Bart the Bear

Bart the Bear was a male Alaskan Kodiak bear actor best known for his numerous appearances in Hollywood films, including The Bear , White Fang, Legends of the Fall, and The Edge. He was trained by animal trainers Doug Seus and Lynne Seus of Wasatch Rocky Mountain Wildlife, Inc., in Heber City, Utah.

Bart was born on January 19, 1977, at the Baltimore Zoo. Barts mother had previously appeared in films, including Grizzly and Day of the Animals . When Bart was five weeks old and weighed five pounds, he was adopted by 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.

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