People
Richard O'Barry
- Name: Richard O'Barry
- Birthday: 1939-10-14
- Also known as: Ric O'Feldman,Ric O'Barry,Richard Barry O'Feldman
- Place of birth: Miami, Florida, USA
- Popularity: 0.938
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... Read More
Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Seaspiracy as Self | 2021-03-23 |
| Long Gone Wild as Himself | 2019-02-01 |
| Give Me Shelter as Himself - Animal Advocate | 2014-06-24 |
| The Cove as Himself | 2009-07-31 |
| Lolita: Slave to Entertainment as himself | 2003-01-12 |
| Homme et Dauphin : Mode d’emploi as Self | 1997-01-01 |
| Absence of Malice as Driver | 1981-11-19 |
| Island Claws as Charley | 1980-01-01 |
| Mako: The Jaws of Death as 1st Patrolman | 1976-07-01 |
| Beyond the Bermuda Triangle as Doyle | 1975-11-06 |
| Lenny as Court Clerk | 1974-11-10 |
| Gentle Giant as Mate | 1967-10-25 |
| Flipper's New Adventure as Veterinarian | 1964-06-24 |
