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 (Kodiak bear) as:
 * "The Bald-headed Bear" in The Great Outdoors (1988)
 * "The Kodiak Bear" in The Bear (1988)
 * "Bear" in Legends of the Fall (1994)
 * "Bear" in The Edge (1997)
 * Bart the Bear 2 (a.k.a. "Little Bart") (brown bear) as:
 * "Bear" in An Unfinished Life (2005)
 * "Jerome the Grizzly Bear" in Zookeeper (2011)
 * "Buster the Grizzly Bear" in We Bought a Zoo (2011)
 * "Bear" in Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 7, "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" (2013)
 * Brody (Kodiak bear) as:
 * "Grizzly" in Grizzly Park (2008)
 * Hercules (grizzly bear) as:
 * "Bear" in Octopussy (1983)

Chimpanzees

 * J. Fred Muggs as:
 * himself on The Today Show (1953–1975)
 * Travis

Dogs

 * Jean, Vitagraph Dog (border collie)
 * Jean the Match-Maker
 * Jean and the Calico Doll
 * Shep (Thanhouser Collie)
 * Various Thanhouser Company short black & white films such as A Dog's Love (1914)
 * Silver Streak (German Shepherd)
 * "Silver Streak" in The Silent Flyer (1926)
 * Brownie (Bull Terrier–Fox Terrier crossbreed) as:
 * "Brownie" in Brownie's Little Venus (1921)
 * Strongheart (German Shepherd) (1917–1929):
 * The Silent Call (1921)
 * Brawn of the North (1922)
 * The Love Master (1924)
 * White Fang (1925)
 * North Star (1925)
 * The Return of Boston Blackie (1927)
 * Rin Tin Tin (German Shepherd) as:
 * "The Wolf-dog" in Where the North Begins (1923)
 * "Rinty" in The Lighthouse by the Sea (1924)
 * "Lobo" in The Clash of the Wolves (1925)
 * "Rinty" in While London Sleeps (1926)
 * "Satan" in Tracked by the Police (1927)
 * "Scotty" in Tiger Rose (1929)
 * "Rinty" in The Lone Defender (1930)
 * "Rinty" in On the Border (1930)
 * "Rinty" in The Man Hunter (1930)
 * "Rinty the Lightning Warrior" in The Lightning Warrior (1931)
 * Ace (German Shepherd)
 * "Pal" in War Dogs (1942)
 * "Ace" in God's Country (1946)
 * Pal (Rough Collie) as:
 * "Lassie" on Lassie
 * Spike (Mastador - Labrador Retriever/ Mastiff) as:
 * "King" in The She-Creature (1956)
 * "Old Yeller" in Old Yeller (1957)
 * "Patrasche" in A Dog of Flanders (1959)
 * "Brown" on The Westerner (September 30 to December 30, 1960)
 * "Pete" in The Silent Call (1961)
 * London (Shiloh Shepherd/Tamaskan) as the lead in The Littlest Hobo (1963–1965)
 * Higgins(mutt) as:
 * "Dog" on Petticoat Junction (1964–1970)
 * "Benji" in Benji (1974; replaced by his daughter Benjean in subsequent films after his death in 1975)
 * Elmer (Cocker Spaniel)
 * The Sugarland Express (1974)
 * Jaws (1975)
 * Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
 * 1941 (1979)
 * E-Buzz (Golden Retriever)
 * Poltergeist (1982)
 * Jed (wolf-malamute) as:
 * The Thing (1982) as Dog Thing
 * The Journey of Natty Gann (1985) as wolf
 * White Fang (1991) as White Fang
 * White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994) as White Fang
 * Roughy in Dante's Peak (1997).
 * Buddy (Golden Retriever) as:
 * "Comet" on Full House (1989–1995)
 * "Air Bud" in Air Bud (1997) and Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998)
 * Soccer (Jack Russell Terrier) as:
 * "Wishbone" on Wishbone (1995-1998)
 * Ben, Rattler (American Bulldog) and Tiki play Shadow, Chance, and Sassy respectively in Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993).
 * Moose (Jack Russell Terrier) as:
 * "Eddie" on Frasier (1993–2004)
 * Gidget (Chihuahua) as the Taco Bell chihuahua (1993–2004)
 * Kyte (Belgian Tervuren, b. 1997) as:
 * Kaiser on A Touch of Frost (1999)
 * 102 Dalmatians (2000)
 * Wolf of Rome on Gladiator (2000)
 * Wellard on EastEnders (1997-2008)
 * Himself on This Morning (2008)
 * Mushu the Dog as Frank the Pug in Men in Black (1997) and Men in Black II (2002).
 * Romeo (Chihuahua) in Snakes on a Plane (2006)
 * Zenna and Chancer (Belgian Tervuren) as:
 * Wellard on EastEnders
 * Cook (Jack Russell Terrier) as:
 * Pancho in Pancho, el perro millonario (2014)
 * Valentín in Aquí no hay quien viva (2003-2006)
 * Camilo in La que se avecina (2007-2008)
 * Twister as the prison dog in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), which was replaced by Chopper in the prequels Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007).
 * Abbey and Kona (German Sepherd)
 * I Am Legend (2007)
 * Sherman in Shark Night (2011).
 * Brigitte (French Bulldog) as:
 * "Stella" on Modern Family (2010–2012)
 * Beatrice (French Bulldog) as:
 * "Stella" on Modern Family (2012–present)
 * Kuma von Clifford (mutt) as:
 * "Stan" on Dog with a Blog (2012, replaced by Mick after five episodes)
 * "Grandma" on Mutt & Stuff (2015–2017)
 * Graubaer's Boker (Belgian Malinois) as:
 * "Bear" on Person of Interest
 * Jack, Essanay Bulldog Mascot

Horses

 * Bamboo Harvester (Palomino) as:
 * "Mister Ed" in Mister Ed
 * Trigger (Palomino)
 * "Target" in Annie Oakley, the lead character's horse
 * Buttermilk (Quarter Horse) on The Roy Rogers Show, Dale Evans' horse
 * I Two Step Too (1993-2005) as Seabiscuit in Seabiscuit (2003)
 * Hightower (1982-2008) (Quarter Horse) as:
 * Ginger in Black Beauty (1994)
 * Pilgrim in The Horse Whisperer (1998)
 * Horse in Runaway Bride (1999)
 * T.J. as Hidalgo in Hidalgo (2004), and himself in Save the American Wild Horse (2007)
 * Little Blakie in True Grit (2010)

Cats

 * Grumpy Cat a dwarf cat and YouTube personality
 * Orangey (tabby cat) as:
 * "Rhubarb" in Rhubarb (1951)
 * "Minerva" on Our Miss Brooks (1952–1958)
 * "Neutron" in This Island Earth (1955)
 * "Butch" in The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
 * "Cat" in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961)
 * "Cleopatra" in "The Comedy of Terrors" (1964)
 * the giant cat in "Village of the Giants" (1965)
 * Jones as Jonesy in Alien (1979)
 * Mrs Norris, a Maine Coon, is played by Maximus, Alanis and Cornilus in Harry Potter series (2001-2011).

Dolphins

 * Winter as herself in Dolphin Tale (2011) and Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)
 * Hope as herself in Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)

Other

 * Crystal (capuchin monkey) as:
 * "Dexter" in Night at the Museum (2006) and Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
 * "Drug-dealing Monkey" in The Hangover Part II (2011)
 * "Donald the Monkey" in Zookeeper (2011)
 * "Dr. Rizzo" on Animal Practice (2012)
 * Gizmo, a snowy owl, played Hedwig in Harry Potter series (2001-2011). 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 (Burmese Python), in Snakes on a Plane (2006)
 * Rancho, best known for his role in 90's popular TV detective series, Raja Aur Rancho, aired on DD Metro and acted in over 50 Bollywood movies.
 * Oscar the Parrot as Alex's brother, Stan's pet parrot in Home Alone 3 (1997). He also played as a parrot on the television series Fantasy Island (1977-1984) and as the parrot in the indie romantic-comedy film A Bird of the Air (2011).
 * Milton Fox, a penguin actor who appeared in 1964's Quick, Before it Melts.
 * Esmeralda, a sea lion who appeared in 1954's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
 * Chip and Salsa, two macaws, appeared separately in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) and its sequels, Dead Man's Chest (2006) and At World's End (2007) as Cotton (David Bailie) parrots.