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The following is a list of individual animals which have performed in film and television, sometimes called animal actors.

Some of this article's listed sources may not be reliable. (October 2020)

Bears

• Bart the Bear (Kodiak bear; 1977–2000)
  • "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 the Game of Thrones episode, "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" (2013)[2]
• Brody (Kodiak bear; born 1995)
  • "Grizzly" in Grizzly Park (2008)
• Hercules (Grizzly bear; 1975–2001)
  • "Bear" in Octopussy (1983)[3]

Cats

• Grumpy Cat a dwarf cat and YouTube personality
• Orangey (tabby cat)
  • "Rhubarb" in Rhubarb (1951)
  • "Minerva" in Our Miss Brooks (1952–1958)
  • "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) Morris the Cat (1959-1978) Morris the Cat (1959-1978)
• Jones
  • "Jonesy" in Alien (1979)[4]
• Mrs Norris, a Maine Coon, is played by Maximus, Alanis and Cornilus in Harry Potter series (2001-2011).[5]
• Crookshanks (Persian cat) is played by Crackerjack and Pumpkin in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), The Goblet of Fire (2005), The Order of the Phoenix (2007) and The Half-Blood Prince (2009).[6][7]

Chimpanzees

• J. Fred Muggs
  • Himself on The Today Show (1953–1975)
• Kokomo Jr.
  • Himself on The Today Show (1957–1983)
• Jiggs
  • Cheeta
• Travis
• Bubbles
• Pankun

Dogs

• Jean, Vitagraph Dog (border collie)
  • Jean the Match-Maker
  • Jean and the Calico Doll
• Shep (Thanhouser Collie)
  • Various Thanhouser Company short black & white films such as A Dog's Love (1914)
• Mike (border collie)[8][9]
  • "Matisse" in Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)
  • Unnamed dog in Kidsongs (1986)
  • "Capone/Astro" in Spot Marks the X (1986)
• "Lady" (Cocker Spaniel) in ‘‘Lady and the Tramp‘’ (1955)*
• "Tramp, Butch, Spot" in (Schnauzer)‘’Lady and the Tramp’’ (1955)
• Mut
  • "Scraps," a thoroughbred mongrel in A Dog's Life (1918)[10]
• Silver Streak (German Shepherd)
  • "Silver Streak" in The Silent Flyer (1926)
• Brownie (Bull Terrier–Fox Terrier crossbreed)
  • "Brownie" in Brownie's Little Venus (1921)
• Strongheart (German Shepherd)[11] (1917–1929):[12]
  • The Silent Call (1921)
  • Brawn of the North (1922)
  • The Love Master (1924)
  • White Fang (1925)
  • North Star (1925)
  • The Return of Boston Blackie (1927)
• Rin Tin Tin (German Shepherd)
  • "The Wolf-dog" in Where the North Begins (1923)
  • "Rinty" in The Lighthouse by the Sea (1924)
  • "Lobo" in The Clash of the Wolves (1925)
  • "Rinty" in While London Sleeps (1926)
  • "Satan" in Tracked by the Police (1927)
  • "Scotty" in Tiger Rose (1929)
  • "Rinty" in The Lone Defender (1930)
  • "Rinty" in On the Border (1930)
  • "Rinty" in The Man Hunter (1930)
  • "Rinty the Lightning Warrior" in The Lightning Warrior (1931)
• Skippy (Wire Fox Terrier; 1931-retired 1941)
  • "Asta" in the Thin Man[13]
  • "Mr. Smith" in The Awful Truth
  • "George" in Bringing Up Baby
• Terry/Toto (Cairn Terrier)
  • "Toto" in The Wizard of Oz
• Ace (German Shepherd)
  • "Pal" in War Dogs (1942)
  • "Ace" in God's Country (1946)
• Pal (Rough Collie)
  • "Lassie" in Lassie
• Spike (Mastador - Labrador Retriever/ Mastiff)
  • "King" in The She-Creature (1956)
  • "Old Yeller" in Old Yeller (1957)
  • "Patrasche" in A Dog of Flanders (1959)
  • "Brown" in The Westerner (September 30 to December 30, 1960)
  • "Pete" in The Silent Call (1961)
• London (Shiloh Shepherd/Tamaskan)
  • The lead in The Littlest Hobo (1963–1965)
• Higgins (mutt)
  • "Dog" on Petticoat Junction (1964–1970)
  • "Benji" in Benji (1974; replaced by his daughter Benjean in subsequent films after his death in 1975)
• Elmer (Cocker Spaniel)[14]
  • The Sugarland Express (1974)
  • Jaws (1975)[15]
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
  • 1941 (1979)
• Johnny (mutt)[16][17]
  • "Boomer" on Here's Boomer (1980–1982)
• E-Buzz (Golden Retriever)[18]
  • Poltergeist (1982)[19]
• Beasley the Dog (1978-1991)[20] (French Mastiff)
  • "Hooch" in Turner & Hooch (1989)[21]
• Jed (timber wolf-Alaskan Malamute)[22]
  • "Dog Thing" in The Thing (1982)
  • "Wolf" in The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
  • "White Fang" in White Fang (1991)[23]
  • "White Fang" in White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994)
• Roughy
  • Dante's Peak (1997)[24]
• Buddy (Golden Retriever)
  • "Comet" in Full House (1989–1995)
  • "Air Bud" in Air Bud (1997)
  • "Air Bud" in Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998)
• Soccer (Jack Russell Terrier)
  • "Wishbone" in Wishbone (1995-1998)
• Ben, Rattler (American Bulldog)[25] and Tiki play Shadow, Chance, and Sassy respectively in Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993).[26]
• Moose (Jack Russell Terrier)
  • "Eddie" in Frasier (1993–2004)
• Moonie (Chihuahua)
  • "Bruiser Woods" in Legally Blonde (2001)
  • "Bruiser Woods" in Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
• Gidget (Chihuahua)
  • The Taco Bell chihuahua (1993–2004)
  • Bruiser's mother in Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
• Kyte (Belgian Tervuren, b. 1997)
  • "Kaiser" in A Touch of Frost (1999)[27]
  • 102 Dalmatians (2000)[28]
  • "Wolf of Rome" in Gladiator (2000)[29]
  • "Wellard" in EastEnders (1997-2008)[30]
  • Himself on This Morning (2008)
• Baron (Bloodhound)
  • "Bryant" in Sweet Home Alabama (2002)[31]
• Mushu the Dog
  • "Frank the Pug" in Men in Black (1997)
  • "Frank the Pug" in Men in Black II (2002)[32]
• Romeo (Chihuahua)
  • Snakes on a Plane (2006)[33]
• Zenna and Chancer (Belgian Tervuren)
  • "Wellard" on EastEnders[34]
• Cook (Jack Russell Terrier)[35]
  • "Pancho" in Pancho, el perro millonario (2014)[36][37]
  • "Valentín" in Aquí no hay quien viva (2003-2006)[38]
  • "Camilo" in La que se avecina (2007-2008)
• Andy
  • "Daisy" in John Wick (2014)[39]
• Twister
  • The prison dog in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003),[40] which was replaced by Chopper in the sequels Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)[41][42]
• Abbey and Kona (German Sepherd)[43]
  • I Am Legend (2007)[44]
• Sherman
  • Shark Night (2011)
• Hugo (a Neapolitan Mastiff dog)
  • "Fang" in Philosopher's Stone (2001)
  • "Fang" in Chamber of Secrets (2002)
  • "Fang" in Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)[45]
  • Himself on the British television show This Morning (2003)[46] Bully, Bella and Vito also appeared in the first two movies.[47] Luigi plays Fang in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,[48] and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009).[49] Monkey plays it in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,[50] and Uno in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009).[51][52]
• Brigitte (French Bulldog)
  • "Stella" in Modern Family (2010–2012)
• Beatrice (French Bulldog)
  • "Stella" in Modern Family (2012–2020)
• Kuma von Clifford (mutt)
  • "Stan" in Dog with a Blog (2012, replaced by Mick after five episodes)
  • "Grandma" in Mutt & Stuff (2015–2017)
• Burton, aka Bubba,[53] (pit bull)
  • The dog in John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)[54]
• Granted
  • "Gladstone" in Sherlock (2017)[55]
• Graubaer's Boker (Belgian Malinois)
  • "Bear" in Person of Interest
• Jack, Essanay
  • Bulldog Mascot
• Santana, Tai, Sam 7, Boyca, and Ikar (Belgian Malinois); and Cha Cha and Princess (pit bull) played the dogs in John Wick: Chapter 3 (2019).[56]
• Sayuri, an American Pit Bull Terrier[57]
  • Cliff Booth's dog in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).[58] He received the Palm Dog Award at the Cannes Film Festival.[59]

Dolphins

• Winter
  • Herself in Dolphin Tale (2011)
  • Herself in Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)
• Hope
  • Herself in Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)
• Keiko in the Free Willy film series (1993–97)

Horses

• Bamboo Harvester (Palomino)
  • "Mister Ed" in Mister Ed
• Trigger (Palomino)
  • "Target" in Annie Oakley, the lead character's horse
• Buttermilk (Quarter Horse)
  • Dale Evans' horse on The Roy Rogers Show
• I Two Step Too (1993-2005)[60] as Seabiscuit in Seabiscuit (2003)[61]
• Hightower (1982-2008) (Quarter Horse)[62]
  • "Ginger" in Black Beauty (1994)
  • "Pilgrim" in The Horse Whisperer (1998)[63]
  • "Horse" in Runaway Bride (1999)
• T.J.
  • Hidalgo in Hidalgo (2004)[64]
  • Himself in Save the American Wild Horse (2007)
• Little Blakie in True Grit (2010)[65][66]
• Rogue (Arabian horse), Marley (Saddlebred) and Nip and Tuck (Morgan) played the horses in John Wick: Chapter 3.[56]
• Gideon
  • Li’l Sebastian in Parks and Recreation
  • Gideon also appears in The Good Place. Although never confirmed, many fans believe that Gideon played the same character.

Other

• Akeela, Kollchek, Levi, and Sasha—a quartet of melanistic Siberian wolves—played the lupine form of Etienne of Navarre, the former Captain of the Guard of Aquila, in the 1985 film Ladyhawke.[67]^: 141
• Chip and Salsa, two macaws, appeared separately in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) and its sequels, Dead Man's Chest (2006) and At World's End (2007) as Cotton's (David Bailie) parrots.[68]
• Crystal (capuchin monkey)
  • "Dexter" in Night at the Museum (2006)
  • "Dexter" in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
  • "Drug-dealing Monkey" in The Hangover Part II (2011)
  • "Donald the Monkey" in Zookeeper (2011)
  • "Dr. Rizzo" in Animal Practice (2012)
  • "Security" in Total Dhamaal (2019)
• Esmeralda, a sea lion
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)[69]
• Gift (c.1979–2 or 3 Dec 2014)[70][71] and Ladyhawke (d. May 2007) (named Spike II until 2000),[72] two female red-tailed hawks, played the avian form of Isabeau of Anjou, daughter of the Comte d'Anjou in the 1985 film Ladyhawke.
• Gizmo, a snowy owl, played Hedwig in Harry Potter series (2001–2011).[73] Hedwig was also played by Ook and Sprout.[74] Ook was presumably one of the extra owls used for flying shots.[75] Further owls were Kasper, Swoops, Oh Oh, Elmo and Bandit.[76][77]
• Kitty, a snake (Burmese Python)
  • Snakes on a Plane (2006)[33]
• Milton Fox, a penguin actor
  • Quick, Before it Melts (1964)
• Oreo, a raccoon, by motion capture with Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe features Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).[78]
• Oscar the Parrot
  • Alex's brother Stan's pet parrot in Home Alone 3 (1997)
  • A parrot on the television series Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
  • The parrot in the indie romantic-comedy film A Bird of the Air (2011)[79]
• Rancho
  • His role in the 1990s popular TV detective series Raja Aur Rancho - aired on DD Metro and acted in over 50 Bollywood movies[80]
• Spunk, a mouse
  • "Mr. Jingles" in The Green Mile (1999)[81]
• Snuff, a capuchin monkey
  • Snuff starring in Raiders of the Lost Ark, Puff, a partner of Snuff, was present but did not act.

See also

• Animals in sport
• Animal Training on Film and Television
• Patsy Award
• List of individual cats
• List of individual dogs

References

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