Dan Haggerty
| Dan Haggerty | |
|---|---|
 Dan Haggerty in 1978 | |
| Born |
November 19, 1941 Pound, Wisconsin |
| Years active | 1959 - present |
| Spouse(s) |
Diane Rooker (1959–1984) Samantha (1984–2008) |
Dan Haggerty (born 19 November 1941) is an American actor.
Career
He is best known as Grizzly Adams[1] in the title role of the 1974 Sunn Classic Pictures feature, The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams. From this feature film evolved the NBC television series which ran from 1977 to 1978, and Haggerty became known to movie-goers for his portrayal of nature-loving James Capen "Grizzly" Adams.
Haggerty's film debut was a non-speaking role as muscle man "Biff" in the 1964 film Muscle Beach Party. Haggerty began acting as a Siberian Tiger trapper in When the North Wind Blows and acted in Hex, Wild Country, Tender Warrior, Easy Rider, King of the Mountain, Desperate Women, Terror Out of the Sky, The Other Side of the Mountain, The Chilling, Spirit of the Eagle, and Ordinary Killer.
Haggerty, a former animal trainer, stunt expert and animal handler for a Tarzan feature and the Tarzan (TV series), directed white tigers, wolverines, eagles and wild boar in When the North Wind Blows and worked with bears, foxes and hawks in My Side of the Mountain.
In The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, one of Haggerty's co-stars was a 500-pound grizzly bear named Ben. The real-life Adams and his bear lived in the mid-1800s and accompanied each other through the trials and adventures of the western mountain wilderness.
Haggerty also starred in Condominium, which also stars Barbara Eden, Ralph Bellamy and Stuart Whitman. Haggerty played a hydraulics expert trying to warn residents that their Florida condos are about to be demolished in a forthcoming hurricane. In Abducted, he is a contemporary mountain man bringing a problem son to awareness. Haggerty starred in Nightmares as a Vietnam vet who is a psychologist dealing with nightmares of his fellow veterans. Haggerty co-starred in Harder than Diamonds, The Chilling, and he cameos as an attorney in Terror Night with Alan Hale, Jr. and Aldo Ray. Haggerty has also done several voice-overs and can also be seen in music videos by Hank Williams, Jr. and Rogues of the Empire. Recently, he stars as a detective in An Ordinary Killer. He also played a lumberjack foreman on "Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan"
He recently appeared on the American TV show American Pickers.
Awards
- Received his "Star" on Hollywood Blvd. in 1994.
- Awarded the Dove Foundation's "Diamond Seal of Approval" for over 1 million family videos sold.
- Awarded the Harley-Davidson "Humanitarian of the Year" Award in 1986.
- Awarded "The People's Choice Award" for most popular actor in 1980.
- Awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship from the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International
- Awarded a "Star" in Kanab, Utah - "Hollywood of the West" in 2009
References
- ↑ Barris, George; Fetherston, David (2008-12-16). Barris Cars of the Stars. MotorBooks International. pp. 78–. ISBN 9780760332221. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
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