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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 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
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 ...
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 ...
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]
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 ...
Bear JJ1 (2004 – 26 June 2006) was a brown bear whose travels and exploits in Austria and Germany in the first half of 2006 drew international attention. JJ1, also known as Bruno in the German press (some newspapers also gave the bear different names, such as Beppo or Petzi), is believed to have been the first brown bear on German soil in 170 ...
Bruno lands and is flattened on the cement block. When the dazed bear straightens up a bit, Bugs leads him toward what looks like the gangplank of a cruise ship, telling him that he's going on a 'trip'. When Bruno is situated, Bugs cuts a rope and starts a series of thoroughly timed "accidents" that begins with Bruno flying across the tent.