Richard O'Barry
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ric O'Barry, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
The Cove (2009)
as Self
Absence of Malice (1981)
as Driver
Lenny (1974)
as Court Clerk
Seaspiracy (2021)
as Self
Island Claws (1980)
as Charley
Flipper's New Adventure (1964)
as Veterinarian
Gentle Giant (1967)
as Mate
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle (1975)
as Doyle
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970)
as Joebee
Give Me Shelter (2014)
as Himself - Animal Advocate
Mako: The Jaws of Death (1976)
as 1st Patrolman
Fugitive Killer (1974)
Actor
Lolita: Slave to Entertainment (2003)
as himself
Homme et Dauphin : Mode d’emploi (1997)
as Self
Oceania: The Human/Dolphin Connection: The Promise of Tomorrow (—)
as Self
Long Gone Wild (2019)
as Himself
Dolphins: Minds in the Water (1991)
Actor