Pal
Actor
June 8, 1940 — January 1, 1958 (17 years)
Pal was a male Rough Collie performer and the first in a line of such dogs to portray the fictional female collie Lassie in film, on radio, and on television. Pal was born in California in 1940 and eventually brought to the notice of Rudd Weatherwax, a Hollywood animal trainer. In 1943, the dog was chosen to play Lassie in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer feature film Lassie Come Home. Following his film debut, Pal starred in six more Lassie films for MGM from the mid-1940s to early 1950s, then appeared briefly in shows, fairs, and rodeos around the United States before starring in the two pilots filmed in 1954 for the television series, Lassie. Pal retired after filming the television pilots, and died in June 1958. He sired a line of descendants who continued to play the fictional character he originated. In 1992, The Saturday Evening Post said Pal had "the most spectacular canine career in film history".
Filmography
| 2003 | 50 Greatest TV Animals · as Lassie |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II · as Clip From 'lassie Come Home' |
| 1976 | It's Showtime · as Lassie |
| 1954 | Lassie · as Lassie |
| 1951 | The Painted Hills · as ShepOn Plex |
| 1949 | Challenge to Lassie · as Lassie |
| 1949 | |
| 1949 | The Sun Comes Up · as Lassie |
| 1948 | Hills of Home · as Lassie |
| 1947 | My Brother Talks to Horses · as Larry |
| 1946 | Courage of Lassie · as Bill Aka Duke |
| 1945 | Son of Lassie · as Lassie |
| 1943 | Lassie Come Home · as Lassie |