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Bruno, also called Ben or Gentle Ben (1962− c. 1981), was a male black bear actor best known for playing the leading role of Ben the bear in the 1967-1969 CBS television series, Gentle Ben. [1] He also played the adult Ben in the feature film prelude to the TV series, Gentle Giant (1967). [ 2 ]
A bear named Buck, who closely resembled Bruno but was a slightly smaller, younger and more agile bear, was used for scenes requiring the bear to run. According to Clint Howard, Bruno the bear and Buck the bear together did approximately 75 percent of the bear acting work. A bear named Drum frequently appeared in scenes requiring the bear to ...
Bruno the bear may refer to: Bear JJ1, a European brown bear who made the news in 2006; Bruno (bear actor), a trained American black bear who played Gentle Ben; Name of the Brown Bears, mascot of Brown University; A character on the TV series Edward and Friends; A character in the cartoon Big Top Bunny
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The film was also the pilot for the CBS TV series, Gentle Ben (1967–69), based on the same characters and also starring Clint Howard, Dennis Weaver, and Bruno. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The film is a prequel to the TV series, providing the backstory of how the boy Mark Wedloe met Ben the bear, tamed him and adopted him as a companion.
Watch Bear was played by Bruno, an American black bear that had played the lead in the 1967–1969 TV series Gentle Ben. [10] Paul Newman thought that Bruno stole every scene in which they appeared together, an opinion shared by some reviewers. [11] [12] [13] "My God is Paul Newman a good actor," said John Huston. "He's just marvelous in this ...
A sick circus bear escapes into the bush, and Dr. Tracy tries to find it before worried local ranchers kill it, fearful that it will contaminate their water supply. Guest stars: Trevor Bardette, Joan Huntington, Troy Melton, Gil Perkins, Bruno the Bear
Bruno, a male American black bear, appeared as the primary bear actor in the lead role of "Ben" in the 1967 feature film Gentle Giant and the subsequent U.S. television series Gentle Ben from 1967 to 1969. [10] In 1968 he won two PATSY Awards for his work on the film and series. [11]