Richard O'Barry
Actor
Biography
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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Filmography
Seaspiracy
as Self 2021
Lenny
as Court Clerk 1974
Absence of Malice
as Driver 1981
Flipper's New Adventure
as Veterinarian 1964
Island Claws
as Charley 1980
Mako: The Jaws of Death
as 1st Patrolman 1976
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
as Joebee 1970
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
as Doyle 1975
Long Gone Wild
as Himself 2019
Lolita: Slave to Entertainment
as himself 2003
Fugitive Killer
1974
Gentle Giant
as Mate 1967
Homme et Dauphin : Mode d’emploi
as Self 1997