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The following is a list of individual bears who garnered national or world-wide attention: ==Actors== * Bart the Bear, a male Alaskan Kodiak bear, played the leading role in the 1988 wilderness drama, ''The Bear'', and was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance.〔National Geographic World, May 1999, cited and quoted by Jordan Carlton Schaul, ("Inspired by Late Animal Actor 'Bart the Bear' - Vital Ground Protects Grizzly Bear Habitat" ), voices.nationalgeographic.com, Oct. 13, 2013, accessed May 15, 2015.〕 Between 1980 and his death in 2000, he also appeared in many other films, including ''White Fang'', ''Legends of the Fall'', and ''The Edge'', and was called "the John Wayne of Bears".〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Wasatch Rocky Mountain Wildlife )〕 * Bart the Bear 2, (the original Bart the Bear's namesake, also called "Little Bart"), a male interior Alaskan brown bear, has appeared in several films including ''An Unfinished Life'', ''Into the Wild'', and ''We Bought a Zoo'', and TV shows including ''CSI'', ''Scrubs'', and ''Game of Thrones''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Wasatch Rocky Mountain Wildlife )〕 He and his sister Honey Bump were also featured in the TV documentaries ''Growing Up Grizzly'' and ''Growing Up Grizzly 2'' on the Animal Planet network.〔("Vital Ground: Bart the Bear II and Honey Bump" ), Vitalground.org, accessed May 15, 2015.〕 * Bozo, a female grizzly bear, had a co-starring role in the NBC TV series ''The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams'' from 1977 to 1978. She played "Benjamin Franklin" aka "Ben", the constant companion of "Grizzly Adams" (played by Dan Haggerty). She also appeared in the films ''The Night of the Grizzly'' (1966) and ''King of the Grizzlies'' (1970).〔Beck, Ken, and Jim Clark. (''The Encyclopedia of TV Pets: A Complete History of Television's Greatest Animal Stars.'' ) Rutledge Hill Press, 2002, p. 160-161. ISBN 1-55853-981-6.〕 * Brody, a male Kodiak bear, has appeared in numerous films, television shows, commercials and print ads. He has worked with wildlife photographers and appeared on the cover of National Geographic Magazine. Brody and his owner Jeff Watson have appeared throughout the United States for educational programs focusing on bears and safety. * 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/62808/gentle-ben-season-one/ )〕 In 1968 he won two PATSY Awards for his work on the film and series.〔Beck, Ken, and Jim Clark. (''The Encyclopedia of TV Pets: A Complete History of Television's Greatest Animal Stars.'' ) Rutledge Hill Press, 2002, p. 241-242. ISBN 1-55853-981-6.〕 He later received positive reviews for his performance as "Watch Bear" opposite Paul Newman in the 1972 film ''The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean''.〔("Ronald Oxley, 46, Trainer of TV and Movie Animals, Dies." ) Los Angeles Times, Dec. 30, 1985, available online at latimes.com, accessed May 19, 2015.〕〔Anderson, George. ("'Train Robbers' at Fulton, 'Judge Roy Bean' at Warner" (movie review) ), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Feb. 8, 1973, p. 7.〕〔Billington, Dave. ("The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean: Some Life! Some Times!" (movie review) ), Montreal Gazette, Feb. 17, 1973, accessed May 19, 2015.〕 * Hercules, a male grizzly bear born in captivity in Scotland and originally trained as a wrestling bear, became a regular star of British children's television and appeared in the James Bond film ''Octopussy''. He made news in 1980 when he escaped from his trainer and owner, Andy Robin, while filming a Kleenex commercial in Scotland. * Brutus, a male grizzly bear who is the companion of naturalist and television presenter Casey Anderson, appeared with Anderson in the syndicated Nat Geo documentary television series ''Expedition Wild''. Brutus has had small roles in two feature films, ''Iron Ridge'' (2008) and ''Pretty Ugly People'' (2008), as well as appearing in numerous educational bear videos.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.grizzlyencounter.org/ )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://visitmt.com/montana-stories/casey-anderson/ )〕 * Rocky, a male grizzly bear trained by Randy Miller, appeared in the 2008 film ''Semi-Pro'' as "Dewey the Killer Bear", in which he wrestled Will Ferrell's body double. On April 22, 2008, Rocky killed trainer Stephan Miller while the two were filming a bear wrestling stunt for a promotional video. The death was later ruled accidental and Rocky was allowed to continue to live under restrictions. * Whopper, a male Kodiak bear, has appeared in films including ''Anchorman'', ''Grizzly Falls'', ''Air Bud: Golden Receiver'', ''Return to Grizzly Mountain'' and the ''Last Trapper''. He is known for his scary bear act where he stands on his hind legs and does a simulated roar.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bearwithus.biz/index.html )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of individual bears」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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