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Richard O'Barry

Actor
Born October 14, 1939 (84 years)
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
  • Gentle Giant
  • Fugitive Killer

Filmography

2021
Seaspiracy · as Self
2019
Long Gone Wild · as Himself
2015
2014
Give Me Shelter · as Himself - Animal Advocate
2014
The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins · as Self - John C. Lilly's Friend
2011
planet e. (TV Series) · as Self
2011
2010
2009
The Cove · as Himself
2009
The Project (2009) (TV Series) · as Self - Dolphin Activist
2008
2004
George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (TV Series) · as Self
2004
The Paul O'Grady Show (TV Series) · as Self
2004
Le Grand Journal (TV Series) · as Self
2003
2001
Democracy Now! (TV Series) · as Self
1985
Laura Coates Live (TV Series) · as Self

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