Highland Dale

Highland Dale

1943-03-04 – 1972-01-01 (age 28) Missouri, USA
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Biography

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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Known For

Giant
Giant

1956

as War Winds the Horse (uncredited)

Black Beauty
Black Beauty

1946

as Black Beauty

Riding High
Riding High

1950

as Broadway Bill - the Horse (uncredited)

Pardners
Pardners

1956

as Slim Moseley Jr.'s Horse

Smoky
Smoky

1966

as Smoky (uncredited)

Wild Is the Wind
Wild Is the Wind

1957

as Horse

Gypsy Colt
Gypsy Colt

1954

as Gypsy

Black Eagle
Black Eagle

1948

as Black Eagle the Horse

Smoky
Smoky

1946

as Smoky

Black Gold
Black Gold

1947

as Black Gold, Charley's Horse

Black Horse Canyon
Black Horse Canyon

1954

as Outlaw Stallion(uncredited)

The Return of Wildfire
The Return of Wildfire

1948

as Wildfire - the Horse

The Great Dan Patch
The Great Dan Patch

1949

as Dan Patch, a Horse

The Outlaw Stallion
The Outlaw Stallion

1954

as Stallion