Highland Dale

Born: 1943-03-04

Highland Dale has one of the most extensive filmography of any animal in Hollywood. Highland Dale was living on a farm in Missouri when he was discovered by Ralph McCutcheon, a trainer of animal motion picture stars. Mr. McCutcheon sensed Highland Dale’s potential for movie fame. One of his first roles was on the famous television series, Fury, which was so popular that many people began referring to him as “Fury” instead of “Highland Dale”. Highland Dale was 26 months old, he starred in one of the many versions of “Black Beauty”. He continued acting for the silver screen in “Gypsy Colt”, “Giant”, “Wild is the Wind” and “The Return of Wildfire”. Highland Dale won Pasty Awards, which are given to the animals as Oscars are to people. Hie won awards for his roles in “Wild is the Wind”, “Gypsy Colt” and “Fury”.


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Giant

as War Winds the Horse (uncredited)
Released: 1956-11-08

Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a...

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Riding High

as Broadway Bill - the Horse (uncredited)
Released: 1950-04-12

A horse trainer who has fallen on hard times looks to his horse, Broadway Bill, to finally win...

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Black Beauty

as Black Beauty
Released: 1946-08-29

Based on Anna Sewell's novel. In rural England of the 1880's, widower Squire Wendon is rearing...

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The Great Dan Patch

as Dan Patch, a Horse
Released: 1949-07-22

David Palmer, a young chemist, returns to his father's Indiana farm, to marry a local school...

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The Outlaw Stallion

as Stallion
Released: 1954-07-03

A young boy and a veterinarian in a red convertible help thwart a gang of horse thieves. ...

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Black Gold

as Black Gold, Charley's Horse
Released: 1947-09-16

A Native American man trains a horse for the Kentucky Derby.

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Wild Is the Wind

as Horse
Released: 1957-12-11

A widowed Nevada rancher goes to Italy and marries the sister of his deceased wife and brings...

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Smoky

as Smoky (uncredited)
Released: 1966-08-03

A cowboy named Clint bonds with a beautiful wild stallion that he trains, but after the two are...

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Black Eagle

as Black Eagle the Horse
Released: 1948-09-16

Black Eagle is based on The Passing of Black Eagle, a short story by O. Henry. William Bishop...

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The Return of Wildfire

as Wildfire - the Horse
Released: 1948-08-13

In this above-average western, a villainous land grabber attempts to force horse ranchers to...

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Smoky

as Smoky
Released: 1946-06-26

Clint Barkley first sees Smoky as a runaway, and drives him back to the ranch where he meets the...

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Gypsy Colt

as Gypsy
Released: 1954-04-02

In this trans-species remake of Lassie, Come Home, a faithful horse undertakes a perilous...

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Black Horse Canyon

as Outlaw Stallion(uncredited)
Released: 1954-06-01

The story of a wild black stallion and the cowboys who set out to capture him.

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Fury

as Fury
First aired: 1955-10-15

Fury is an American western television series that aired on NBC from 1955 to1960. It stars Peter...

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The Monkees

as Jeremy (Horse) (uncredited)
First aired: 1966-09-12

Micky, Mike, Peter, and Davy are four young men in mid-1960s LA, members of a struggling...

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