Richard O'Barry
Actor
- Born
- October 14, 1939 (age 87) · Miami, Florida, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard (Ric) O'Barry (born c. 1939 ) was first recognized in the 1960s for capturing and training the five dolphins that were used in the well-known TV series Flipper. O'Barry made a radical transition from training dolphins in captivity to assertively combating the captivity industry soon after Kathy, one of the Flipper dolphins, died, committing suicide in his arms, according to O'Barry . In 1970 he founded the Dolphin Project, a group that aims to educate the public about captivity and, where feasible, free captive dolphins . He was featured in the Academy Award-winning film, The Cove (2009), which used covert techniques to expose the yearly dolphin drive hunting that goes on in Taiji, Japan.
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Known for
The Cove
July 31, 2009
Seaspiracy
March 24, 2021
Lenny
November 10, 1974
Absence of Malice
November 19, 1981
Flipper's New Adventure
June 24, 1964
Island Claws
January 1, 1980
Mako: The Jaws of Death
April 15, 1976
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
May 11, 1970
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
November 6, 1975
Long Gone Wild
February 1, 2019
Lolita: Slave to Entertainment
January 12, 2003
Gentle Giant
October 25, 1967
Acting17
- 2021Seaspiracy as Self
- 2019Long Gone Wild as Himself
- 2014Give Me Shelter as Self - Animal Advocate
- 2009The Cove as Self
- 2003Lolita: Slave to Entertainment as himself
- 1997Homme et Dauphin : Mode d’emploi as Self
- 1991Dolphins: Minds in the Water
- 1981Absence of Malice as Driver
- 1980Island Claws as Charley
- 1976Mako: The Jaws of Death as 1st Patrolman