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Animals that are stars (or should be stars) on TV, movies or real life.

(Not cartoons characters).

Real Animals
Real but not quite 'Alive' Animals

Animals in Logo's and Commercials

Record Breaking Pets and Animals

Olympic Games Animal Mascots

Commonwealth Animal Mascots

 

Species/ Name	Breed	A Star From	Comments
Real Animals
Dogs
Apollo	Doberman	Series “Magnum P.I.”	One of Higgins’ guard dogs
Balto	Half wolf-half Husky	Famous dog  (also in animated Movie “Balto”)	Amazing sled dog that helped stem a diphtheria outbreak.
Beethoven	St. Bernard	Movie “Beethhoven”
Benji	?	Movie? “Benji”
Bingo	Border Collie	Movie “Bingo”
Blackie	?	Flew on Sputnik 9 (1961)
Buck	unclipped French Briard	Series “Married With Children”	Thanks for the info 'Sterling Jones'
Buddy	German Shepherd Dog	First seeing-eye dog (1928)
Buddy	?	Movie “Air Bud” Disney
Buddy	Bulldog	Series “Veronica’s Closet”
Caine?	Cattle Dog	Star of many Aust TV commercials & shows
Chester	Pomeranian	Series “The Nanny”
Comet	?	Series “Full House”
Cujo	St. Bernard	Movie “Cujo”
Daphnie	Poodle	Movie “Look Who’s Talking Now” (1993)	voice by Diane Keaton
Dog	Australian Cattle	Movie “Mad Max 2”	Mel Gibsons dog
Dog on the Tucker Box	-	Aussie legend	Dog that would sit guarding its master's tuckerbox and possessions
Ebony	Kelpie	Big Brother	(reality TV show)
Einstein	Golden Retriever	Movie “The Watchers”	(super intelligent dog)
Flash	Basset Hound	Series “The Dukes of Hazzard”	(sherrifs dog)
Frank	Pug	Movie “Men in Black”	(alien in disquise)
Fred	Basset hound	Movie “Smokey and the Bandit”	(trucking side kick)
Freeway	unclipped Lowchen	Series “Hart to Hart”	(real name is Charlie)
Hank	Great Dane	Movie “The Truth About Cats and Dogs”	(rollerskating dog)
Hooch	Dogue de Bordeaux ( French mastiff)	Movie “Turner and Hooch”	(slobbery dog) Real name is Beasley Thanks for the info Dee Dee
Jerry-Lee	German Shepherd Dog	Movie “K-9”
?	German Shepherd Dog	Movie “K-911”
Lassie	Collie	Series “Lassie”
Lizzy	?	TV show "Backyard Blitz"	The 'Site Manager'
Lucky	Cocker Spaniel	Series “Married With Children”	(the Bundy’s 2nd dog)
Marlow	Anatolian Shepherd	Series "Simon & Simon"	Thanks for the info 'Sterling Jones'
Max	German Shepherd Dog?	Movie “Terminator 2”	John Connors dog
Max	?	Movie "The Grinch" (Jim Carey)	(real name is Kelly)
Maximillion	German Shepherd Dog	Series “The Bionic Woman”	Bionic dog
Milo	Jack Russell	Movie “The Mask”	Stanley Ipkiss’ pet dog
Mr. Bascom	Great Dane	Movie “Hollywood or Bust”	Also stared Dean Martin &Jerry Lewis
Murray	Border Collie mix	Series “Mad About You”	(real name is Maui)
Nunzio	Corgi	Series “Dharma & Greg”
Old Yeller	Yellow Labrador	Movie “Old Yeller”
Otis	Pug	Movie “The Adventures of Milo & Otis”
Poppy	Chihuahua	Movie “Mars Attacks!”	(switches heads with Sarah Jessica Parker)
Precious	Toy Poodle	Movie “Silence of the Lambs”	(pet of psychopathic killer)
Rex	German Shepherd Dog	Series “Inspector Rex”	German TV series
Rin Tin Tin	German Shepherd Dog	Series
Rocks	a toughened street mongrel	Movie “Look Who’s Talking Now"	(voice by Danny De Vito)
Rosie	Border Collie	Harry's pet from "Harry's Practice"
Sam	Collie	Movie “Lethal Weapon”	(Mel Gibsons dog)
Stinky	Mutt	Series “Dharma & Greg”	(real name is Chewy)
Ubu	Black Labrador	Ubu Productions dog with frisbee	(“Sit, Ubu Sit, Good Dog”)
White Fang	Half Wolf-half husky	Movie “White Fang”
Whishbone	Jack Russell	Series “Wishbone”
Wilby	?	Movie “The Shaggy Dog”
Zeus	Doberman	Series “Magnum P.I.”	(one of Higgins’ guard dogs)
?	Queens Corgi’s
Cats
Binks		Movie “Hocus	Black cat with British accent
Church		Movie “Pet Cemetary”	returned from the dead
DC	Tabby/Tomcat	Movie “That Darn Cat” Disney
Lucky		Series “Alf”	(Alf tried to eat it)
Mr Bigglesworth	Sphynx	Movie “Austin Powers"
Orion	Tabby	Movie “Men in Black”	(‘The galaxy is on Orion’s belt’)
Snowbell		Movies "Stuart Little" & "Stuart Little 2"	Voice by Nathan Lane
Other Animals
Flipper	Dolphin	Series “Flipper”
Shep	Elephant	Movie “George of the Jungle”
Buddy	Gorilla	Movie “Buddy”	(based on a true story)
Mr. Ed	Horse	Series “Mr. Ed”
Phar Lap	Horse	Aussie race horse legend
Flicker	Horse	?
Skippy	Kangaroo	Series "Skippy"
Stuart Little	Mouse	Movie "Stuart Little"	Voice by Michael J Fox
Falcon	Falcon	Movie "Stuart Little"	Voice by James Woods
Margalo	Bird	Movie "Stuart Little"	Voice by Melanie Griffith
The Ghost	Lion	Movie “The Ghost and the Darkness”	Great Man-Eater (100+) in 1898
The Darkness	Lion	Movie “The Ghost and the Darkness”	Great Man-Eater (100+) in 1898
Else	Lion	Movie “Born Free”	Hand reared lion
?	Mouse	Movie “Mouse Hunt”	(played by 60 mice)
Babe	Pig	Movie “Babe”
Fatso	Wombat	Series "A Country Practice"
Agro	Crocodile	Star at the "Australia Zoo", QLD, Australia	Run by Steve Erwin 'The Crocodile Hunter'
Real but not quite 'alive' animals
Dogs
Anubis	Dog-headed Egyptian God
Barf	Half man – half dog	Movie “Spaceballs“
Gromit	-	Movie “Wallace & Gromit”	(claymation dog)
Muffit	Daggit	Movie “Battlestar Galactica”	Boxey’s dog robot
K-9	Robot	Series “Dr. Who”
Scud	-	Movie “Toy Story”	(the evil dog)
Slinky	Toy	Movie “Toy Story”	(the slinky dog)
Cats
Cat	Humaniod decendant from cats	Series “Red Dwarf”
Ra	Egyptian Sun God
Others
Fuzzy	Bear	"Muppets"
Sam	Eagle	"Muppets"
Kermit	Frog	"Muppets"
The Sphinx	Lion	Body of a winged lion and head & bust of a woman
Miss Piggy	Pig	"Muppets"
Rizzo	Rat	"Muppets"
Fatso	Wombat	"The Dream" H.G & Roy	The Fat assed wombat (the battlers prince) Ch7 Olympic Mascot
Animals in Business Logo's and Commercials
	Aligator (or croc)	?
Bundy Bear	Bear	Bundaberg Rum
-	Bull	Lamborghini
-	Bulldog	Mack Truck
-	Chicken	KFC
	Dove	Peace Symbol
	Deer	John Deere
Dinky	Dog	Taco Bell
-	Dog	Grosby
	Dog	Pal Dog Food
	Donkey	US Democrats
-	Eagle	US Mail
-	Elephant	US Republicans
Louie	Fly	Mortein TV commercials
-	Frogs	Budweiser
-	Greyhound	Greyhound Buses
	Horse	Mobil	Flying red horse
-	Horse	Ferrari	Prancing Stallion
-	Impala	Impala Kitchens
-	Lion	Holden
Leo	Lion	MGM
-	Mustang	Ford
Beeper	Owl	Telecom
-	Penguin	Bonds (clothing)
-	Penguin	Penguin Books
-	Rabbit	Rabbit Photos
-	Rooster	Red Rooster
-	Turtle	Turtle Wax
Record Breaking Pets and Animals
Dogs
Oldest	Labrador	27yrs 3mths	Labrador (14/8/36 – 20/11/63) (as of 1977) (‘Adjutant’)
Heaviest	Mastiff	155.5 kg (343lbs)	(‘Zorba de la Susa’)
Tallest	Irish Wolfhound	1m (39.5”) at the shoulder	(‘Broadbridge Michael’) (as of 1966)
Strongest	Husky	shifted a 1.4 ton (3,142lb) sled	(‘Charlie’) (as of 1963)
Largest Litter	Foxhound	23	on 11/2/45 (‘Lena’) (as of 1963)
Highest Jump	?	2.9m (9’6”)	Police dog ‘Mikeve’ over a wall (as of 1963)
Cats
Heaviest Domestic		21.3kg	(‘Himmy’)
Oldest		35yrs	Euthanized in 5/11/57 (‘Ma’) (as of 1977)
Most Mice Killed	Tabby	22000	(‘Mickey’)
Olympic  Games Animal Mascots			Summer,  Winter & Comments
Coal Copper Powder	Bear Coyote Hare	2002 Salt Lake City Games
Otto	Otter	2002 Salt Lake City Paralympic Games
Syd Olly Millie	Platypus Kookaburra Echidna	2000 Sydney Games
Lizzie	Frilled-necked Lizzard	2000 Sydney Paralympic Games
Sukki, Nokki, Lokki, Tsukki	Baby Snow Owls	1998 Nagano Games	The Snowlets
Parabbit	Rabbit	1998 Nagano Paralympic Games
Izzy		1996 Atlanta Games
Blaze	Phoenix	1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games	Mythical Bird
Cobi	Mountain Sheep Dog	1992 Barcelona Games	Has a human shape
Hodori	Tiger Cub	1988 Seoul Games
Hidy & Howdy	Bears	1988 Calgary Games
-	Bears	1988 Seoul Paralympic Games
Sam	Eagle	1984 Los Angeles Games
Vucko	Wolf	1984 Sarajevo Games
Misha	Bear	1980 Moscow Olympic Games
Roni	Racoon	1980 Lake Placid Games
Amik	Beaver	1976 Montreal Games
Waldi	Dachshund	1972 Munich Games
Peace	Dove	1968 Mexico City
Commonwealth Games Animal Mascots
Kit	Cat	2002  Manchester Games
Wira	Orang Utan	1998 Kuala Lumpur Games
Klee Wyck	Orca Whale	1994 Victoria. British Columbia
Matilda	Kangaroo	1982 Brisbane

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Last Updated - March 26, 2004