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| Dan Haggerty, best known as ] in the title role of the Sun Classic feature, "]." From this feature film evolved the NBC television series, and Dan became famous to millions of nature-loving movie-goers for his popular portrayal of John Grizzly Adams. Dan has proven to be a durable and versatile journeyman actor starring multiple films each year. Dan's preference in movie-making is to do outdoor films designed to entertain the entire family, although his versatility as an actor can be seen in other feature films as a psychologist, a biker, or as in recent film, a detective. | |||
| '''Dan Haggerty''' (born November 19, 1941, in ]) is an American actor, best known for the title role in '']''.<ref></ref> | |||
| "]" was Haggerty's first starring role in a film, followed by the title role of Jacob Fremont in Sun's "The Adventures of Frontier Fremont." Haggerty excels in animal pictures because of his natural ability handling all types of animals, enabling him to do scenes that other actors would find impossible. | |||
| Born Gene Jajonski,<ref></ref><ref name=latimes>{{cite web|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/dan-haggerty|date=June 9, 2010|work=]|title=Hollywood Star Walk: Dan Haggerty}}</ref> Haggerty grew up in a family that owned and operated a small wild animal attraction. There he helped raise wild animals, including a black bear that performed tricks. After high school, he moved to southern California to pursue acting. Early on, he was cast in small roles as a bodybuilder in both '']'' and '']'' starring ]. His ease with animals brought him work as an animal trainer and handler in films produced by ]. Haggerty also worked as a ] on the television series '']'', and as set builder on various other projects. | |||
| Haggerty, began acting as a Siberian Tiger trapper in "When the North Wind Blows" and has accumulated quite a list of screen credits including "Grassland," "Wild Country," "Tender Warrior," "]," "King of the Mountain," "Desperate Women," "Terror Out of the Sky," "The Other Side of the Mountain," "The Chilling," " Spirit of the Eagle," and "Ordinary Killer." | |||
| Haggerty appeared briefly in ]'s film, '']'' and provided a fighting dog for the production. In the film, he not only played the role of the dog's trainer but also assisted in set design and the restoration of a broken down carousel, which figured prominently in the film.<ref name= "Endless Highway">Carradine, David. Endless Highway. (1995) Journey Publishing.</ref> He assisted in building the ]s featured in the film '']'',<ref name=latimes/> and had a ] as a "]" in that film, as well as stunt work and supporting roles in numerous low-budget biker films of the era. The role that brought him fame was of the outdoorsman Grizzly Adams in the ] '']''. The picture was a surprise hit and spun off into a popular TV series. He also starred in the 1989 film "Spirit of the Eagle". | |||
| Haggerty, a former animal trainer, stunt expert and animal handler for a "]" feature and the ], directed white tigers, wolverines, eagles and wild boar in "When the North Wind Blows" and worked with bears, foxes and hawks in "My Side of the Mountain." | |||
| His fame was fleeting, however, as a well-publicized drug arrest (supposedly for selling drugs to obtain money to treat his wife's cancer) and motorcycle crash slowed his acting career. During the late 1980s, Haggerty often appeared in ] productions, and by the early 1990s he had devoted most of his energies to the ] restaurant "Haggerty's Bistro" and marketing his own ]. | |||
| In "]," one of Haggerty's co-stars was a 500-pound grizzly bear named Ben. The true life Adams and his bear lived in the mid-1800's and accompanied each other through the trials and adventures of the western mountain wilderness. Haggerty's knowledge of the outdoors and the animals he works with on camera makes him a modern-day ]. | |||
| Haggerty continued to work as both an actor and ] spokesman. One of his endorsements was for a fraudulent piece of medical equipment, the ]. He had only been hired as a spokesperson and was found not to be part of the fraud itself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/medicaldevices|date=December 26, 2008|work=]|title=Miracle Machines: The 21st-Century Snake Oil}}</ref> | |||
| That, in turn, led to the film, "The Capture of Grizzly Adams" which stars Haggerty as the legendary mountain-man who risks his freedom to return to civilization and prevent authorities from sending his daughter (]}) to an orphanage. The world premiere aired on ]. | |||
| Haggerty was the lead role in the movies - ''Repo Jake'' (1990), '']'' (1990), '' Grizzly Mountain'' (1995),<ref></ref> and ''Escape to Grizzly Mountain'' (2000). He was also featured as a character in ]'s novel, '']''. | |||
| The multi-talented Haggerty also starred in the leading role of "Condominium," which also stars ], ] and ]. Haggerty, as a hydraulics esparto trying to warn residents that their Florida condos are about to be demolished in a forthcoming hurricane. In "Abducted," he is a contemporary mountain man bringing a problem son to awareness. Dan starred in "Nightmares" as a Vietnam vet who is a psychologist dealing with nightmares of his fellow veterans. Dan co-starred in "Harder than Diamonds," "The Chilling," and he cameos as an attorney in "Terror Night" with Alan Hale, Jr. and Ado Ray. Dan has also done several "voice-overs" and can also be seen in music videos by ] and Rogues of the Empire. Recently, he stars as a detective in "An Ordinary Killer." | |||
| Haggerty's wife of over 20 years, Samantha Haggerty, died after a motorcycle accident on August 10, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0353624/news?year=2008|title=Grizzly Adams Star's Wife Dies After Motorbike Tragedy|date=August 21, 2008|publisher=IMDb}}</ref> | |||
| Currently Dan is working on a new ] type film and TV series, A Legendary Wind and a book on his life. He is also the celebrity spokesman for Young Adventurers, Inc., a nonprofit organization that helps special needs kids and is producing a TV show about the charities they serve called Be Someone‘s Hero! In 2003 Dan launched a "signature series" furniture line marketed worldwide. Dan has been the spokesperson for several corporations including Angel Flights SE; ], Ralston Purina, WheatChex and ]. Most of his appearances are for various charities, including orphanages, the ], Battered and Abused Children, and Dan Haggerty's Celebrity Ski Fest, Say No To Drugs, held in ] near ]. | |||
| ==References== | |||
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| ==Awards== | |||
| Dan received his "Star" on Hollywood Blvd. in 1994.<br /> | |||
| Awarded the Dove Foundation's "Diamond Seal of Approval" for over 1 million family videos sold.<br /> | |||
| Awarded the Harley-Davidson "Humanitarian of the Year" Award in 1986.<br /> | |||
| Awarded "The People's Choice Award" for most popular actor in 1980.<br /> | |||
| Awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship from the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International<br /> | |||
| Awarded a "Star" in Kenab, Utah - "Hollywood of the West" in 2009 | |||
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| Dan Haggerty | |
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 Dan Haggerty in 1978 | |
| Born | (1942-11-19) November 19, 1942 (age 82) Pound, Wisconsin |
| Years active | 1959— |
| Spouse(s) | Diane Rooker (1959–1984) Samantha (1984–2008) |
Dan Haggerty, best known as Grizzly Adams in the title role of the Sun Classic feature, "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams." From this feature film evolved the NBC television series, and Dan became famous to millions of nature-loving movie-goers for his popular portrayal of John Grizzly Adams. Dan has proven to be a durable and versatile journeyman actor starring multiple films each year. Dan's preference in movie-making is to do outdoor films designed to entertain the entire family, although his versatility as an actor can be seen in other feature films as a psychologist, a biker, or as in recent film, a detective.
"Grizzly Adams" was Haggerty's first starring role in a film, followed by the title role of Jacob Fremont in Sun's "The Adventures of Frontier Fremont." Haggerty excels in animal pictures because of his natural ability handling all types of animals, enabling him to do scenes that other actors would find impossible.
Haggerty, began acting as a Siberian Tiger trapper in "When the North Wind Blows" and has accumulated quite a list of screen credits including "Grassland," "Wild Country," "Tender Warrior," "Easy Rider," "King of the Mountain," "Desperate Women," "Terror Out of the Sky," "The Other Side of the Mountain," "The Chilling," " Spirit of the Eagle," and "Ordinary Killer."
Haggerty, a former animal trainer, stunt expert and animal handler for a "Tarzan" feature and the Tarzan (TV Series), directed white tigers, wolverines, eagles and wild boar in "When the North Wind Blows" and worked with bears, foxes and hawks in "My Side of the Mountain."
In "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams," one of Haggerty's co-stars was a 500-pound grizzly bear named Ben. The true life Adams and his bear lived in the mid-1800's and accompanied each other through the trials and adventures of the western mountain wilderness. Haggerty's knowledge of the outdoors and the animals he works with on camera makes him a modern-day Grizzly Adams.
That, in turn, led to the film, "The Capture of Grizzly Adams" which stars Haggerty as the legendary mountain-man who risks his freedom to return to civilization and prevent authorities from sending his daughter (Sydney Penny}) to an orphanage. The world premiere aired on NBC.
The multi-talented Haggerty also starred in the leading role of "Condominium," which also stars Barbara Eden, Ralph Bellamy and Stuart Whitman. Haggerty, as a hydraulics esparto trying to warn residents that their Florida condos are about to be demolished in a forthcoming hurricane. In "Abducted," he is a contemporary mountain man bringing a problem son to awareness. Dan starred in "Nightmares" as a Vietnam vet who is a psychologist dealing with nightmares of his fellow veterans. Dan co-starred in "Harder than Diamonds," "The Chilling," and he cameos as an attorney in "Terror Night" with Alan Hale, Jr. and Ado Ray. Dan has also done several "voice-overs" and can also be seen in music videos by Hank Williams, Jr. and Rogues of the Empire. Recently, he stars as a detective in "An Ordinary Killer."
Currently Dan is working on a new Grizzly Adams type film and TV series, A Legendary Wind and a book on his life. He is also the celebrity spokesman for Young Adventurers, Inc., a nonprofit organization that helps special needs kids and is producing a TV show about the charities they serve called Be Someone‘s Hero! In 2003 Dan launched a "signature series" furniture line marketed worldwide. Dan has been the spokesperson for several corporations including Angel Flights SE; Nestea, Ralston Purina, WheatChex and Del Monte Foods. Most of his appearances are for various charities, including orphanages, the Special Olympics, Battered and Abused Children, and Dan Haggerty's Celebrity Ski Fest, Say No To Drugs, held in Snow Valley near Los Angeles.
Awards
Dan received his "Star" on Hollywood Blvd. in 1994.
Awarded the Dove Foundation's "Diamond Seal of Approval" for over 1 million family videos sold.
Awarded the Harley-Davidson "Humanitarian of the Year" Award in 1986.
Awarded "The People's Choice Award" for most popular actor in 1980.
Awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship from the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International
Awarded a "Star" in Kenab, Utah - "Hollywood of the West" in 2009