DAN HAGGERTY BIOGRAPHY

Dan Haggerty, is 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 muti-talented Haggerty also starred in the leading role of “Condominium,” which also stars Barbara Eden, Ralph Bellamy and Stewart 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 William’s, Jr. and Rogues of the Empire. Recently, he stars as a detective in “An Ordinary Killer.”

In 2003 Dan launched a “signature series” furniture line marketed worldwide. And recently he appeared in the faith based film, “The Book of Ruth - Journey of Faith” released in 2009.

Currently Dan has new projects in pre-production, including Inside Passage, a modern day Grizzly Adams film. In development are two television shows and the holiday film Mountain Man Christmas. Dan is the celebrity spokesman for Angel Flights SE, a mercy flight organization that assists ill children and their families. And, Young Adventurers, Inc., an international nonprofit organization that builds character and vision in youth and young adults. Dan has been the spokesperson for several corporations including 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.

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. He won “Humanitarian of the Year” Award in 1986. He won “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 2010 Received The Reel Award, in Las Vegas, NV in 2012

Credits

Television Movies

Unwelcome Neighbors Wild Country Beaver Dam Robin and the Seven Hoods Adam’s Cub Tender Warrior The Fugitive Girl Crazy Howdy Doo, I’m Mad Jack Muscle Beach Party Tenderfoot Theodore King of the Mountain Home of the Hawk Terror Out of the Sky Adam’s Ark Desperate Women Redemption of Ben The Other Side of the Mountain Unholy Beast The Capture of Grizzly Adams The Rivals Condominium The Storm Abduction I & II The Trial Night Wars Survival Terror Night A Bear’s Life The Chilling The Choice Spirit of the Eagle Hot Air Hero Escape to Grizzlies Mountain Trap of the Cougar Frontier Freemont The Search Ordinary Killer Marvin the Magnificent Grassland Women of the Wilderness Big Stan The Orphan etc. etc. Gold is Where You Find It A Time for Thirsting The Seekers The Spoilers The Strangers The Runaway A Gentleman’s Tinker World’s Greatest County Hunter The Littlest Greenhorn The Great Burro Race The Quest Sky Writer The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams The Adventures of Frontier Freemont Legend of the Wild Where the North Wind Blows

Present Career Profile

CBS just released the old television series on DVD in Feb of 2013 across the country. To date he sales have been better then expected.

Dan appeared on the reality show American Pickers, in the spring of 2013

Spokesperson for Young Adventurers, a nonprofit organization for mentoring children. Dan is currently working with Young Adventurers this year in 2013 to create the “Dan Haggerty’s Kids and Wildlife Project” and his “Bear Necessities Club.”

Spokesperson for Angel Flights for ill children

Films, TV, books and misc. in Production:

Inside Passage – (In development).

Cooking in Natures Backyard Cable show (in development)

Young Adventurers Internet Television Show “Be Someone’s Hero” – In development

Other:

Life and Times of Dan Haggerty (auto-biography) This series of books began being published in July 2013.

Dan Haggerty Furniture line: “Grizzly Adams Wilderness Collection.”