List of animals in film and television
The following is a list of individual animals which have performed in film and television, sometimes called animal actors.
Bears
- Bart the Bear
- * "The Bald-headed Bear" in The Great Outdoors
- * "The Kodiak Bear" in The Bear
- * "Bear" in Legends of the Fall
- * "Bear" in The Edge
- Bart the Bear 2
- * "Bear" in An Unfinished Life
- * "Jerome the Grizzly Bear" in Zookeeper
- * "Buster the Grizzly Bear" in We Bought a Zoo
- * "Bear" in Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 7, "The Bear and the Maiden Fair"
- Brody
- * "Grizzly" in Grizzly Park
- Hercules
- * "Bear" in Octopussy
Cats
- Grumpy Cat a dwarf cat and YouTube personality
- Orangey
- * "Rhubarb" in Rhubarb
- * "Minerva" in Our Miss Brooks
- * "Neutron" in This Island Earth
- * "Butch" in The Incredible Shrinking Man
- * "Cat" in "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
- * "Cleopatra" in "The Comedy of Terrors"
- * The giant cat in "Village of the Giants" Morris the Cat Morris the Cat
- Jones
- * "Jonesy" in Alien
- Mrs Norris, a Maine Coon, is played by Maximus, Alanis and Cornilus in Harry Potter series.
- Crookshanks is played by Crackerjack and Pumpkin in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Goblet of Fire, The Order of the Phoenix and The Half-Blood Prince.
[Chimpanzee]s
- J. Fred Muggs
- * Himself on The Today Show
- Kokomo Jr.
- * Himself on The Today Show
- Jiggs
- * Cheeta
- Travis
- Bubbles
- Pankun
Dogs
- Jean, Vitagraph Dog
- * Jean the Match-Maker
- * Jean and the Calico Doll
- Shep
- * Various Thanhouser Company short black & white films such as A Dog's Love
- Mike
- * "Matisse" in Down and Out in Beverly Hills
- * Unnamed dog in Kidsongs
- * "Capone/Astro" in Spot Marks the X
- “Lady” in ‘‘Lady and the Tramp‘’ *
- “Tramp, Butch, Spot” in ‘’Lady and the Tramp’’
- Mut
- * "Scraps," a thoroughbred mongrel in A Dog's Life
- Silver Streak
- * "Silver Streak" in The Silent Flyer
- Brownie
- * "Brownie" in Brownie's Little Venus
- Strongheart :
- * The Silent Call
- * Brawn of the North
- * The Love Master
- * White Fang
- * North Star
- * The Return of Boston Blackie
- Rin Tin Tin
- * "The Wolf-dog" in Where the North Begins
- * "Rinty" in The Lighthouse by the Sea
- * "Lobo" in The Clash of the Wolves
- * "Rinty" in While London Sleeps
- * "Satan" in Tracked by the Police
- * "Scotty" in Tiger Rose
- * "Rinty" in The Lone Defender
- * "Rinty" in On the Border
- * "Rinty" in The Man Hunter
- * "Rinty the Lightning Warrior" in The Lightning Warrior
- Skippy
- * "Asta" in the Thin Man
- Terry/Toto
- * "Toto" in The Wizard of Oz
- Ace
- * "Pal" in War Dogs
- * "Ace" in God's Country
- Pal
- * "Lassie" in Lassie
- Spike
- * "King" in The She-Creature
- * "Old Yeller" in Old Yeller
- * "Patrasche" in A Dog of Flanders
- * "Brown" in The Westerner
- * "Pete" in The Silent Call
- London
- * The lead in The Littlest Hobo
- Higgins
- * "Dog" on Petticoat Junction
- * "Benji" in Benji
- Elmer
- * The Sugarland Express
- * Jaws
- * Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- * 1941
- E-Buzz
- * Poltergeist
- Beasley the Dog
- * "Hooch" in Turner & Hooch
- Jed
- * "Dog Thing" in The Thing
- * "Wolf" in The Journey of Natty Gann
- * "White Fang" in White Fang
- * "White Fang" in '
- Roughy
- * Dante's Peak
- Buddy
- * "Comet" in Full House
- * "Air Bud" in Air Bud
- * "Air Bud" in '
- Soccer
- * "Wishbone" in Wishbone
- Ben, Rattler and Tiki play Shadow, Chance, and Sassy respectively in '.
- Moose
- * "Eddie" in Frasier
- Moonie
- * "Bruiser Woods" in Legally Blonde
- * "Bruiser Woods" in '
- Gidget
- * The Taco Bell chihuahua
- * Bruiser's mother in '
- Kyte
- * "Kaiser" in A Touch of Frost
- * 102 Dalmatians
- * "Wolf of Rome" in Gladiator
- * "Wellard" in EastEnders
- * Himself on This Morning
- Baron
- * "Bryant" in Sweet Home Alabama
- Mushu the Dog
- * "Frank the Pug" in Men in Black
- * "Frank the Pug" in Men in Black II
- Romeo
- * Snakes on a Plane
- Zenna and Chancer
- * "Wellard" on EastEnders
- Cook
- * "Pancho" in Pancho, el perro millonario
- * "Valentín" in Aquí no hay quien viva
- * "Camilo" in La que se avecina
- Andy
- * "Daisy" in John Wick
- Twister
- * The prison dog in ', which was replaced by Chopper in the sequels ' and '
- Abbey and Kona
- * I Am Legend
- Sherman
- * Shark Night
- Hugo
- * "Fang" in Philosopher's Stone
- * "Fang" in Chamber of Secrets
- * "Fang" in Prisoner of Azkaban
- * Himself on the British television show This Morning Bully, Bella and Vito also appeared in the first two movies. Luigi plays Fang in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Monkey plays it in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and Uno in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
- Brigitte
- * "Stella" in Modern Family
- Beatrice
- * "Stella" in Modern Family
- Kuma von Clifford
- * "Stan" in Dog with a Blog
- * "Grandma" in Mutt & Stuff
- Burton, aka Bubba,
- * The dog in '
- Granted
- * "Gladstone" in Sherlock
- Graubaer's Boker
- * "Bear" in Person of Interest
- Jack, Essanay
- * Bulldog Mascot
- Santana, Tai, Sam 7, Boyca, and Ikar ; and Cha Cha and Princess played the dogs in '.
- Sayuri, an American Pit Bull Terrier
- * Cliff Booth's dog in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. He received the Palm Dog Award at the Cannes Film Festival.
Dolphins
- Winter
- * Herself in Dolphin Tale
- * Herself in Dolphin Tale 2
- Hope
- * Herself in Dolphin Tale 2
- Keiko in the Free Willy film series
Horses
- Bamboo Harvester
- * "Mister Ed" in Mister Ed
- Trigger
- * "Target" in Annie Oakley, the lead character's horse
- Buttermilk
- * Dale Evans' horse on The Roy Rogers Show
- I Two Step Too as Seabiscuit in Seabiscuit
- Hightower
- * "Ginger" in Black Beauty
- * "Pilgrim" in The Horse Whisperer
- * "Horse" in Runaway Bride
- T.J.
- * "Hidalgo" in Hidalgo
- * Himself in Save the American Wild Horse
- Little Blakie in True Grit
- Rogue, Marley and Nip and Tuck played the horses in .
Other
- Akeela, Kollchek, Levi, and Sasha—a quartet of melanistic Siberian wolves—played the lupine form of Etienne of Navarre, the former Captain of the Guard of Aquila, in the 1985 film Ladyhawke.
- Chip and Salsa, two macaws, appeared separately in ' and its sequels, ' and At World's End as Cotton parrots.
- Crystal
- * "Dexter" in Night at the Museum
- * "Dexter" in '
- * "Drug-dealing Monkey" in The Hangover Part II
- * "Donald the Monkey" in Zookeeper
- * "Dr. Rizzo" in Animal Practice
- * "Security" in Total Dhamaal
- Esmeralda, a sea lion
- * 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
- Gift and Ladyhawke , two female red-tailed hawks, played the avian form of Isabeau of Anjou, daughter of the Comte d'Anjou in the 1985 film Ladyhawke.
- Gizmo, a snowy owl, played Hedwig in Harry Potter series. Hedwig was also played by Ook and Sprout. Ook was presumably one of the extra owls used for flying shots. Further owls were Kasper, Swoops, Oh Oh, Elmo and Bandit.
- Kitty, a snake
- * Snakes on a Plane
- Milton Fox, a penguin actor
- * Quick, Before it Melts
- Oreo, a raccoon, by motion capture with Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe features Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, ', and .
- Oscar the Parrot
- * Alex's brother, Stan's pet parrot in Home Alone 3
- * A parrot on the television series Fantasy Island
- * The parrot in the indie romantic-comedy film A Bird of the Air
- Rancho
- * His role in the 1990s popular TV detective series Raja Aur Rancho - aired on DD Metro and acted in over 50 Bollywood movies
- Spunk, a mouse
- * "Mr. Jingles" in The Green Mile
- Snuff, a capuchin monkey
- * Snuff starring in Raiders of the Lost Ark, Puff a partner of Snuff was present but didnt act.