Animal actors are non-human animals that perform characters in productions such as film, television, or theater.
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Bart the Bear | Kodiak bear | 1977–2000 |
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Bart the Bear 2 | Grizzly bear | 2000–2021 |
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Brody the Bear | Kodiak bear | Born 1995 |
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Bruno | American black bear | 1962–1981 | [4] | |||
Hercules | Grizzly bear | 1975–2001 |
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Douglass | Scarlet macaw | 1967–2019 | [5] | |||
Jimmy | Raven | 1934–? |
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Mr Percival | Australian pelican | 1976–2009 | [7] |
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Grumpy Cat (also known as Tardar Sauce) | Mixed breed | 2012–2019 |
| Also popular as an Internet meme.[8] | ||
Lil Bub | 2011–2019 |
| Also popular as an Internet celebrity.[9] | |||
Henry | Long-haired tuxedo cat | 2003–2020 |
| Won the title of "Best Cat Video on the Internet" at the Internet Cat Video Festival.[10] | ||
Morris the Cat | Tabby cat | Died 1978 |
| Won two PATSY Awards for his performances, in 1972 and 1973.[11] | ||
Orangey | Tabby cat | 1950–1967 |
| Two-time PATSY Award winner, for Rhubarb and Breakfast at Tiffany's.[12] |
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Orca | 1976–2003 |
| Was re-released into the wild in 2002[13] | |||
Winter | Bottlenose dolphin | 2005–2021 |
| Depicted herself in the Dolphin Tale films[14] |
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Ace the Wonder Dog | German Shepherd | Before 1938–after 1946 |
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Air Buddy | Golden Retriever | 1988–1998 |
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Brigitte | French Bulldog | Born 2010 |
| Won the first Golden Collar Award for "Best Dog in a Television Series"[16] | ||
Brownie the Wonder Dog | Bull Terrier–Fox Terrier crossbreed |
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Cook | Jack Russell Terrier | 2000–2016 |
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Cosmo | Jack Russell Terrier | [18] | ||||
Daisy (originally named Spooks) | Cocker Spaniel-Poodle-Terrier mix | 1937–1960 |
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Darla | Bichon Frisé | 1975–1992 |
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Doug the Pug | Pug | Born 2012 | Also popular as an Internet celebrity.[20] | |||
Dynamite the Dog |
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Enzo | Jack Russell Terrier | 1995–2010 |
| Succeeded his father Moose in the role of Eddie.[21] | ||
Flame | German Shepherd | |||||
Gidget | Chihuahua | 1994–2009 |
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Higgins | Mongrel | 1957–1975 |
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Jean | Border Collie | 1902–1916 |
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Jed | Wolfdog (timber wolf-Alaskan Malamute) | 1977–1995 |
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Johnny | Mongrel | 1976–? |
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Koko | Australian Kelpie | 2005–2012 | [25] | |||
Koton | German Shepherd | died 1991 | [26] | |||
Mongrel | 2001–2018 |
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Lightning | German Shepherd | |||||
Luke the Dog | American Pit Bull Terrier | 1913–1926 |
| [28] | ||
Madison | Labrador Retriever | Born 1999 |
| [29] | ||
Messi | Border Collie | Born 2016 |
| Winner of the Palm Dog Award at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival[30] | ||
Moonie | Chihuahua | 1998–2016 |
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Jack Russell Terrier | 1990–2006 |
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Olivia | West Highland White Terrier | Born 2015 | [33] [34] | |||
Pal | Rough Collie | 1940–1958 |
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Pal the Wonder Dog (also known as Pete the Pup) | American Pit Bull Terrier | 1924–1930 |
| [35] | ||
Peggy | Pug and Chinese Crested Dog mix | Born 2018 |
| Won the title of "Britain's ugliest dog"[36] | ||
Rin Tin Tin | German Shepherd | 1918–1932 |
| [37] [38] | ||
Shep | Collie | Died 1914 |
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Sanggeun | Pyrenean Mountain Dog | 2004–2014 |
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Silver Streak | German Shepherd | Born 1924 | ||||
Skippy | Wire Fox Terrier | 1931–1951 |
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Soccer | Jack Russell Terrier | 1988–2001 |
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Labrador Retriever and English Mastiff mix | 1952–1962 |
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Strongheart | German Shepherd | 1917–1929 |
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Sykes | Parson Russell Terrier | 2001–2019 | [43] | |||
Teddy | Great Dane | 1910–1925 | ||||
Terry | Cairn Terrier | 1933–1945 |
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Thunder | German Shepherd | 1921– 1928 | [45] | |||
Uggie | Parson Russell Terrier | 2002–2015 |
| Won numerous awards for his performance in The Artist, including the Palm Dog Award during the Cannes Film Festival.[46] |
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Chirakkal Kalidasan | Asian elephant | Born 1980 | ||||
Tai | Asian elephant | 1968-2021 | [47] |
See also: Wonder horses.
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Bamboo Harvester | American Saddlebred/part-Arabian | 1949–1970 |
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Bunting | Halfbred | 1961– 1980s |
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Buttermilk | Quarter Horse | 1941–1972 |
| Dale Evans' famous horse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cass Ole | Arabian horse | 1969–1993 | [50] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Champion the Wonder Horse | The name "Champion" was used by three different horses[51] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Docs Keepin Time | American Quarter Horse | 1987–2013 |
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Popcorn Deelites | 1998–2022 | [52] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rex | Morgan horse | born 1916 or 1917 |
|-| | Tony the Wonder Horse| | Died 1942|
| Western star Tom Mix's horse (who often received equal billing) in most of Mix's films.|-| | Trigger| Palomino| 1934–1965|
| Famous as Roy Rogers' horse.[53] |} Primates
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