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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 ]
Bruno II was a male Brown Bear who served as a live mascot for Brown University from 1921 to 1928. Bruno II was one in a series of live bear mascots from Helen in 1903 through the 1960s. [21] Later, he had a brief theatrical career in a play, where they rewrote the part to allow a bear to appear instead of a lamb. [22]
Gentle Giant is a 1967 American drama film about a young boy's friendship with an American black bear, based on the 1965 book Gentle Ben by Walt Morey. It was produced by Ivan Tors, directed by James Neilson and written by Edward J. Lakso and Andy White. The film stars Clint Howard, Dennis Weaver, Vera Miles, Ralph Meeker, Huntz Hall, and Bruno ...
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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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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 ...