog in Stablemates (1938) (uncredited) Toto in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Uggie	Parson Russell Terrier	2002–2015	Queenie in Water for Elephants (2011) The Dog in The Artist (2011)	Won numerous awards for his performance in The Artist, including the Palm Dog Award during the Cannes Film Festival.

Elephants

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Chirakkal Kalidasan	Asian elephant	Born 1980	Punyalan Agarbattis Dil Se..
Tai	Asian elephant	1968-2021	Larger than Life Operation Dumbo Drop Water for Elephants

Horses

See also: Wonder horses.

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Bamboo Harvester	American Saddlebred/part-Arabian	1949–1970	Mister Ed in Mister Ed (1961–1966, 145 episodes)
Buttermilk	Quarter Horse	1941–1972	Dale's Horse in The Roy Rogers Show (1951–1956, 30 episodes)	Dale Evans' famous horse; see also Trigger, the horse of Evans' husband, Roy Rogers.
Hightower	Quarter Horse	1982–2008	Ginger in Black Beauty (1994) Pilgrim in The Horse Whisperer (1998) Horse in Runaway Bride (1999)
Tony the Wonder Horse or Tony the Horse		Died 1942	Rough Riding Romance (1919) Sky High (1922) For Big Stakes (1922) Just Tony (1922) Catch My Smoke (1922) (uncredited) Three Jumps Ahead (1923) Stepping Fast (1923) Soft Boiled (1923) The Lone Star Ranger (1923) Mile-a-Minute Romeo (1923) Eyes of the Forest (1923) Ladies to Board (1924) The Trouble Shooter (1924) The Heart Buster (1924) The Last of the Duanes (1924) Oh, You Tony! (1924) Teeth (1924) The Deadwood Coach (1924) Dick Turpin (1925) Riders of the Purple Sage (1925) The Rainbow Trail (1925) (uncredited, though listed on at least one movie poster) The Lucky Horseshoe (1925) The Everlasting Whisper (1925) The Best Bad Man (1925) Conquering Blood (1926) Tony Runs Wild (1926) Hard Boiled (1926) No Man's Gold (1926) The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926) The Canyon of Light (1926) The Last Trail (1927) The Broncho Twister (1927) Outlaws of Red River (1927) Tumbling River (1927) Silver Valley (1927) The Arizona Wildcat (1927) A Horseman of the Plains (1928) Hello Cheyenne (1928) Painted Post (1928) Son of the Golden West (1928) King Cowboy (1928) Outlawed (1929) The Big Diamond Robbery (1929) Destry Rides Again (1932) The Rider of Death Valley (1932) The Texas Bad Man (1932), aka Defiance The Fourth Horseman (1932)	Western star Tom Mix's horse (who often received equal billing) in most of Mix's films.
Trigger	Palomino	1934–1965	Maid Marian's horse in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) (uncredited) Roy Roger's horse in Man from Cheyenne (1942) (uncredited) Trigger or Trigger: The Smartest Horse in the Movies in: San Fernando Valley (1944) Lake Placid Serenade (1944) Don't Fence Me In (1945) Along the Navajo Trail (1945) My Pal Trigger (1946) Roll on Texas Moon (1946) Under Nevada Skies (1946) The Gay Ranchero (1948) Under California Stars (1948) Melody Time (1948) The Golden Stallion (1949) Son of Paleface (1952) The Roy Rogers Show (1951–1957, 101 episodes)	Famous as Roy Rogers' horse; see also Buttermilk, the horse of Rogers' wife Dale Evans. Won a PATSY Award for Son of Paleface.

Primates

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Crystal the Monkey	Capuchin monkey	Born 1994	Monkey in George of the Jungle (1997) Drunk Monkey in: Dr. Dolittle (1998) (uncredited) Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) (uncredited) Dexter in: Night at the Museum (2006) (2009) (uncredited) (2014) Drug-dealing Monkey in The Hangover Part II (2011) Donald the Monkey in Zookeeper (2011) (uncredited) Dr. Rizzo in Animal Practice (2012–2013, seven episodes) Security in Total Dhamaal (2019)
J. Fred Muggs	Chimpanzee	Born 1952	Himself on The Today Show (1953–1975)
Jiggs	Chimpanzee	c. 1929–1938	Cheeta (uncredited) in: Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) Tarzan the Fearless (1933) Tarzan and His Mate (1934) Nkima in: The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935) Tarzan and the Green Goddess (1938)
Josephine	Capuchin monkey	c. 1907^[9] –?	The Kid Brother^[10] ^[11] (1927) (uncredited) The Cameraman^[12] (1928) (uncredited) The Circus^[13] (1928) (uncredited) Arabian Nights (1942) (uncredited) Calcutta^[14] (1947) (uncredited)
Kokomo Jr.	Chimpanzee		Himself on The Today Show (1957–1983)	There were at least two chimpanzees, who performed on alternate days to avoid overwork.
Pankun	Chimpanzee	Born 2001	Japanese television shows Tensai! Shimura Dōbutsuen (天才！志村動物園, lit. Genius	Shimura Zoo) Dōbutsu Kisō Tengai! (どうぶつ奇想天外	, lit. Unbelievable Animals!)	Retired after attacking and severely injuring a zoo staff trainee.
Rancho	Monkey		Rancho in Raja Aur Rancho^[15] (1997–1998, 178? episodes) Katilon Ke Kaatil (1981) Mera Shikar (1988) Zahreelay (1990) Ahankaar (1995)
Travis	Chimpanzee	Born 1995	The Maury Povich Show The Man Show Pepsi commercials	Disputed as to whether he was the same chimpanzee who acted in all of his claimed appearances.^[16]

Reptiles

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Frank	Asian water monitor	2003-2021	Jessie
Pocho	Crocodile	Died 2011	Touching the Dragon Dragon's Feast

See also

• Animal training
• List of individual apes
• List of individual bears
• List of individual birds
• List of individual cats
• List of individual dogs
• List of historical horses
• List of individual monkeys
• List of wealthiest animals

Notes and References

1. News: Watts . Amanda . November 25, 2021 . Bear featured in countless films and TV shows dies . . June 25, 2022.
2. News: Frishberg . Hannah . November 26, 2021 . 'Game of Thrones' actor and grizzly Bart the Bear II dead at 21 . . June 25, 2022.
3. News: Golden Collar Awards name The Artist's Uggie top dog . . February 14, 2012 . CBC News.
4. News: Así vive el perro con más suerte de España . Caballero . Javier . 2008 . April 19, 2018 . . . es.
5. Web site: Things Boom For Johnny. John Goudas - King Features. June 29, 1980. May 28, 2013. The Toledo Blade.
6. Web site: 'Here's Boomer,' the Friendliest Dog in Town. October 23, 1980. May 28, 2013. Kentucky New Era.
7. Web site: American Staffordshire Terrier History: How the AmStaff Separated From the "Pit Bull" . Denise . Flaim . 4 February 2021 . American Kennel Club.
8. Web site: From Carpet-Wetter To Film Icon: How Terry The Terrier Became Toto . Sean . Braswell . 25 August 2014 . NPR.
9. Web site: Image / Josephine, most famous monkey . Calisphere.
10. Web site: Best of the Best - Chaplin, Keaton, Lloyd . . slapstick.org.uk.
11. Book: Balducci, Anthony . The Funny Parts: A History of Film Comedy Routines and Gags . McFarland . 10 January 2010 . 37–39 . 9780786488933.
12. Web site: The Cameraman . The Criterion Collection.
13. Web site: 74. The Circus (1928) . https://web.archive.org/web/20070204071635/http://chaplin.bfi.org.uk/resources/bfi/filmog/film.php?fid=59404 . dead . February 4, 2007 . British Film Institute.
14. Web site: Motion Pictures featuring monkeys and apes . Wisconsin National Primate Research Center.
15. Rancho the monkey of Raja Aur Rancho emerges a star . May 13, 2013 . . September 8, 1997.
16. Web site: Lee . Dan P. . 2011-01-21 . Travis the Menace . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191122044415/http://nymag.com/news/features/70830/ . November 22, 2019 . 2022-04-18 . New York Magazine . en-us.