Richard O'Barry

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ric O'Barry, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Known For

Seaspiracy

as Self

Absence of Malice

as Driver

The Cove

as Self

Lenny

as Court Clerk

Island Claws

as Charley

Mako: The Jaws of Death

as 1st Patrolman

Flipper's New Adventure

as Veterinarian

Gentle Giant

as Mate

Beyond the Bermuda Triangle

as Doyle

Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon

as Joebee

Give Me Shelter

as Himself - Animal Advocate

Long Gone Wild

as Himself

Homme et Dauphin : Mode d’emploi

as Self

Lolita: Slave to Entertainment

as himself

Fugitive Killer