Bart was born on January 19, 1977, at the Baltimore Zoo. After reaching adulthood, he made his film debut in the film Windwalker (1981). He grew to 9' 7.5" (2.90 m) tall and weighed … See more

Robert Redford, Morgan Freeman, John Candy, Dan Aykroyd, Daryl Hannah, Annette Bening, Ethan Hawke, Steven Seagal, Tchéky Karyo, Brad Pitt, Alec Baldwin, See more

Bart was a "spokesbear" for the Vital Ground Foundation, a nonprofit conservation organization that works to preserve threatened wildlife habitat along the Rocky Mountains and on Kodiak Island, among other places in North America. See more

In October 1998, Bart was diagnosed with cancer and later underwent surgery twice to remove tumors from his right paw. The cancer returned, however, taking away his strength and appetite and causing him to not want to take pain medication. He was euthanized on May … See more

Bart the Bear 2, an unrelated Alaskan brown bear cub (2000–2021), was adopted by Doug and Lynne Seus shortly before Bart's death. He followed in the footsteps of the original Bart and became an established animal actor and Vital Ground ambassador. See more

Film
• Windwalker (1981)
• The Clan of the Cave Bear (uncredited, 1986) – The Cave Bear
• Berserker (uncredited, 1987) See more

• List of individual bears
• List of animal actors See more