Richard O'Barry

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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Richard O'Barry is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 17 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Seaspiracy (2021), The Cove (2009), Absence of Malice (1981), Lenny (1974), Mako: The Jaws of Death (1976), Flipper's New Adventure (1964), Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970), Fugitive Killer (1974). The recorded credits span 1964 to 2021, including 17 movies and 0 TV shows.

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