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Richard O'Barry

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.


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Born:
Movie/TV Credits:
11
First Appeared:
In the movie Flipper's New Adventure 1964-06-24
Latest Project:
Movie Seaspiracy 2021-03-23
Known For
Poster of The Cove
Poster of Lolita: Slave to Entertainment
Poster of Island Claws
Poster of Mako: The Jaws of Death
Filmography
Movie Seaspiracy Self 2021-03-23
Movie Long Gone Wild Himself 2019-02-01
Movie Give Me Shelter Himself - Animal Advocate 2014-06-24
Movie The Cove Himself 2009-07-31
Movie Lolita: Slave to Entertainment himself 2003-01-12
Movie Absence of Malice Driver 1981-11-19
Movie Island Claws Charley 1980-01-01
Movie Mako: The Jaws of Death 1st Patrolman 1976-07-01
Movie Beyond the Bermuda Triangle Doyle 1975-11-06
Movie Lenny Court Clerk 1974-11-10
Movie Flipper's New Adventure Veterinarian 1964-06-24