Richard O'Barry
Known for ActingBorn 1939-10-14Miami, Florida, USA
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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Known for
Seaspiracy
2021 · as Self
Absence of Malice
1981 · as Driver
Lenny
1974 · as Court Clerk
The Cove
2009 · as Self
Give Me Shelter
2014 · as Himself - Animal Advocate
Island Claws
1980 · as Charley
Flipper's New Adventure
1964 · as Veterinarian
Gentle Giant
1967 · as Mate
Mako: The Jaws of Death
1976 · as 1st Patrolman
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
1970 · as Joebee
Fugitive Killer
1974
Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
1975 · as Doyle
Long Gone Wild
2019 · as Himself
Homme et Dauphin : Mode d’emploi
1997 · as Self
Oceania: The Human/Dolphin Connection: The Promise of Tomorrow
as Self
Lolita: Slave to Entertainment
2003 · as himself
Dolphins: Minds in the Water
1991