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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 dolph…
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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.
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Richard O'Barry's Filmography
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Seaspiracy
as Self
Long Gone Wild
as Himself
No Poster
Give Me Shelter
as Self - Animal Advocate
The Cove
as Self
Lolita: Slave to Entertainment
as himself
Homme et Dauphin : Mode d’emploi
as Self
Dolphins: Minds in the Water
Absence of Malice
as Driver
Island Claws
as Charley
Mako: The Jaws of Death
as 1st Patrolman
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
as Doyle
Lenny
as Court Clerk
No Poster
Fugitive Killer
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
as Joebee
Gentle Giant
as Mate
Flipper's New Adventure
as Veterinarian
Oceania: The Human/Dolphin Connection: The Promise of Tomorrow
as Self